The Second Coming

Personal Narrative: My Coming Out Story I came out of the closet twice actually. The first time was in the eighth grade when I came out as a lesbian to the whole community (If they cared to ask anyway). The second time I chose to come out of the closet was at the end of my sophomore year of high school, only this time I was coming out as transgender. Choosing to come out the closet for a second time wasn’t any easier than the first time, if anything it was even harder. My second coming out is…

the speed of a sloth. A small amount of fear keeps nagging at the back of my head about how I need to cherish the time I have now to still act like a kid. Growing up scares me, as well as the changes I have experienced with each year that passes by. Coming of age doesn’t sound appealing, as the words suggest that responsibility come into play. Yes, I have to do my own laundry, and take showers and return that pen I borrowed from a friend two weeks ago, but these types of responsibilities hardly…

Time management is a problem that everyone experiences, some people are better at it than others, but we all struggle with it. Life is a busy thing and we often fall behind. This project gives some insight as to how time is being spent by tracking every action made for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for an entire week. The data collected provides an opportunity to look at where time is being spent throughout the week and can be helpful in showing where time is be wasted the most.…

In the “Coming of Age” theme from the novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the World written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, relates to the ways I have grown or changed since I graduated middle school. Here at Seaholm, on my second year I have learned and developed some new skills such as improving my work ethic, learning importance of friendships, and how I went out of my comfort zone throughout my first and second year at Seaholm.After graduating Derby Middle School, I reflected on the…

A nail bitter, teeth clincher, bone shaker. This game was everything you want when you take the family out for an evening of high school basketball. The Falcons and The Stallions battled tick for tac down to the very last second, but there could only be one winner. The first quarter was a bit sloppy, a lot of missed baskets, a lot of fouls, and plenty of turnovers, no one had gone on a stretch, after the first quarter the score was Green Run 10 Cox 9. The 2nd Qtr we had a little more action.…

public support for coming out in public, a new expression of pride for the community, and a growth of movement organizations. In addition, the gay rights and lesbian-feminism movements occurred in the 70’s. First, gay rights ultimately resulted in less discrimination and harassment, more openings for gay-themed businesses, and in 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed the term “homosexuality” off their mental disorder list— a huge triumph for the community. Second, the…

A Nervous Song Rhys stepped out of the car and looked up at the sign on the wall. “Wirlpana’s Retirement Home,” he read out loud. How had it all come down to this? His mind turned to the hours and hours of practice, of the agony of stiffened fingers, a voice that could only croak after the long rehearsals. But all of the pain fled his memory, as the day was finally here. He took a deep breath and made his way to the door. With each step he took he became increasingly nervous, gripping his…

name of Rosa, age 28. She’s living with her 30 year old husband, Mark, and her five year old son, Jason. One day the Davis family went to an abandon creek to have a picnic. As they walked down the stream water on a cold day in 1978 there were bubbles coming out of the water. “Mommy,” Jason said, “why is there a lady sleeping in the water?” At that moment they started to run. Jason dropped his favorite blanket in the water. “No!” Jason screamed emotionally. “My blanket!” As he ran down into…

On the morning of my fifth birthday party, the house was a buzz with preparation for the festivities later in the day; Mom was in the kitchen preparing food while Dad, my oldest brother, Danny, and I were decorating for the big day when there was knock at the door. I was not allowed to answer the door before but Danny said it was probably one of my friends arriving early and I should go let them in. I ran to the door with anticipation and excitement of who it might be. There was a skinny white…

When I meet new people they always ask me “What is something special to you”, but I quite never know how to answer the question because not a lot of stuff are special to me, but the things that are usually mean a lot to me. I don 't actually tell people one of my special memories because it 's not something you tell people out of no where, because it 's not either good or bad, and people usually think “Something special should mean something good”.One of the things that are special to me is when…