The Waking

on the hills of Troy. During this age, I was attending daycare everyday daily because my mother would work full time during the week. I can still remember her waking me up everyday at the crack of dawn at 5 am and dropping me off to Samaritan, the daycare I was attending daily. At the time when I was younger, I enjoyed the benefits of waking up early there were a lot of perks sometimes. Sometime we would be in a rush so early so early in the morning because I was always the most complicated one…

The day started like any other Monday, waking up to the super bright blinding light shining through my window. Ugh how I loathe waking up like this, forcing my eye lids to open up and allow for my sight to kick I only resulting in them sling-shoting shut again. I continue with this common practice for another 20 minutes or so before I rise from my mildly comfortable bed. I'm awake I gather my things and package my iPad and charger. And I head out to my dads truck where I put my bags and return…

extreme challenge to the current generation. Being from the current generation I truly understand the beauty of waking up in the woods. We seem to have forgot how beautiful nature is because of the twenty four hour use of piece of rectangular device that displays a self-reflective image. The cellular device can capture an amazing display of nature that can last for a life time. Although waking up in the woods was difficult to process from the beginning but turned out to be a blessing in…

twisting and turning every which way and the last thing he says to her it… “Behind you…” Circe turns around quickly to see her worst nightmare, the man who killed her family. “I should’ve done this a long time ago.” He says before slashing her neck and- Waking up in a shock a trembling screech is heard, the door flies open and a sleepy Caspian comes in, with a look of fear on his face. He runs over to the side of her bed and kneels. Circe is in a tight ball and is crying while rocking back and…

but still wants him, and even though Titania can refuse to give him up, he still wants to steal the Indian boy and embarrass her. This shows how it was not justified that he put the love potion on Titania's eyes because of her previous actions. “(Waking) My Oberon, what visions have I seen! Methought I was enamored of an ass.…

your education. We came here so you can have a better life. We did not look forward to day but dawn. We thirst and hungered; not for food but for our children to live successful lives outside of Laos and Thailand,” he said. “So, is that why you keep waking up uncle early in the morning to attend school because he’s lazy?” I said. “Yes, little one. In this life you have to work hard. Nothing is ever given to you freely. Everything comes with a price. When we arrived here in America there were no…

I remember waking up one morning seeing my mother cry. All I can recall her saying is "your dad left, your dad left". Not knowing what to do at the moment was just a test. Now I look back and tell myself I've passed. Growing up without a father benefitted not only me but my family as a whole. I had both my mother's and sister's back and they returned the favor. We've grown so strong proving that we don't need a father figure to make us a complete family. I have to give him thanks because the man…

Leaving behind seven years seems unbearable. The thought of never waking up to see my grandparents, aunt, and uncle. I can visualize their faces when I said my last goodbye at the airport. Pretending to put on a happy face for the sake of me, but that didn't fool me I could see the hurt in their faces. I feel lost, leaving the family that I grew up with my whole life just seemed scary but I was also eager to see the excited faces of my parents at the airport, impatiently waiting for me to walk…

Waking up at 6 AM every morning during the summer and attending to the young children of Pacifica, California is not the average person’s ideal goal for summer. But for me, it was all I needed and more. Previously, I had never worked with kids. Sure, I occasionally helped my grandma babysit my little cousins, but other than that, I did not have much experience. I quickly learned how to adapt with over 100 hours of service at the Boys and Girls Club and I couldn’t be more thankful. It helped form…

get up... "Another day of boredom" they both thought. They were wrong... Tessa's POV Today getting up was the usual struggle, how could it not be? Who in the world wants to go to school...? High school for that matter! The only good thing about waking up today, besides remaining alive, was the fact that Imagine Dragons' "I'm on top of the World" managed to lift my spirits up and make me look forward to this mundane day. After I finished my classes for the day I started heading to my…