When Prophecy Fails

all the weapons. He continued to sob appallingly until I couldn’t take it anymore. My wounded thigh wasn’t in my favour when I kneeled down and curled my hands around the safe. I winced in pain, but still kept trying to pull the safe away from him. After five attempts of moving the safe, I gave in all my strength in the sixth. Warren’s leg was free, but he could not move. When the Germans attacked our camp, they made sure that there was no way to communicate with the people outside camp. All…

Wild in The West The sound of the wind blowing through the car window was a calming white sound that put me fast to sleep. I awoke faster than I could open my eyes, to a scream, a crash, and a feeling of falling through the air. As my eyes opened I saw only white then an ever approaching darkness it's as if someone had taken a slo-mo video and was projecting it into my eyes. I could only watch as the earth was approaching closer and closer to me. Knowing what came next I flexed every…

It was 1908 in Cultra, United Kingdom, I was currently mining for my Fathers small family mining business making $1.96 a week. Just enough to feed my family and provide for them as much as I can. I got the job with White Star Line to travel to Belfast, United Kingdom to build and work on the RMS Titanic. My family was so excited for me except that we could not afford for them to go to New York also. I had a son, Kyle John Layfield four years old and my wife, Rose Harmon Layfield twenty years old…

I woke up. It seemed like I was in a different world. I didn’t recognize anything around me. There was furniture I didn’t recognize; flooring I didn’t recognize; windows I didn’t recognize; even my body was unrecognizable. It seemed like “I” was in my 30s. The last thing I remember was that I went to school, completed my homework (at the last minute), and went to sleep. I got up and looked around. There was a calendar hanging by the doorway. I looked above the days on the calendar and found…

and self- serving prophecies. One thing that I learned about during my day of non-complaining is that I think that I have a secure attachment style. I decided to interview a family member that I thought had the best formed perspective of me, to help me learn more about myself. So, I asked my mother. My mom said that she believes that I have anxious attachment style. Another thing that I had time to consider during this day were my involvements in self- fulfilling prophecy. One of the major…

influence not only the way others view the student but also how the student views himself or herself. Typically when the word label comes to mind, I associate it with a negative connotation. However, labeling can have both positive and negative effects. For example, negative effects often occur when these labels do not correspond to expectations and performance. Labels are powerful, but when only a student’s personality or behavior is addressed we leave out the most important part, the…

about how the hell I could have gotten here and where was I anyways? After a few minutes of pure confusion, I started to walk slowly towards the top of the closest hill; my rubber soled converse squeaking as they rubbed against the soft dried grass. When I got to the top, I scanned the horizon trying to conclude where I…

Disney World When it comes to my childhood there is not a lot I remember. I remember small little things like when I got an electrical plug stabbed into my fore head and I had to get stitches. I remember when I learned to swim at my aunt’s pond. I remember small details from my childhood, but one memory I know and remember enough about to write this 3-4 page essay is the time my parents took me and my two sisters to Disney World in Orlando, Florida as a surprise vacation. It was November of 2004…

I wanted more than anything to get the ball. I didn't want to be stressed out or tired. I needed to be focused. When I woke up, I played out in my head what could happen and what I would do. I watched games while I stretched. I wanted to win. I needed to win. I waited for that clock to hit 12:00. Our game was at 1:00 and we needed to be there at 12:30. My worries…

When we pulled into the parking lot of Santa Maria High School I realized it is not likely that Roberto will get away. The immigration officer told me to stay in the car and wait for him to return, and even if I wanted to I could not have gotten out since the officer locked the car and there was another in the back, who was keeping his eye on me. About half an hour later the immigration officer came back without Roberto and I heard him say "The kid went home for the day" to the officer,…