Where I'm Calling From

God. I was homeschooled my whole life up until freshman year of high school where I moved on to attend a private Christian academy. Being homeschooled helped prepare me to assert my faith for the “real world” where it would be assessed. Though at times being homeschooled was the most difficult part of my life- being someone who loves meeting new people- it was a felicitous decision which allowed me to grow divergently from others and I am forever grateful for the sagacious mentality I acquired…

curiosity were my top strengths and my weaknesses are time management, and public speaking. Looking back at my life, I have faced many challenges in my life so far, from being in a refugee camp in Africa, to currently living in a low income neighborhood in United States, that have and are still shaping ways in which I move in the world. I’m passionate about issues of justice and redemption in the world, and knowing about these key components of my unique identity are going to help me choose…

the world feel pressured by society. In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield deviates from society’s expectations and feels alienation and loneliness. Salinger conveys this theme by using language patterns such as Language of depression and Name-calling through Holden has a lot of denial and anger inside of him, resulting in anger. Holden uses name calling to take out his anger on others, while he is mad at himself. Here, Stradlater gets mad at Holden for writing…

passionate about the line of work that one performs. Selecting a job solely because of its pay and benefits isn’t a good way to live life. Dave Isay’s book, entitled Callings, touches upon many people’s stories of finding a profession about which they are enthusiastic. However, some of the interviews throughout Dave Isay’s Callings stand out to me. A few of the stories within the novel present ideas that I agree with, whereas other interviews offer insight with which I don’t completely…

I need to talk to you. But you aren't taking me seriously. I'm killing myself tonight. I've lost all hope to live. I'm a worthless human being, and a piece of shit who manipulates his girlfriend. I don't deserve to live. I should kill myself now before I hurt others, and that's what I'm doing. I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry I'm doing this. But I'm even more sorry for lying, cursing, threatening, name calling everything negatively that I've done to you. There's a…

TALKING HEAD - INT - DAYMoniqueYou guys want to know something(approached the camera and whispers)I have no idea what's going on. You have a binder and an evidence board, and everybody thinks you've got the situation under control. But in reality, I'm as lost as them...PULL BACK TO Mikayla weirdly walking around with a plant on her head AND BACK TO MONIQUE'S TALKING HEAD SHOTMonique [CONT'D]... well, maybe not as lost as Mikayla.CUT TO:ZOEY AND JADE TALKING HEAD - INT - DAYZoeyKnock…

last line can never be known, what happens in the story can never be known as well. The possibilities are endless for this story. The opening lines, “Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water. Streaks of it ran down from the little shoulder-high window that faced the backyard.…

always around us, and all around the world, and plays an enormous part in society not only to the Hispanics, but also to the African Americans. Personal experiences of racism have been where I was called Mexican for being Hispanic which angered me to the point of a super sayian. Politicians giving Hispanics a bad name calling them criminals ,and the stealers of jobs for Americans. Racism has affected, not only Hispanics, but to all humans life that live on this planet. Racism is an issue in…

money the quickest way she knew how to. Teagan joins Elite Desires Escorting Service where every day brings a new venture. Elite may save her life or shatter it beyond repair. Prologue: Teagan walked along the dark wet streets of …… thinking how life has always been against her. She went from problem to problem to even bigger problems. The problems only made her feel as if someone…

HI I'm Raiden a sixteen year old high school Student whose life has been drastically change due to this Mental illness. Lets start when I was first starting to communicate I was 3 The mental illness would make me pay more attention to surrounding sounds and that what I used to communicate. I never learned to fully speak until I was 10 years old. people used to judge my parents because I couldn't talk and thought I was being neglected. which in reality I was just being myself. eventually I got…