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I left my mansion in my Bugatti in the evening. I just wanted to go for a joy ride, because I find it really soothing. So I was driving along and I saw some graffiti on a brick wall that said "Go this way!" So, obviously I turned down the road. The road was a bad paved job. Bumpy, rocks on the side, and slightly covered in dirt. On the side of the road I saw a sign that said "The Hood." I didn't know what that meant but I decided to go down there because it looked like a great drive. I was…

Everyone always says, “Relax, let your hair down.” However, one person on my team never seems to take a break. Kenna is a blonde, feisty, fireball... a controlling whirlwind. She can be a little mean and uptight sometimes. On top of that, she is always trying to impress people and not friends. If I could give advice to anyone, it would be Kenna about her controlling attitude. Kenna can be a very endearing person, but sometimes she can be extremely bossy. On my team we have two team captains,…

I seek to become a physician and to devote myself to the very science that has made my life liveable so that I may treat disease and help others live well. A younger me sought to be a physician with simple intentions to help others and save the world. I applied and was accepted to the new Health Sciences Academy at Bayside High School which was on the other side of town. Although it was difficult to leave my friends, studying at the Academy was a rewarding experience. I had access to the…

Maily T. Ly TIAS 491 - Dr. Rose Monday, February 19, 2018 Assignment #5 - Personal Statement/About Me Page My name is Maily Thi Ly. I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Growing up as the middle amongst my siblings and cousins, I was always expected to be adept at any tasks that were given to me. I was always being compared to my older siblings and cousins, like how I need to study harder like them, or how I need to graduate with a good career in hand. I was also enrolled in many…

“When the results were read, Rachel collapsed, sobbing and screaming for her mom, who had to rush onstage to comfort her.” At age thirteen, Rachel Crow participated on the show The X Factor, but was soon voted off. When she heard the results, she broke down crying and even collapsed. “... the incident sparked outrage among some fans. They said Rachel’s breakdown proved she was too young to be on the show,” wrote Justin O’Neill, author of “Should Kids Be on Reality TV?” Many psychologists believe…

Under the current bylaws of the NFL, no team can sell stock or public ownership in their franchise. Unless you are the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are the only team permitted to sell stock, because they were already selling stock before the NFL implemented the rule against it. This creates an enormous unfair advantage to the Packers over their competition in the NFL, and rule change needs to occur (Lariviere, 2011). The Packers have only publically sold shares of stock five times in the…

Lucas is the main character in the story and his uncle wanted him to play football but he was scared too because he didn't want to get hurt then something bad happens. Anyway he thought his mom and dad would tell him no. So he told his uncle he will think about it and see what he will do. So he went and asked his mom and dad if he wanted to play football if they would let him play. His parents thought about it and said no. so he went to his uncle and said his parents said no. his uncle tried to…

Meet Maria Wills: A Single Mother Paving her Own Way in Entrepreneurship and Entertainment Maria Wills was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Princes George’s County, Maryland. Wills Attended Drexel University and is a single mother to her four-year-old daughter, Juliana. Ambitious and forward thinking, Maria started her event planning company, Self-Explanatory Productions, at the young age of 18. In addition to raising her daughter and event planning, Wills wears many other hats…

“Oh, this is going to be SO good,” Craig said. “So motherfucking good.” Rebecca sat on the kitchen counter and smiled at her burly, tattooed brother. This was the perfect plan and the perfect way to ask Ian, her soon-to-be ex-husband, for a divorce. Just yesterday, Rebecca had spilled her guts to her brother. After holding it in for a decade, she told him about the hell she’d lived in for the past ten years, since she'd gotten married at age nineteen. She talked about the affairs she’d…

Beauty and the Beast written by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont, and the Disney film version of Beauty and the Beast both deliver the message that sacrifices need to be made when in love, but the film version demonstrates a better understanding of the message. In Le Prince de Beaumont's version of the story, Beauty sacrifices herself to the Beast in exchange for her father because she feels responsible for his situation, believing, “it would be very needless, for my father shall not suffer…