Pacing back and forth, I pondered how our volleyball fundraiser was going to stay afloat. The council was distraught, unable to acquire more teams, with the tournament in two days. With our advisors and the vice principal leaning towards canceling the event, my council had two choices: get eight more teams to sign up or call off the event. I didn’t want to cancel because I knew that as Junior and Senior year approached, we needed more money to fund our proms and class trips.…
I Thought It Was Me… Chapter one “I 'm home!” I shout as I let myself into the apartment that I call home. As I go to collapse on the couch I hear the sound of the crazed animal that is my mother. “State your name, age, and mission,” she calls. “Kennedy, 16, getting food and a brief moment of peace and quiet before the monsters get home.”…
What I learned about myself is that I have potential for being a global manager. Looking over the questions, I tend to lack in my experiences more than my actual skills. What I’ve learned is that I can adapt quick and connect with people easily, but I don’t have many experiences in it. To widen my range of experiences I would most likely have to travel more and emerge myself directly into new cultures. I would also have to study different languages a bit more for that is an area I very much lack in.…
For me, writing like many things the better I get the more I realized how much skill and work it takes to be a good writer. I think I have learned a lot so far I have also realized how much there is for me to learn. As an type A person I tend to hold myself to high standards, which can make me a bad judge of myself. There are parts of my writing that I think have been pretty good, but there has been other assignments where I feel I didn’t do so feel because I didn’t have the time to work on it. I know I have missed three assignments working on time management is a must and double checking that I have everything done that is due that day is also a must.…
Hello teachers and fellow students. I’m Allie Workman, an 8th grader at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School. I’m here to talk about the greater good and how it’s defined in literature. Putting yourself at risk could help the greater good. Is the greater good to you important?…
Throughout my life, I have gone through many obstacles and challenges. The most influential challenge occurred before I was in second grade. In the summer before my second grade year, my parents had gotten a divorce. This event in my life still affects me today and will the rest of my life. It is also an obstacle that I have to deal with and overcome many times throughout the year.…
Something about being around them makes me feel content inside. Massive creatures who are made so different, yet beautiful in their own ways. As a child, I was very curious and loved trying new things. Rarely was I ever still, however, one thing I would always sit still for was watching the cows. These animals have made up my past, helped me enjoy the present, and have created my future.…
Looking back on my previous memoirs, I am slowly starting to realize how quickly things change. From what college you want to go to, to what career you want, or even your point of view on a particular subject. I have come to understand that nothing is truly set in stone. We build and adapt to the world around us. Whether it is to fit in with a crowd or to make a situation affect you in a positive way.…
Me as a Writer Writing. My friend. My enemy. Writing is a way to get out my feelings. Writing is brain racking and troublesome.…
Now looking back at age seven and forty, I know that every person has an amazing story filled with tears – filled with joy – filled with anger – filled with boredom and filled with passion... Let your story be told, if you will not tell it who will? The best is the now-story and this is the story in the making so enjoy every minute of your life Speak words of prophecy and blessing over your future life story. Some stories are better because the storyteller has completed the art of storytelling and tell it with genuine emotion of the heart, other stories are just so horrifying and the fact that a person survived through it all is a miracle – a good story inspires the listener.…
It was a warm, sticky, and humid Friday evening in late August at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe, Hawaii. I had just got done, turning in my M-16 at the armory and was told that we were off work and the word for Monday was 0545 PT (physical training). I dreaded the walk with my 65 pound pack back to the barracks and up the 3 flights of stairs. Then I could lock my pack away and finally get a shower because after hiking 6 miles from 0430 to 1030 in 70-80 degree weather wasn’t fun. After I got to my room and out of the shower Sergeant Brown and Lance Corporal Barbie came knocking at my door.…
One of my first events that shaped who I am is when I got baptized when I was eight. I got baptized at the Ucon stake center. I can remember being so excited. The bishop had interviewed me earlier that week and I was all set to go. The only thing I felt nervous about was if I forgot to hold my breath before i went under.…
The only me is me are you sure the only you is you? That question is always asked by many people. Im sure the only me is me because I am a one of a kind person. No one can have my name, no one can act like me, no one really likes what I like, and no one has lived the life that I have. I am the person that I am today because of my name, my family, and my interests.…
Something I learned that was important about myself. Is when we went to D.C and we walked alot I thought I wasn't gonna be able to walk that much because I had uncomfortable shoes on. Now I know I should wear comfortable shoes on. If I don't think about how much were walking the pain will go away. I thought when we were in D.C. that I wasn't gonna be able to walk too much stairs when we went to every stop but the real one i thought I wasn't gonna be able to walk to the top was Abraham Lincoln Memorial and I walked all the way to the top now I know if you believe In yourself then everything is possible also if you take your time and not rush yourself you'll be fine.…
I'm writing this, not to make people feel bad for me, but to simply tell my story. To help me heal, to share my story. To show that I do struggle everyday. I am not perfect like I try to show people. On this day two years ago I was able to go on the most amazing mission trip to Kenya!…