I always thought my parents were a strong couple, that their love would prosper against all. But I guess my dad found out my mother wasn’t the same either because my parents decided to get a divorce. I’m not sure exactly when but I slowly started to develop depression, I couldn’t take it anymore. I quit my job, school was a far off thought, I just gave up. I regret how much I let it take over my life because now it’s hurting me more than I would have ever thought, my future. I now know no matter what, I have to keep pushing my limits instead of letting them push me. I am determined to make necessary steps to improve every aspect of my…
Undaunted Courage is a very detailed account of what Ambrose considers the most important expedition in American history, Lewis and Clark's exploration of the west. Ambrose attempts to project Thomas Jefferson's vision of a country that stretches from sea to shining sea, of an open road to the west, of an "Empire of Liberty". Ambrose repeatedly shows how important the expedition was to the United States and especially to Thomas Jefferson by giving examples of the powers given to Lewis by Jefferson in order to complete the expedition. Lewis is given a letter of credit signed by Thomas Jefferson…
Dear Diary, Sinning is bad, definitely not allowed here in Salem. Well, I have committed a very bad sin a couple of days ago. John Proctor, a married man. I should be very sorry for this sin I had committed and regret it, but I just can’t.…
Several years ago I graduated from high school and entered community college to start my studies for pre-med, but as I grew closer to graduation I saw the challenges in this career path. Then, I decided to change the major to Nursing in order for my credits to transfer from premed and make years spent in college less than in the Premed program. Both careers are highly competitive and honored in all countries of this world. My main goal is to join a profession that will help me interact with people and show people Christ’s love for all humankind through myself. It’s a blessing to help people with their problems and be by their side when they need it as God does in our lives. So, now I having difficulties with standing with my decisions and believing that I will overcome these failures. I want my purpose in life to follow with what God wants me to do and not feel pressured by family or society. There are times in my life when I feel hopeless and abandoned by everyone. I want to stay strong, but my emotions take over me and cause me emotional distress. This allows me to lose faith and trust in God when nothing seems to be going the way I want in life.…
My Dad had absolutely nothing to do with me from birth to when I turned 15 years old. I grew up with my Mom, and my one older sister. My Mom always had a really good friend whom I called my aunt, who helped her out for years and years. I became very close with her, and she would always help pay for expenses and would always come to extracurricular activities. Let’s rewind to my Mom’s life before kids. My mom did not live in a very good situation. Her Mom had 3 different men in her life and 4 kids from 2 different men. My Grandma slept with a guy at a party when she was dating somebody at the time, and got pregnant with my Mom. My Mom never knew her Dad and grew up thinking that her step dad was her actual Dad. When I was 4, my Grandma was dying of lung cancer when she told my Mom about her real Father. I never knew my Grandma, but I wish I had because I think I would be a different person today if I had a relationship with her. My Mom had 3 girls with 2 different men. Her first husband, was a no-good Father who went to prison so they got a divorce. My oldest sister left my Mom to live with her Grandma who bribed her into living with her, and my Mother was too young and dumb to stop it. I was an oopsy. At my Mom’s current job, she met a man who she must have had an affair with, and that is how I got here. I guess at the time my Mom thought she could raise me on her own and did not even try to get my Dad to be in my life. My Mom has had multiple boyfriends and potential husbands walk in and out of her life, but still has no luck with guys, and I keep hoping to myself that if she did, then she would be completely…
I was so upset with my mother, that I didn't say a word to her and just went straight to bed on the couch, due to not having a room anymore. The next morning when i woke up, my phone and tablet were lost. I couldn’t find them, i thought i had left them in my dad’s truck, but my mom walked out of her room and said “I had taken your phone and tablet, i think it is best if you don't have them for a couple days”. The next few days i had stayed inside and didn't talk to anyone, i wouldn’t eat,drink, or sleep. My mom made me go to the doctors, and they had diagnosed me with depression. My mom had set up an appointment with an counselor. She had told the counselor that she needed her to explain to me why she did what she had done. I was stuck going to the counselor for a couple. She also requested that I and returned back to school and continue on with my life. One day after my appointment, I was waiting for my mom to come pick me up and stepped out of the car was my dad, it was the happiest day of my life. I thought that he was here to stay for good, but he was only here for a short visit. It was the best week ever, I hadn't seen him for 4…
When these moments in life hit, people see them as barriers, unable to be broken down. However, there is a point when an individual demonstrates their true qualities or characteristics, which would not have come to light unless an adversity had risen. Adversities can allow individuals to view the world in a new perspective due in part to their hard work, though this is not always the case as the pressure may become to intense for some individuals to conquer.…
Everyone in life will have their own personal obstacles they will have to face in life. Some people will mentally shut down and give up when faced with a challenge. Others will take their challenges and use them to better themselves. The obstacles that I have faced in my life have never hit me harder than they have these past few months. This being my senior year, I always expected it to be the most laid back and relaxing year of my high school career. When in fact I set myself up for one of the biggest challenges of my life so far, by signing up for multiple online college classes, helping out with activities all over the school, and playing football for the first time since freshman year. Although, under all this immense pressure, this is where my true colors came out. I didn’t stop working to my full potential,…
The worst subject in school for me is English and now English in college is my worst class. Writing is challenging for me especially essays. This can be frustrating and hard to overcome as a writer.…
President Obama has yet to say what course of action he'll take to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al Assad's regime in Syria, but his administration has previewed the justification it will use if Mr. Obama decides to take military action.…
matter if my two year old is still up playing; he’s in charge for the rest of the night.…
Caring. Polite. Kind-hearted. Thoughtful. Loving. Of course I am a bias wife and believe my husband, Geoff, is the sweetest man in the world, but he truly shows every good quality one person could have.…
“The Lost Girl” Declamation by dhang I am a girl, young in heart and in mind… I am carefree, I enjoy doing nothing but play,play and play… I seldom go to school but hmp! nobody cares! Instead,you will see me roaming around standing at the nearby canto, or hanging around at the sari-sari store standing beside the jukebox stand… One day I asked I asked my mother to teach me how to behave, to live, and appreciate all the beautiful things in life.…
When I was in the 10th grade I had a revelation that would forever change my life. My story of it goes like this. Once again, I came home to find my moms husband (who is the father of the 3 youngest of us 5 sisters) not home at a time when he should have been there. I asked my mom where was he, and she replied, “he’s gone!” When I asked her why, she told me that she was tired of pulling the load and taking care of our family without any support from him. I then posed the question to her, “what made you just make that move so quickly?” to which she answered that she had had enough of raising her daughters in a household with a father who wasn’t willing do right for his family. That thought resonates in my head constantly and it is the catalyst for my determination to succeed.…
Recently I lost someone very dear to me, my mom, and my grandma, although she was very loved by many. I can say that it seems like it is harder for my mom and grandma. They both loved her so much and you can tell it broke my mom some. She was sad today while looking through my great grandma’s things but it was worth everything to see all the stuff that she owns and read more about her life. Today we received the package of my great grandma’s things and journal’s about her life basically. So as I am sitting here procrastinating doing homework for my COLL 148 class and my BUSN 115 class I decided to write and this shall be the beginning of my long story hopefully one day my great grandchildren will be able to read about me as well. So I am 18 and a new college student. I recently graduated on June 14th, 2014, and I started college on July 7th, 2014. I can say that I have successfully almost finished my first session on college. It is going great I have in A in both classes and I think that is pretty good considering sometimes I really don’t do as well in school as I probably should. I guess I should also say that as of right now I am thinking about my trip next summer although we haven’t really paid for the tickets yet. So I guess you can say that I am not sure if I am really going or not going. Hopefully I can tell you soon. As you can see I am a girl who is kind of boy crazed right now and I hope that my children do not ever become as boy crazed or as girl crazed as their mother. So I am telling you now that if you read this and you know you were boy or girl crazed you got it from your mama. On June 18th, 2014 my whole life changed. I broke up with a guy I thought would be my whole world but it turns out he wasn’t he cheated on me and it broke my heart. I was very upset for a while and I think I took it out on my mom and on my family the ones that loved me the most and who never ever went away. I feel bad looking back on it because I hurt some…