One of the Best Days of My Life.
It was a long sleeved kind of evening in March of 2003. The air was clean and the sky
was clear. The moon was half-full and the stars were sparkling. That was the night that I
met Donald. He was the man that would become my husband. I was living with my sister Tracie
and her boyfri....
My Life as a Misfit
"The world was here many a year before me, and it will be here many a year after I'm gone. I'll give credit where credit is due." These words have guided my life for a long time. It is one of those life lessons that we all should learn, but for some reason, many do not.
I want to tell you abo....
ADDING YEARS TO MY LIFE - Stop Smoking
I used to smoke around 10 cigarettes a day. Not enjoying the taste, or the smell, but smoking anyway. Why did I smoke? I don't know. Maybe because most of my friends did it or because it was the trend or maybe I was habitual to it. There was a moment that I had to choose between smoking and jogging.....
All But My Life + Night
The Holocaust is one of the most dramatic instances of people behaving inhumanely and treating others with cruelty, yet Gerda chooses to focus on the deep friendships she develops during the war and the acts of kindness she witnesses. Other Holocaust books, such as Night by Elie Wiesel, detail not ....
Charles Darwin and Evolution
Its My Life: On Charles Darwin.
How did we get to the state we are at now as human beings, from cavemen nearly 2.5 million years ago (Carl, 260)? When Darwin began his research there were not even recognized fossils of ancient humans. He pondered these ideas and put them in a journal and he ....
Dance - An important part of my life
Dancing has been an important part of my life for more than eight years. When I was eight, my mother enrolled me in dancing classes, never realizing it would lead to anything serious. For the first few months, dance was entertainment, something to keep me busy. Although I enjoyed taking classes, I d....
Describing different interests and opinions of my life.
Note: This piece was in accompaniment with a collage of pictures that related to these different aspects of my life. You may want to incorporate some of my work into an essay concerning your life as your essay may not have to include a collage.
Rationale
To accompany my collage I have written ....
early adulthood stage
Personal Timeline
Throughout life, we encounter many obstacles and joys in our journey towards death. Some people rush through their lives and others actually stop to take in their surroundings and enjoy life. Life is many things. Many have tried to explain the meaning of life or even simply ....
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
(1830-1886)
Poetry
A Book
A Charm Invests A Face
A Narrow Fellow in the Grass
A Thunderstorm
A wounded deer leaps highest,
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Come slowly, Eden!
Death Sets a Thing
Did the Harebell Loose Her Girdle
Hear....
Goal That Changed My Life
Suddenly, a dozen girls were jumping on me yelling at the top of their lungs! I tried to scream, but was so exhausted that nothing came out. I was panting like a dog on a hot summer day; trying to catch my breath. I could hear the large crowd yelling, throwing up their hands, but could not make ....
Helen Keller: A Women in Darkness
Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small rural town in Northwest Alabama, USA. The daughter of Captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller, she was born with full sight and hearing. However, Helens life was to change dramatically.
In February 1882, when Helen wa....
how is my life growing process is
The person with in me
As of now, I am at the beginning of my life growing process. I am now going through many obstacles in my life that an adult goes through. I am aware of how to fin for myself, pay bills and now actually know what it feels like to be broke. I have always known what it is fe....
Human Rights
Section 28.2 contains three pieces, two of which are underground notes dictated by Nelson Mandela. These two notes from the underground called his people to action against the South African Government. The third piece is a word for word conversation between Mandela and a South African Magistrate. T....
INDUSTRIAL Revolution: Friend or Foe?
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Friend or Foe?
"For years the government regulators looked upon corporations as big money trees. They figured if they just shook the money trees hard enough, they could find money for everything" Howard M. Love, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Steel Corporat....
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist who believes that his people should not be forced to live in poverty and under the influence of the United Stated Government. From the time he was eight years old; to the present day, many people around the world believe that Leonar....
Love Emerges from Blindness - Emily Dickinson
A Feminist Perspective of Im wife- Ive finished that
In Im wife- Ive finished that, Emily Dickinson writes of a womans journey from girlhood to womanhood. The poem appears to be told in an almost sarcastic tone. It seems to reflect Dickinsons anger at the expectation for....
My Life
My life has never been really easy for me. In elementary school I was a slow reader and I wasnt up to speed with all the other kids which made me fall behind. My mom would make me sit down and do all of my homework and not let me go outside and play until it was all done. It wasnt until f....
My life and all about me
I grew up in Southern Georgia a very poor area; it was indeed a struggle for me looking back now I knew I had a good life growing u compared to today. I find it hard today even in the society I live in to make it. I'm a single parent of three kids, going through a divorce, and trying to obtain a c....
my life as a democrat
It is hard to say exactly where I acquired my political views. I was brought up in a very open home so the opinions that I have acquired as far as how I view people I pretty much learned on my own. Even as a child I understood that it was very important to be open minded. I come from an upper middle....
My life as a horse
My life as a horse:
Hi! My name is Snickers. I am a 15 year old Quarter Horse gelding. I have brown hair and the thing that hangs off of my butt is black (humans call it a tail). I am going to tell you about my encounter with life.
As a baby, I had the perfect life, as far as I was conc....
My Life Mission and Goals
When I learned that my first essay was to write about my life's mission and goals, I found it quite interesting and timely. I have frequently discussed my mission, goals and aspirations with my husband and mom. My mission is to promote happiness, love and good health to my family and others by setti....
My Life: The True Story By Napoleon Bonaparte (Memoir)
I was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. I should probably tell you right off the bat that Napoleon Bonaparte was not the name given to me at birth. My real name is Napoleone di Buonaparte, later in life I decided that my name didnt sound nearly French enough, so I adopted Napoleon Bo....
negatives of Hip-HopRap Music
The problem is that hip-hop has such a negative effect on today's society. The kids of todays society try to speak, dress and want to drive what the hip-hop/rap artists do. The hip-hop/rap artists have so much influence on the way kids grow up today. The power they have is so potent to where it se....
Overview of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Mandela has been called both "the world's most famous political prisoner" and "South Africa's Great Black Hope," by journalist Tom Mathews in Newsweek. A leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC) insurgent movement during the 1950s and 60s, Mandela had been jailed by white governme....
Paul McCartney, Six Feet Under?
I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade...he blew his mind out in a car. Hedidn't notice that the lights had changed.(the Beatles, 1967) These lyrics proved to fans that PaulMcCartney had indeed died in a tragic auto accident in late 1966. Some people were skeptical abo....
Performance Enhancment Drugs in Sports
Performance Enhancement Drugs in Sports
In todays world the uses of performance enhancing drugs are becoming more popular among athletes, many athletes do not understand the risks involved in using these drugs. Using performance enhancers may very well be a quick fix for many athletes, but taki....
Serial Killers - Natural Born Killers?
Natural Born Killers?
It was the kind of smile that was both leering and arrogant, and it stayed with me as though the smile could, at any moment, grow feral, almost as if
he could sprout fangs. -- Helen Morrison, M.D. (Morrison 72)
The 19th century gave rise to a chilling new look in....
TaeKwonDo in my life
I started the practice of martial arts when I was a wee lad of about 6 years old. My childish ignorance at the time played a large role of the disinterest I had in the practice. I remained so very detached from said sport for number of years near the general vicinity of seven. But I soon came to rea....
Truth about Methamphetamines
The Truth About Methamphetamines
In 2003, more than 10,000 methamphetamine labs were seized in the United States. Thats an average of 200 methamphetamine labs in each state. (Methamphetamine the dangers of crystal Meth 4) Meth has become one of the highest growing drug addictions in the Un....
Why Straightening My Life Out is So Important to Me
Why Straightening My Life Out is So Important to Me.
Why straightening my life out is so important to me. Well, I have been through so much in my life, and have did so many bad things in life, I feel that it is necessary that we all grow up sometimes in life. Sometimes, people do....