(Alexie, 2007) Both of us didn’t know how to react to the conflict of a new environment properly. For a few weeks, I was the quiet, shy girl who didn’t participate in anything and only observed. I struggled to open up and be myself; making a new friend seemed like an impossible task to do! When I told my mom about the problem I had to be more social, she laughed and advised me to be myself and don’t worry about how others saw you. Mom, people were already judging me on the first day of…
The night before the first day of school I couldn’t even sleep. I wasn’t ready for this new experience. I finally fell asleep. “Today is the day”, said my mom.…
Part one From my mid-term evaluation by my supervisor (Wayne Harris) I have learned that I am doing a great job here at Elizabeth City Pasquotank County Economic Development Commission. My job here at the internship is to build an accurate database of residential home sales in Pasquotank County. I also have done street survey on downtown vacancies. My strongest asset is that I am very punctual, reliable, and able to handle complicated data searches.…
Time is winding down to the first day of sixth grade. As I start to realize I’m going to middle school and this isn't all just a dream, it’s real life. The day has come where I walk through the doors of my new school, middle school. All I see it commotion, laughter, smiles, loud voices talking about what they have done that summer or how they missed them and was so excited to see them. Middle school was not as scary as I thought.…
Do you remember when you were a little kid and you had to climb on your counter-top to reach a cabinet? I remember it as if it was yesterday, maybe because it really was. All my life I have been dramatically smaller than all my peers. I have always been ostracized for the fact of my height which, in fact I have no jurisdiction over . I have always lived by the motto “Heart over height” in every aspect of life, and in every endeavor I encounter.…
Can you repeat the past from 5 years ago? My answer is no nor do i want to repeat it. Five years ago i would of been in 8th grade and that was the worst school year ever. I was picked on and was basically a loser. There was so much crying i did because i was so hurt by people.…
I work for my dad on our family ranch in Jones Creek, Texas. The work is hard, backbreaking, and tiring. Everyday when I get home I eat the meal that my momma makes for us: there is no arguing whether or not that is what you are having for supper. Every night I get in bed completely wore out from a hard days work, then I wake up to do it all again in the morning. This job is not for everyone, however it is for me.…
Last night my dog bit me! My dad about shot him in the head with a shotgun, but I told him not to because that Bruiser, my dog, is too stupid to know what he did. He still wanted to shoot him in the face so I stood in front of Bruiser and told my dad to lower his weapon. I knew he would because I’m his baby girl and I can get anything I want, but I don’t do that because then I would be a spoiled brat and no one wants that.…
When I was younger I always seemed to get into trouble. I found school and home really boring so I did things to make it more exciting. I disobeyed everyone who though they were in charge of me. No one can tell me what to do. My grades were terrible and my social life was not any better.…
There was a boy named Liam Wilson. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is as normal as normal gets. He wakes up, goes to school, comes back home, and goes to bed. There is nothing “supernatural” about that, right?…
I come from a family of seven with me being the fourth out of five kids. I was always the shy kid in school, so I did not stand out in my classes as much as the other kids. The only thing that set me apart from my classmates and siblings was my grades. Getting straight A’s practically my entire life had made me the go-to person for homework help. Throughout middle school and high school, my younger sister would always get sick with migraines.…
What I did over the summer was awesome. I did tons of different stuff but the most important thing I did this summer was getting arrested. I got arrested for being out past curfew. I was spending the night at my friend Abby’s house and my friend Linsey was there and their two friends Zach and JD came over too We decided to go to Linsey’s house and JD and Zach couldn’t come because Linsey’s mom was sleep.…
The aroma of uncertainty surrounded the paramedics in the helicopter. The twenty-minute ride felt like a lifetime and in that lifetime it had me wondering about how this happened. How could I let this happen? It all started one weekend when I went camping for three days with my best friends, Michael and Carrie. Our youth group took us on a trip so we could strengthen our friendships and connect with new friends.…
A few years ago I remember walking home from school. Mind you I thought I was very handsome back in those days, I had soft, dark brown hair, I went to the gym every day, I was fit and healthy, personally I thought I was a ladies man and I still am (I think). Anyways, I was almost home…
Every night starts out the same. My dream and I. I hear all the voices of my classmates, yelling, laughing, and most of all, harassing me. ‘Loser’, ‘Nerd’, ‘Four Eyes’, ‘Know it all’, all of those words. Sometimes, I end up with bruises at the end of the day.…