It is amazing how much can change in a year, and how much can happen. Last year was truly full of surprises and challenges. Before Christmas break my group of friends separated. We were once six members and then we went different ways. I stayed with two other friends, while the other three moved in to a different group. Around February one of the friends that left came back to us, and is currently one of my best friends. Then we were a group of four, but we got into a fight with one girl, so we…
fighting for my life was the day I realized that life is a game you have to fight to win. By the age of sixteen, kids are supposed to be having fun, hanging out with friends, enjoying high school… but not for me. What was supposed to be my spring break vacation turned into my worst nightmare. My nightmare began to fall into place when I went away with my sisters to visit my family in Uruguay. When we arrived I was enjoying life to the fullest, trying to make as many memories as possible,…
Spring break. It hadn't been too long since they had seen each other last, but one would have assumed it had been ages, the way they came together. "Iris!" He beamed, opening the door. "Barry!" They embraced tightly and all of Iris' oxygen supply was suddenly out of the room. Pulling away slowly, Iris was able to take in Barry's appearance. Disheveled, no surprise, his hair sticking up in several places, his t-shirt smelled freshly-laundered, but also, so unmistakably Barry Allen. In his dorm,…
We don’t see, yet we believe. That's the thing about religion. You need too firmly have belief in it. Without out the belief, you may as well try walking the earth without an earth. You don’t physically see God, yet I still believe in him. Life is a daily grind. It comprises of many, time-consuming activities. Our daily routine. Going to work or school. Even enjoying leisure activities such as hanging out with your friends. Week after week. Year after year. Life can and will consume you…
We were raised to believe that people only want to succeed or want to fail; that this a black or white issue, and that there is no gray area. We want to think that there are only two types of people; the ones that succeed and the ones that do not succeed. People are not raised to believe that some people have more opportunities that open doorways to success that other people do not get. We want to believe that “if you wanted to succeed in this country, be you black or be you white, all you…
You know some days are never easy when you're in band. Band is fun sometimes but it could be one of the worst days of your life. Something like this happened to me and let me tell you it wasn't fun whatsoever. What was even worse is that I didn't see it coming until I realized when I got to the band room. Just to tell you, don't skip a band concert and this is why. I normally woke up, ate my breakfast and watch YouTube in the morning and went to the bus just how most other people do. After…
Day one of my quest to be committed to going to the gym, my suitemate, Neha bought a group exercise pass for the semester and wanted to go to the gym with me. I was ecstatic and started planning all the different classes we could do together; I’d always wanted to have someone go to the gym with me. We decided to try something new together and decided on Cycle N CXWORX which consisted of 30 minutes of cycling and another half hour of core work. It started at 6:45 pm. Neha had class until 6:15…
The day reserved for the biggest football of the year is quite the festival. People host parties with way too much food and way too much alcohol. They stay up for the big game, and if the favored team wins, they're up later to watch the celebrations and Roger Goodell hand deliver the Lombardi Trophy. Then it hits them, it's a Sunday, and they need to go to work or school in the morning. They groan and moan as they head to bed, knowing that the alarm will blare in just a few hours and the…
summer break. If kids go to school all year they will be better educated because they will not have a long break where they forget a significant amount of information that they have learned from their previous school year. If there was school all year then kids would still get their three months off but it would just be spread throughout the whole school year. But on the other hand if kids get a summer break they can get jobs and most people would say that kids need a summer break. Summer break…
Have you ever sat there and wondered what a good Spring Break would be like? I know I have! Sometimes when I come in my room I lay on my bed and think about the features of a good Spring Break. I think a good Spring Break would be spending time with your family. That’s what I did for Spring Break. I want to talk about what a good Spring Break would be like. Have fun, and have some quality time with friends and family. Also, Doing stuff you love, like go fishing or have a campout. I…