“WHOA WHOA WHOA THIS IS BALONEY MAN!” that is something I say whenever I am frustrated. People have always told me sometimes the best way to learn something is through failure. People value things they have accomplished differently. Often the people whom are naturally adept at things do not realize how much of a struggle it can be for others. Many times when people have told me that if you are going to fall, fall forward. Do not let your insecurities, doubts, and pride get in the way of improving yourself. In brief, there can always be a way to improve yourself.…
Learning from mistakes is a key part of life. I myself have had to learn from my mistakes. Over the summer I cut my foot outside. I spent the whole night in the worst hospital, then I got 18 stitches in the bottom of my foot. It also set back my ability to play football. My mistake was going outside without shoes, now I wear my shoes all the time.…
Hello guys, my name is Heidy Caraballo and my major is business finance. This is my first semester of sophomore year, I am looking forward to learn in this class more about manage my time because I like to procrastinate a little bit I just feel that I work better with pressure and hopefully learn some new methods to be more effective in my life and in my…
Albert Einstein, a wise scholar, once stated, “The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned.” Furthermore, I have come to comprehend that I have learned a major lesson throughout my teen years: the importance of responsibility.…
As a graduating senior of Cook High School, I have attended school for approximately 2,324 days; going off the phrase, “You learn something new everyday.” that would suggest that I would have learned 2,324 lessons from school alone. To only say that one of the 2,324 lessons shaped me more than the rest would be false. They all have shaped me and made me into the person that I am today. However, talking about all of the lessons that have shaped me is not logical, I will share a lesson that I learned from my seventh grade math teacher, Ms. Canfield.…
I’m not sure how or why it all started. It started to spiral all out of control. My eating disorder became a constant battle. Two years of keeping it all in and not telling a soul. Going to a therapist two times a week after school isn’t a middle schoolers ideal way to spend their free time. Every time I tried consuming food it came right up. Next thing I knew I woke up on a table with a scope down my throat. This brought me realization, that this is not who I am. Becoming more active was crucial to taking my mind off the negative thoughts.…
Today is June 30, the first formal class in the Fort Leavenworth. I always appreciate the way that how U.S army educates and trains their officers and NCOs. I think the best evidence is the preparation. As the old saying, “To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools. And, the best tools for us is complete preparation. CGSC gave us a lot of time to prepare what we need and take care of our family, so that we can familiar with the environment in a short time and focus on our training.…
I live in an area that has many needs and is desperate for inspirational leaders. City Heights is generally a high crime neighborhood riddled with gangs, drugs, and general violence. A prominent leader in my community that I have had the privilege of working under is Dante Dauz. He works very close with the local authorities and gangs to mediate peace and works to bring resolutions. He is a supervisor of the Alliance for Community Empowerment, which offers a program called UPAC (Union of Pan Asian Communities). The single most important activity I have participated has been working as a leader in this program. . This is the most important activity since hundreds of people were helped, mainly homeless and refugees. Some of the ways in which they were helped was by providing them with food, warm clothing given with warm and consoling heart. Although this activity is…
They say that I am just a kid. That I can't change anything. They say the world is a cruel and heartless place, and it is. In today's world people are more concerned with their text messages than their neighbors. People are more worried about Jersey Shore than the bullying at local schools. But the real problem is not their ignorance, it is their indifference. They play the "life is unfair card," and move on. But not me. To change the world, it starts with a single person.…
Something I would like to change this year is turning things late. Last year I turned everything late and although I got the same credit or slightly less I would still like to turn things in when they are due. I would also want to stay on track with math. Math is what I struggle most with and last semester I got a high D almost a C, if I would’ve gotten maybe 2 questions correct on any test it would’ve bumped me up to a C- . I also want to do my homework and turn it in. Last semester what effected me the most was homework and I want to improve on that also. Maybe just maybe i’ll try to be nicer to my teachers but don’t get too happy Mrs. Bayne I don’t know if I could do that but I guess I will try. Some teachers just really get on my…
One thing that I’ve had to adapt to is switching between houses since my parents are divorced. At first it was really annoying since I didn’t have all the things that I needed since some of my stuff went to one house then the rest to the other and I was just super confused. After my parents were together for a few months I got used to it because I had gotten into a routine of when I was with my mom and when I was with my dad.…
I have transferred to a different school each year since I was a freshman. Leading up to the first time my parents announced we were moving, during the end of my eighth grade year, I had started to inwardly question the act of personal change, and how it can affect one’s mind. This is the time where I had a plethora of internal conflict relating to one’s change and growth as a person. Recognizing that my act of change was being separated from my small yet important group of friends, I remember standing in the quad one day, alone, looking at everyone around me and realizing that they've been through change. Whether it was more or less than my amount of personal change it doesn’t matter, because there is no true way to literally measure one’s…
Above all, my identity has not been absolutely discovered yet, it’s still being developed as time passes. While the community that surrounds me keeps evolving, my identity keeps evolving. Like Armstrong said “ I really did try to commit to my One true Sub-genre, but I was too complicated (as are you), and it was all just way to perplexing of a puzzle to navigate”(Armstrong, 88). Finding out who you truly are, will be a real perplexing puzzle to navigate through. There is going to be certain events in my life that will completely change my perspective on life. Events such as college, becoming a dad, moving out, or losing friends. For these reasons, my whole mindset can go in a completely different direction, that will reshape my identity. With…
A major goal that I have achieved is conquering major apprehensive fears in my life. In the past, I have dealt with depression, anxiety, and the overwhelming uneasiness of making friends. Anytime I found the courage to face these cowardly feelings, I would find myself face first into a wall of uncertainty. Ashamed of the outcome which could occur, such as making a foolish mistake, I would curl back into a ball and let my fears consume me like a meatball sub. I would countlessly ask myself why do I allow these apprehensive fears to overwhelm me yet in return I would hear nothing just my dismay whispering in my ears. Now that I have gotten older and were put into scenarios in my childhood, I am now able to make friends and have the courage to grow out of my anxiety and depression state.…
When people ask what I do for my job, I try to think of a word that fully explains it. I consider myself a handyman; this is because I do all kinds of different jobs. One day, I might be changing the light bulbs, and the next I could be hauling concrete in ninety degree weather. Even though my job is difficult, it teaches me to work hard and how it feels to earn money. Every cent I earn, was fought for. I was battling with myself to keep going.…