headed for school to finish those standardized tests at the end of 6th grade. So far my class did well and was eager to get them over with. While I was in my zone working on the test‚ I could hear the clock ticking away every precious second passing. I had to get done with my English test before recess. Finally I looked at the clock and the time read 1:53 pm‚ just with a few minutes to spare‚ I finally had finished my test. I was glad that one was over with‚ as I raced home to grab a quick snack before
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been at a concert in San Francisco when I found myself out of cigarettes‚ an affliction I suffered perhaps every other day‚ my habit being less severe than those that had taken the lives of so many people I’d known. My friend and I had met at the theater‚ and we had split up after the performance‚ so I was alone in my truck when she approached me. My new pack was in my hands‚ and I was fiddling with the wrapper when she appeared‚ silhouetted against the bright lights of the corner liquor store
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year‚ my 400 m dash time decreased by nine seconds from the first track meet until the last. Never running in a track meet before‚ I was extremely nervous. Using the bathroom about five times‚ I felt like I was sick. I was shaking terribly before the race started. I could not even set up my blocks. The assistant coach‚ Lindsey‚ set them up for me. I had totally forgotten how to. Even if I had remembered‚ I probably would not have been able to. I was shaking very badly. I got into my blocks
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Book Report on First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung The name of one of the books that I read this summer is called "First they Killed my Father" by Loung Ung. I choose this book because it was recommended by an older friend and it was recommended to me by my English teacher. My older friend told me this was a good book and he couldn’t put it down. He also told me that it was a easy read and that I would like it. My English teacher also told me that this book is good and that I would be interested
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For my first psychosocial assessment‚ I met with a resident who had just completed an inpatient treatment program for alcohol abuse. Using my interviewing and facilitative skills I engaged him and learned about his life. Before completing treatment at the inpatient program‚ he was homeless‚ my main goal was to find out more about his family‚ and the series of events that led up to him becoming homeless. During our session‚ he shared that he had been using drugs and alcohol for over thirty years as
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alarming at times‚ and when I tried out for two new volleyball teams‚ I was terrified‚ and nervous. But I loved the feeling of the volleyball in my hands‚ the roughness of the ball‚ the smack of the ball hitting the floor. So I knew that the only way to get better at volleyball‚ was to try out for other teams such as Heat and Inferno. I get to meet new people‚ and there is way better competition so that will make me a superior player. So to be able to stand up for myself‚ I had to use all of my strength
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ver the course of my life‚ just as anyone else‚ I have had countless injuries. Most were minuscule‚ but a few have been extremely drastic. Out of all of them though‚ having broken both of my arms tops the charts. Although not having broken them at the same time‚ after these experiences I have acted in a cautious manner lest I repeat history. When I was three I was adventurous‚ to the point that I would perform very dangerous activities. My favorite “activity” was to jump over the couch. As you can
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happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it." - Mia Hamm. Failure happens to everyone. The only thing that separates people who succeed from those who don’t is‚ the understanding of failure. However we cannot be successful in everything we partake in. My first experience of failure was my freshman year of high school. I joined the debate team. I had no intentions of ever losing a debate because it couldn’t be that hard to argue. My teacher signed
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rest‚ making it hard to stay strong while traveling. Over the course of several years‚ the family becomes separated and several members die‚ leaving Loung Ung to question the concept of her family. From Loung’s perspective in her memoir‚ “First They Killed My Father”‚ her family is vital although they are forced to separate and start new lives. However‚ after all of the losses she is forced to cope with and the separations of different family members‚ she remains loyal to her family and does not
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before the day I had my own. I’d heard stories of a mother that gives her life to save her child’s. I’d seen that kind love expressed by my own mother everyday. I guess‚ I never thought it to be much different then the love a person feels for any other immediate family member. Boy‚ was I wrong. It’s not that I don’t love my other family unconditionally and entirely‚ but a mother’s love is undoubtably incomparable to any other. October‚ 20‚ 2009 was the day I had my first child. A beautiful baby
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