What does it mean to be a black belt in karate? Does it mean mastering every technique? Does it mean being unbeatable in combat? Does it mean becoming the epitome of discipline? “A karate black belt…” said my sensei, “…is a role model.” A look of disappointment spread across my face as I sat on […]
I consider myself lucky, because I hold the solution to a problem that most kids my age still struggle with. Many of my friends are still unsure what they want to do with their lives. Fortunately for me, I’ve had my mind made up for a long time. I want to be a writer, a […]
My sophomore year started out great. I was on the girls’ gymnastics team and had recently received my driver’s license. But as second semester got underway, things changed. It was the home gymnastics meet. I was ready to perform, when something started feeling wrong. Thinking it was just my nerves, my coach and I decided […]
I have spent a good part of my time as any high school student has contemplating what my future holds. Ultimately, I know the choice is up to me, which is why I’ve decided over everything else, I would like to become a successful salesman of propane and propane accessories. Academically to prepare to fulfill […]
Sniff. I looked up from the blue and yellow mat, where I was helping a little boy named Trevor put together a 100-piece car puzzle. Searching around for the source of the muffled sound, my eyes met those of a little girl in a lavender dress, half-hidden behind a shelf of stuffed animals and Lego […]
As straight as my steps may seem; this life is a maze. It revolves around a series of influence, choices, direction, instinct and perspective. Before you’re 18, you don’t realize the decisions you make; every step you take, defines the very path your life will lead. These stages of life have been guided and protected. […]
This short story looks at children and two of Carys ovels were directly concerned with childhood. Themes Children and growing up is the central theme of this story, as it is with several of the other stories in the Anthology. However, the central character is an adult and so it links well with ‘Flight’, where […]
Susan Tedeschi, an American blues/rock singer and self-taught guitarist, has received five Grammy nominations. She has six albums to her credit. Three of them, Back to the River (2008), Hope and Desire (2005), and Wait for Me (2002) reached #1 on Billboard’s Blues Albums chart. Her music draws from a variety of influences including her […]
“Okay honey, you can open your eyes now.” The drawling voice of the gum-chewing hairdresser jerked me back to reality. However, I found myself screwing my eyes tightly shut, for I was afraid that opening them would reveal the diamond-like tears I had worked so hard to hold back. This was no ordinary haircut. The […]
I will be going over what an actuary does on the job, how that translate to our life, and how it became the study it is today. An actuary, or statistician is a person who computes insurance and pension rates and premiums on the basis of the experience of people sharing similar age and health […]