At eleven years old, I was introduced the Five Boroughs by grandmother while we stayed on Times Square over the summer, the two of us alone. I was terrified but more importantly, I was mesmerized. This was the Center of the Universe, from Chinatown to Coney Island, the city fit the definition of "the melting pot” that I have come to learn about but have never experienced. Life was distinct, bold, and true. I realized that New York wasn’t just a city, but a passage of life, a place that brings humankind
I’ve always been searching for a purpose in my life since I was a young girl. I’ve always dreamt of inspiring hope and change in others. As a college student, I struggled to find out what my true passion was. I changed my major several times and I couldn’t imagine what my future would entail. When I entered my junior year of college I changed my major for the last time. I decided I would earn my Bachelor of Arts degree in English because it became a subject in which I was truly passionate about.
Abraham Lincoln said, “Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree.” Our character isn't what we try to display for others to see, it is who we are even when nobody's watching. Having good character is doing the right thing because it is right to do, no because someone else watching. Character is something that is very important to me. Throughout my life I have tried my hardest to be a good character and it has only benefited my life. Having good character has helped me in leadership positions
I will be the first generation college attendee/graduate in my family; it is important for me to stay on track. My family has always told me to go surpass expectations and to not let anything distract me. I wasn't born into a rich or middle class family, but I was born into a family that did everything to set me on the right path so I wouldn't end up in their shoes, struggling everyday to make ends meet. Growing up in the rural parts of Warrensville, Ohio in a single parent household, then transitioning
When I was younger I was never like the rest of my friends whose dads made them play the "great sport of football". All of them were into trying to annihilate each other and ridicule each other's ability to tackle. While they were picking each other apart on the football field, I was on the soccer field scoring goals and telling everyone else good job. I never felt the need to diminish someone's attitude based on their ability because when I was younger, one would not consider me to be an elite athlete
I Believe in Happiness I believe in smiling- while walking down hallways, at sheepheaded jokes, and smiling to make others smile. My smile has the ability to make someone feel safe, brighten their day or let them know they brighten my day. My ability to smile in the muddle headed, and sometimes hard situations is something that makes me happy. Nearly a year ago, I sustained a concussion during cheering and school became taxing, difficult and dreaded. Math, a subject I had always understood and
From the moment I open my eyes every morning, until the moment I close them at night, all I see is art, in different forms and expressions. I am fascinated by the designs and details of the smallest objects such as the earrings placed on top of my desk, to the tallest buildings I pass by in the heart of New York City as I commute to work. To me, art is creative expression, is emotion, ideas that are immersed in the mind of the creator and made physical contouring everything surrounding us. That is
Parents are a very important component for anyone because they shape the personalities of their children from birth and extend to their entire lives especially in my culture where boys and girls are not allowed to leave their parents’ home Boys can’t leave home until they finish their education and find suitable work, and girls until they get married . In my country women can’t decide anything for themselves, but my situation was completely different because I had a great father; he was not university
As I walk out of the locker room, I immediately feel the fresh and cold air along with eager players filled with excitement. I have played hockey since I was three and have been an ice hockey referee for the past 4 years. As a player, I have learned the rules of hockey but as a referee I have learned why we have the rules and how to enforce them. My goal as a referee is to make sure I enforce the rules properly and ensure a safe and fun environment for the players. Throughout my career as a referee
“Who am I?” Around the age of 12, I asked myself this very complex and loaded question and began to work on piecing together an answer, though to this day the answer is still a work in progress. I tried on identities on as if they were costumes and my life was comprised of an endless series of Halloween nights. For a while, I was an all-black always-moody dark-eyeliner “emo” kid. This is something I rarely like to admit, considering a lot of those kids have serious problems, while my problems