Volunteers are our Heroes The volunteers in this country are the real American heroes. Volunteers are the most under-rated role models of our time. They make such an impact on people's lives everyday and it goes unnoticed by so many people. A particular group of volunteers I"d like to touch...
One of the scariest days of my life was a very exciting and adventurous one. It was a normal night for my family and I. It was a cold winter night in February, (February 14, 1994 to be exact) we were all snuggled up in the basement watching television. I went upstairs to use the restroom. When I...
Bullet of life Being a normal kid, you never know when your life can change. This situation gave me the courage to grow and become a responsible adult. I will tell you how big impact it had me. We never know when our life can end. Being a teenager I was very out of control. I disrespected my p...
The song In the End has a lot it common in my life because it seems like there is never enough time to do what you want. I remember back in middle school you would come home and do maybe fifteen minutes of homework then do whatever you wanted. We are just too busy now to have that extra time. They s...
Volunteers are our Heroes The volunteers in this country are the real American heroes. Volunteers are the most under-rated role models of our time. They make such an impact on people's lives everyday and it goes unnoticed by so many people. A particular group of volunteers I"d like to touch...
Where to live is a thought that passes through young people's minds frequently as they are growing up. Some people enjoy the big city life while others appreciate the solitude of country living. I am in between these two areas. I enjoy cities but I also like to walk out of my house and not have to w...
I found a movie that I enjoyed very much. It was called Twister. It showed the harsh reality of what tornados can do to families and communities. Today we have the wonder of Hollywood so they were able to digitally put in tornadoes. The actors at times were in places that they realistically coul...
The film Airport contains everything an audience could want in two hours and fifteen minutes suspense, romance, drama, and comedy. The movie shows events that take place at Lincoln Airport and on a plane that is bound for Rome. Mel Bakersfeld, the manager of Lincoln Airport, must deal with the wo...
There are a few different themes in The House of Blue Leaves; the most important theme to be that of the preoccupation with fame. All of the main characters in the play were obsessed either with becoming famous themselves or linke in Bananas' case wanting celebrities to acknowledge her. Artie...
Lazy Beach Days I have lived near the beach all of my life. I was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and one of my earliest memories is of digging my fingers into the warm, wet sand. I've heard stories of when my mother used to sit me at the water's edge, and I"d laugh and play as the surf wash...
Being John Malkovich Director: Spike Jonze Genre: Drama Being John Malkovich is a very twisted classical movie. It starts off with a poor couple living in their apartment under a somewhat happy relationship. As the movie progresses, the setup is revealed. Craig lives with his wi...
Memory In truth I had trouble picking one of my childhood memories for this assignment because I had so many queer and unusual stories, and then I remembered that I am still a child, and have been one for some time. So the story that I will tell you happened not that long ago. So here goes ...
I am very glad I left when I did, my friends parents got home about six minutes later and discovered them smoking in the back yard. ... When I turned fifteen I started high school and I thought that my parents were the worst, most strict parents on earth. ...
I had been so worried about being fifteen and having a baby but, I never was so scared in my life until I stared to have pains running through my stomach and back. ... She told me that she would be home in an hour or so but if the pain started to come every 5 minutes or so that I should call 911 and tell them that I was in labor. ...
