Wednesday morning, I woke up for school at 7:30 as usual laid around for about fifteen minutes as usual, got out of the bed, threw something on, brushed my teeth, went downstairs to eat a little something before I went to school. ...

• Word Count: 1360
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1298
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

There were at least fifteen people in the room and they were all crying, praying out loud, hollering, or just quiet. ... After a few minutes, I left his room and went looking for a bathroom to get myself together. ...

• Word Count: 1679
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

I still did not understand, it took a few minutes for my father to strongly state that he came illegally. ... The night he arrived he found shelter with other immigrants in a two bedroom home with nearly fifteen men. ... Hispanics are known for having Quincenieras, the coming of age party thrown for young women at the age of fifteen. ...

• Word Count: 2440
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 2423
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School