Hardships in Life

We need pets in many ways, and they need us. And this is why we bond with them: they get to know us at our worst and we get to know them at their worst. If you can't handle your pet’s worst, then you don't deserve their best. Pets are worth the time, because that time soon turns into memories and quality time that you both enjoy. And of course, this doesn't mean you have to spend every second of the day with them, just be there for them, as they were always there for you. Whether it be a dog, cat, horse, or fish, give your pets your attention, and (s)he’ll give you

Animals are the best thing that can happen to anybody, pets aren’t just some burden in your home making a hole in your wallet. Think of a pet as a child, your child,

The obstacles that I went through was having to not think about my dad’s death and also when my mom got sick and she had to have 4 surgeries because she had arthritis.I was only 5 years old when my dad died he was out and saw his friend getting beat up and went to go get the guy off his friend and the other guy had a machete and stabbed my dad with it. That night my mom got a call from the police saying that my dad has been killed. I know I was young, but it was hard trying to get over the fact that I don’t have a dad anymore because of some guy who thought it was right to kill him. It was tough on my family we couldn’t get over it he died on my sister’s birthday that midnight. I tried a lot of things to forget about my dad’s death, but it just couldn’t help me. When i started getting older and older I just told myself that he is in a better place and that he is watching over us and not to

I’ve always been an avid reader. When I was in elementary school, my mother would take my brother and I to the library every week to pick out books. I would take the books to school and read them all in one day. I loved reading so much that my teachers would call home and tell my parents that I was reading my library books during class instead of my textbooks. Reading has always been a major part of my life. I used to aspire to become an author. I even wanted to become an editor at one point. I used to make daily household newspapers and magazines for my entire family to read and enjoy. My strong love for reading certainly came in handy during my freshman year of high school.

Exceptional hardships, challenges, or opportunities make me think of about a million things that have happened throughout my short twenty-one years of life. In today’s society, it is very common for a child to grow up in a home where one of the parents is absent. In most cases, it is usually the father that is not present, particularly in African American homes. “In the United States today, 16,334,000 children under age 18 live in single mother homes,” (Fluty 4). Single parent homes affect children psychology producing negative effects on the child’s esteem, behavior, as well as education. Fatherless homes also take a greater toile particularly on boys, rather than girls.

Over the last 5 years I believe I have developed a more humble approach to life because of the lessons I learned through this experience. Now I treat others how I would like to be treated, and try not to react too quickly and get angered over little things. Coming into ninth grade at a new school, I had a clean slate and I was determined to keep it clean and I have. I had a couple of good friends at the new school and they welcomed me, and introduced me to their friends. I knew that if I made good friends and put them first and cared about them, that I would have true friends for

Kids grew up with pets helped them a lot and pets have feeling that you are the only person they trust inn this world. Burkhard Bilger claims that “today, according to a recent surgery by the American animal hospital association, sixty three percent of pet owner say “I love you to their pets everyday.” Pets are our friends also as

Generally speaking, it is quite morose when people do not properly look after their pets. I believe it is significant to stand up for pets who are mistreated because they, unlike humans, cannot stand up for themselves.

For me, it was a rough time and like many, I regret the way I acted and treated people. Middle school was the wedge that drove our circle of friendship apart. We started having fewer classes with each other, forcing us to branch out our friend group more. Like a balloon with too much air blown into it, our friend group popped. Lily, Katlynn and I were eventually separated and I had begun to branch out and make friends with people I never thought I would. Looking back now, I can tell the type friends I made were not meant ones to be in my life forever. I never had a person with whom I hung out every weekend, or told every part of my life to. No one had known me as well as Lily and Katlynn used to. I had become a floater. I didn’t belong to one stereotypical social group, but made friends with most every person I

Life is a series of obstacles. As a person who likes to be in control, it is very stressful when I lose my grip on a situation. When I was in middle school, my younger brother was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Out of panic and desperation, I began to look for ways to cure him. As I realized the seriousness of the situation and the futile nature of my activities, I became extremely frustrated. With my family in turmoil and my brother the focus of my parents' attention, I looked for an outlet to quell my nervous energy.

My life isn’t that appealing, I always imagined myself in better position that I am now, maybe living out of state somewhere with a boyfriend who loves me and a job that could sustain my college tuition. If you would have asked me at the age of eight what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said something on the line of “a Lawyer, Doctor, or even an Astronaut” but no one ever tells you how hard its going to be and how much debt you’ll be in at the age of twenty-five. From childhood to adulthood, everyone chooses a path, where they must overcome obstacles thrown at them. Obstacles in life make us who where are, they make us learn, and they predict how we will turn out. My obstacles consist of mental, physical, and social throughout my childhood, adolescence, and adulthood years which made me who I am today.

It is 2016, a lot of things have happened this year. There has been shootings, police brutality, an increase in minority deaths, the killing of animals due to human encounters, terrorist acts, and so many more. Over the past couple of years, I have noticed a tremendous decrease in hope. I have seen that each year that passes, the people of the world turn against each other. They try to eliminate and destroy one another which in most times leaves them in agony. Today all the media covers everything bad going around and I, with honest truth, believe that this affects the people of the future. It decreases happiness and increases hatred and negativity. It is 2016, not enough people have hope nor positivity for the world. I have no idea if the

I have connections like this, not about me, but, about my family or my country of origin. I can say Sudan has similarities to where I’m from in many ways. Here are 3 examples of my own misadventures that can relate to Salva’s and Nya’s lives.

It was once said that "You dont know what you've got till it's gone". I find this sentence to be very true, and relatable. Everyone takes stuff for granted, everyday, without realizing it. Whether its posessions, loved ones, employment or even pets. We all may think we hate our jobs, day to day, but imagine how it would be if you lost that job. How would that impact your life? While your there working, you're not really appreciating it. But if it was taken from you, you realize what you had, now that its gone? Pets are another

Throughout the entirety of my life, I have faced multiple obstacles that have helped shape me and prepared me to succeed. However, out of all of the obstacles that I have hurdled one stands out to me. My mother’s diagnosis of cancer and death is an obstacle that I am still trying to conquer. I was a sophomore when my mom was diagnosed with colon and pancreas cancer, at this point of my life I had a 4.0 for the school year. Her strength and resilience to beat her cancer, gave me the extra bit of strength to finish out the school year. I missed school in order to accompany her to her chemotherapy, and did my homework that I received in order to stay caught up in my classes. My mother was my biggest supporter and best friend, she was always at my theater productions, basketball games, and