I 've Always Enjoyed Writing

and very short when he got half way through. He travelled along a rather dark path for some little time, without meeting anything, until at last he came to a beautiful child. So he said to the child, "What do you do here?" And the child said, "I am always at play. Come and play with me!" So, he played with that child, the whole day long, and they were very merry. The sky was so blue, the sun was so bright, the water was so sparkling, the leaves were so green, the flowers were so lovely, and they…

year is closing in, and my time here is coming quickly to an end, I 'm becoming very nostalgic. I 'm longing for the excitement and simplicity of my freshman year, and fearing what is to come after graduation. Looking back at the past four years of my life, a lot has happened - and I mean A LOT. I 've become a leader, researcher, and creator. I 've not only gotten a superb education, but I 've also learned a thing or two about life that I will carry with me forever. These things are just as important…

What I 've done, what have I done. I can see it, I can see it happening, again. The things I 've done, the things I 've seen, gone, dead, forgotten. You looking at me, you know, how, your eyes creeping into me and looking, finding my stories. You know everything, a stranger. Knows everything about who I am. I can 't do it again, I can 't live through that again. Why I left and why I 'm here waiting to live out my days. Those memories haunt me, that 's why I ran away. I ran away from my problems and…

I 've grown in English 9 because of the readings we do. The habit of heart in mind I use most in that class is effort. Even though my grades aren 't as high, well I have a B, I still put a lot of effort in my work. I didn 't use confidence because I didn 't really think I did good on some work. Like on my essays, I feel like I do alright but I end up doing better than I expected. I am most proud that I turned in my work. I only have 2 classworks/homeworks that I did bad. I have a 89% in that class…

Good to Great by Jim Collin’s was an excellent book to read and I quite enjoyed it. The book contained great insight for my life on how I can be a better leader in the work force, as well as in my personal life. I also gained insight on what makes companies extremely successful in the business world, exceeding the limits of the currently business world. I found the book to be rather intriguing and it is obvious to me that Jim Collin’s has a wonderful grasp and knowledge as to what it truly takes…

I really enjoyed “Quicksand” by Nella Larsen, it is a story about biracial woman, Helga Crane, whose mother is Danish and father is black man. Both of them are gone or dead, so she kind of have been passed around her whole life. As an adult she is looking for fulfillment and a place where she feels like she fits in. The title “Quicksand” gave me an idea about how the story works, Helga repeatedly decides to go somewhere to move on with her life and hopefully be happy, but she would eventually get…

I 've always hated how being smart is taboo. I can remember countless times my teachers would tell me "that 's not important" or "that doesn 't matter" when I would ask one of the burning questions that popped into my head. In some of my classes, I was even told not to ask questions at all. So in class I would sit, silenced by the figures who should have given me a voice. Finally by eighth grade, I got mad; my teacher was especially cruel, and I was not the only one who felt their education was…

Prior to my writing seminar class, I was always a “blocker” who always finds a way to get stuck in a tough writing position. I have encountered writers block every single time I had to sit down and write. This research paper has already given me anxiety and writers block before I could even explain what it is. It might be that I always hope to achieve a high grade, or that I’m just way too scared to face the crapiness of my writing. I have always followed the structure taught in high school of how…

I have enjoyed my time at Mapleton Jr. High so much that I felt like I was losing a part of myself when I left the school today. Each of those students made a real difference in my life and were an example to me of what seventh grade can be like. As Mrs. Low announced my leaving today after our “academic social,” they collectively moaned “Nooooooo...” and then clapped and thanked me for the help I gave them. One young man even asked if he could shake my hand. I had not thought when I first arrived…

I 've grown in English 9 because of the readings we do. The habit of heart in mind I use most in that class is effort. Even though my grades aren 't as high, well I have a B, I still put a lot of effort in my work. I didn 't use confidence because I didn 't really think I did good on some work. Like on my essays, I feel like I do alright but I end up doing better than I expected. I am most proud that I turned in my work. I only have 2 classworks/homeworks that I did bad. I have a 89% in that class…