Katherine Tyler-Personal Narrative Essay

After her grandfather’s death in 1687, 16 year-old Kit feels that she must leave and sail to the only relatives she knows of, her uncle and aunt in Wethersfield, Connecticut. She desperately travels there on a ship called the Dolphin, where she meets a gentleman named Nat. She and Nat have a very playful relationship, Nat always has a mocking grin on his face and Kit occasionally flirts with him on the boat. When she arrives in Wethersfield, Connecticut, she is taken by surprise at the dull landscape and endless fields. Kit meets her uncle, a strict and sometimes grumpy man named Matthew Wood, her aunt, a sweet and caring woman named Rachel, her cousin Judith, a picky and vain young lady who’s otherwise kind, and her other cousin Mercy, a

In the poem, Home by Pauline Kaldas, upon moving to Boston, the speaker expresses her longing for her hometown. She misses the atmosphere, the crowdedness, and the food that Cairo, her indigenous hometown possesses. The poem conveys that no matter where one goes to, it will never feel as sound and as delightful as home.

Kit began the book as a selfish, free-living girl, but as the book progressed kit became more aware of the danger was she in. When Kit first arrived in Wethersfield, she just walked into her new house,loud and proud showing off all of her dresses to her new family. A quote that proves this is “Kit, how soon are you going to open them?”

I called the constituent, Ms Kathryn Chase, she said that is frustrated that nobody helps her to stop her siblings and her uncle stealing her mother's money and jewelry.

The journey took Abigail weeks, but at last she had made it. She had not expected Barbados to be such a beautiful place, a true tropical paradise. Now she faced a different type of problem. Where would she sleep? How would she eat? All these types of questions made their way through her

It wasn’t like any other swim practice, no, not like any other I’d ever gone to. No one usually moved to Minot, North Dakota that was also in swimming, so when Emily Pitcher and her family moved to town and came to practice, it was quite a shock for everyone on the team. She moved from Colorado and she had 2 younger brothers and a younger sister as well. They seemed nice enough but there was something about Emily, who was my age, which seemed a bit off.

The characters in Cloudstreet are all connected by their search for meaning. Discuss. • Not only are the characters connected by search for direction in life and the personal journeys each of them are embarking on but they are also connected by their fate in either God or the shifty shadow and the grief and suffering they have endured, connection between self and place. Their journey can be seen as a journey towards reconciliation.

When I first started thinking about college schools I never thought about going to MSU or Ole Miss. I wanted to go to the bigger universities, but I knew I wouldn’t do well if I went there my first year. My high school did not prepare me enough for University, and I hadn’t decided on a major either. I choose East Central Community College (ECCC) as the school I would go to for many reasons, and when I got here I knew I made the right choice.

I don’t know why, but somehow the image of the white sands between her toes, the large palm trees hanging overhead, the cool ocean breeze, the whole tropical dream, always manages to make a smile on her face. This paradise, I imagine, must be the complete opposite at home, what with being the middle child of a younger brother, Jonathan, and an older step brother, Chandlier, two cats, two dogs, a bunny, and two tropical animals called sugar gliders. This girl, who I thought I could read like an open book, proved to be very surprising and one of the friendliest people I know.

As she burrowed her face into his chest, she inhaled his familiar scent of perspiration and spicy bay rum. Shifting around, she nestled her back into Asa’s solid chest and shoulder. When he wrapped his arms around her, and she could feel the rhythmic beating from his heart. Moored work boats filled the glassy, calm harbor, many of them on their way to the Northeast after a winter in the South and the Caribbean. Since land and sea were in a constant tussle for wind in Nell’s coastal town, it was unsettling to her when it died. When Asa began to caress her arm, a haunting penny

I have had many great mentors that have stood out in my life thus far, but I have one lady that really stands out. Her name is Tina; I know her better as Ms. Hicks. She is a kindergarten teacher and Glee Club director at the middle school I attended. I came to know her really well when I joined the Glee Club my sixth grade year. She is so selfless and always puts others before herself. I just began watching her one day and realized that I wanted to be just like her. I began to volunteer in her classroom the last period of the day because I want to be an elementary school teacher as well. I decided why not learn form the best. Throughout the year, I learned so much from her. She taught me that students can learn and have fun while they

I did not meet with Pt. , I was paged by Lisa Micciulla, front desk in the emergency room to please come to the ED concerning an "urgent" situation regarding this Pt. When I arrived in the ED registration area an MGH Security personnel stopped me to talk with Pt's daughter, Charlene McDonald. Pt's daughter explained she was not being allowed to see her father, who she understands was brought to MGH for surgery after a fall. Explained to Ms. McDonald, I was aware of Pt having a gaurdian, and that there was a court ordered visitation schedule between Ms. McDonald and Pt. She reported this was an extreme situation and she showed me text messages she had sent to Pt's guardian, Attorney Tine Hajjar. I advised I could not allow Ms. McDonald access to Pt. Based on the order from probate court. Ms. McDonald has visits with Pt on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday 11:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

While the Woods’ are enjoying their breakfast, Kit is surprised at her beverage; water. In Barbados she is used to fancy things for every meal. “ ‘Is this water?’ she asked politely. Water! For breakfast!”(34).

In 2005, Solana’s family moved to the United States in hope to find a decent job. While trying to settle into a whole different world, Solana’s family found a small Island off the coast of South Carolina called Hilton Head Island where they began to settle. When Solana first came to America she didn’t know a word in English although, she quickly became adjusted when she began first grade at the age of six.

I was happy to be home. Everything I saw the otter playing in the kelp, the rings of foam around the rocks guarding the harbor, the gulls flying, the tides moving past the sandpit filled me with happiness"(Dell 125).Karana has awakened from her long sleep on the shore, where she collapsed exhausted after her failed attempt to cross the sea in a canoe. This point in the novel marks a turning point for Karana; before she had been able to stay on the island only because she believed that the white men would come any day to retrieve her. When she realized they would not, she despaired and tried to leave the island on her own. Looking out on the familiar sights of Ghalas at, Karana sees it as her home and no longer feels so lonely (even though she is alone). Her feelings are the complete opposite of those she expressed only three days before; it is the same island, but her experience alone on the ocean has lead her to see it in a new light. Same as Sal explains that "A person had to go out and do things and see things, and I wondered, for the first time, if this had something to do with Gram and Gramps taking me on this trip" (Creech 244).Sal learns that walking in someone else's moccasins helps her see things for herself. Now she knows her mom won't be coming back, but on the trip she also gets a better idea of why her