Life Has Changed My Life

“Dad stopped the car out in the middle of the desert, and we slept under the stars.” (pg. 57)

I find my peace in mornings spent pretty much just like the once growing up, except now I drink my coffee black. People release their stress and find comfort in many different things, I find my comfort through prayer. I take that time first thing in my morning to share my thanks and lay down my burdens, also to mentally balance out my priorities. I perceive the Bible to be a book with great guidance with how I treat those around me. It is a very spiritually uplifting book for my life. I also find it beneficial, before I grab my coffee, to spend time stretching. Downward dog and warrior two are my favorite poses, they get my blood flowing to wake up my mind and limber my body.

Sitting in his pale and muted armchair, he twists, turns, and presses the buttons and knobs of his radio, with much determination. Ogden quickly glanced out of the window and was surprised to see rain and what looked like a storm forming. He the took a swift look at the clock on his desk. It was already six in the morning. With a sigh of defeat, once again he has to come to terms that it was another unsuccessful night. He was starting to hobble down the stairs with weary legs, ready to head to bed and sleep through the sunrise and awake at sunset, repeating his usual routine.

The Land of Open Graves was a dynamic piece that followed stories of the Mexican-American Border land through a series of anthology-like stories. What made chapters 1 -5 so impactful were the ways in which the stories were conveyed. The author began with a tale of people scouring the desert for undocumented, human remains. Then there was a fictitious journal that mimicked the reality of four migrant workers. Other entries included an explanation of death in the desert, the following of humor in migrant workers and life in the deported role. Although all of these different stories seem divergent, they have central theme that the author draws on throughout the first 100 pages – the unparalleled hostility and negligence perpetrated by the government. The author is adamant about the idea of “Prevention Through Deterrence” and the harsh reality about the border and the way the United States treat those who cross the border. I would like to explain my reaction to each of the chapters below.

He’d lost his leg to a spinning mule last year, so having no job he could sleep in as late as he wanted. I glanced at my parent’s bed and realized in alarm that they weren’t there. My parents had to get up at 4 in the morning so they could make it to the coal mines. They must’ve already left. Which meant that I was late.

shape the world. This date to me not only is my birthday, but this is the date that a major change

It had taken some rearranging, but the Payne’s were going to have to share a room, with each of her sisters and their husband bedding in one of the girl’s double beds. Pa grumbled the most when he was sent out to the shed to share the space with his sons, who had been carried there earlier. Alma sensibly pointed out that the senior Paynes couldn’t be expected to sleep in the shed and Ma’s bed had taken over the parlor. Still, he took some persuading to go back out into the pounding rain and race to the barn. Finally, Alma propped her legs on the edge of the bed and slept the night away in the bedside rocker. The day had been long and hard and she was exhausted. She had planned to sit through the night with Ma anyway. But if Ma stirred, she didn’t call enough to wake

Q “‘So, you’re father showed you the whole kingdom did he?’ ‘Everything.’ ‘Did he show you what’s beyond that rise on the modern border?’ ‘Well no… He said I can’t go there…’ ‘And he’s absolutely right, far too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there.’ ‘Well I’m Brave!’” (Hahn, Don)

On August 11th, I arrived at North Carolina Central ready to begin my journey. It was extremely hot that day, with so many people standing around moving things in. Me and my family got out the

When the sun went down the tequila came out, and the mariachi bands played until the last drunkard stumbled home. Jay thought of the orchestra on the Titanic the first time he went down there, but the visual was far too disturbing, so he took another shot. Ever since Jay had taken half of his retirement fund and put it into this trip, he’d been waiting to find something about Mexico, something that would make his heart anchor itself and say; “Nope, no way, buddy. It’s here or nowhere.” That didn’t happen for the first eleven days he was there, and by then, Jay was sunburnt and liquored up enough to believe that it never

It was one life-changing experience I was seven years old when I became grateful for the things that I had. I remember packing for this big trip my parents were planning for a year now. I precisely recall my mother telling me to go through my closet and pick clothes I did not use to give away, I didn't know why, but I didn't ask, I just did it. As the day got closer I remember my parents had accumulated a great amount of things to give away. I quite didn't understand why they were gathering so many things and for what reason.

An accident can happen to anyone at any time. It is so unusual and it happens because of our unwillingness and careless. I have heard news about people getting car accident in radio and TV. But this time I have experienced a nightmare incident in my life. I feel that everything happens for a reason .This is why my life has changed into a different one. Our life is designed in such a way that we have to learn various information as we grow up and we will learn by doing certain mistakes. Accident can amend your life in numerous manner: Realization of several mistakes, beginning of new sort of life, and lowers the level of quality of life.

In life we all have something that has changed the way we perceive things. Most things that change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience, it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated their pets the same way they treated their children. My perception on dogs or pets in general definitely changed. Throughout this paper you will see why I am a totally different person because of a dog that entered my life.

Everyone has that one experience that makes them look at life with a new set of eyes. My life changing experience happened a little earlier than most. It was the summer before first grade. We had gotten an exceptional amount of rain in the past months even though it was summer. I did not notice, though, because summer was every six year old's favorite holiday, next to Christmas and their birthday. My summer was supposed to be like any other but it quickly took a turn. For the best or for the worst? That is debatable.

Where are we, I am asking my parents as I awaken from the back seat of our family car, it fills as if the sun is only miles away from me. I cannot believe that we have moved to the desert, ok not really, but Pecos, Texas feels like the desert. As we are coming into downtown, do not blink you may miss it, the sign on the bank reads 110 degrees and it is 1:09 in the afternoon. This is the first move that I can remember, I was 12 and it had changed my world completely, my two best friends, Febe and Angela will start a 8th grade without me I remember the three of us walking into Mathews Jr. High, on our 1st day in 7th, Febe said that the three of us would be a force to be reckoned with. I feel water in my eyes, my headache has returned, my chest is hurting also. My parents have made the decision to move us from Lubbock to Pecos.