Nealy is eight years old and is going to be a third grader at Trinity Lutheran School in Janesville, Minnesota this September. She turned eight years old on May 22nd, 2015. She is the oldest in her family. She has two younger brothers ages six and four. Nealy hit all the developmental milestones while growing up. She has never incurred any health problems; her vision and hearing are great. However, she can have “selective hearing” at times according to her mother. Her mother received a BS in Child-Life
the junkyard where my unit was.” “Stay put,” the man on the radio commanded, “Reinforcements will be there soon.” “Copy.” Anderson put down the weapon against a broken car and pulled out a cigaret and his lighter. As he lit the cigarette he noticed a noise coming from a dark tunnel covered by remains of broken cars. He decided to inspect, bringing his weapon back to the
powerful film about the story of a young girl whose passion and determination empowers her to tackle the obstacles she faces, even when all the odds are against her. Gil Netter’s production of this film is based on Mary O’Hara’s children's novel, My Friend Flicka. Being directed under Michael Mayer, this is the story of “the only daughter in a long line of ranchers,” (Netter & Mayer, 2006), and how finds her “Flicka”. Flicka meaning strong, young girl whose beauty shines brighter than anything else
I feel that when my parents were thinking of having kids the thought of how many they wanted didn’t cross their minds. My parents had eight kids all together and I feel that eight is too many at times, but I still wouldn’t want to have it any other way. Growing up with so many people has given me the opportunity to experience seven different personalities and how to get on their nerves. Having this many siblings has its’ ups and downs from transportation to fist fight because someone ate someone
Across the Disney canon, a hero follows the monomyth; there is a call to adventure that is aided by some sort of supernatural aid, the hero then begins to transform while facing challenges or temptations, these challenges make the character worthy morally and emotionally worthy of our awe. At one point the character will have a revelation where a transformation will take place and the old them will “die” and they will be “reborn” with new understanding. Then the character will return with their reward
see my friend who was with me getting ready to jump. Chris had been skydiving before, knew all the basics and would go everyday if he could. My best friend Chris wasn’t afraid of anything and jumped out of the plane as soon as the instructor said it was okay. It wasn’t a surprise that Chris wasn’t afraid of skydiving. He’s 6’ 4”, plays college football and is built like an ox. Unlike me who is short, skinny and president of the student body. As I looked down into the plain sky, I saw Chris going
for college, he was in my group which focused with people wanting to pursue mathematics and science. My first impression of Chris, was that he seemed like a very quiet and reserved person. When asked what he would like to be called he responded “Ice Cream Jimmy” this made me think he was the kind of person who likes to make others laugh. Four weeks later, I can still say we are adapting to the college life, yet I can not say I’m close to Chris, but I think I was correct about my predictions at Welcome
crazy. Whatever happened to our normal meet up place?... Not really my scene…Alright… Alright, I’ll stop by.” Cander hangs up the phone, he inhales deeply and slumps his shoulders, knowing full well the type of place he’s going into.
the moment that I felt pain in my right shoulder. I considered myself lucky to have never experienced a significant injury until one event changed everything. I was in ninth grade at Spanish Fork Junior High. It was lunch time. When you attend junior high you don’t get recess like you do in elementary where you can go play on the playground with all of your friends. Instead you can go run and play on all the huge soccer fields. That’s exactly what my friends Tori, Chris, and Daniela and I decided to
the moment that I felt pain in my right shoulder. I considered myself lucky to have never experienced a significant injury until one event changed everything. I was in ninth grade at Spanish Fork Junior High. It was lunch time. When you attend junior high you don’t get recess like you do in elementary where you can go play on the playground with all of your friends. Instead you can go run and play on all the huge soccer fields. That’s exactly what my friends Tori, Chris, and Daniela and I decided to