Personal Narrative: Bethany Gavin

Who am I. Who am I? I am the color orange, strong and fiery like a lion’s luxurious mane billowing in the savanna’s breeze. I am cheesy and dorky, similar to this introduction. I am Vicky Giuliano.

Amanda Davenport is committed to community. Davenport, single mother of two 20 year-old sons, shows her commitment in her perfect attendance as an ambassador. “Two years of perfect attendance has brought me to many new openings and events.” Davenport said, “This community is where I live and work, it is where I want to build lasting relationships and experience many new things in my life.

Have you ever loved one thing so much that you just can’t stop thinking about it? Well, running was that “thing” for 16-year-old track star Jessica Carlisle. She lived, breathed, and ate running every single day up until the accident. When her track team’s bus is coming home from their meet, they collide with another vehicle that is going the opposite way. One of their teammates’ dies and Jessica ends up losing her leg.

Mackenzie, I'm glad to see someone with the same beliefs as I. Religion was never forced upon me as a child, but I did go to church every Sunday and also to bible school. I went through a stage of questions as I was going through my confirmation. These questions that I came up with made me question everything because what I asked, always went unanswered. During a mission trip that I went on with my church my senior year, I was able to see that nothing can truly be answered by anyone but God. Many may disagree but to me its what I believe. After hearing stories of people struggling in their lives from taking care of a family with no money, having no food to eat, being homeless. I was able to realize that God put these people on earth to teach

I have for months been in apprehension that David would volunteer. Yet, joining the Army will be a terrible trial to me. He joined the Washington County Company commanded by Capt.Willet. They are now at Camp Cummings, the Fair ground. David sold his Pistol, got $25 for it, paid some of his little debts and we are preparing shirts with crochet work. He is very serious and deliberate about it, and the poor boy, he will be more so as the hardships thicken upon him. He was anxious to be called in.

Dakota your profiles is one of my favorites. I love how instead of interviewing a worker you interviewed your mom. No one would truly be able to give your story that special touch it needed other than your mom. Being able to get insight from someone who was really close to what was going on really brings your story to life. One comment I have would be to maybe talk about a specific memory that you will always remember. On a different note, my family loves disney world too! We are actually going over christmas break. No matter how many times we go the fun is always still there. I also know what you mean when you said "some of our biggest family fights, waiting in lines over three hours long, and spending countless amounts of money on overpriced

After sitting at the same desk for three years, I figured I was beyond seeing anything new I was wrong. Walking into the classroom was Carrie Underwood. My idol since like third grade. She walked in came right to my desk and handed me a poster of her. It was signed by her too! Then she told me to follow her. We got on her tour bus, my whole family was on there too. There was a concert in Orlando that I wanted to go to because she was going to sing at. So we got on a plane but nobody told me where we were going. We landed and went to our hotel and Carrie went to hers. We were just getting ready for bed and my mom said she had something fun planned for tomorrow. So I didn't really get much sleep that night but I got a couple hours if I did get

I spoke to the rest of our team, and it seems that you and them have a difference in views upon what’s been going on previously. For example, on Friday night, before ballet, you told me that Maddie Connor has texted you saying “Can I bitch to you about Mollie?” and she denies saying this. In fact, she told me that you had sent her that exact same text message. Her story fits better with previous information and what I know about Maddie’s personality and your personality.

I remember the weekend we first got Jenna like it was yesterday. I had been begging for a dog for a million years and my mom finally let me get one. Don’t tell Jenna this, but she wasn’t my first pick for a dog. Actually, I never even thought I’d get her.

As she walked away with the check and cash the phone buzzed, reading the message he smiled. Looking at her she didn't come across as someone sick, though you could never tell just by looking if someone was terminally ill. Often it was something inside, that ate away, only apparent at the end. A finger on his lips as he watched her open up the antique cash register and count out his change, which he did not want. For a moment he wondered, could he do it? Would it be worth it? She wasn't gorgeous, women like that only plan their own demise in the movies. No one in real life does it, and a gorgeous woman that a man instantly falls in love with, no one would do it. Or a madman.

As I was emptying out my purse today I found an old key I used to have to my ex boyfriend, Wilson’s, house. I told my best friend, Kayla, that I had found the key and she said to go see if it still works. I insisted that I just go give it back to him, but of course I let Kayla talk me into going over there. Kayla picked me up and we drove to his house, and no one was there. What did Kayla talk me into to? Well the key worked and I’m now sitting in his room. I got really nosey and decided to look through all his drawers in his dresser, his nightstand, and his desk. I did not find anything I wanted to find. I then proceeded to look between his mattress and I found a journal. I grabbed the journal and sat on his bed and read through his journal.

In the summer of 2016, I had the opportunity to work as a sales representative, reservationist and outdoor services agent. After having more than adequate time to reflect on this experience and learn more about the experience I had through my HB classes this past Fall and Spring, I was able to have a meeting with my boss and inform her on my thoughts to greatly improve an issue we could encounter daily. Erin Hills is a championship golf resort located in Erin, Wisconsin, about an hour west of Milwaukee. This resort is host to 18 holes that match up with some of the best championship golf courses in the world as well as 39 beds to host overnight guests. These beds are split up into five four-bed cottages as well as a lodge that can sleep 19

Everyday Maddy would come home from school and complain to her Dad about how much she hated being at Dunstan and how bored she was in Alexandra. Every day she would complain about how she needed a change but she didn’t know what she wanted. I thought the best option would be moving her down to Dunedin, this way she would have a different lifestyle. I had been looking into her moving down since the start of 2015, I had been following up on different schools around the area, Kavanagh College was the one that stood out the

I interviewed Apryl Patterson from Payless Shoe Stores. She is the Manager of the 11th Street location in Beaumont, Texas. She has been with the company for four years and Manager for 3 years. She supervises five associates at this location. Each associate performance is evaluated every month. The ranking is from one to five within the store and one to 60 in the district. The evaluations are on how well each associate’s conversion, sales, dollars per transaction, and units per transaction are for the month. If an associate is in the bottom two for two consecutive months they will be terminated. There is also an evaluation of the associate after they have been with the company for 12 months. This decides if they receive a pay raise or not.

Lastly and most importantly, I'm a daughter. Being any type of child to someone can bring much love but also a lot of hurting and responsibilities. When my sister was leaving for college it was very stressful for everyone, especially my mom because no matter how close you are with your children sending them to college in some small way feels like your losing them We have a big window looking outside into the front yard and street, l was sitting there done night reminiscing. My mother walked over and sat down beside me, we sat in silence for a while I looked over to her and she was heavily breathing, could smell some alcohol off her breathe.Tears we strolling down her face, she looked at me and said "Grace, know there's a lot going on, but just know that you can talk to me about anything I'll always be here.