Personal Narrative: Jessie And Catherine

Unlike many of my peers, I wasn’t raised in Montgomery County. I was born in Savannah, Georgia on September 10th 1997. After Georgia we lived in Anchorage, Alaska. During that time my now 16 year old sister, Asha was born. After Alaska we packed up and moved to Fairfield, Ohio. My now 11 year old sister, Malea was born there. That’s where I ended up spending almost 12 years there.After moving constantly when I was younger due to my mom being in the Army, it was nice to be stable somewhere. We ended up moving to Gaithersburg after my mom got a promotion in D.C. I started my Junior year at Quince Orchard very scared and nervous. Luckily, I met some amazing people that helped adjust to the move. The move to Gaithersburg made me realize that I

Canton, Georgia was the city where I was raised from the time I was seven years old. The quiet neighborhood was where most of my friendships were developed. The majority of my friends rarely left Canton. We attended the same elementary, middle and high schools and played on the same sports teams. My upbringing is what most would consider a normal, American childhood. During the summer before my sophomore year in high school, we were given the opportunity to move to the city of Chicago for one year due to my father’s job which required relocation. That August we moved to Lincoln Park, a neighborhood in the city. Moving to Chicago was a new opportunity to live in a metropolitan city. Since I never lived outside of the suburbs, I was not sure what to expect. Jones College Prep, a highly

When you are a child it is supposed to be easy to making friends is supposed to be effortless, with sleepovers dominating your itinerary. However, this was not the case for this Grand Rapids native when I started off on my odyssey to the mysterious town of Portland. The move was terrifying for me, as I had just left my childhood home with a half-eaten package of Keebler cheese and peanut butter crackers grasped in my itty-bitty palms.

Patience is wearing thin , the shocking moment is almost here. Then a miracle happens! A beautiful brown eyed baby is born into this world.

When I was six I wanted to be Hannah Montanna. When I was 12 I still dreamed of becoming a pop-star, but figured I could have a second job too – just in case. I’m seventeen now and I’ve have read Maya Angalou and Ralph Waldo Emerson; I’ve studied American history, marvled at astounding scientific discoveries, and cheered for political revolutions. I've traveled to different states and analyzed geological features for the aesthetic beauty and for the geological history. I've done many things, the logical step here would be then for me to pick; speak or forever hold my peace, but in all honesty, I don't know what I want to be. My six-year old self would say it's because I've seen too much, I think it's because I haven't seen enough. I want to

I come from a place of proud people and independence; a place of worn church houses and of tear stained Bibles. I come from a place of shackles and chains made of coal that held my people in slavery and subjugation; a place of used needles and broken hearts. I come from Appalachia, and I will be heard. My roots run deep within me connecting me to the mountains where I was born. In my times of trials and tribulations. I look back to my roots and the people who worked so hard to get me to where I am. I find hope In those memories, they give me the strength to persevere and work towards my goals.

“Hey, terrorist,” a boy called out to me from across the classroom, drawing laughter from his friends. I pretended not to hear and stared into my book. It was a typical day in my life growing up as a first-generation American attending public school in a poor Bronx neighborhood. Being one of the few Indian kids there, I was relentlessly picked on. My school was desperately underfunded where teachers often spent their own money on supplies.

My name is Hailey Lynn Jones. My favorite sports are volleyball, softball and dance. I’ve been playing volleyball for one year now and i love it! Its probably my favorite sport. Ive been playing softball since fourth grade and its really fun to play. I usually play first or second base. Dance i've been doing dance since I was five years old and I used to do ballet and jazz, but now I do hip hop.

Lauren and the others in her group are in a new situation; they have to survive out of the walls. Lauren said, "Everyone who's surviving out here knows things that I need to know... I'll watch them, I'll listen to them, and I'll learn from them. If I don't, I'll be killed. And like I said, I intend to survive" (Butler 173). She's always focused on adapting to new situations - but one key to that is learning from others and bringing a group together to support each other.

R/s last week, Julia and Garrett (deceased) appeared intoxicated and Julia’s speech was slurred. R/s it was reported that Garrett was in car accident and he was intoxicated. R/s Garrett’s daughter Destiny (3) and another child Johnathan (6) was also in the car. R/s Julia has another daughter Kylee (5) in the home.

All I remember is running through the halls trying to find the closest closet or classroom with Debra when suddenly I tripped over her foot and everything goes black.

Moving from the car to the door, I sheathed the key into the lock and turned the doorknob quickly trying to escape the summer heat. Sounds of what was supposed to be the house alarm acknowledging my existence were muted over by whirling hot air, sizzling oil, chopping, and grating pans over the stovetop. Whiffs of fried rice and omelettes greeted me, luring me into the kitchen. The air was smoky and warm sunrays illuminated the room, creating a dazed, heavenly glow. Perched on three-legged stools before the marble island countertop sat my two older sisters, Lillian and Tracey, who were almost mirror images of each other. Both were slim, no taller than 5’2”, and had silky hair ombre-ed from black to a hazelnut brown, that softly brushed the tips of their shoulder blades, which made it difficult to tell who was who, especially from behind. They watched in excitement as their boyfriends prepared the food.

Although my sister, Shelby, is an amazing scholar and likes school, I am not fond of it. The only thing I like about school is that I get to talk and socialize with my friends, in person, on a daily basis. I am not a learning type of person, unless what I am learning falls under one of my interests. I am interested in hunting, fishing, video games, and making cool or funny videos. I would like to make Youtube videos for a living, because I can decide my own hours and I can make videos easily while playing games with my friends or I can make tutorials on a wide variety of topics, like fixing and cleaning guns, what fishing baits to use, how to switch parts on cars, or even exposing simple video game

One of my first and current best friend is Alfredo Diaz, I call him Freddy for short. I forgot how we met but so did he. Other of my since kinder friends are Kaylie and Johan. I'm still in contact with Kaylie. She also goes to Valley High School and I added her on Snapchat. I am no longer in contact with Johan, since he went to Segerstrom High School, he also did not have a phone or any social media, so I lost a close friend when I graduated from Carr Intermediate. The rest of my elementary school friends are a blur. I met a ton of great and amazing people when I went to middle school. My close friends of jr. college are Daisy and Giselle. Daisy is my girl bestie and Giselle is my friend that is a girl. I recreated some of my past friendships

Growing up in the small town of Greenville, Missouri everybody knew everybody. You went to school with the same people all your life. The same people you played sports with were the people you attended dances with and so on. Like I said, you knew all these folks. These were people you are always around, whether you liked it or not.