The 360 Research Paper

After a short ten-minute walk home from school, when I finally arrived at my house, I flopped onto the couch. It was a Friday afternoon, and I was ready for the football game that night, and for the weekend to begin. My mom was sitting on the couch across from me and asked me how my day at school was. I described to her what had happened that day, and the stuff we did in my classes. As we get done talking about school, she inquired

One morning after a long night, my mom and I were lying comfortably on the couch watching movies, as usual, then my mom gave me permission to hang out with my friends for the day. It was very strange, but I was fine with it, I

My alarm went off at 6:30 I clicked snooze and got off the couch and went upstairs to the bed and laid back down. Then I plugged my phone up into my charger and set my alarm for 7:25 and went back to sleep. When it went off again to wake me up and I got up and went straight to my mom to remind her that I'm going out of town for the weekend and she asked me about everything again to make sure everything was okay and reminded me about my orthodontist appointment. So, I ran my shower picked out my outfit for the day and then jumped in the shower, then when I got out my momma was asking me where her phone was. I said it was on the bed, she said no it was not and then I called her phone and walked out to the ironing board. That's when she found it and I asked for my card once again and she gave it to me and said don’t spend all your money now.

When I first heard about "impact 360" about a year ago, I will admit that I was fairly opposed to the entire idea of a "Gap Year". From what I had seen, it seemed like an idea someone had come up with, in order to delay the start of the responsibilities of college and life. I ignored the many attempts from my mother and her friend Renee Hernandez, (who is involved with the program), to get me to just look into what it was all about. I wrongly perceived that every gap year program was essentially the same. And from the program's I had looked at they all seemed to be about taking a year off of life's responsibilities, and relaxing with other people your age. That didn't interest me in the slightest, I wanted to graduate high school, and go and conquer college and eventually the world.

We both wanted to ride the same thing first so we stood in line and waiting to go on. When we got close to the front you could see the name of the ride it was called fire ball. That name just makes it seem fast the ride was a circle shaped of obesely its going to be fast. So finally they opened that little gate so we could enter, there was these steps you had to walk up then we sat the third seat from the front. Then the ride stared moving side to side it scare me I just sat there terrified and screaming that is how scared I was. Then it started going side to side even fast to were half of the people on the ride were upside down an I was one of them so I stared freaking out and laughing I could control myself then I look over at my sister and she’s screaming her head off. That mad me laugh even more then it stared go even faster and it got to the point were everyone was upside down and there was a moment were when everyone was at the top it stopped and stayed there for a few seconds then finally it went in a couple more circles then it was

It was a beautiful day.I just got home from school, my brother and I walked through the door. We got some special news. That my mom would tell us individually.

When I woke up a walk down stairs and I was wondering where my mom was because we are supposed to go to 6 flags today. I was so excited I couldn't wait. Then I ran up to my mom's room and there she is sleeping in her bed. I yelled WAKE UP we are supposed to go to 6 flags today. She said oh I forgot then we both jumped in the shower before we left. Then we were on our way to 6 flags. We left at 8:00am so she said we would be there at 10:00am. ZOOM!!! the car went by us in a flash. We barely saw it. Then my mom gave me a large box when we stopped at kwik trip. She said I couldn't open it till tomorrow. Then we got back on the road. I was listening to the music for most of the ride. Then there it was my favorite song was on. I told my mom to crank it up.

I woke up on a beautiful saturday morning.The sun was flashing through my curtains. All of a sudden my mom burst through my door with a huge smile on her face.

I woke up to my mom soft rapping on my door getting up dressed in my baby blue boxers and open the door as I wipe my eyes stretching as I ask her what she needs. She tells

It was a rainy afternoon, and I was running on the treadmill. The house was hot - no- humid, so I was gross and sweaty. I had finished 15 minutes done, then the phone rang…. I stopped the machine, then took off my earbuds. My mother grabbed it, and nods and questions the caller, scratching the back

I got out of the shower and my phone was ringing. I didn’t want to answer it because it I had to dry my hair. When I was done I called back whoever was calling me and it turns out it was my mom. ”Hello” I answered

Mama shoved me under Daddy's church desk, and laid on top of me with her hand over my mouth. I broke free long enough to say, "Daddy's flying away, Mama."

So the days passed and my birthday was coming soon and I ask my grandparents if my mom was going to come to my party so they said no I got sad because I wanted to see my mom again 1 week later I woke up and I said is my birthday I got so excited because all of my cousins were coming but I forgot about my mom so my party started and my grandma was calling and she told me that my mom was on the phone so I went and talk to her she said happy birthday to me and then I gave the phone back to my grandma and I went to play Then the hours passed and my party had ended.

It was finally time for me to drive. I was so nervous I got in the car and put my foot on the break and started the car. I put it into gear and backed up. Then I made a sharp turn into my backyard. That’s when I seen my sister with the water hose. That when I parked the car and turned it off. I was so proud of myself when I got out of the car. I soon went over to my sister and mom. They both stated, “it’s time to wash the car” I was also ready to clean the car. I then help wash the car off and scrub the tires

Jan told my sister that the new group, the Dance Boys, was at the mall.