The Day That Changed My Life

I knew something was wrong. The next two weeks went by with the exact symptoms; my stomach was in a knot, the smell of food made me want to vomit, and all I wanted to do was sleep. One afternoon I finally made myself take a pregnancy test. The faded second line had my heart into a million pieces. At seventeen years old I Brooke Nardoni was pregnant. As I was hysterically bailed my eyes out and thought my life was over. I ended up telling my mom the next day after school. We both cried what has happened but she encouraged me that I would do the right thing and she would be by my side every step of the way no matter what I choose to do with my

There were several times in which I felt like it would be easier to give up, but I knew I needed to get my diploma. The odds were against me . . . “you’re not going to graduate, you’re never going to do anything with your life,” my father would say, when we’d get into a disagreement. As much as I despised such words; eventually, I welcomed them with open arms. They sparked a motivation in me that I never knew I held before. I couldn’t wait to show him and everyone else who had ever doubted me, that I would

For some unknown reason I do not recall any memories past my elementary school years. So who knows when I learned how to read and write? It’s funny to say that this is the whole point to this essay. Thinking about it I could always lie about it and just embellish the truth. But then again why should I lie about how my supposed mother first taught me the ABC’s with some flash cards or how she would read to me at night. When none of this true. I simply don’t remember, but if I did it would probably be the most boring thing ever. My story doesn’t began until the 7th grade. Who would have known that it was by a librarian that my passion for reading began when she showed how us book trailers. They were these mini clips that would form these books to seem like movies. It was a trailer on

Sunday, December 9, 2012, not understanding the sudden mood swing, without explanation, in a week’s time, I took an at home pregnancy test. A very faded blue line barely appeared on the testing strip. I immediately

As a young girl I had a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge, which unfortunately waned as I entered my teen years. While attending Jenks High School, I met a young man who was to become my future husband. Like many young girls; I dreamt of getting married, becoming a mom, and starting a family. The need for a good education became increasingly unnecessary in my young, naive mind; after all, I was going to be a stay at home wife and mother, marrying a man that came from a family experiencing incredible financial success. So with all the wisdom of a seventeen year old girl, I made the decision to drop out of high school and get married, giving birth to my daughter almost two months after my eighteenth birthday. As we all know, in real life, there are rarely fairytale happy endings and no, we did not live happily ever after.

I was born into a prestigious family who has raised me to have proper etiquette , show respect, and have chivalrous qualities. Throughout my life, I was always viewed as the “child of god,” the boy that “never lies,” the one who“ would never do that , that's not like him.” On the contrary, the truth is that nobody is perfect nor innocent, including myself. People such as myself receive judgements such as these periodically due to the fact that we have learned how to keep our personal lives private. For this reason, for people such as myself, we have difficulties expressing ourselves. This is just a glimpse of my background so you could have a better understanding of my point of view .

An accident last year changed my attitude towards life . That accident had a great impact on me , it taught me to treasure what i have and to treasure those people around me more . Although the accident was not life threatening , it was still the scariest thing i had ever been through in life . It was an accident that no one would have expected and wanted it to happen .

The day that changed my perspective of life for the better through the challenges faced by others close to me.

It was a prolonged three months. My heart trembled and my hands twitched while I opened up a box of pregnancy tests. Realizing how hesitant and scared I was, I dropped the first pregnancy test into the toilet. “Plop,” was all I heard; and I inhaled a deep breath of worries. Thank god, I purchased a box that came with two pregnancy tests. Bent down beside the toilet, I grossly grabbed the first test that I had dropped in the toilet and tossed it in the trash. Quickly, I opened the other test, but this time, held it tightly, like my freedom was taken away from me. I slouch on the toilet seat and did my business fearing that my young days were over. As I slowing moved my hand to see the results, I saw two pink lines. My heart sank and I knew

A life-changing event is not something to be taken lightly. Throughout our lives, we encounter many obstacles and changes, some of which bring us joy and excitement, others of which may be hard for us to handle. When I look back on my relatively short life, it may, at first, be hard for me to think of an event that has truly molded and shaped the person that I am today. I have encountered several changes, but at the time, they felt like mere speed bumps along my path. Looking back now, it is easy for me to see that these changes were not by chance, but were placed in my path to form the person that I am today.

There are many different life changing events that can change your life. Sometimes things happen in people’s life and they can’t do anything about it. Changes can be good and sometimes it can be a terrible thing that results in a positive turn in one’s life. Change is a part of life that no one looks forward to. Everyone’s life changes at some point. Life is full of many unexpected challenges that will be thrown in your face at any place and any time. People learn and grow from every experience that they go through in life. Some of the events that have changed my life was losing my grandmother, graduation, and going to college. Changes come almost every day in my life.

What Was The Day That Changed Our Lives?It was on a Tuesday morning September 11, 2001 other wise known as 9-11. That was a terrible day for everyone, there were thousands of lives lost due to an attack by Islamic Terrorists group Al-Qaeda. Throughout my essay I’m going to discuss more on what happened on this day.

There have been very few events throughout my lifetime that I feel have impacted or inspired me with such noteworthiness and that I know will change my outlook on the world and affect me forever. One of those events occurred when I traveled to Portugal, my parent’s homeland. From this excursion in 2007, I learned the importance of family, most importantly the distant kind. It provided me with a totally different perspective on the world and how large and extended one’s family can really be; even across cultures and continents. I felt so fortunate learning this lesson at a young age and growing to appreciate the ideals I was brought up with as a child. The family I have in Portugal has always been there; however, their faces have aged and

The most important day of my life that I remember of is when my parents told me that we are moving to somewhere magical. They told me that this is a way where my family can start something new and from this point on we will succeed in life. This magical place that my parents mentioned had a marvellous education system, a caring population and everything the place provided was accessible. I dreamt of this new place for many nights as a 8 year old, I was awakened of the idea of “ new start”. On the 24th of August, 2008, my family packed the bags and moved to Mississauga, Ontario.

It was a bone chilling January night; my mom received a call at about 11:15 PM, a call that changed my life forever. My Aunt June was on the other line. She was crying so hard my mother could barely understand her. Through the sobbing my mom finally understood that Brian, my cousin, had been in a horrible accident and she didn’t know how bad it was. My mother jumped out of the bed after she hung up the phone. She screamed up the stairs at my sister and me; it was a nerve shrilling scream. I could hear fear in her voice. My mom was always yelling at us growing up if we forgot to do something. She would even get us out of bed to finish something that wasn’t done completely. This particular