Sweat trickled down the boy's forehead as he heard the clock's relentless tick tock grow louder and louder as if it was roaring in his ears. Pencil scratching, hands shaking, pages flipping, the classroom was a war zone for the boy. His shoulders were burdened with the ever growing weight of getting a good grade as the test continued. He was exhausted and drained, but he had to continue to keep The Plan alive. The Plan wasn't an outline of the boy's life—it was an instruction sheet. It spanned from the first day the boy entered school to the moment he would be buried into the ground. He designed his entire future, never leaving an empty space for life to take action. The boy knew that in order to be secure and successful in the future, everything …show more content…
The dull, beige four walls that prisoned her grew smaller and smaller with each passing and infuriating tick tock. The girl heard the humdrum song of the clock taunting her. "You are wasting your precious time in here," the clock jeered. The stuffy, warm classroom made her lightheaded while she randomly circled answers on the test. The girl couldn’t care less about some dumb test that had the audacity to try and tell her what she was worth in a materialistic society. Instead of being in a tiny cell filled with trivial tests, she yearned for the outside, for the carefree winds to sway her from one decision to the next. She needed to feel the warmth of the sun blanket her skin from head to toe, and the tall, emerald green grasses cushion her as she dozed off in a comfortable slumber. The girl felt like a daisy in the midst of a bed of roses; a tramp in a swarm of try-hards who only cared how much money would be rotting in their future bank accounts and trivial things like test scores. To the girl, it was ridiculous to have a plan for life. For life was a series of events that shaped and molded a person. It was unpredictable and wild, bouncing from one place to another and shedding light onto new experiences. Life guided her to look at everything in a new way by exposing her to different cultures. The girl had cleared her schedule so she could just ride the waves that life sent her way. Flexibility was her number one rule on how to live a happy life. She …show more content…
Ever since she was little, her entire life was planned out. She worked through her plan and kept her security all throughout high school, but the summer after graduation, her plan suddenly ended. My cousin struggled with finding her major and what she wanted to do in life. She had a period in her life where she didn’t know what to do. She didn't have a plan or anything along those lines. My cousin was terrified of the endless possibilities of what could happen to her and how life would sway her. But after a period of soul searching and a couple of good movies, she realized what she wanted to do. My cousin decided to become a film director. She found her passion, and she created another plan. Despite the new plan, my cousin also has decided to accept the events thrown at her and use them to her advantage. Being prepared is a good thing, but actively preventing life from intervening is dangerous. Doing this is makes you paranoid and scared of the future. Those who constantly plan out every step they take are scared of the unexplored and unknown darkness of life. These planners should be ready for the unknown, but they should also accept the unpredictable events life throws at them and use those event to their
The feeling that the Mr. Braaksma, Andrew is trying express is a feeling of discovery and value. Mr. Braaksma was able to witness what a possible life could be like without an education, which allowed for a deeper value in his efforts in his own school work. Mr. Braaksma never worried about attending school, and always planned to complete his high education without understanding what might come if he did not attend or complete. Further, Mr. Braaksma understood that his efforts shortly be more predominant, and shown from within his school work. A description given was that he would turn in re-writes for classes and just float on through.
On her short home visit she was able to see the different between her formal life and her new life. She was struggling to pay rent because her jobs didn’t pay her enough. In previous life she was only concern about writing and she did have to worry about rent money or finding a job.
From the very onset of the book, Julia had to grapple with the weight of her own thoughts and emotions, navigating complex situations, family expectations, academic pressure, and cultural expectations. Julia’s self-discovery through her battle with depression enriches the narrative of struggles within adolescence. Teenagers who come from multicultural or ethnic backgrounds can relate to Julia’s struggles because they want to prove themselves to their own families and create a life for
This schooling occurs close to three quarters of the course of the year, for twelve years and maybe even more. He calls this routine “deadly,” and the schools in which this is occurring are “forced confinement” and “virtual factories of childishness.” Children are told when they are going to do something, they receive a schedule made for them and must go to them at the assigned time, usually at the sound of the bell. The schools themselves “all too often resemble prisons.” This abrupt truth makes people realize that getting an education would be difficult to do, considering the teachers closely resemble the boring and controlled environment, the students must learn in. These factories where children are “shaped and fashioned” into a product of society’s “specifications.” This negative tone and views really allows the reader to see that school environments are not beneficial to everyone and can be quite negative.
One of the most important things in a majority of people’s lives is figuring out their purpose in the world. Often times, people start thinking about the meaning of their existence from a young age, and often throughout their adulthood. Realizing one’s purpose in life is often fueled by personal events, connections with other people, and one’s upbringing. Likewise, The situations that people are exposed to in the world when they are young influences their perspective on the meaning of their existence in society. Similarly, Cosima Nolina, the protagonist of Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver, must decide what she wants to do with her life and how her existence would benefit the world she lives in.
The morning was foggy and I could see the front of my school through my window. It was a nice sight to see. I walked into the kitchen to make myself a bowl of cereal and there she was with her head down on the table. I could tell that she arrived a couple of hours ago because the tears hadn’t dried from her cheeks yet. I got myself ready gave her a kiss on her forehead and headed off to school. I had walked into class eager to see what my teacher Mrs. Padron had in store for today. Every single day there was something new to learn and there’s something about that infinite nature of learning that really appealed to me as a child. I cherished those 7 hours I spent in class the most I could and I dreaded the mere thought of having to go home where I would have to face the
Like all kids my age, I’ve dreamed of success. I always subconsciously wanted to be known or be recognized for something. However, it was clear that I set up my life in a way that was inconceivable. My daily behavior revolved around apprehension. But, after reading this book, I reevaluated my attitude toward life. I didn’t have an immediate revelation, but it was clear that my personality was formed solely by negativity. In my mind, I was just a teenager “being myself,” but this was not going to give me the fulfillment that I envisioned. Deep down, I wanted to explore. I wanted to see new places and meet new people. However, I was set up as someone that will have a life that would be dictated by the fear of uncertainty. After this realization, it was clear I had two
It is the dream of all to live a life of greatness; where one belongs, and leaves only the best legacy behind. To have such a life is to have meaning, something which every person looks for. Sadly, due to relentless factors in one’s life this search for meaning doesn’t always work. In Chocolat, Lasse Hallstrom demonstrates how an individual seeks to create a meaningful life, revealing how time and opportunity affect what an individual wants in their life.
Williams begins her book Jules on Schools, by starting at the beginning of the school year. She explains the anticipation and potential of the future student that will enter the classroom. As students enter the classroom there are many unknowns, according to Williams, “We don’t know if we will enter situations in which we, or our children, will be cared for, inspired, invented, or imparted. We don't’ know what will be unlocked, overlooked or which ambitions will take fire or wither. We truly face the unknown each year” (pg. 5) As students enter the classroom the teacher does not know on the first day each student’s potential.
He had dreams and hope and he wanted to achieve them. He was frustrated due to the lack of opportunities and resources in his rez. His frustration crosses the limit when he sees his mother’s name on the geometry book; he was reading a book that is at least thirty years old. Then, Junior decides to fight back. He knew he had to do something, but he just needed a push. He gets the push he needed from his geometry teacher, Mr. P, whom he threw the geometry book at. Mr. P motivates Junior that he cannot give up like everyone else in the rez; he tells him to go somewhere else where he can save his dreams and hope. Therefore, he decides to go to Reardan, an all white school, which is twenty-two miles away from his rez.
Looming in front of me was something new, a fresh start. Despite being this, it seemed cold and trying, something that sent shivers down my spine. Mixed emotions of uncertainty and optimism had filled my first day of middle school; and as my final year is drawing to a close, I realize that this place-this transitional time in my life- is something that I never want to leave. I created a home away from home, and a family, over the short three years spent learning here. Each school year, from first to concluding, brought new experiences in which have altered my life. These are the things that I am hoping to carry over into high school-my next chapter. Every experience in which middle school has brought leaves me changed indefinitely, shaped for the future ahead.
In Boy’s Life, Cory Mackenson is excited that it’s the last day of school. When he’s waiting in the classroom to be “freed” from school by his teacher, the bell finally rings. “Rinnng! We all jumped up, like parts of the same squirming insect.” He feels happiness about his summer and being free of school. “I ran out along the corridor,my arms unencumbered by books,my mind unencumbered by facts and figures,quotations and dates. I ran out into the golden sunlight,and my summer has begun.”This shows how excited Cory Mackenson was to have his freedom
There is not a single person in existence who speaks so highly of life like Jennifer Mullings does. The third-world country of Jamaica has made her the happiest woman alive. Jamaica is the place she found her talent and passion for the culinary arts. “Food is life, and life is good at my house”, she said. She did not always live the way she does now, however. Her days in the past were tough, but that is part of the reason how she got to where she is. She somehow was able to turn her worst experiences into incredible, new chapters of her life.
When we were traveling to America we faced many difficulties, but once we made it to our Aunt's house in Virginia we knew it was going to be a great, yet grueling experience. When I first started going to school it seemed as if I was on another planet. Everyone looked different, spoke a strange language, and had a distinct mindset then me; the life of a kid should seem easy because there isn’t anything to worry about, yet worrying about everything was my coping mechanism. When I entered middle school depression and anger hit me like a freight train, so much to the point where I almost committed suicide. Fighting my so called friends for “fun” and not caring about my future was my life for those
In Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Chris McCandless leaves society behind and all of its possessions to go live in the wild alone. Chris McCandless had given $24,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new name for himself. What makes a person decide to leave their friends and family in the past and move forward with a new name and a new goal in life? What makes them choose solitary over society? Once Chris left, one of the first things he did was change his name to Alexander Supertramp,” No longer would he answer to Chris McCandless; he was now Alexander Supertramp, master of his own destiny” (23).