Defining Moment Essay

The summer before my sophomore year, my cross country coach challenged our team to run 400 miles over the summer in preparation for the oncoming season. Numerous athletes on our team participated, including myself. Equating to running over four miles a day, it was not going to be effortless, however the challenge sparked a drive for success in me, and I was determined to satisfy that drive. In the final weeks, I grew excited as the finish drew near, and I eclipsed the 400 mile mark with a day to

Pressure builds all around me, my head swimming in emotions and the loud thumping from my blood flow. My heart rate is out of control, but this is becoming a normal routine for me. The clock on the wall reads 4:32am; so I pull on some pants, grab a pack of cigarettes and my earphones. The world is always so quiet at this time, no one expects anything of anyone. All the cars along the highway lessen as dawn comes, but there’ll be a rush again soon. The tiles under my feet clink as I walk, but the

We have all failed at something once in our lifetime; For me, it’s hard when I fail, because I play soccer and when you can’t shoot on the goal or pass well people will produce laughter at you. I’m that one person that can’t shoot well on the goal because of my hips; Remarkably every time I shoot the ball it's an aching discomfort that won’t go away in my hips. I don’t know why it's in so much pain, but it hurts to point where I can’t run or walk; Sometimes I just have to push through and earn the

I casually walked through the park on a crisp summer day with morning dew smell still lingering in the air. Nobody is out during this time as usual. Only people awake during this hour are morning joggers and dog walkers. Of course, there was also a mother who was playing with her toddler. She catches her chocolate-brown son and tickles him, and they laugh and trip and fall together onto the floor and laugh harder. I walked by just to say hello to them as they waved back to me. I had set myself to

It was a casual sunny mall day on a Tuesday afternoon. It was the kind of day where you get front row parking and never stand in line to check-out. It was just my toddler son and I needlessly getting out of the house to enjoy a bit of cool mall air. Our first stop is always the playground but I had to grab a few Auntie Ann’s soft pretzels to munch on while I watched him at play. Being pregnant, I simply could not resist the buttery-baked aroma circulating the air. After contemplating cinnamon sugar

He tied his boat off and started to climb the cliffs. He knew that no one had lived to tell what was behind the cloud, but still he climbed. He climbed so high he could almost touch the sky. Zack kept climbing and climbing once he reached the top of the rock he had this rush that made him feel like he was gonna pass out. He decided to sit down and take a sip of water he sat there for an hour, after he got up and started climbing more cliffs. Zack saw this huge cave so he decided to walk inside

out of my front door. When I heard the crash of the heavy plaster planter against the entryway tiles, I crept out of my bed like a child after bedtime, afraid of the scene I might find. I was met with a slamming door and a possession in pieces. In a moment of confusion and indignation, I drew a line in the spilled soil with my bare foot. Internally, I told myself he had crossed the line for good. Dominic had always been neurotic, a little dangerous, and quick to annoy. Now, Dominic is dead. I was

I found myself inundated by the music that was surrounding me. The music was unknown to my ears, but still I danced my way through the crowd. It was so loud that I could grab the music notes in the air and save them in my pockets. I couldn’t even hear myself think. The lights, the atmosphere, everything surrounding me made me feel like I could live forever. Just when the second song was about to be finished, I felt a drop of water running through my cheek. “I can’t be crying,” I thought to myself

I jumped out of bed, it was time I thought the time I had been waiting for so long, I ran over and to my nightstand and grabbed the socks and jumped all the stairs, I felt like I could fly, until I hit the ground and rolled. Then I hurried over to the front door and grabbed my shoes, Come on! My dad said from the car outside, and right as I left I could hear my brothers yelling at me,”go back to bed!”, no I yelled from the door and ran outside still feeling pleased with myself, and my dad drove off

"Off we go!" Mama shouted. We (Gracie, Sarah, and me) were on our way to Carowinds, in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a very humid morning. I looked around and all I saw were the tall trees of the Blue Ridge Mountains. When we arrived, I made them ride the biggest roller coaster. It was called the Fury 325. I bet it was 5 miles long! The line was a long boring wait, but it was worth it. It was as long as the distance from Clay, to Ivydale. When we were going swiftly down the