Changing lives

both the outside and the inside. Excuses. Excuses. The thought was unavoidable, washing up on the shores of my mind whenever anyone asked me why I hadn’t gone for it yet. Whenever we spent time together. Whenever I thought of you at all. It began to live in my mind and have a mind of its own. You went abroad for the first time that summer. Three months in Spain. Just my luck. I missed you, for the first time as a friend. * * * Sophomore year came quickly, and I’d come to terms with my years-long depression

When Abibatou Diallo was first starting school, her name stopped being so hard to pronounce. Her name stopped being what she identified at all. Her teacher took her name and with no objections from Abibatou began calling her Abby. Thinking about being called Abibatou, just fills Abby with a weird feeling now. Not a single person has called her by her full name in such a long time, that it no longer holds any meaning to her. Abby’s name is just one example of how she has been forced to become Americanized

80 's was a bulky time used for me. It was this dot once I got deep and arduous into Music. Already from a musical genus, my own delicate shock into this playing field ongoing in the 80 's once I was listening to my well-chosen of tune. It became more than now an hobby or a hobby. I factually became a 'collector ' of songs 'listened to '. Yep..So as to can sound new but come again? I mean is I truly made each attempt and sought each opportunity to eavesdrop to all the songs so as to I possibly

freshmen year of college, I was extremely nervous for how my life was going to change. I was the first person in my family to go away for college, and I did not know what to expect on campus. I was curious as to how I was going to make friends. Having to live with someone else and share space also made me nervous. All the while trying to figure out what I wanted to major in and what I wanted to do with my life. With all of these thoughts swirling in my head, I went into move in day with kind of a negative

Top 20 most embarrassing moments caught on TV (-- removed HTML --) Embarrassing moments happen to everyone, but it’s only for some lucky ones that sometimes those moments are caught on TV. Check out the most embarrassing moments caught on TV. 1. Steve Harvey and Miss Universe No one will ever be able to forget when Steve Harvey was hosting the Miss Universe pageant and he called out the wrong name when he was announcing the winner. What made this whole thing even more embarrassing for Harvey

opportunities are widely known to be affected by environmental factors; thus, people who live in the city have a different experience than those who reside in small towns. There are many stereotypes associated with people who live in the city and people who live in a small town. A lot of stereotypes lean towards people who grow up in a small town do not have the chance to receive a finer education, or everyone who lives in the city are rude and arrogant. On contrary to these stereotypes, people raised

About a year ago, my father, my sister, and I, went to go attend a live concert because I had never viewed one before. Although, both my sister, and father had seen many concerts before me (thank you my beloved family for leaving me alone with no form of entertainment, every time you left for a concert). We planned to see the band Blink182, one of my family’s favorite punk rock bands, in Maine. There are three main parts to this wonderful journey, it begins with the drive, then the actual concert

Since I worked and went to school, it took me six years to get through four years worth of college. I earned by BA in Literature and Writing from CSUSM in 2005. More than seven years had passed since the evening of my conversation with Rebecca. I had long since lost contact with her, and my life veered way off course from seven and a half years earlier. Not knowing what I wanted to do with my Literature degree other than write led me to get the first job I could find. I worked in a shoe store part-time

Living On-Campus vs. Living Off-Campus When going off to college, choosing where to live is an important factor. One must choose to live on-campus or off-campus. This decision is one that a person must choose wisely. Where a person will choose to live will depend on their personal preferences. The differences in each choice will help one decide. Where a student chooses to live will be based on what best suits them and their personality. There are many good and bad things about living on and off

Many people argue that being a “youtuber” is a real job. Some people say people on youtube are just lazy and have no skills but the famous youtube channels earning six-figure incomes think they are just jealous. Being a youtuber is a real job. They put in enough time, work, and effort as any other job. They have to record, edit, animate, and clear any copyright laws before posting a video. There are videos that can be an easy thirty seconds and there are videos that are over an hour.