Wake Me Up When September Ends

full-time job. What I notice among my peers is that a lot of them work as well, even students younger than me. Some of these people maintained a full-time job because they have to in order to live. Starting college meant that I had to make changes to my work schedule. My priority was to keep my 40 hours a week job and still be able to succeed in school. It was a factor that I had to hold up because I still had to pay for rent, utilities, and food to live. The sacrifice that I had to make was my social

On September 24, 2014, Shannon, Maya, and I were checked into a mental hospital after being stuck on an island known as Cypress Island for about a month. Cypress Island is a tropical island known for their unique fruit trees. The island has lots of fruits, but not all are edible. There are three other boys, Rhondo, Donatello, Jashando, on the island, but they were murdered by us. The story of their murders started on August 26, 2014, when our ship going to California crashed into Cypress Island.

In the book Milkweed, by Jerry Spinelli, the character Misha changes throughout the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Misha changes in many ways, including his name, identity, and personality. To understand this, one must look Misha’s behavior throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, Misha is naive. For example, he wonders why the other people are not thrilled to see the Jackboots marching. Furthermore, most people obviously would not be excited to see Nazi soldiers marching

When I was six years old, my grandpa left my life so suddenly that it didn’t feel real. My grandpa was the only father figure I had at that time since my father was still in the Philippines. When he left me I felt alone. I didn’t understand at that time, but my grandpa was the most impactful person in my life. I never got to tell him the one thing I should have told him. The morning was cold on that Thursday, you could feel the September breeze inside my room. As I arose from my bed, my mother came

of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens has much to say about a person’s mortal journey; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Our kids were growing up, and life was about to change radically for the Clarks and our future at Comfort Island. The fabric of our carefree existence was starting to show wear when in October of 2002, Kira was diagnosed with breast cancer. Doctors performed surgery and six months of treatment followed. It turned out that an unscrupulous insurance agent

life, and the family motto (Family First) pounding in my skull, I run towards Salim. The short one pushes me back, hard. My head narrowly misses a metal board as I slam into the wall. I look up to see the tall man pick up Salim and throw him over his shoulder, and they climb up the ladder into a helicopter. Then I black out. I had a dream or a nightmare, one of the two. It was September and me and Kat were extremely mad at my older siblings. They had ripped apart our room, and we wanted revenge. We

The institutions and beliefs that have harnessed our nation from its conception have taken hold of the United States’ people. From the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, to the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the United States of America has allowed fear to be a guide. Fear is still ingrained in today’s society and has led to generations numb and raw from years of prejudice, terror, and mistrust. Divided We Fall is a window into the past, present, and future as an

before everyone, including her found out, Aubrey and I were sitting in my room getting ready to go jetskiing when she was poking this lump on her lower abdomen that had been there for quite some time I just had always assumed it was from her being bloated. I asked her if she was ever going to go get it checked out because it was only big on her lower abdomen which was kind of odd. She told me that her and her mother made an appointment for the next week. A week goes by and I was on the phone with

a kid, he was guided at home until the age of 12 instead of go to government funded school. In any case, Patton needed to be a warrior more than whatever else, and he endeavored to conquer his dyslexia. His endeavors were remunerated in 1903 when he picked up acknowledgement into the Virginia Military Foundation. After a year of study, Patton was admitted to the U.S. Military Foundation at West Point, however insufficiencies in science postponed his graduation until 1909. He was then dispatched a

a kid, he was guided at home until the age of 12 instead of go to government funded school. In any case, Patton needed to be a warrior more than whatever else, and he endeavored to conquer his dyslexia. His endeavors were remunerated in 1903 when he picked up acknowledgement into the Virginia Military Foundation. After a year of study, Patton was admitted to the U.S. Military Foundation at West Point, however insufficiencies in science postponed his graduation until 1909. He was then dispatched a