“I movement that, as a result of everyone seems to be half asleep, the complete class should spin round in a circle and scream AwhoopSHHH ahhh!”‘ This movement not solely wakened the dormant members of my debate class, however it caught the attention of my debate trainer. He paused for a second, not figuring out […]

Can one person unite the world? Is it possible for the short-term actions of one individual to make a lasting impression on the global community? Like every other human being, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a dream. A dream in which opened the door to many strong and personal beliefs that would soon lead to […]

Consider the light for a long moment. Most people would say that they feel safer in the light. you can see everything, you’re more aware of your surroundings. While most people grew up being scared of the dark, having to rush from the light-switch to the bed to escape the monsters that would come out […]

On June 14, 2008, my sister referred to as me from upstairs in her normal irritated tone. I slowly trekked up the steps, questioning what I had carried out this time to harass her (was it my pigsty of a room? or did she discover out concerning the headphones I someway forgot to ask if […]

I still remember those book club days like they happened yesterday. All eleven of us third and fourth graders would find a spot on the library floor in a circle. Pillows propped, shoes taken off, and blankets brought out as everyone settled in. Our teacher would sit “pretzel style” on the floor in our circle, […]

Weak: how do we define this word? Some would define it as emotional in saying that tears are merely liquid weakness, while others would define it as physical, as if not being able to weight lift makes one weak. Two years ago if someone would have asked me to define the word weak, I would […]

“Don’t get your hopes up, he may not show up.”, quoting my mom about fifty or more times about my dad not showing up to pick my brother, sister, and me up for the weekend. My mom and dad got a divorce when I was only four years old. My older sister was only eight […]

“Mom! I found a new quilt pattern! It’ll be perfect for that baby quilt!” One of my favorite parts of quilting is finding a pattern. Instead of checking Facebook and seeing what my friends are up to, I spend my time googling “quilt patterns”. I find pictures and websites that show images of beautiful, intricate […]

My head swirls as I look for Orion and his glowing sword. I try to take in all the flickering, little lights in the night sky. Millions of stars gleam with vitality. My eyes sift through the sparkling dots above me. One dot moves towards me. Just when I start to think a star is […]

As a baby rising up in a predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood, I wasn’t thought of actually Asian, definitely not as I’d later uncover it to imply. I by no means seen that I used to be completely different. I believed I used to be identical to my greatest good friend Charlotte, who simply occurred […]