Not many individuals can say that they’ve lived in two completely completely different environments, and technically neither can I. I’ve lived in the identical home in the identical Connecticut city my complete life, however lots of my childhood and teenage years have been spent visiting my household in New York Metropolis. Wethersfield is a typical […]

“Hey dude.” “Dude!” “Duuuuude. Not cool.” Anyone younger than the age of 80 has definitely heard the term “dude” used frequently, and most likely used it themselves. In its modern context, dude does not mean anything close to what it is described as in the dictionary. As with all words, its meaning has evolved over […]

When my life was shortly falling out of my arms and actuality wasn’t inside attain, I felt helpless. I wanted to discover a method out by some means, somebody or one thing to affect me in a greater method by serving to me out of the most important gap I had dug myself into. All […]

When life offers you 100 causes to cry, present life that you’ve a thousand causes to smile. Unknown I really like this quote. With its give attention to braveness and self-discipline, it’s one thing I’ve triumphantly come to personal during the last two years. My childhood has not been idyllic: I’ve suffered monumental loss and […]

I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at six years old. It was a struggle both before and after the diagnosis. For people who do not know what Tourette syndrome is, it’s a neurological disorder that causes me to make loud sounds, have spasms and say or do things that I don’t mean. For example, I […]

300 steps later, I’d finally arrived at the top. I began to hate the thick, baggy khakis and was having trouble adjusting to the constant itch of the lanyard around my neck. I hardly noticed the sun beating down on me as I heard the splash of water and children screaming, echoing off the massive […]

Music Makes Sense by N. S., Cranston, RI To most, those small black dots and lines on paper seem overwhelming and confusing, but to me they make perfect sense. Although complicated and challenging at times, music is a part of who I am. Between the music I play in the band room and the music […]

The sounds of bats cracking and overbearing dad and mom screaming surrounded me on my stroll to the quads. A cumbersome pink bag weighing me down due to my fragile measurement was the first indication that I used to be new to this sport. It solely acquired worse as I entered the dugout and unzipped […]

The biggest problem that this world is facing is the huge gap between the wealth of people living within the same countries. This gap is demonstrated through the massive amount of differences between the lifestyles, access to medicine, and opportunities of the rich and successful upper class and the lowest class of poor or homeless […]

I see only steps. My chest is heaving and my breath shakes, hyperventilating at a rapid pace. Ten more steps, move girl move! My legs protest, refusing to listen to the signals my brain sends commanding them to lift and proceed forward. A rough hand reaches down pulling me up a little higher. Five more […]