But back then this is all they had to hold onto was the dreaming of a better life. They were beat and embarrassed every day, they were belittled, and it happened every day. So the hope and dream is what they held on to. This is why she said she is reluctant to leave the pleasing views. She and everybody else knows that they are just
We only have 0ne life, unless of we believe in incarnation.....then we have more than one life. But shouldn't we live life to its fullest? Shouldn't we embrace every moment, even if that moment doesn't turn out so good? When you're lying on your death bed, wouldn't you rather want to be able to say "yea, I had fun, made some mistakes, but I don't regret it, I got to experience just about everything I wanted too." instead of "yea, i regret never going on a cruise or telling my sister how I really felt.
Being retained taught me a valuable lesson of taking education opportunities for granted. This lesson sparked a fire inside to never want the feeling of failure again. The news of being held back was devastating for me. In my mind everything seemed as if it was going downhill and I wanted to just give up on school. It was not until my Sunday school teacher told me that "Everyone falls sometime in life; it is the strong and determined that will get back up and start over again".
FreeWriting In the article, “FreeWriting”, Mr. Elbow states,” next time you write, notice how often you stop yourself from writing down something you were gonna write down. Or else cross out what’s been written. “Naturally” you say, “it wasn’t any good”. I can definitely relate to the view Peter Elbow takes in his article. Starting an assignment is always the hardest step for me .Like in the very beginning, when you are digging for words to tie your point together; it’s always a struggle building that creative momentum.
She said, “We are no spawn from the devil, we were born just like you.” “The only difference we have is the color of our skin.” “We work hard to support our families and we are just trying to live our only life as good as we can get.” “So please just take the time to realize that, and we will not cause harm to you in any such way as long as no harm is caused on us.” “ Maybe one day we can sit down, have a cup of tea, talk, and become friends.” At first the white people were very taken back by this. But a few weeks down the line the Younger’s noticed changes. There were no longer death threats on their door, and their garden was in one piece. The neighbors started to acknowledge them and greet them like they did to their fellow white neighbors. Walter Lee was so taken back by this that he was so happy Mama did what she did with the money because he believes that what he was going to use the money for would not of gotten him accepted within a white community.
I now know that there are less happy endings in life. I thought everyone I loved would never die, but that changed when my grandmother passed away past January. I thought I would have perfect vision and a beautiful brace less smile, but now I am wearing glasses and having to deal with not eating certain foods so that I will not break my brackets. Now I know that my life is a conflict that has blended the mentality of two ages: ten and sixteen to create a clearer image of my identity. I am the perfect blend of my bold, ten year old innocence of excitement and perfection, where everything I touch becomes mine and of my present mature and positive, sixteen year old self, who believes that through determination and the right kind of attitude, I can go far and be a blessing to others.
All about Me Jennifer Webb COLL 100 I026 Fall 11 American Public University Eleanor Hewitt My name is Jennifer Webb and I am going to write an essay about why I decided to go back to school. I got tired trying to found a decent job, I wanted my daughters to follow in myself steps and go to college. I learned that most jobs are looking for some kind of college degree. I have been out of school for awhile and so I was a little nervous but after getting started I feel more comfortable with going to school. I want my daughters to always know that you can never get to old to learn new things.
I have family members who are always saying negative things to me like- “It’s too expensive to attend college,” you’ll never find time,” it’s too late,” and etc. I have long separated from some of these family members because I needed boundaries and knew they were not part of my eventual goals for my life. I ultimately knew that if I didn’t separate, my dreams and a piece of myself would die. As a result, I make sure to concentrate my energy on various healthy challenges and this has helped me to forget about the negative words and impacts in my life. Thank God- that I have been able to succeed in most of my goals.
I just cannot understand. Day 200: I have survived so far, the only reason I am writing today is to talk about the new form of punishment, it is a treadmill where you must walk or you will be crushed. It is a circular water wheel which turns, the faster we walk the faster it goes, but even if we walk slowly you can mistime and get hurt. Day 1567: I think this is my final day, our plantation has had a sickness going around it that kills many and I fear I have it, if I do it will finally end this hell, I should have ended it earlier but I couldn’t make myself do it, I’ve seen what they did to people who only forgot something minor, they had their foot cut in half or were castrated, I don’t know what they would do to me if I tried to take my life away, maybe I was lucky they would have done it, but then again they burnt some of my friends yesterday for trying to run, so maybe this is the best way to go. Yes, I think it
I know I can get out of control sometimes but I can do better then what I be doing. I thought about it over the summer that I am growing up and I need a good education in this world. And my mommy told me to never give up on what I want to do and I wont for my mommy. I am becoming a young lady, so I need to stop all that middle school things. Like last year my friends and a lot of people call me THUG because of how I act and I used to cal myself ELIE