I would love to be a counselor at the Naismith Basketball Camp because I love playing and teaching basketball. I believe that it will be an unforgettable experience for me, as well as everyone else. I also love coaching kids, and teaching them the sport of basketball. This opportunity will make me step up to the plate and became a great leader. The qualities I have to be an outstanding camp counselor is that I have a sense of humor, I’m motivational, and in addition I encourage others on a regular
start thinking about my school lunches when I was in Mexico I feel like I want to be there again and live those unforgettable moments one more time. Being a little girl is an awesome experience because you don’t worry about nothing and you can have fun with your friends all day long. Those old times when I used to spend my lunch on the playground with my friends are unforgettable memories that I will always keep in my heart. Thinking about your past is like living it again. My school lunches were
The dictionary defines love as “A strong personal liking”, But is that all love is? Love is never ending and can endure beyond the grave, it can create unforgettable memories, yet it can expose us to almost unbearable pain. Love is defiantly more than ‘a strong personal liking’. This is effectively demonstrated in the incredible novel, By the River written by Steven Herrick. In the novel the main character, Harry Hodby and his father, Mr. Hodby have both lost someone close to them. Because of
with the same desire, beating the seniors and winning the title. It has been a long time since nothing else could inspire me that much. When it comes to the encouragement during my years at the university, my lucky experience that our team won the basketball game with hard work had really made me more confident and improved my studying. Even though our team was full of confidence and basketball consciousness, we still practiced a lot, and were well prepared for every game. Our team consisted of nice
My Accomplishments I am a soul swimmer. I am a swimmer at heart. I think I was born with fins and a tail like a fish or mermaid. Every inch of my body either reeks of chlorine or of salt water. I love that swimming comes naturally to me. This is because swimming is what I was born to do. I am most proud of the accomplishments I have made as an athlete because they shape me as a person and relate to who I am today in many ways. I have dedicated my high school career to swimming. I have
Goldsworthy’s fictional novel ‘Maestro’ relies heavily on various language techniques to create his profound images of Paul Crabbe’s life as he matures throughout the novel. Metaphor and literal description are the techniques that Goldsworthy uses to create distinctively visual images of characters, as well as to describe the memories Paul has, especially of Darwin and his unforgettable Piano teacher Eduard Keller. Memory is a significant idea of Goldsworthy’s novel that he communicates firstly by depicting
The Road to Boston Reading “On The Bus” and “Narrator Past Journalism” by Vivian Gornick reminded me of a personal experience that I wouldn’t forget. It reminded me of the time when we went last summer to the best concert of my life for Coldplay at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Growing up throughout high school, I would regularly start a distance run with our cross country team. We would travel to many areas around Connecticut for meets that were on nature preserves. These courses were
beside the point. The point is, really, that at four in the afternoon on the third of October during our 32nd argument of the day, my mind wandered to regions reserved only for the dreariest parts of adult conversations and came up with this ridiculous scenario that stopped me short in my tracks. What would have happened if my imaginary death did in fact occur? Would my last words on this earth truly have been “well that sucks”? Ironic really, but altogether not the legendary send-off I hoped for
will stay in my mind for a long time. He said: “You know Benvolio; I probably won’t make it much longer. I’ve lived too much, too hard. I want Juliet to be my wife before I die.” We both smiled and started to chuckle a bit, not really believing what he said. Six months later, here we are, minus two, Romeo and Juliet gone from our lives. I still can’t believe they are gone. They were like family to me. There are only a handful of people who come into your world, and touch your life in a dramatic
Journal # 4 My inner shrimp is about a boy who was picked on back when he was a kid in school. He could never defend himself and suffered all throughout is childhood because of his lack of height. Gary Trudeau later recalls on those unforgettable moments and shares with us how much name calling and bullying can affect one person’s future. Trudeau’s childhood was far from normal. Instead of worrying about grades, tests, and girls, he was worrying about running into a bully
allowed me a unique life experience for many reasons. My environment exposed me to the positive and negative aspects of life. I saw first-hand how drugs destroy a community and create a cycle of poverty. I experienced the struggles of being poor. My family couldn’t afford to focus on traveling and indulging in fun activities; the main priority was making sure there was dinner on the table. In order to barely make ends meet, many worked around the clock at a minimum wage job. My parents worked long
Nancy Liang Damayanti Rao ENGL1B04 Tutorial 02 Friday, January 30th, 2015 HOPE Maybe he is not your life, but you are his life. In 2009, there was a very serious typhoon invading Taiwan, at that night, a nest of helpless stray dogs under the strong beam was waiting for rescue. After the typhoon left, all was calm and quiet, a kind person offered them a shelter fortunately. I love animals since I was born, especially dogs. Every weekend I went to the square to see the stray dogs, the
Colburn ENC. 1101-41798 14 February 2013 From Puerto Rico to America In less than twenty four hours, a new page of my life had unfolded. Throughout my childhood, I had moved several times; however, none of those moves affected me the way that this one did. In addition, little did I know that leaving my homeland, the beautiful Island of Puerto Rico, to come to America would change my life so drastically. I was young and anxious not knowing what (I felt like) was waiting for me on the other side of the
and stability, this creation; whether it be your life or a monumental edifice can never again experience the rock hard foundation it was once privileged to reside upon. This is exactly what September 11th stole from me, the firm foundation comprised of my beliefs, thoughts and securities was instantly shaken, torn and removed; never to be the same again. As a youthful creature, this traumatic event instilled in me a non-detachable fear, it stained my prior non-judgmental
Overcoming Adversity In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou deals with adversity in many different ways throughout her life such as racism, rape, speaking disability, sexism, her pregnancy, and numerous other ways. People still may deal with these struggles even though we don’t live how we did back when the book was written. The book teaches many ways to deal with times of hardship that you can take from, and use as your advantage to strengthen from. Maya Angelou lived in a hard period
implies, to the reader, that the telephone is bringing bad news. The personification of ‘the night’s dark glass’ creates an image of shock which has a lasting impact on the reader .This is supposedly transferred from the author, thus implying that their life has been left in pieces by the news the telephone brings. The unconventional image of ‘dark’ glass (glass is generally seen as a light, transparent material) could be the author foreshadowing the gloomy event the poem will continue to describe or otherwise
a lifetime to change an others life. This year that opportunity came for many. Bikers from the community in a bike for charity event raised $500,000 drove 175 miles and changed the lives of 420 chronically ill children. From the commitment, to getting the sponsors, raising the money and through the bike ride and reception, the trip was an amazing experience. A group of 100 bikers got together and in an effort to raise awareness and money for children with life threatening illnesses, took upon
Soccer ; not just a sport, a way of life. As a child I always admired soccer not only as a sport or an activity but as a way of life I was first introduced to this reknown sport at the age of five years old. It was from this point forward that the simple gesture of kicking a ball around further developed into perfecting the applied rules of the game with admiration and amusement. My father, always one step ahead of the game, observed my profound skills and immediately looked into ways in which
Reflections of an Old Nurse (On creating a reflective portfolio) October 6, 2013 Since I received feedback on my midterm reflective portfolio, I have a better understanding of the focus I must keep in mind for all the module work I do. Previously, I had treated these reflections as a journal or diary of my reactions to the learning process. Now, I will dig a little deeper and try to put into words the things that I have learned, as well as what I do not yet fully understand. The case study
Antwone Quentin Fisher’s life is model for young people today. In the book finding fish by Antwone Quentin fisher, the author portrays the incredible hardship he endured in the form a heartfelt memoir. Fisher is a role model because he overcomes incredible hardships, he makes tough choices under difficult circumstances, he set limits for himself as a good morals and values, he accomplished difficult task and in the find success in spite of the negative influence in his life. Antwone Quentin fisher