was not for me, I decided that I was going to give it a go and go against my fear of lack of concentration. I had heard about “New Beginnings” through a friend that had advised me that, if I wanted to get back into education as a mature student “New Beginnings” would help me start that journey a lot easier. I have always had a philosophy that your experience in life will take you further than a degree, the reason why I thought like this is because, I had friends and family around me that had spent
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it relates to living our life in union with and after the example of Christ, seeing obedience as a dynamic of our existence as creatures and children of God. The common denominator of anything said about obedience is this fact of Christian reality: obedience was the leitmotiv, the basic, underlying theme of Jesus as Son of God. "Here I am to do your will, O God." The Word was made flesh in obedience to God's plan, and Jesus as the incarnate word lived his life in obedience to the unfolding
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Fourteen years ago my life flashed before my eyes. Little did I know that my best friend would soon try to end my short life. Running down a never ending hall way, ankles bleeding, tears rolling down my cheeks, I was too young to die. Why was this happening to me? Samantha was my sister only hours before, and now she wanted to murder me in cold blood. Samantha was my cat, and I was three years old. In the early years, Samantha was a regular cat living the typical suburban cat lifestyle
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remember the day like it was just yesterday. After spending my last day of Spring Break studying for AP Chemistry, I was finally headed home. My decision to take the fastest route home was something I would later regret. It all happened so fast. One minute I was singing along to my Florida Georgia Line CD, and the next I heard a voice yelling, “help me, help me,” repeatedly. In that moment I felt no pain. I forced my way out of my vehicle. The look in her eyes is something that will stick with me for the
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Smoking weed every day is not cool. It’s not healthy, it’s not wise- it’s illegal. All good reasons why you shouldn’t spark up, right? Wrong. As a young adult, it’s hard to not give into some of the pressures that you’re faced with everyday, especially throughout high school. I was originally introduced to weed as marijuana, and how evil it was. Not only would my mother preach about how bad it was, but the school system shoved it into our heads as well. Marijuana is a “gateway drug”. Might as well
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Professor Abott Life in Day The film, “Life in a Day” showed me that people that live all around the world can be similar and completely different at the same time. This movie was very interesting and eye opening to me. I learned that even though people around the world could have different cultures and beliefs we could all be the same in many other ways. The part of the movie that interested me the most was when different people were asked what was in their pockets. This interested me because even
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My Life Before I Came to Christ My test began when I found myself homeless, living in a church in Las Vegas. I was just out of the service, and ending a very bad relationship. I came home for support, but I did not listen because I had all the answers. I didn’t want listen to my parent’s word of wisdom. I returned back to Las Vegas to reconcile my relationship with my friend. The same ugly reasons why I left the first time aroused and caused me to leave again from Las Vegas. I was stubborn and
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I am usually very open with my life and the things that I do. Whether I tell things to a close friend or to a complete stranger, I am never ashamed to tell the things I have been through throughout my life. Perhaps one of the proudest moments of my life was getting to have the physique that I currently have. Most people assume that I have always been naturally fit, but in reality, I used to be obese. I remember waking day after day, washing my face and looking at myself in the mirror, disgusted.
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MiShay L. Jefferson ENG 080 01 Preliminary Essay August 29, 2012 One person who has had a great influence on me would be my mother. My mother has taught me values on principles, values and morals that make me a caring individual today. My mother has gone through struggles, pushed herself to be a fighter and most importantly taught me the true value of life itself. Being that my mother has had Multiple Sclerosis for more than ten years, I have witnessed firsthand the struggles and hardships
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It made me sick. How can you put a price on a child’s potential life saving treatments, saying something is not necessary, even though it could only help him? There were a lot of out of pocket expenses, to say the least. My nightmare eventually ended, as he did pull through the darkness and
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