Losing My Childhood Innocence Essay Examples

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My Teenage Pregnancy (1310 words, 2 pages)

It was a very gloomy day from what I remember but what I do remember is walking up the stairs once I got home to find my parents waiting for me, in my mothers hand was a pregnancy test and she insisted on me taking it. As I told her ... Read More

How I Realized I Love My Brother (492 words, 2 pages)

It was 400 am when I heard a sudden loud noise where as if someone had just dropped their whole body weight onto the ground. I was still in bed and I wasnt bothered as much at first being half asleep. About a minute later I heard my door open ... Read More

Remembering my Great Grandmother (957 words, 3 pages)

I consider myself a very fortunate person. It has nothing to do with my familys social status. We are not rich, but what makes me fortunate is the fact that the majority of my close relatives all live in the same town. I grew up around both sets of grandparents, ... Read More

Meeting The Man Of My Dreams (692 words, 1 pages)

We all have that one person who we can go and talk to, no matter what the time of day it is, and you know that they will listen. Whenever you look at that person, you get this stomach dropping, butterfly fluttering feeling that you just cant get enough of. ... Read More

A Strange Car Accident That Injured My Mom’s Leg (762 words, 2 pages)

Life is very precious. It is a beautiful thing that can be taken away in the blink of an eye. Nobody ever wants to think of their loved ones dying, but in just less than a second, a person can go from alive to dead. The accident had happened so ... Read More

Using Facebook to Showcase My Life (412 words, 2 pages)

Facebook is a widely known social networking site used by millions everyday. The site is used to promote business, talk to family and friends, inspire, keep up with the daily news, and a good way to keep in touch with current events. Each person uses Facebook in his or her ... Read More

Why I Want to Be a Physician: My Career Experience (2000 words, 8 pages)

Special Consideration My sister was diagnosed with a fatal heart condition during my first undergraduate year. Her condition worsened progressively until she passed away on April 2011. I was thus unable to portray my true academic ability during 2009-2011.On top of the extreme emotional challenge, I had an obligation to ... Read More

A Mother’s Worst Nightmare: Losing a Child (1544 words, 5 pages)

I remember the exact moment I saw Harry. It was in Grimdales pub, I remember because they only had red lights in the joint, which cast a seductive tone over all its inhabitance. I was sipping on my beer listening to the band when I looked up and made eye ... Read More

My Outward Bound Experience (1879 words, 6 pages)

When selecting my Outward Bound course I knew I wanted to do something different and see somewhere that I had never been before. While I have visited California, I havent been more north than Los Angeles. Another aspect of the trip that interested me was the rock climbing. I have ... Read More

Leaving My Grandparents in Liberia (426 words, 2 pages)

Monrovia, Liberia, where my grandparents live, I miss dearly. When I was young, my grandparents taught me to read. Now, reading brings back memories of my grandparents and Liberia. In my grandparents house, there was a lot of educational literature from the Liberia literature book called the Queer African Reader. ... Read More

My New Life as a College Student (447 words, 2 pages)

Life as a high school student was always enjoyable. From the vigorous teachers to the troublesome freshmen running throughout the halls, it was all so memorable. The four years rushed by putting an end to a significant time in my life. College would be the next step for me, but ... Read More

My Life and the Theory of Love (448 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the past couple weeks of school, I started to realize that I had different levels of attraction with different people. For example my ex-boyfriend, our relationship illustrated the Triangular Theory of Love (Sternberg). We shared intimacy, passion had decision and commitment. But overall now we share intimacy with decision ... Read More

My Observation during a Chess Tournament (1280 words, 2 pages)

A few days ago a pool of chess enthusiasts gathered at a hotel inLouisville Kentucky for a chess tournament. I am going to focus on justone person in particular. By appearance he doesn't look any smarter thenthe next guy. His most unique feature is being the most talkative personyou'll ever ... Read More

Reflection on Breaking My Arm (462 words, 2 pages)

Little did I know about the world, and its danger that can happen during any kind of active sports. My story takes place at a park when I was in Korea during sixth grade. It was a Sunday day afternoon. I was riding my bike with my friends in the ... Read More

My First Hunting Trip (824 words, 2 pages)

I can remember the first time I went hunting like the back of my head. I always use to ride around and always see vehicles with dead deer have and foxes, dead on their car racks. So one day at work one I overheard one of my co-workers chump, saying ... Read More

Why I Love My Mother (1054 words, 3 pages)

Boys who are close to their mothers perform better in school. Mothers often nurture emotional intelligence in their sons, teaching them to recognize and express their own feelings and to be more attuned to the feelings of others. These boys not only become more articulate--which helps them with reading and ... Read More

My Experience Being Bullied in the ROTC (721 words, 2 pages)

I have never thought that when you get bullied that ignoring them will make them leave you alone, that it would only make matters worse.It was my Freshman year, a year that I would never forget. Freshman year was horrible. Something personal happened, but that was the year that I ... Read More

Childhood Obesity is Rising at an Alarming Rate (674 words, 2 pages)

Childhood ObesityChildhood obesity is on the rise at an alarming rate and with obesity comes all sorts of other health factors that can affect children negativity heart disease, diabetes, and adult-hood obesity. Children are not born being obese they are groomed by lack of physical activity and putting the wrong ... Read More

Losing My Mother to Swine Flu (340 words, 2 pages)

Just by looking in to your eyes, I could swear you have some thing to tell me. Speak up. Dad, just spit it out! In the back of my mind, I already knew what he was going to say and I could already feel that ball of fire building up ... Read More

My Struggle with Obesity (486 words, 2 pages)

Everywhere I go, the people I meet would always change but my weight would always stay the same. As a young child, I struggled with weight gain. Either at home or at school, I was always the most overweight child. However, as I grew older, I began to lose weight ... Read More

Reading My Grandfather’s Book (675 words, 3 pages)

A significant event that has impacted my writing now is the first time I read my grandfathers rough draft of his book. My grandfather wasnt personally the impact to my further knowledge of writing and reading but he led me to it. My grandfather was horrible and writing correctly and ... Read More

How My Adoption Has Changed My Life (577 words, 2 pages)

UC Prompt 1 Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this is sounds like you, then please share your story.About a day after I was born, my birth mom slipped on her ... Read More

Privileges and Disadvantages of My Personal Identity (605 words, 2 pages)

I am an Asian heterosexual female atheist and a non-native English speaker in the United States. In my opinion, privilege is something people can take advantage of to protect equal rights based on their certain identities such as race, gender and social class. It could be conscious or unconscious. Oppression ... Read More

My Personal Experiences with Peer Pressure (944 words, 3 pages)

Behavior is almost contagious among teenagers. Good behavior by peers can spread thought the group. But bad behavior can also by modeled. My mother has it easy now, some teenagers are out late at parties to sneaking out with their friends, while I am at home with my friends. I ... Read More

My Experience in a Wrestling Tournament (1216 words, 4 pages)

On the mat, it is you versus your opponent. What would you do to win? How far would you push yourself? Your decisions equal consequences. On the spring of 2012, I had earned my place and participation in the North Carolina State-Wrestling tournament at Greensboro. The wrestling at the tournament ... Read More

My 2008 Summer: An Holiday That Changed My Life (1308 words, 4 pages)

In June of 2008 I completed my final exams in my junior year of high school. After I took my last test, I was so happy to be done with this year, and then my summer started. It turned out the best and most exciting time of my life because ... Read More

My Instagram and Its Role in Initiation and Experimentation (624 words, 2 pages)

Visually from my Instagram profile it is evident that I am not an avid user of the social media network, I say this because my profile only holds six photos. Every now and then I will update my profile with of a photo of myself engaging in an activity such ... Read More

My Experience at the JROTC Camp in June (1132 words, 4 pages)

Every year during the month of March everyone in class always talksabout this camp that always happens in June. Some people say that itsfun and you'll have a good time, and then there are those who said theywon't go back because it was boring and nothing to do. When the ... Read More

An Analysis of My Smartmeasure Results (636 words, 3 pages)

Within the first week of classes starting we were assigned an assessment to find out how we learn best and varieties of different skills and attributes. The assessment is called SmarterMeasure. SmarterMeasure breaks down in detail and provides feedback to help improve on low scoring levels. I have three areas ... Read More

In Praise of My Mother (406 words, 1 pages)

Juliaette is the name of my mother. She is one of the most important women in my life. My mother is the one person I look up to the most. She is a very beautiful and strong individual. She is like my own personal super hero with the power of ... Read More