I was 15 years old and completely in love. Jeff was my first real boyfriend. He was everything I wanted: fun, cute and utterly devoted to me-practically from the moment we met. After our first date, he wanted to be with me all the time. We spent every minute together. I didn't have to worry that h...

I cannot go on everyday or every step of our way and think twice about you.. how you really feel... and your real intentions. I cannot go on like this because it is tiring, it's hard and it's painful. I cannot go on and say that I love someone, yet not completely trust him... I cannot be...

Losing someone who can not be replaced by anyone else is harder than anything else. I was affected by this, learning to overcome all of the emotional disturbances that I had to face. When you lose a friend the only people that can really help you through it is your other friends, because your paren...

Afraid to dance When I was in grade 6 I went to my first dance. I remember I couldn't have been happier because I really wanted to dance with this one guy. Well right before the dance, he asked me if I wanted to go with him. I really wanted to say yes but I was with my friends (who thought ...

Cameronized Denver! There are no words to describe my love and passion for the city of Denver, Colorado. The mountains, the skyline there is nothing like it. No city is quite like Denver. The most important part of why I love Denver is because I was born and raised there for 7 years. I hadn'...

an event that has influenced the most was my parents' one-month long trip back to Hong Kong, my home country. In that month, I learned a lot of things. I realized how much my parents mean to me, and how hard it is to raise a child by taking care of myself. At th...

"Story is the vehicle we use to make sense of our lives in a world that defies logic," said Jim Trelease in his writing. Everyone in the whole world, no matter the race or gender, has his own stories which he can share with each other. People are preserving memories to make sense in the...

Screaming DeathWhen moving into a house you always believe that you will be safe from the outside world. Unfortunately, on July 17, 2000, my thoughts of being secure in a home completely changed. A reckless boy had driven his car into my house, driving through the kitchen and reaching my bedroom. Al...

Lost Love Everybody always thinks that love is so great and that it is so easy. Love is not easy, not in the least bit. Love is a very complicated matter. I never understood love until I realized that I could lose it. Not to sound cliched or anything, but the experience changed my life. ...

The novel The Bluest Eye deals with the absence of love in a child's life. By reading the novel it was obvious that Pecola had no love in her life. Pecola didn't even have the love that a family is supposed to provide. I'm sure her mother loved her, but she never showed affection ...

Faith "Do you really believe in Jesus and what he did for you?" At the time the answer was no. Joetta would ask me questions like this all the time. She would ask if I believed in Heaven, Hell, God, the Holy Spirit, and anything else she could think of. I went to church when I was little,...

Since the day you left, my life has been filled with pain. I wish I knew what to say to hold you again, Cause me without you drives me insane. As I sit and reminise the time we shared, I realized the finest days I ever knew, were the days I spent with you. It drives me crazy everyday, ...

Things Only Get Better "Evan." My eyes examined the words, "Evan Evan..." I repeated. It was written all over her binder. Not one centimeter without a heart or something else. I knew right then that she was in love. Riley and I have been best friends ever since I can reme...

As I Lay DyingI'm not quite sure what I thought about As I Lay Dying. It seemed really slow at times but when i read it again I started noticing things throughout the book that i had no idea were there the first time i read it.This book isn't narrated how most books I'm used to are written. It swi...

Saving Laura (Sigh) (Janice bends down placing a single rose on a freshly covered grave) I, uh, I'm sorry I didn't make it for the funeral, I, uh wasn't sure that you'd want me to be there. I had some work to do anyway. Things are always busy at the social service departm...

The unicorn stood at the edge of the wood baffled at the sight of the Schmendrick and Molly. "Is it truly them? Could it be that after all this time that we have crossed paths yet once again?" she paused for a moment and wanting a better look walked up a few yards and stood behind some tr...

A soliloquy for JudasWas I so wrong, so arrogant? Maybe it is right that I found my way here, a place where life has lost its plan, its blueprint. A land, I thought, so rich with promise when first I saw it. I saw diversity and young life springing from the ground. Only now I see the truth; stun...

"Wow, I don't know how this day could have been any better" There is at least one day in your life that you have thought to yourself "Wow, I don't know how this day could have been any better." Some people have experienced a good amount of these types of days. It coul...

Freedom to Breathe Running here, running there, doing this, doing that, arguing, listening, talking, working, what about me? Like millions of people I have a busy life. It's hard to find time in a day just to breathe, collect my thoughts, or just relax when I'm always spending tim...

Check please. "Come along children. Be careful and hold on to the side of the pool. Stay in one line and don't get out of line," rang a beautiful, gentle voice from the inside of the pool. "I am disappointed. There are no fly girls this year in the camp. This is going to be a long summer!" said ...

There is always a desire for adventure in a teenager's life. Whether it's climbing on top of an abandon building or flying down the road at 100 mph, there is always going to be a need for an adrenaline rush that has to be both gratifying and even troublesome. In the case of A Separate P...

A Seperate Piece The Idealist I would say that Finny(Phineas) was the biggest idealist in the story. His feelings and many things on many issues, made me think of him this way. The actions that Finny take in the novel make him seem as though he is the happiest person on the planet, like for...

As a chess player, I often have to go away from home for chess tournaments. During that time, I've had many unforgettable memories, especially highly amusing experiences. Now I'll tell you one of them, and you can believe it or not. That was the day when I had a very important game agai...

"This has got to be the most boring thing in my life" Michelle said as her and Cassy followed the band around the museum. "I totally agree and I always thought this place would be interesting." The girls had been literally forced to follow the band around that day at the Rock and Roll hall of Fame. ...

Dear Mom, I think you\'ve probably already noticed the length of this letter and are probably thinking that you won\'t have time to read it and that it\'s not important. Just so you know, this is not one of those letters with a joke and a funny picture at the end. This is something I want you to re...