Growing Up: A Reflection Essay on Life -Michael Hof Do you remember your world when you were a small child? Can you picture a single day as a 3...

OK... I'm going to ask you to listen very carefully. I'm going to be real straight forward here and I don't want you to think there is any underlying feelings here so take this word for word. The second worst thing you could do to me is not talk to me. The absolute worst thing yo...

We all know how hard it is at times to follow through on every if not most of the things someone of higher authority demanded that we do. Sometimes we do these things even if it's not what we may have believed in. Why then do we do it anyway? Imagine being told that you have to send 100's...

Reasons to be beautiful There was a boy/a very strange/enchanted boy/they say he wandered very far,very far/over land and sea/a little shy and sad of eye/but very wise was he." This boy, who had no more than eighteen years, was born in a wealthy family. His name was Thom. His mother and ...

Which is better: a controlled environment or a free one? For many centuries people have fought for control like the Romans or the Germans while others have fought for freedom like Gandhi or Malcolm X. While all of these examples have been great and famous I believe that a free environment is better ...

After high school there are numerous things I want to do and accomplish in my life. My admirations aren't much different than the average person, but it will still take a lot of hard work to get to where I want to be. I have many goals, but to accomplish these goals I have to get through the ma...

Dreams The woman wanted to fulfill her dreams, no matter what it took. She did not seem to care about how old she was nor what people would think about her going back to school at that age. She had her goals to finish her education and that is what she did. I believe that if you set your mind t...

We live in the patriarchal dream. With all that has happen in the last two weeks, it's made me think. Is the dream that I have created worth it? In four short years I will be at the forefront of the patriarchal dream. However I do not do it for the "...pursuit of power, production, presti...

The black and white photograph's lack of color provides a sense of connection to a time long past. It tells a tale of times best forgotten. Three dead bodies lie cold on the beach and a lone American soldier covered with mud stands with his back to the camera with a gun in hand, possibly contempla...

I wanted to take a moment to share something God shared with me Sunday during service. I hope you will take this for what God has intended it and for nothing else. You and your team did a great job but what God showed me was that only the team was entering into Gods presence. The word says Draw near...

Physical Description I, Old Major, am the great white boar on Manor Farm. In my twelve years on the farm, I've served my oppressive master to the best of my ability. The other animals see me as a wise, leader type because my stout figure, and long tusks. Some say I'm majestic looking, b...

Imagein a skateboard with to big wheels one in front and back. Now imagein a motor on the back and handle barsin the front. This odd sounding vehicle was my ride around town many years ago. Now they are being outlawed because of people miss using them but not me. I had a purpose besides great fun. I...

Sometimes waiting seems to be the best way to view life. Sometimes people believe the best way to understand what is going on is to step to the side of reality and watch from the outside. But is this the best way? It can't be too good for a person to stand in one place and watch their life go by. I...

Text Response "He didn't care what any of them thought. What mattered was the way he felt at the moment..." Xavier's journey throughout the book has made him a more thoughtful, understanding and compassionate person. At the beginning of the book, all that mattered to Xavier w...

You always seem to picture yourself getting a job as a nice and exciting experience where you will learn and grow, but I learned the hard way. As I got into Sears, I did not know that I would be passing through so many heart aches and unhappiness not sentimentally, but emotionally. As I...

Abstract Piercing one's body has become a popular fad in today's culture. But for some people, they don't know why they get a hole put through them. They just seem to do it out of boredom, or just the pure fun of doing something different. It seems like piercing is a part of...

Stress level is very high in today’s competitive society. People’s hectic schedule is taking away their breathe time. Sometimes people are driven to the point where even when their time allows a break, they feel so heavy that they seem to accomplish nothing. They feel that they are su...

THE BIG DIG Once upon a time there used to be a me. Now there are "empty remains" where there once was a celebrator of life. Feelings I felt are no longer there. The person I was, is gone. I've been hiding in an empty grave for such a long time t...

The significance of the River as a symbol in Siddhartha What does it mean to say that the river "Has a voice?" In Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, the author uses symbols to answer the question. Siddhartha undergoes major changes in his way of life, at which point he crosses over the river. D...

Who is my Neighbor? There are many people that can be considered our neighbors. Neighbors can be anyone from the people who live next door to the people that live any a country far away who can be considered our distant neighbor. These people are not considered our neighbors because they are s...

I was sitting down comfortably in my sofa looking at the picture album and I came across a picture of my old friends from college in the Philippines. In the picture were Ligaya the shorty, Lani the bug eyed, Maricar the beauty queen, Kathleen the Einstein, and me. As I was looking at the picture,...