It was my first day in high school. I was sitting alone in the cafeteria around noon. I did not know any one because I had just moved in from India a week ago, but I remember one event that occurred on that day. It was a fight with one of the students, and this fight taught me an important lesson ...

Danny, all I had to do was say his name and people's faces would light up, that's the kind of person my Dad was. He was the life of a party, I could not have asked for a more loving and caring Father. Unfortunately, my time with him was cut short when he died when I was only eight years ...

Most people around here worship Texas high school football like the ancient Greeks might have worshipped Zeus himself. For me football was just the precursor for what was yet to come; high school basketball. Giving my friends no choice but to attend every tournament and travel countless miles ...

Accidents happen everywhere around us, but you never know when they will occur. People who experience an accident first hand, will describe how it changes their life around. I am one of these people. Being involved in an accident could be an experience that could change your whole life around. ...

The words flowed onto the screen from his fingers as he frantically tried to complete his report on the daily stock increase. The blinds were shut, and the lights were off in Jake's home away from home. The only source of light was coming from his laptop screen and a stream of light pouring out...

A common piece of advice in life is: "Be careful, drive safely." It's true for me, too. I have always been a very careful driver, but what if other people aren't? It doesn't matter how carefully you drive because some careless drivers put you in dangerous situations anyh...

The Twenty-yard line Bob was a jock. He was extremely huge. He looked like Grizzly Adams in a bad mood on steroids. His whole life was football. All year round he practiced football. He ran two miles and lifted weights for two hours every day just to stay in shape. When he stood on the field, you c...

Our Worst Idea Have you ever done something extremely stupid? Well, I have and I really regret it. I'm sure that my cousin that was with me regrets it too, just as much as I do. It was about 4:30 A.M., the Saturday before the first day of school, and I was spending the night with...