As the motors screamed down the road, I couldn't keep focused. My eyes started to quiver and my head started to spin but I had victory in my mind and that is what kept me going. I tried to breath but pressure had its grip on me, my heart ached as if something was going to hit me straight on. ...

"Why don't yall just shut up and leave me alone!" I mumbled under my breath as my parents screamed at me from the other room. They had been annoying me all morning and I was ready to leave the house and never come back. My mother started her escapade around six o'clock one Satur...

There are so many challenges that people face everyday. Some challenges are everyday challenges such as what they plan to wear to school, or what they want to eat for dinner. There are also the kinds of challenges that are not part of the everyday life style. There are challenges such as death, divo...

I am here to talk to you about how God works in mysterious ways. There are millions of ways how God works. But I am here to tell you about one and just one. The way God worked for me in a mysterious way was meeting my girlfriend. It all began when I was in New Jersey on vacation. I was living t...

About seventeen months ago I had one of the most frightening experiences of my life. I spent the night in jail. This entire event could have easily been avoided. My parents, as well as the police, and I over-reacted to the situation. Being sent to jail, for anyone who has not been, is not an exc...

September 11, 2001 may not have affected my life as largely as some people but that day did change my life for 3 months. It started off just like any usual day; I woke up and went to my calculus and chemistry class in the morning. I then decided to head over to the dorm and talk to some of my friend...

In Japan, there is an annual ceremony called the Coming of Age Day. It is held on the second Monday in January, for those becoming 20 years old. The day is a national holiday and some ceremonies take place by local government. Everyone attends ceremonies, dressing up with formal clothes. Some wear t...

Close EncountersBeing fourteen is a magical time in one's adolescence, it is then when they are considered "teenagers" and start attending high school. Your mind is sponge absorbing fresh ideas and concepts. New opportunities and experiences are available to you, and the world is your oyster. It wa...

Taking Things For Granted... While chowing down some fried rice, I was busy watching poetry in action when my mother told me to turn off 'that wrestling trash.' Then I pondered something: how many people are missing out on this stuff? Then I pondered something else: how many ...

To Work or Not to WorkEveryone has made difficult decisions in their lives. My time came one day during the summer when I was faced with a decision-a difficult one. I was a retail sales representative at T-Mobile making a very nice sizable income, especially suitable for those at my age. Every two w...

It is near impossible to conceal a kidnapped child in the world today. There was a case where a child was taken by his father, from his home in the United States, to Iran. In this case his parents had recently divorced the mother was unable to get her child back, having gone through courts and bidi...

Life – It Happens While You Aren't Looking A Mothers Guide to Life After Work. The Begining Well there I was, it had finally happened, after 20 years of work, kids, husbands, work and more work, I took the plunge and became a full time mother – no more suits, no more company...

In a Split Second I slowly opened my heavy set eyes and looked at the bright, white lights gleaming in front of me. I tried to recollect what had just happened but it all happened too fast. I was to a point of confusion and state of disbelief on what had just occurred. I laid there and kept tellin...

Minnie Wright sat solemnly on her cot with her knees to her chest. She starred intently at the metal bars that surrounded her, in the same way that she had gazed through her kitchen window so many times before. Her mind raced and she could not exactly pin point how she felt. She could not recognize ...

The Cancer ProphecyCancer, the untamed disease that infects our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, and grandparents. Doctors tell you if you eat certain food items and vitamins that it can be prevented. Do you believe them? You hear about it on television, the radio, and just about ...