A special dad is hard to find but my father was a wonderfully eccentric man. He was a gentle, hardworking, generous, avoided conflict and always tried to make people laugh. He didn't tell others what they should believe or how to live their lives. Even as a parent, he was often reluctant to give his...

Dear Dad, I know that you are angry and upset with me, and I understand why-but I also want to explain myself to you. I am too uncomfortable to talk with you in person and I thought that, by writing you a letter, I could say what I needed to say without either one of us getting too upset or fighting...

Many things and many people in my life have mattered to me, and many of these same things and people have also affected me in some profound, meaningful, and permanent way. Regardless of this, however, there is one person in my life who has done more for me than anyone else my mother. It seems that a...

What are the central ethical beliefs that sustain you in your life? In my life I hold a high value for my family. I wish to maintain a happy, healthy family life, and therefore try to act so as to best promote a good family life. However, I am human, and therefore I do sometimes fall short. ...

Swinging From Earth Life can be so hectic but the least traumatic of times is childhood. Robert Frost understood that if you could live life like a child, life can be much more simple. He exemplifies this believe in the poem, "Birches." The poem proves that Frost's method of deal...

"Bag Lady", an original musical composition was composed and created, not for hire, by Erykah Badu words and Dr. Dre music (original melodies and sequences sampled). Erykah Badu describes her hook as "Baduizm"; all about shedding emotional baggage and holding onto you. Craig Se...

A Best Friend is... "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never ever the same" (Unknown). What is a "best friend"? Almost everyone has one, and almost everyone is one. There's somethin...

I used to have a very special pet, back home, in my country, Lebanon. She was a very cute cat. My dad gave it to me for my birthday. I named her Gucci because she was as cute as the clothes. Gucci was very beautiful. She had white fluffy fur, one blue eye and one green eye, she had a littl...

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 ...

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...

Destiny, chance, fortune, providence, luck and doom. Those are all words that a thesaurus contains for the word FATE. Not a bad description in my mind but lets look at a dictionary. Of which I found three good explanations for the word FATE. The principle or determining cause or will by which thin...

Death Is Better Than Being Imperfect-NOT! The poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy, states that this girl would rather be dead and beautiful, than alive and "ugly". Most girls this day and age have the same state of mind. Society makes you think that it's better to be dead an...

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...

Ever been in an elevator? Of course you have. I'm sure almost everyone has. Well, here's a little story about my encounter with an elevator on the last day of school last year. It was the last day of school. You could smell the excitement in the air. YES! Finally we could go home for the...

Christmas time is the time for giving and sharing but for me its all about fun. I have so much fun during this time of the year. I like to stay with my family as much as I can because family comes first. For my friends as well, we try to stay with our family as much as we can until we can't take ...

"Bill", a voice said fearfully, "Turn on your television; a plane has crashed into The World Trade Center." All the students in my high school anatomy class glanced up to see who it was. Mr. Crockett, a biology teacher on his conference hour, had come into the room to tell us ...

There are many important things to me. One of them is my family. I honestly do not know what I would do with out them. I have 1 brother, 2 half-brothers (in which I consider just my normal brothers) and a stepsister and stepbrother. I live with my brother and my stepsister along with my dad and h...

The whole situation stemmed from Gene's jealousy. All he did was reverse the situation, and put himself in Phineas's shoes (and his clothes). Now it was Gene who would be changed forever from Phineas's hurt and jealousy towards him. Gene almost had to make up for the fact he had hurt ...

Everything's a River "We will not die trying to stand up: we will live that way: standing up" (361), states June Jordan in "Many Rivers to Cross." Addressing women, this excerpt shows the feminist point of view of Jordan's essay. This is the theme of the entire ess...

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...

There were some advantages to the three field system such as: 1. It was in balance with nature, 2. There was co-operative faming - everyone worked together, 3. Commoners rights meant ability of all to graze their animals, 4. People could work for others who had more land to harvest. These w...

The Treasured Possession Throughout life there are things that we posses which are treasured forever. There are many things, which are important to you, and you take care of them carefully. Why? They might not be expensive or unique, but you treasure them, for they mean to you. They are just thing...

Fireflies To manipulate someone is to influence or control them shrewdly or deviously, in a way that benefits the manipulator. In an excerpt from The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan called "Fireflies", the narrator is easily manipulated by a fellow student named Simon. The excerpt b...

When I grow up my parenting style will definitely be Democratic. Whenever there is a situation with my child I will have to talk to them and negotiate with her until we both reach an agreement that is good for my child and myself. Let's say one day I come home from a hard day at work and the ...

I went to several AA meetings around Washington, DC and found that there are a few simple things that may seem difficult, but will make considerable changes to your behavior regarding drugs and alcohol. First, go to meetings. Second, get a sponsor. Third, call your sponsor. Repeat this as ma...