My palms start to sweat, my heart races, and my legs shake as I fantasize which keychain I will pick on the other side of the George Washington Bridge. My mind runs wild in an attempt to figure out what it will look like, how many there will be, or if I will be able to settle on just one. This desire is nothing unnatural. On quite the contrary, this feeling has always been innate. Wherever I go, whether it be on family vacations or college visits, I always ponder on which keychain will be able to accurately encompass the shapes, sights, sounds, and even the emotions of my experience. Walking into the gift shop has always been like a rollercoaster. I casually walk into the store only to rush past the large T-shirts, plush stuffed animals, and …show more content…
My line of sight is one that sees “outside the box.” The natives living on the island Kaho’olawe located off the coast of Maui, Hawaii are often considered dangerous and uncollaborative; however, the dignified qualities of their colorful culture and spirited rituals were meticulously captured by the majestic, multicolored tiki attached to the chain. Being exposed to other cultures has brought out in me an increased appreciation for the distinctive qualities contained in each and every …show more content…
Yet, it is almost as if I am peering through my keychain and witnessing the events of the battle unfold. The two men on the chain seem to fight each other for what they believe is right, but the trinket helps me see the war through another lens: it was not fought only over slavery, but rather over the moral standards set by the Constitution - The Battle of Opinions. And it is these types of issues and opinions that I seek to cultivate in order to challenge conventional beliefs. These keychains not only represent the breathtaking adventures I have had throughout my life, but also my lifelong lessons. Every time I go back to my wall of chains, I cannot help but relive the events imbedded into those keychains. I am thrilled for college and cannot wait to find the keychain that will be able to capture the experiences from my first day in college all the way to the last day of medical
My first disturbing encounter with SFC Wilson was in November 2016, we were housed in lodging across from one another and he made the remark that I should make sure my door is secure and rattled off my key door lock number. After that incident, I shoved the sofa that was in my room up against the door every night until I moved to permanent housing. I was very relieved that I would be away from him so that I could sleep better at night. The second incident was during the first course of the 42A30, SFC Wilson introduced himself to the instructors and made it known to them that he did not know what he was doing and he would need assistance from all of us. He would ask my opinion about issues or situations that he was assisting in creating
What they fought for is an analysis of a collection of nearly a thousand personal letters and journals entries written by the soldiers who fought America’s famous Civil War. This book seeks to define the ideology of what the soldiers understood they were fighting for, and their comprehension of the outcome of their service .Although counter arguments agree that most soldiers could not give a solid explanation of why they fought for, nor the real Constitutional issues that were at stake; the thoughts the soldiers recorded show that they fought for more than just masculine identity; they highly valued being at home safe with their loved ones, at any cost. This book gives an inside perception of the Civil War, and a
People today remember the enlightenment for creating the Saturnalia of new social epiphanies. As these new and old mindsets collide, tension is certain, but uncertain is whom would give. This is true in America, where a stout island king occupied and restricted a vast continent. They say the quill is mightier than the sword, but use determines the impact. Some argue for Henry's ethos or Paine's pathos, but Jefferson's logos surmount both, with the actual power to cause the war. A need to appeal to the opposition's leader, and moreover, a need to affirm the colonies' fight is straight and true marks it so. In Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, logos mark it most influential via parallelism, restatement, and repetition.
The long 172 days had finally passed, and the day I had been waiting for, for months, had finally come. We were in Chicago for my One Direction concert, the day couldn’t have come faster. The agonizingly slow hours that passed that day was too much to bear. Before arriving at Soldier Field, I was highly anticipating meeting one of my closest friends, Jessica, for the first time. It’s actually rather incredible to me, we first were introduced on social media, we didn’t know each other at all, all we knew was that we both loved the same band, and we were both going to the same concert. Prior to meeting for the first time, we were restricted to Skyping each other almost every other day and texting every day.
The first memory I have of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge (the 59th Street Bridge) is from when I was ten-years old. It was early October, barely 8:30 in the morning, and my mom was driving through traffic at 70 mph with the skill of a middle-aged taxi driver. Going about 20 mph over the speed limit, she had been screaming into her phone telling the person at the other end, Fred, that we would be late. That morning I had been extremely late for a test at the Trinity School which would determine my acceptance into a private school. Speeding across the bridge was hectic and slightly terrifying (I had a childhood fear of large bodies of water and the East River was no exception).But somehow, through the window of the car, I had the time to think to myself; You can see everything from up here.
My names Linn and i’m 24 years old, this morning my husband gave me some horrible and good news. The bad news is that our family is going on the Oregon trail and that means we're leaving Illinois, where I grew up my whole life and our family dog, but the good news he said about going on the Oregon trail is that when we get to our destination we're gonna have a lot more farm land. Today we're gonna try and find a wagon. We went to our friends house to see if the have a wagon we can use and it happens that the do it's a Prairie Schooner and they gave it to us for a lower price than what they wanted it for. We hooked our horse up to the wagon and we were on our way back home. When we got home, we automatically started to pack. My husband James, who is 25 years old
Ever heard of the Appalachian trail, it’s 2,000 miles of wildness stretched of all you see.
Riding along the Oregon Trail can be treacherous, risky, and at times perilous. Some aspects that make it so dangerous are: hunger, disease, suicide, a broken wagon, falling out of the wagon and getting run over by the wheels, Indians attacking, and … storms. Believe it or not , storms cause substantial amounts of trouble. I am fortunate enough to say, I, Dahlia Clark, lived to tell about it.
Have you ever been in a situation where you didn’t think you could do it? Well I have many times and I’m going to write about a time during Rodeo when I didn’t think I was going to be able to do well in goat tying.
I can not begin to tell you about what I have seen over the past three days. When the battle began on July 1st I never would have imagined how many men would be wounded or killed. Makeshift hospitals had to be made for all of the wounded men. Large warehouses and even the railroad station were turned to hospitals. They grew quickly overcrowded though so we had to use other buildings. Churches were turned into hospitals, with the pews acting as beds. Schools and even private homes had to house wounded soldiers in need of medical attention. Volunteer nurses from Gettysburg gathered to help the wounded. The brought sheets and seat cushions from their homes for soldiers. I can only imagine how overwhelmed they must be, seeing all of the wounded
We had been walking back from the Jorgensen general store when Jimmy saw a kid his age and they started playing catch. We had been sitting there for hours and my wife had been talking to his wife and they invited us to their wagon train because I had told told them how we don't have one yet. Leaving independence, Missouri tomorrow March 8th.
In the veterans history project my initial thoughts about this project were very overwhelming because there was a lot to get done especially when turning in papers. When it came to getting started with the project and completing it, many emotional feeling came into play because one person could not do this project alone. Some of the feelings I experienced or felt was being worried about it, nervousness, and stressed about the whole thing in the beginning of the project.
It’s happened to us all, we have said something that didn’t come out right. When, this happens the words that spill out do not represent your message. Instead the person or people the words are directed to may be offended or worse. This is an example where I was placed in this exact position.
You’d be surprised how fast ‘people-watching’ grows repetitive. Not a great deal happens around the monument, Lincoln Memorial, that was dedicated to me. These days people just show up to see little old me and leave with a couple photos. So, you can probably imagine my excitement when a group of highschoolers enter my line of sight. High Schoolers, although not a rare occurrence, provide a fair amount of mischief around here on the occasion they have a poor supervisor. Nevertheless, despite the teacher not paying attention to her group, the students stayed relatively calm. I had a superb feeling about this crowd today. Suddenly, voices around the room hushed a little as some of the students towards the center of the room began to quietly sing.
America’s greatest gifts to my generation in my thoughts, are freedom, internet access, and jobs.These are only some of the things that this generation are available to.We have been given the opportunities that people would have wished to have.Even so, some people take those chances, and abuse them.Here is why I chose these three opportunities.