Shana's Circle-Personal Narrative Analysis

Shainna Ali sits at her desk in her office preparing for the day and all of the appointments it will bring. Photos of family and friends are positioned on the desk around her. All of her hard work has led her to the moment she has spent years preparing for: graduating in May with her doctorate.

1. I wrote arguments in my persuasive and literary analysis to fulfill standard one. I used my research as evidence and combined that with my prior knowledge to make educated arguments to support my claims. I spent time going through information and analyzing the information to find sufficient evidence.

I swallowed the cool air and aroma of the summer's morning dew into my hollowed lungs, with the hope to fill them with something as to eliminate the feeling of lonesomeness. At the same time, that lonesomeness was nervousness, but newfound self-confidence had a similar feeling. My palms were clammy and pink as I wondered who would come into my life. Yet I had no desire to develop a new relationship with someone, I only wished to seclude myself with the untouched wilderness. I was young, and I discovered many things while I was at summer camp that helped me grow intellectually. It was solely the minds of others from foreign lands that intrigued me the most. I sought after new philosophies that would aid me in this search for what I wanted to do with my

In the beginning of the story, Shan was a bit shallow, he only focused on outer beauty and he was so focused on what he wanted that he overlooked what he had. Shan was blinded by Jo-Anne's outer beauty that he didn't examine her inner beauty. He also fell in love with only her outer beauty. Because of that Shan didn't even notice how beautiful Grace was until she started wearing a sweater because once more he only sought outer beauty.

For as long as I can remember I have struggled with anxiety, I have been told countlessly to stop overthinking and worrying. Until recently I thought my this was a strength, that worrying would help me prepare. At snowboard state championships I realized that I needed to overcome this challenge, this has changed my outlook my own fear ever since.

Contrary to popular belief, the death penalty’s approval ratings have decreased throughout the years, as a study executed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg explains how only three states administer the death penalty these days. Capital punishment has worked for a few years to scare those who desire to commit a federal crime, but because the usage continually diminishes (despite in a few states), why would the government keep the death penalty if it costs them millions per year? Cleary, the best option remains: to eliminate this form of punishment once and for all.

“You have SVT” said the nurse across the room. A month earlier, at a track meet, I breathed heavily, staggering to the long jump pit. Maybe the familiar bass drum in my chest was nerves? The nurse tapped her pin. Sitting in a little room at the Heart Center of Nationwide Children's Hospital I was lost. Questions flooded my mind. I blankly stared at the nurse staring back at me. “Ultimately you have three options,” the nurse nodded with a half smile, “one of these options, we don’t offer often: a cure.”

I would have never thought my lonely, dark, cold, and miserable days would become heart warming, sunny,and enjoyable. it all started when I learnded what "society" thought being happy was. I became infuncataed with the idea of loving someone and being loved, but never thought about the repercussions. I only thought about being loved and motivated by someone else that was deeply in love with the idea of me. No-one seemed interested with that Idea and once I realized that I saw the world as a dull, black and white picture that was only painted with skinny paint brushes. Since i was only 15 at the time, at night i would pick up my cracked white iPhone 4s and began listening to music. I found myself listening to Tink somebody to love me and Tank

Recalling those moments are not pleasant knowing your own mother would not stick around to know if you lived or passed away, and how serious the injuries are. The next week mother and I went to the hospital. The surgeons tried to keep his leg, although after attempting, it was decided the damage is irreversible, surgeons completely amputated it. The other leg, it was his foot that was sliced up, and as his leg it had to be amputated after an abortive effort to re-attach it, two weeks after. I visited Keith a few times before he was transported to a rehabilitation facility close to where we lived. A few months into his stay, learning how to live life from a wheelchair was not comfortable for him. Right before Keith came back to be with me, at

Ever since I was in high school, school introduced me on quoting sources but I never realized how wrong I was putting them together. For instance, integrating the quotations into my own text has always been the hardest part for myself for the reason that I wouldn't combined the quotations successfully in the right places, same thing happens when introducing quotations, at least for me. Although, after reading chapters 1-3, I learned and I got so many ideas on how to write just about anything, and we are not even half way through with the book. When I was writing my diagnostic essay I would overthink too much on how to put the author's words and mine together. From this perspective, I started a sentence with a quotation, but I was mistaken because

Every speaker has helped me construction a better understanding of earning a doctorate. I started listening to Sterling and Katie and thought, wow that is cool, and they are really smart and hardworking, and then transformed my approach to the speakers when Jackie and Mark came to speak with us. During Jackie and Mark’s presentation, something changed. I no longer felt like earning this degree was out of my reach. They both told us many times that we too could earn a doctorate. Something about their sincerity made me believe that it was true; I am smart enough, I am dedicated enough to earn a doctorate. This changed my purpose for all the presenters that followed. Each speaker since has helped me map my dissertation schedule and topic.

As I approached my house, I noticed that the gate was missing; knowing that it had a problem, I assumed it got stuck. When I entered the house my uncle explained what had happened; the gate fell on the tenant who rented a room from my dad while he was closing it. The epidermis scratched off of his left leg and arm, and his hypodermis was visible. Due to his limited funds, he refused to go to the hospital. Knowing that the wound might get infected if it remained untreated, I urgently drove to Walmart and bought peroxide and bandages. I took care of him as a doctor taking care of his or her patient. The thought of me doing that my whole life got me excited. The very fact that I get to help others gives me satisfaction, and I am fulfilling my

Boy, Have I been trucking through these past two weeks. I am on a winning streak baby!!!!!! I have been killing it. However, this means that I will be matched with harder opponents. So I am enjoying this why it last. I am currently on level 20! This means runes and masteries are unlocked. I have no idea what this means yet, but will be learning soon if I want to get better.

It was 20-10 in the last volleyball game of the season. My team was down, and I could see the frustration showing on my teammate’s faces. When you’re down by that much, it can be incredibly difficult to come back, but it’s not impossible. I’m never willing to accept that it is impossible. We slowly inched our way back into the game until the score was tied 24 all. The points kept going back and forth in an amazing game, with long and tiring rallies. My team fought hard, but we lost 29-27. It didn’t matter. I had left it all out on the court and played as hard as I could for every point, and that is what counts.

Everyone has done something they will later regret in life, often out of strong feelings, It is something that we look back at and try to completely forget, but we are never able to. An event like this happened to me when I decided that listening to my parents was ‘overrated’ and made my own rash, unwise decision. My parents had wanted me to get out of the house and fit some physical activity into my schedule, which, at the moment, consisted of sitting in front of my computer all day long. They had allowed me to choose what I wanted to do, but suggested swimming, since it is most likely the most beneficial sport. I, however, insisted that my choice was better, but that quickly changed.