Essays on My Life

At the age of eight I never would of thought this would happen to me, never understand why he did what he did, never accept all the lies and excuses.I was so blinded by the rage that it scarred me internally. My lack of wisdom deprived me of the relationship we would of had. Wake…

When thinking about my philosophy I had to think about what shaped me to be the way I am, when I was brainstorming my philosophy I started to think, “Why am I here? What is the reason I am on earth?” I realized when we were given this assignment I didn’t have a purpose or…

A philosophy of life or a life philosophy is an in general attitude or vision towards life and its purpose. My philosophy is mainly a self reflection of the way I see life and principles in my life. I am one of its kind individual; we are all having views about life. Everyone and every…

Optimism to me is the belief that good things will prevail over bad things. I would describe an optimistic person as someone who has faith. Someone who has a great deal of confidence. Someone who believes that the right thing will always happen and always looks at the bright side of things. I think that…

Like many others, my life journey was altered by Hurricane Katrina. Interestingly, my brush with Katrina occurred just 48 hours after moving to New Orleans from my hometown of Portland, Oregon. During the college application process, I was offered an academic scholarship to Loyola University. Loyola sparked my interest because I wanted my college experience…

My future long-term career goal is to become a part of the governments defense counsel, either by becoming a legal secretary or an attorney. I would need to attend college, pass the bar exam and become board certified in order to become an attorney. In reference to becoming a legal secretary I believe I’ve developed…

Growing UpThe nature versus nurture debate has been a classic controversy among experts for centuries. Presently, there is no clear conclusion to the dispute; yet, there are many hypotheses. Both sides of this controversy have been explored thoroughly among researchers. The nature side of the debate argues that a person maintains his mental ability only…

Sometimes in life, there are events that take place and impact your life greatly. A friend of mine, Marc Finch, was in a life threatning motorcycle accident. When I found out what happened to Marc I didn’t think he was going to make it and that in its self was the worst news I have…

I stepped through the door to my grandmother and grandfather’s home without even aknock. My grandpa looked up from the television he was watching, from his cozy comer chair. He had a head of snowy white hair gleaming in the room. Over his broad body, hung a navy bluedress shirt and a fuzzy cardigan sweater….

The Accident That Changed My LifeI used to read in the news about people getting in car accidents all the time. The trouble is, I never thought it could happen to me. I guess you could say that I saw myself as invincible. With the way Id been living my life, something was bound to…