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On a typical warm day in Bermuda, I walked home from my school, Somersfield Academy. I could smell the ocean breeze coming in from the North Shore, my favorite place on the island because there was always something to do there. I had almost arrived home when my brothers, Luke and George, came running down…

“Ring! ” That irritating alarm clock of mine woke me up at the crack of dawn with its shrill wailing. Cursing, I slammed my hand on the clock and banged it against the cupboard. It immediately stopped. Satisfied, I promptly turned around and fell asleep. “Jeremy! Wake up! You are going to be late for…

Growing up in Western Pennsylvania – in the heart of “steel country” – my father began working in the steel mills well before I was born. Dad was a hard worker, providing for our family the very best he could. The steel mills were not run like a typical 9-5 “shirt and tie” job. They…

“Araceli! Come down and help me clean your brothers play pen, please. ” The plea breaks the silence filling the house. My two sisters and I have been cooped up in my bedroom all day long because of the cool weather outside. Fall has always been my family’s favorite time of the year. The chilly…

It all started on Christmas Day, I went to my friend’s house wondering what he received. When I approached the door an ominous chill went down my spine. When I knocked on the door my friend Ricky answered he said “Hey Elvis how was your Christmas? ” I said “pretty cool what did you guys…

I didn’t want to go. I knew I didn’t want to go when I found myself behind the second person in line. It was 8:30 p. m. the sun was almost gone and all the lights came on one by one. I knew I didn’t want to go when I was in line and my…

“Ahhhh! ” This was all I heard coming from the emergency room. My sister in law was in the middle of having her baby and the screams were so loud that I couldn’t think straight. The hallways were cold and everyone was chattering. I was with my family but I felt alone as if none…

In the first semester of my freshman year in high school, our school was overtaken by what we thought was a Russian militia. It turned out to be a training exercise for the National Guard, and an educational experience for us as students. It had a profound and lasting effect on me. From that day…

As I have grown up, I have seen a lot of things. Some I have forgotten, others have been burned into my memory. I live in a community that is big on gang violence. I was born and raised by both BDs and GDs. I took on the life of the BDs from the time…

During my entire life I have many experiences as growing up that have shaped my character. I grew up in a single parent household with four other siblings me being the youngest. When growing up in my household my mother always taught us about God and the Bible. I always had a hard time reading…