It was basically a routine- Walk down the stairs, turn a right, see 9th graders Jill and Macy talking behind their folders as they scurried past, always sharing some kind of secret. But not today. Today, when I walked down the stairs and took a right, Jill and Macy were leaning against lockers, both of their eyes narrowed, as if all the students in the hallway were suspects of a murder, and they were the detectives. I felt kind of uncomfortable as I walked to my classroom. I was so used to them in front of me when they were walking, with Jill’s bright clothing and Macy’s dull apparel. It just felt unnatural, like a tag poking me in the back when I try on a new shirt at the clothing store. I don’t like change. Change is annoying, and a pain in the butt. Why go new if you’ve already worked so hard to set things up before? Take seating charts, for example. I don’t really understand them. If you’ve already been working at those tables for a whole month, why switch? …show more content…
But they have their reasons, and I have mine. So I walked into my Chinese class, only to find out, that, hey, guess what? Since stupid Dan and Rex were throwing paper airplanes again, we had to switch seats. Like, if those two were misbehaving, switch them, not us! Again, though, Lao Shi has her reasons. I’m very considerate of people’s opinions, if you haven’t
It is important that if you are ever running a business, you change before the change comes to you. Change can have either a positive or negative effect on a business and it is extremely important to strive to make it a positive
Has there ever been a time where I felt like an outsider? An outsider is someone who doesn 't fit into a group of some sort. Usually, I feel like an outsider when it comes to my clothes and how I dress. Everyone would question me about what I would have on specifically in school. I attended Cordova High and to be honest I should have expected that. I have been living here in this area and I rarely see any contrasting modes. It would surprise me seeing something that I would not be used to seeing and it would bring such a relief. It is always refreshing witnessing something new. My style is unordinary at school compared to others who attended with me. I would describe my style as being nonchalant but also eye-catching. Most of the time I would
Changing situations throughout the world affect all organizations in business today. Therefore, most organizations acknowledge the need to experience change and transformation in order to survive. The key challenges companies face are due to the advancements in technology, the social environment caused by globalization, the pace of competition, and the demands regarding customer expectations. It is difficult to overcome the obstacles involved with change despite all the articles, books, and publications devoted to the topic. People are naturally resistant to fundamental changes and often intimidated by the process; the old traditional patterns and methods are no longer effective.
“There was once a high school student named Dài Suí Tóng. One day, a teacher in charge of discipline used the intercom to broadcast this message: ‘Secondary High students, Dài Suí Tóng to the office of discipline.’ Ten minutes later, many students appeared outside the office of discipline with water buckets. One of them asked, ‘Do we have to fill up the bucket with water?’” (Su). The cause of such con...
This week I have completed my personal activities. I had 3 activities to complete one being Random Act of Kindness, The second being Nurturing Relationships, and the last Taking care of your body. I was glad to see the scores I got, it gave me activities I am passionate about, but also need to work on to better myself.
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Over the course of about six months my sister’s health began to rapidly deteriorate to the point where she began to look like a walking corpse. I was only in sixth grade and never fully understood the severity of her unknown illness. I never thought that her scraggly brown hair, exposed ribs, and extensive bed rest was becoming a massive problem, I just thought she was losing weight and needed to eat more. My family finally had and answer during early March 2013.
What they didn't realize is that the day had a lot in store for them. They got on the bus and headed to school. They were headed to the gym to play basketball when they ran into their friend Jackson.
It was three days before the beginning of my junior year, and my sister was crying into the phone, desperately trying to wake me up. She kept wailing, “He won’t wake up, he won’t wake up!” At the time, I didn’t register what was happening and there was no way I could have prepared myself. Regardless of my preparedness, an hour later I was in the hospital being informed that the EMTs weren’t able to revive my dad, that he had passed that morning after he saw my mom off to work.
A secret agent. A professional football player. A fire fighter. These would have been my responses when asked that inevitable question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Family, Media and Peers are said to have influenced my views concerning the role I am to play society. All of these factors had one thing in common. They all were influencing me to behave according to my gender. Everything from the clothes I wore to the toys I played with contributed to this. Even now as a young adult my dreams and aspirations are built around the gender roles that were placed on me.
Our official journey began on August 2, 1997 in Las Vegas. That was our wedding day and my official entry into married life. Tim and I said, ?I do? in Clark County, Nevada. The clerk declared us 'best friends for life' in a ceremony with just the two of us. That declaration was more profound and welcomed than one any priest could have made.
I am the kind of person who likes to be in an environment that doesn’t change to often. I’m not a fan of jumping into something new. Adapting to change is one of the hardest things for me and it is the one thing that I need to work on the most. Change happens all around us every day and I need to learn how to deal with it. Change can be good. Change can be bad. It’s just what I’m going to have to work on to become a better leader.
I remember when I was in high school I would wake up every morning dreading the thought of “what am I going to wear today?” I remember seeing girls in school who would always have new clothes and I would wish of a wardrobe with name brand clothes. With my parents having three daughters in school who didn’t require uniform I could just imagine the nightmare it was for them to have to take three girls shopping all the time.
As they finished there breakfast, again they could hear the birds singing and it made them smile. They wanted to go to the park today, but their mom wouldn't be able to take them. They knew she wasn't supposed to go alone but the day was so warm and there mom probably wouldn't wake up anyway. So they went upstairs and brushed their hair and teeth. They grabbed there roller skates and then Rebecca and Sam quietly headed back downstairs. They peeked in on their mom again. Yup, still sound asleep.
I wore uniforms throughout primary school and I didn’t like them because I always felt uncomfortable with them. In hindsight, it could have been because I felt my personality was bottled up every time I put on my school uniform. There are claims that uniforms are not inclusive and won’t allow children to accept each other because of their differences (Linder-Altman).