The Rock Fight Abraham Lincoln once said “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today,” and he was so very right. When I was in eighth grade my family and I lived in an apartment complex that at the time I felt was gigantic and right next to it was a huge amazing park to match which was always maintained almost better than the buildings themselves. I remember it all too well the breeze created by the air funneling between the two buildings, the smell of grass freshly cut, the huge slide that I felt if I fell off of would kill me. The park was our meeting place all of the guys would meet in the sand pit and decide what kind of game we would play for the day, and on this day it happened to be a rock fight. But today …show more content…
The parents in the apartments loved me and I refused to do anything that I felt would get me in trouble. For that the kids in my apartments started to make fun of me calling me names or telling me to man up, so to stop the harassment I joined their games. Most of the games were harmless fun but others where a lot harsher and more extreme. The most popular of the games was rock fights which were like snowball fights but with rocks. We would split into two teams and start going about getting ready for the fight for the first half hour. First we would find a place to set up base, then we sent some to collect rocks and others to build fortifications for the base. After the half hour was over it was time for the game to begin. The game had no mercy you fought not to get hurt and to protect you friends. Even with the chances of getting hurt we continued to play over and over again and for one reason or another we enjoyed …show more content…
That it is always the right thing to come forward and confess if you have ever done anything wrong and that it is ok if you can’t come out right away as long as it is done in a timely manner if it is not very important. This one moment in my life when I was just a kid has stuck with me till now. I remember the fear that I felt to this day and it reminds me to make the correct decision. First not to do anything stupid because the people I’m hanging around with are doing it and it is ok to make a mistake but one must own up to their mistake. You may not be able to escape the responsibility of tomorrow but that is not always the worst thing it can teach a person, it can change a person’s
The battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle in the Civil War and in shaping our county. The Battle of Little Round Top was noted as the most important battle in the Battle of Gettysburg. Located in Gettysburg Pennsylvania is little round top which is the smaller of two hills south of Gettysburg Pennsylvania, between Emmetsburg and Taneytown roads. During the second day of the battel of Gettysburg, little round became a key location in winning the battel.
... leaving me. That every thing is a blessing we just have to look for the good even if it does not seem like a blessing at the time. That souls are more important than anything else that is physical in this world. And that we are made to be disciples of God to lead those who are lost and without light to the Lord. When I think about the times that we begin to think God has forsaken us it is usually us not looking for God it is us who have blinded our own selves and that Jesus is standing there waiting on us to lay everything before Him. Corrie and Elie made me realize that I need Jesus to be the center of my world that I need a firm relationship with Him before anything else. That God will never leave me. And no matter how scared I may get, no matter how many struggles and fears I face, I need to know who I truly believe in and who I truly trust God will never leave.
The Kokoda Battle occurred from the 21st July 1942 to 16th November in 1942, during World War II. It was a campaign which resulted in an aggressive fight between the Japanese and the Allies. I believe that, based on my research, the Kokoda Battle in World War II was a significant battle for Australians to a great extent. I believe this for three reasons: firstly, the battle was culturally significant to Australia: secondly, the battle was strategically significant to Australia: and thirdly, the battle was of military significance to Australia. I will argue that these reasons are three strong reasons.
However, three ethical decisions that this learning will make after viewing the film is to always assist individual to the best of your ability, despite personal issues with loved ones or friends; next, always report crimes, no matter the consequence they may have; and last but not least, stand up for what’s right, even if it leads to misfortune. The pros of each of these decisions is peace within yourself. However, one of the cons is dealing with negative pressures. For example, when you report a crime, you may be summoned to court, and have to deal with the negative criticism.
While visiting the battlefield I knew there were two major parts of the battle I wanted to discuss, the Battle at the Crater and the part that African-American soldiers played in the battle. After the initial attack on Petersburg that lasted until June 19, 1864, some of IX Corps picket line set up four hundred feet from Eliot’s Salient, which was a part of the main Confederate line. The Union soldiers then created a plan to construct an explosive mine under the salient to surprise the Confederates and hopefully shorten the siege. After weeks of planning and preparing the mine, it was exploded at 4:45 a.m. on July 30th. The Crater was 130 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 30 feet deep, only an incredible explosion could leave such a hole. 352 Confederate soldiers were killed in the blast, disorienting the outnumbered
close with a great quote from Mrs. Ida. B. Wells-Barnett “the way to right wrongs is to
These kids are taking these games as an example on how to act. These games produce some much adrenalin and these kids mix that with anger and need to get it out. The way they do this is by acting out and getting into fights with other kids. Adams also reported facts from a poll done in Japan saying, “kids were asked about what games they played... The more violent content they were exposed to, the more report[s] later in the year that they 'd been in physical fights.” The author is showing that the more violence that these kids have in their lives, the more it will affect them and they will eventually act out physically. These games are causing these minors to be more violent then they probably would have been if they had not played any of them. These games are hurting the youth of
There is a saying, “ The falling of yesterday are the learning of tomorrow ”. This quote is wonderful and inspiring for whomever is afraid of making a mistake. I never thought one day I had to take this quote as my motivation in life. I could still recognize the time when my parents told me to move to from my hometown to Florida. In that moment I knew that life was changing in someway. I was so excited and wondering which way would my life go. Moving to the unknown place is the biggest challenge. It has taught the significant lesson that I would never learn in my own country.
The lessons are numerous and range from trivial to profound, but there’s one that's had the most impact on my life. Fortunately, I was born into a unconditionally loving family with good health and parents that I feel comfortable talking to under almost any circumstance. Until I got to really know my friends, I was aware that not everybody’s lives were like this but never really understood what a life without those privileges was like. But then my perspective changed when I found out that a couple of my friends have terrible relationships with their parents and suffer from depression and anxiety. Another one of my friends suffers from chronic migraines and has been hospitalized three times in the past year. All of my friends are incredible individuals, and knowing in detail of what they withstand on a daily basis has made me more empathetic to the people around me. I think we all forget sometimes that other people are people, we subconsciously go into this state of mind thinking we’re the center of the whole world. But in actuality, that is not the case; everyone else has their own unique lives and issues they’re dealing with. So what I’ve learned by knowing of my friends’ distinctive stories is just to be more cognizant of others. It's difficult to have that state of mind all the time, but in doing so I have better relationships with
These three lessons were the most significant things I’ve learned while attending school. From kindergarten rules all the way to beginning the road to finding myself. Spending more than half of my life in school I’ve dealt with failure, achievement, and everything in between. I’ve learned great life-lessons that have impacted me greatly not just for the time being, but
There are so many events that change one’s life that it is rather difficult to try and decipher which of those events are most important. Each event changes a different aspect of your life, molding how one’s personality turns out. One of these events occurred when I was about twelve years old and I attempted to steal from a Six Flags amusement park. My reasoning for stealing wasn’t that I didn’t have the money, or even that I wanted what I stole all that badly, it was that all of my friends had stolen something earlier that day and didn’t get caught. After getting caught I resolved, because the consequences are just not worth it, never to steal or give into peer pressure again.
These lessons and traits I have taught myself, have helped me become a better person with a dependable future. Forgive all who wrong you, love your family and friends, but love your enemies more. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Remember that obtaining perfection is impossible in your life on earth and remember that you show who you are through your actions, not what you look like. Be grateful of your current state; you are alive and can change the world and all who inhabit it through your actions and words. Help, give, and pray for the less fortunate. “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”-Jesus Christ.
In conclusion, life is filled with lessons. Some of them are learned through reading books, traveling, and watching old Disney films. In contrast, some are learned through mistakes, and hard times. As life goes on we will continue to grow up, find new interests, and meet new people. Along the way we will find things that we enjoy doing, and things we can’t stand. All of these things teach us lessons that make us the human beings we are today. I would never take back any of the things that I have done in the past because those are the building blocks that constructed me into the person I am today. I hope I will look back fifty years later and say, “Yea. It was a good life.”
When I left my room, my mother knew that I had gone through a rough time, and I did not want to talk to her about it. Even though there was only a month left in my school year, I promised myself that I would be completely truthful to my friends, my family, my heritage, and myself. I expected all my friends to leave me, but I was fully prepared for this. However, none of this ever happened. My friends didn’t leave me, I wasn’t alone at the lunch table, I wasn’t even seem differently by those around me. I had failed my family by doing this, and I wished I had stopped acting like someone I wasn’t sooner. This is one of the only mistakes I have made which I consider a failure because it had taken me close to a year to fix, and this is why I consider it my most successful failure.
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