My name is Randal Royal and as the world was slipping away from me, I began to reminisce about my life. My grandparents raised me from the age of 3 after my parents had both died in an airplane crash on their way to a conference in New York City. My parents were both well respected and it was my mother that was going to speak at a biology conference as she was well respected and her research was into the genetics of the human body. My father was an accomplished civil engineer that had created many bridges, skyscrapers, and other various structures.
Well, as I was thinking about them, the newspaper clippings I remembered looking at of that disaster hit. “Airplane that was reportedly ‘all good’ crashes”. It seems that the pilots had complained about the plane, but were told that it was a minor inconvenience and told to continue on their way to the next stop. The plane lost power in its right engine after the engine caught fire
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As I grew up I liked gaining knowledge and because of that my peers considered me a genius. I was an introvert anyways, so them shying away from me didn’t hurt me much. My grandparents paid for a tutor for my desires to learn subject, which were engineering, biology, and philosophy. As school was so annoying to me, I ended up playing quite a bit of computer games and just using the Internet to learn as a past time. I guess this all led to me becoming a biomedical engineer or at least going to become a biomedical engineer, and as luck would have it I won’t even be able to pursue my passions in this lifetime. This brings me back to the point that a stray bullet that was shot from a bank robber, I guess this is the end of my junior year of university. It was better hitting me than the two children that are behind me, but it does hurt that I won’t be able to help any more
In one event, Louie and 7 other crew members on the Green Hornet (the name of the plane) all crash: “The engine wouldn't start. The plane kept dropping. Green Hornet was doomed. The best Phil could do was try to level it out to ditch. He grunted three words into the interphone: ‘Prepare to crash.’
A chain reaction of explosions ensued and blew massive holes in the flight deck. The fire spread quickly and many pilots were trapped and burned alive while other crewmen were blown overboard by the explosion. Fuel and bombs spilled into the holes in the flight
Crackle, pop the fire sounded as I placed new logs on top of the hot embers. This was the fire the children of my village sat around and told stories before they went to sleep, and tonight was no different. All of their eyes stared at me expectantly as they waited for me to start telling them a story. “Two Rivers Running, tell us the Story of the Great Battle again,” the little ones asked. All eyes were on me as I sat down next to them, everyone silent as I told them the story of the Great Battle.
As a soon to be high school graduate and hopefull recipient of the Spring Hill Scholar Award, I am writing to show you a little more of who Peter Adam Ramsey is. Overall, I consider myself a very spiritual person, endeavoring to serve those around me just as Christ has done for me. I am a bit different than a run of the mill Christian. There is more to me than just another face in the crowd. I like to think that I am more than that.
It made for a very unusual and turbulent childhood, but I was lucky enough to never doubt I had the love and support of my family. I did learn a lot from textbooks, and there were certainly a few teachers along the way who inspired me and helped me understand new concepts. But it was my parents who made me want to investigate, taught me how to look at the world with a critical eye and form conclusions. It was in trying to keep up with them that I found myself rushing toward developmental milestones like learning to read, learning a second language, forming opinions of my own. For the last few years I’ve been facing the same choice my parents had to make before they went to college, whether to prioritize passion or independence, whether to be pragmatic or romantic.
When I was in kindergarten, I did not have friends; my highs and lows oscillated on the approval of others who understood me even less than I did myself. For picture day, I remember being happy to wear my favorite shirt: a Strawberry Shortcake blouse with ruched sleeves. A girl deprecatingly told me I looked like a little kid. I never wore the shirt again. Although I already felt like an outsider, the situation worsened when I moved from Las Vegas to Hawaii.
Some people have it real easy - there aren 't many Ephraims Goldmans, as my mum could tell you, nor lots of Henriettas Hineses, as testified by my dad. Actually, lots of parents these days opt for a very unique name for obvious reasons - after all, if the only clue to finding your soulmate is their name on your wrist, you 'd better hope they aren 't going to be called a John Smith. On the other hand, all these Phoenixes, Khaleesis and Caspians wandering around? Frankly, it can get really annoying. I had it pretty good - no James Johnson or Darius Maximus on my wrist.
Some people in elementary school knew they wanted to be doctors. Classmates of mine in middle school expressed their desires to become teachers. And yet for freshman year me, I had no idea what my future would hold—and I was terrified. I had done decently academically, managed to swim without drowning, and could muster a couple songs on the violin. But in a larger sense, it often felt like I was going through the motions, living another day just to do so.
I am currently trying to fall asleep in this cold and very uncomfortable tree. I can hear the pack of careers beneath me searching for a new prey. I 'm not worrying because I have my bow and they are too unskilled to climb this tree. I 'm glad I have the experience from hunting with you and my dad. I don 't know what I would have done without the skills you taught me.
Throughout my life, I have faced adversity everywhere I go, no matter what I do. So when people tell me that they have had a rough day, my favorite thing to tell them is, “Remember that adversity builds a man.” This philosophy has carried me a long way, and most importantly has allowed me to grow into the individual I am today. One of my biggest personal accomplishments, which was being able to play college baseball, was spurred on because an upperclassman told me I would never be good enough to play high school varsity ball. I proceeded by taking that player’s starting job the next year.
"Sometimes we need someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything, or to do anything in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and supported." I wish that I had that "someone." I'm always that person for someone else, but when it comes to me, where are those people that I need to show me that I am cared for and supported?
Rafiqa Hassan arrived in Australia, 2006. In an attempt to escape the horror attaches in Afghanistan. The constant bombing, no education, and unequal right comparing women to men were falling. It was time to leave, for good. They decided to flea their home country couldn’t return due to fear of persecution when they cross borders and seek safety in another country.
My family traveled to the United States in an effort to escape famine, war, and political turmoil. Similar to the Syrian refugees escaping turmoil in the 21st century, they did not have anything more than the clothes on their backs. Growing up in a tough area and on the welfare system made me appreciate the little things in life. Cambodian refugees arrived after the settlement of the boat people or Vietnamese refugees. A majority of Cambodians first resettled in refugee camps along the borders of Thailand.
I want her to come back. I miss her more than anything. I get dad is trying to do his best, I mean what is he supposed to do after something like this has happened? I got to school, seeing the old rusty sign that says “Bronx’s Middle School”. That sign is where my old friend group would meet every morning, but now it’s just a rusty old sign to me.
Leadership interview I was given the chance to interview Hailey Hunt who has a position on student council. She taught me about her position and how she has been able to help others. She has taught me the many sides of being a leader and how it can be quite trying at times. I have found interviewing a leader is very different from researching about a leader.