I have always known I was different. It was pretty obvious to me. I was born without my right arm. I may be different, but I’m just like any other 15 year old…
I have many things to be thankful for. For one, my family and friends. I live with my mom and dad and two sisters. I am the oldest and 19 years…
Looking back, I’ve realized I’ve spent the majority of my life trying to gain the approval of other people. This was hard when I was younger because I was never a very popular…
The painting we know as the Mona Lisa is a famous piece of art, considered beautiful in many ways, yet some people debate upon the real beauty that is the Mona Lisa. Art…
Third grade. Chopped and mopped bob of milk chocolate hair on my head with razored bangs and hopelessly trustful baby brown eyes. I go to school blissfully unaware of my difference. Like any…
I have a backpack of bricks. Everyone has their own. People might say that a backpack of bricks can wear you down, but mine lifts me up. I was born with major heart…
In the fourth grade, my teacher sat me next to a boy that would put his forearm up against mine. Initially, I was a little smug when I thought he was trying to…
My name is Angelica* and I am sixteen years old. I’m unique. Everyone knows it. I mean, honestly, how many teenage girls do you know who play ice hockey, do youth group, act…
There is an expression, “Age is but a number.”Well yes, that is true. However, by that logic birthdays are but numbers, time is but a number, years are but a number, even YOU…
I am thirteen but I been really tall my whole life. I never cared about it though; I was me and I was fine with that. Around fifth grade, I realized I was…
My name is Katherine and to the everyday passerby I seem like any other teenage girl, but it wasn’t always that way. I had an amazing childhood and was blessed with loving parents.…
My father once wrote, “This life offers us the opportunity to change everyday, and everyday offers us the opportunity to do better for ourselves and for others. Tayor, when you awaken every…
When you look at someone, you think you know their character. When you look at me you see a somewhat tall, brown haired kid with a huge nose. You think you…