"The Age People Should Be Able to Drive"

Prompt: Most states allow people to get a driver’s license at the age of 16. Some people feel that 16 is much too young for the responsibility that comes with driving a car and that teenagers should not be allowed to drive until the age of 18. In your opinion, at what age should people be allowed to drive, and why?

 "Driving", I have noticed that when someone learns how to drive, they either love it or hate it depending on how fast or slow they get the technique of driving down. As most of us know, people aren't able to get their license until the age of 16. I am also aware that some people feel that 16 is just too young to have a license, and feel that people should be a lot older to get their license. "Well what age do you feel people should get their license"? Might be what some people might ask. I personally don't feel that there is an age where I feel that people should be mature enough to have a license. Of course I feel that the person has to be at least 16 to drive, but I feel it all should depend on the person’s mental state and mental level. "Well what does she mean by this statement"? Might be what someone may ask. Just because a person is a certain age doesn’t mean they are mature that everyone who is younger than them. I know this from experience. In my life I have met people who are older than me but they weren't mature than me, so it all depends on the persons mental state. Driving takes a lot of responsibility and focus because anyones life can be at risk when someone is behind the wheel of a car. A person must be able to stay focused and concentrate on their surroundings. Just because a person is older than someone doesn't mean that they are capable of doing these things as well as others, a younger person may be able to do these things more efficiently than the person older than them. Of course I know this doesn't happen all the time but I have experienced the younger person being mature than the older person.

    Driving may not be considered like work or taken seriously in some people’s eyes, but I feel that driving is very serious. When someone is driving, they can't only focus on only themselves. A drivers focus should be on not only themselves, but they need to focus on the pedestrians and the other drivers around them I feel if a person is responsible and can stay focused them 16 isn't too young to start driving. If a person hasn't developed these characteristics then I feel they should wait a little longer, maybe age 18 would suite them better than age 16.

"Good Habits"

Prompt: Good habits improve our physical, emotional, and or financial health. Select one of your good habits and write an essay persuading readers to make that habit a part of their lives.

    Good habits, and bad habits, some people have either one, but there are also people that have both. Bad habits in my opinion would be procrastination, not completing class work and homework, not doing his or her chores at home, being late, and the list goes on. I feel that good habits would be helping out others in any kind of way, being responsible, being respectful towards others and the list continues on. I feel that everyone should work on having good habits; it only makes their lives much easier. One of my good habits happens to be giving myself plenty of time to get certain things done. For example I am the kind of person who likes to get my homework, projects and schoolwork done, due to the fact that if I wait until the last minute to do it, something may go wrong. I have noticed that a lot of people procrastinate when they feel they have a lot of time to get a particular thing done. I notice this happens a lot of the time with students and their school work. I have noticed that some students think if they have a lot of time to complete a task, then they think they can wait until the last minute to get their work done.

    I felt like this a time in my life when I felt this way. There was a time when I was assigned a five page essay to write. I was given a month to complete this assignment. I felt that I had plenty of time to complete this assignment. Days began to pass, and these days turned into weeks. Before I knew it, it was the night before the paper was due. I remember that night being a stressful night. I stayed up almost half of the night writing that essay. Once I thought I had everything under control when I finished typing the paper, everything got worse. As I began to print out my essay my printer stopped working. I thought to myself, "This is just my luck, the one time I think I have everything under control is the time that everything begins to go wrong". After one hour of trying to fix the printer, I finally got my essay printed out.

    I feel that everyone should give themselves plenty of time to do get things done. Waiting until the last minute can make life difficult. If people are responsible then their lives will go a lot smoother because waiting until the last minute to get things done can be a headache, and I am sure that no one likes headaches.

"An Older Person I See Within a Younger Person"

                   

A little girl is who I see

Oh I say she comes to my house about three times a week

The prettiest of them all, just three years old and stands about two feet tall

Has a smile that will light up the room, it’s just as bright as a full moon

Long black curly hair, and her eyes sparkle, makes people want to stare

Kind soul with a big heart, did I mention she is so smart

"Well what's her name"? Is what someone might say

Her name is Justine and she loves to play

When I look at her I see my great grandmother

And although I never met her my heart will never forget her

Although I never met her somehow I feel connected to her

Every time I look at Justine somehow I think of my great grandmother it seems

I used to question myself about their features being the same

Come to find out my mother said the same thing

My great grandmother will live on through all her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and the list will continue on

She even lives on through her great great grandchildren wow that is so strong. She lives on from generation to generation, that's a true blessing from up above, coming from the heavens in the sky, she lives on even though she's in another life.

“Memoir "Don't judge a book by its cover"

Never judge a book by its cover has always been what I was taught while growing up. I was taught that a person can't base how another person’s character is by the way that they look. People come in all different shapes and forms which make them look different from someone else. Just because someone looks a certain way doesn't mean their character is a certain way. I experienced this for the first time when I was in the first grade. One day like any ordinary day, I was doing my work with my friends. Vocabulary words were what we were working on at the time when our class got a knock on the door. At the door was a staff member with a girl along with her. I remember the staff member introduced the girl to the class. Her name was Brandy. Everyone said hello to her, but she didn’t respond, she just sat in the seat that she was told to sit in. As the day went on, it was time for recess. Recess was the best part of the day to me because I loved to play with my friends.

            I remember walking to go get on the swings with three of my friends. Once we got to the swings, we were swinging, and having a good time. I noticed that Brandy was sitting alone which made me want to ask her to come swing with my friends and I. I told my friends we should ask her to come play with is, but then one of my friends said " she looks mean, and she didn't even say hi to anybody. Then I said "oh yea she didn't say hi, she's mean". After that my friends and I began to swing again. I remember being on the swings and looking up and seeing Brandy once again sitting all alone. I don't know what came over me, but something told me to just go ahead and walk up to her and ask her did she want to play with us. When I walked up to her, and said hi, she responded. I asked her did she want to play with is, and she said yes. From that day on we played every single day at recess.

Looking back I realized that people shouldn't judge someone by its cover just because someone thinks their mean. I realized that she was just shy and was a very sweet and nice girl. I’m happy that I took the time to talk up to her because I made a good friend in the process.

“Personal Essay "Disappointment"

In life people handle disappointment in very different ways. Some people yell when they are disappointed, cry, write in their journals, or others sometimes hold it all in and keep it to themselves. A time I confronted disappointment was when my favorite cousin Emoni was at my house. One day she came over right after school. Each and every single day she would come so I could help her with homework, projects, and school work to help her keep her grades up. This particular say she came over and I noticed she wasn't acting like herself. Usually Emoni would be happy telling jokes, and overall was a happy girl when she would come to my house "Now keep in mind that she was dealing with the loss of her mother during this time". This particular day Emoni was acting completely different.

 I didn’t know what it was, but I could feel that's something was wrong. I asked her what was wrong and all she said was "nothing I am fine". Even though she said she was fine, I could see it all over her face that something was bothering her. After I let her know that she could come to me about anything, I went to my room to finish one of my assignments. When I came out of my room, I found Emoni with her hands covering her face. I could tell that she was trying to hide her tears. I remember sitting down next to her and asking her again "Emoni talk to me, what's wrong?” Her hands were still covering her face and she didn't say anything to me. I started to get disappointed because I thought we were close enough that we could talk about anything. I remember getting up and walking away from her because I felt like she was holding things back from me. A few minutes later she walked up to me and she sat down next to me. I hugged her and she began to cry. She was crying because she missed her mom. All I could do was hug her and tell her I was always going to be there for her. She started to wipe her tears and I could see that I made her feel somewhat better.

Once she felt better, I told her that I was disappointed in her because I never wanted her to feel that she couldn't talk to me about anything. After that we talked about her mother. Even though it was hard for her to talk about at times, she came to me and began to feel a lot more comfortable talking to me about it, which made me feel so good inside.

Figures of Speech Poem (Love Peace & Happiness)

Figures of Speech Poem (Love Peace & Happiness)

Kindness brings love in the world

Dressed in bright colors

Leaving joy filled in someone’s heart

Intelligence comes when one attend school

Dressed in all colors for one to learn

Creating lifelong skills until the end of time

Giving creates hope for others in the world

Dressed in any shape, form, or fashion

Bringing inspiration for those who need it

Love comes from ones heart

Dressed in hugs and kisses

Bringing smiles and joy to all the ones who receive it

Caring arrives with love within a home

Dressed in the insides of our hearts

Shaping the world to become a better place

Honesty creates choices in the mind

Dressed in a powerful decision

Creating life changing experiences

Cat’s vs. Dogs.

Cats and dogs are similar in many ways but at the same time they are also different. For one they both are a type of animal. They both walk on all fours. Cats and dogs can be both inside pets but at the same time there are lots of them that live in the wild. Both cats and dogs have long tails. With all of these similarities both of these have types of animals have many differences. Even though dogs and cats walk on all fours, a lot of the time most dogs grow to be a lot bigger than cats. Of course I’m not including dogs that stay really small such as teacups, etc. Cats are much smaller than the average dog. Dogs in my opinion would be much stronger than dogs. Growing up, I always noticed the fact that dogs and cats are animals that don't get along. I remember seeing different dogs getting up when they saw a cat. I noticed that the dog would way try to attack the cat, and the cat would always be more scared out of the two animals. Dogs have much bigger teeth and claws and cats too. Another difference is of course these two different types of animals eat different types of food. Cats eat car meow and dogs eat dog food. Cats also drink different things. Cats drink milk and dogs don't. These two animals drink water and I think that's about the only similar thing that they drink.