.... members of the engineering community. Men and women who had been in my position. I rehearsed my presentation, timed it, practiced it in front of my peers until I felt comfortable with it. It had all the information necessary: sponsorship levels and benefits, along with some slides showing preliminary designs. Regardless of my planning, nothing prepared me for the anxiety I felt when I walked into the conference room. The room was simply decorated, with an elliptical conference table, a dozen or so chairs, and a few abstract works of art on the wall. The room conveyed the e .....

.... in community theater, and the actors involved became a second supportive family to me. Throughout junior high I wasn’t liked much either because I continued to be active in school and community activities. Only when I began conforming was I accepted. This period of conformity lasted from ninth through eleventh grades. I wasn’t happy inside, but on the outside I was accepted by others. But now in my senior year I have given up conforming. I am myself and I have found my identity. I might not be cool but I have learned one has to love oneself before loving others. .....

.... or on a city sidewalk. He would look so beautiful and natural surrounded by the dark colors of the city. I can see the scene and I can move on. My eyes go back to the girl in front of me. I can't stray too long, I'll be caught surveying my surroundings and accused of not paying attention. I bring my focus back to her eyes and then her mouth. A close up of her lips would be a good shot. Forming each word, detailed curves and slopes. I've captured the shot. I've been told before that I see the world through the eye of a viewfinder. I actually like that view. As a filmmaker .....

.... have never smelled anything so beautiful in all my life. Only God himself could create a smell so sweet and delicate. My heart is immediately thankful that god gave me such a heavenly paradise. As I continue my walk I wonder if I am alone or if this enchanted tropical rain forest has other inhabitants. Upon thinking this I notice bright, rainbow colored tropical birds perched in the towering trees all around me. The beautiful birds were feeling the air with the sweet love songs of nature. In the near space, on the other side of the bushes I am slowly making my way through, I h .....

.... death can be. I know now to live life to the fullest because you never know when you’re going to go. Kyle affected all of us at school. The next day after the accident the whole school as grieving. I knew then that Kyle was a part of us all and when he died a little part of us all died with him. Kyle was really smart and talented; he wrote poetry, he was accepted to a good college and he was a really good baseball player too. This shows me no matter how bright your future looks it could end at any moment in time. I just hope God has a good place for him becau .....

.... be having a party tonight or what girls might be home. They were hardly lucky enough to find a girl from school home on a Saturday night. They were even less lucky when it came to the matter of getting a girl to ride with them. Mostly because when she would ask: what are we doing to do, they would reply: drive around for awhile. This was not something a high school girl wanted to hear from two guys. Even the slowest of females would come to the conclusion that the proposal wasn't entirely good hearted. In the case of Alan and Dan, they happened to be looking for company, compa .....

.... loves family to go join the Navy. I arrived Great Lakes, Illinois where the training camp for all new sailors started their first step of becoming a member of the United States team. There I see many young men and women came from different ethnic background, and different states. There was this one man wearing the Navy uniform, he gets everyone in attention by yelling “all of you stand up straight and fall in a single line.” Everyone just followed his ordered and formed a single line in just an instant. From that moment I knew I have to face a very challenging job which i .....

.... lumbering to his feet. His head ducked and dodged, body swayed, as he danced on his toes, shooting lefts and rights at an imaginary opponent. His scarred face looked troubled for a moment. "Coulda been the Champ. Didn' get a chance. Said I don' got the killer instinct. I know I got it. Jus' need a chance." His audience nodded appreciatively and exchanged understanding glances. Billy shuffled to a stop and shook his big head as a huge grin split his battered face. "No use cryin' over spilt milk. That was a long time ago. Yeah man, a long time ago. He extended a large paw .....