The New Year’s resolution has had an interesting history. From what scholars are saying, it dates back to the time of the ancient Babalyonians almost 4,000 years ago. Instead of January being the beginning of their year, it was actually during March when they planted their crops. They held a big celebration and made promises to their Gods. They promised to repay their debts and return borrowed goods. If they had kept their promises throughout the year, the Gods would favor them and if not, they would lose their favor and the Gods would have wrath upon them. During this time they would also sustain their king or crown a…
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What Everyone Ought to Know About Second Chances
Back in my junior high years, there was a program called ZAP which means “zeros aren’t permitted”. When the program was first introduced, the school showed a video. This video gave off the impression to a, at the time, a 12-year-old girl that if you got any zeros in school that you would go to prison. This terrified me. I have never been a good student and I thought that something so little as a zero on an assignment meaning that I would go to prison was just something that was too realistic for me. Thankfully, going to prison over a zero was not a thing but back then I…
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The Gift of Christmas Present
Last year, my friend gave me one of the best gifts I could have possibly have asked for. The gift was a box that had a stage, lights, and a curtain. On the stage were two people, Christine and the Phantom of the opera. The box had a button on the back where you could press it, and the main theme from the musical would play. I immediately loved it. I had loved the musical for so long and all of my friends knew about this obsession of mine. My sister has long made fun of me by changing the words to the main theme. So when my friend told…
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Have Hope Like a Dreamer
I am a dreamer. Everyday I wake up and I start to daydream about life and where I am headed, only to be pulled back by reality and realize that some of those things may not happen. “I want to be an adventurer,” I say. I want to climb up a mountain, fight a bear, and come out of the fight unscathed. Or I want to be on Broadway and have an audience cheer me on. I could even be pirate fighting with swords and swinging on a rope to another boat and take their treasure, and be known as the best woman pirate ever. These are great and…