Category: Growing Up

Growing up on a farm in the tiny town of Martinsville, Indiana life was fairly boring and routine. We had the cows to tease and run around with, and the golf course across the street where we would occasionally trick golfers into believing they had gotten a hole-in-one. However, this often got old and I…

A novel in which every scene and detail has its meaning and a single item has symbolism is no other than To Kill A Mockingbird. To Kill A Mockingbird has many themes although one theme, in particular, develops over the course of the novel. In this novel, it focuses on two characters, that being Scout…

I am Sampathawaduge Anthony Mendis. I like to think I realize what you’re thinking right now, but it’s tough. Some individuals love my first name, some think it’s bizarre. Well, you’re not alone, I get tongue-tied trying to utter it myself, but from a cultural aspect, I adore it. My awesome long first name aside,…

To most, September 24, 1961, has no significant value and is a day just like any other, but for Jaime and Marlen Moreno, it was the day their daughter Nidya was born. Nidya Moreno was born to a family of two parents and a one-year-old sister. This family, which later expanded and developed, formed part…

A Child’s Journey To Adulthood Every child grows up and develops skills at their own pace. Child development is genetic and involves internal changes that can occur in children during their youth. There are internal and external factors that affect a child’s development and growth. In Heather O’Neill’s novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Baby is…

The transition from childhood to adulthood isn’t as clear-cut as the physical traits would lead you to believe. The feminine transition isn’t an exception. Culture plays a major role in deciding when the modification happens. Some mark a particular age as the purpose of passage whereas others are proverbial to acknowledge physical changes. Regardless, cultures…

Executive Summary This course honed in on the information and integration of creativity in implementing effective teams. Everything starts from the top down. Awareness and innovation are created by leaders with innovation. My eyes have been opened up to the ways of cultivating a culture of innovation in my current and future companies. The first…

From birth to death, there are bound to be some ups and downs and this is how life works its ways into everyone. Experiencing pain and happiness is basically almost an everyday routine just like how a child grows from young to old. All of these happen naturally and are unavoidable and this is a…

Personal development skills represent what is an individual’s personal maturity levels, how much of clarity the athlete has on self -identity, interpersonal competence, sense of relatedness, overall personality, well- being, discipline, dedication and determination. Personal development skills also include mutual trust in the form of empathy, tolerance, appropriate communication and unconditional acceptance of others. By…

Introduction Throughout recent years legalization of marijuana became well-discussed topic. However, this prompted a question of whether or not it is beneficial from economic point of view, since previously illegal drug freely entered the market for recreational use on January 1, 2014. In 2012 residents of Colorado approved Amendment 64, which legalized retail marijuana, with…