Category: Personal Experience

In the last two centuries, life expectancy has doubled from around 40 years to over 80 years in Canada. This is one of humankind’s most incredible achievements. However; improved longevity also presents us with one of our greatest challenges. These additional years can be a blessing or a burden, depending on how you live your…

My life has been sprinkled with a gentle yet impactful sense of euphoria. Every turn and every new interaction poses a subset of greatness within itself. The highs and the lows have molded me into the individual I am, building and breaking and framing my character into a man that operates through wisdom and understanding.…

In his book Studies in Pessimism, Arthur Schopenhauer argues that life for all humans consists of constant suffering in the chapter “On the Sufferings of the World”. He says that even, “the feeling of satisfaction is negative in its character; that is to say, it consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element…

My day starts on most days with a conversation with my spouse. I would then get in contact with members of my platoon to see if the information corresponded previously has changed so as to confer where to go from there. Then I would call immediate family members to see if they are in the…

In this self-evaluating essay, the main task is to reflect on how participation changed my approach to teamwork within the workshop. I found the workshop beneficial and exciting. To provide a coherent structure to my essay, I will use Gibbs’ 1988 reflection model. Description A team is a small number of individuals associated with some…

Happiness is a common feeling of human beings. ‘Happiness is a state of mind,’ said Walt Disney, It’s just according to the way you look at things.’ People often view happiness in different ways and the states can always change depending on how they react to it. Personally, the thing that gives me joy is…

Good Afternoon, On behalf of the Holmes High School class of 2020, I would like to thank all of the people that make Holmes High School special. To teachers and faculty that come every day and strive to provide us with a tremendous education despite our unwillingness to learn. To the staff who work day…

A warm desk light shined down upon my wooden desk as I sat in my chair preparing to soak in a copy of what would grow into one of my most cherished books, Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Initially, I was so captivated by the enthralling cover art of the book. A boy’s…

During my speech and my retake, I experienced different emotions. I categorized my reflection into three parts; the first is my rehearsal of the speech, the second is for the research, and the third is my struggles with the actual speech. Before I went to do the first speech, I had rehearsed more than 20…

I recently spent a few days in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a unique destination with a wonderful combination of urban sophistication and small-town charm. And in this essay, I want to share my experience. With great art, shopping, restaurants, lively nightlife and cultural attractions, Grand Rapids is the perfect holiday destination. It is not surprising that…