By Michael Arazi Every day in gym, a group of kids played basketball. But, there was always one kid that didn’t play and sat on the side and played by himself because he wasn’t good. One day he decided to play with them and realized they weren’t good. He was one of the best…
By Claudine Chehova When I was in 7th grade, there was a 7th grade play. All of my friends used to think it was weird to be in the play but I was scared they would make fun of me. I told one of my friends and she laughed at me. I thought to myself,…
By Daniel Salzman In life experiences many people don’t take risks because of fear. The fear isn’t really the risk but it’s about the fear of stepping out of your comfort zone. Someone’s comfort zone is almost a personal bubble that they don’t want to leave. People might not do something that they are normally…
By Michelle Zalta Every girls loves shopping. Shipping for clothes, shoes, anything. Over the years there are many fads and styles that everyone want to wear. Sometimes many girls simply want to dress like everyone else and follow the ongoing styles of society, out of fear that buying clothes that are not ‘in style’…
By Emma Dayan There was a girl. She was always a really shy person. She was also really smart and got good grades. In school she kept to herself and never spoke, just in case she was wrong. One day she was in class and the teacher asked a question to the class. The question…
By Joseph Gindi In class every day when the teacher would ask questions to the class the smartest boy in the class would always by afraid to answer the question. He always knew the answer but never answered this is because he was scared that if she got it wrong he would be made…
By Joseph Balassiano I was always afraid to raise my hand in class. I always thought the other kids would think that I’m stupid because I was afraid that my answer was wrong. I was afraid and I limited myself to strive in class by not contributing myself to it. I lost myself because from…
By Gabriel Vizgan “You’re going to be there, right?” “Yeah, yeah I’ll be there,” was the respond I got. My best friends and I were signed up for the two on two basketball tournament scheduled for tomorrow. “Hey,” he said “I head David Goldman is going to be there.” David was the best basketball player…
By Freida Zeitoune Sarah is a high school honors students. She has been in the same class since second grade with the same friends in it. But she wanted something new. She always wanted to hang out with the ‘popular’ crowd. She sometimes ditched her real friends to hang out with people who didn’t…
By Gabrielle Cohen Color war in Flatbush is the funnest time of the year. However, it can be full of fear for shy people. When everyone was sharing ideas how to make up the skit, there was only one girl who didn’t say anything. She had a great idea that was connected to the…
By Victoria Gindi Sarah went to Great Adventures with all her friends. Sarah would go on any ride except for King Da Ka, the fastest roller coaster in the world. When all of her friends wanted to go on it Sarah had an important decision to make. Would she overcome her fear and just…
By Daniel Esses Once at Great adventures Six Flags my friends and I were about to go on a King Da Ka. One person was scared to go on because he was afraid of heights. While waiting on line we tried convincing him to go on it by showing how safe and fun it…
By Dylan Sutton There was once a little boy who was transferring to school. He was currently in 3rd grade with a lot of friends and would be moving during the summer going into 4th grade. During that summer, they boy was going to go to camp with all the brand new kids he…
By Cynthia Benun When you’re younger, you ride on a bike with training wheels for many years. For many children, transition to a bike without training wheels because they don’t know what it’s like on a big bike. Sometimes it takes a very long time for kids to get used to the idea of leaving…
By Collete Betesh When I was younger, my friends were malicious and mean to me. But I stuck with them because my fear of being a loser was ruling me. As I grew and became more secure and confidence with myself. I swapped my old ruthless friends for kinder ones. I have been extremely happy…
By Yola Haber You can miss many new friendship opportunities if you fear rejection. One thing that can prevent this fear is the thought of what can come from these friendships. It might be hard to ask people to hang out if you constantly think that you will always be rejected. How will you know…
By Marilyn Dweck Last year I was in a class with every single one of my friends. In the middle of the year my mom wanted me to switch. I was nervous because I didn’t know anyone. When I switched, I ended up making new friends and loved it.
By Emily Waingort Sometimes in class it is very scary to raise your hand and say what you think or feel. If you have something nice to say but fear what your peers or teacher will think, you miss out on letting your thoughts be heard. If you overcome your fear and raise your…
By Albert Rahmey When someone has an idea however they are too afraid to say it they miss out on opportunity to say something intelligent. If they idea had been a good idea that could’ve solved a problem or helped someone, they wouldn’t have known because they were too afraid to say it. If you…
By Gabe Saff In modern times people only do stuff to satisfy others instead of yourself. If somebody buys clothes they buy what they believe is cool to other people. You don’t hear about people that do the ordinary things. You hear about the people who stand out and try to make a statement….
By Joyce Terzi Rebecca was so excited she was going on Sunday to Great Adventure with all of her friends. All weekend she was excited to go and couldn’t wait for Sunday to arrive. When the girls arrived at the park all they were talking about was all the scary rides they wanted to go…
By Jack Mizrahi A couple of years ago a plane landed in the Hudson River. The pilot and the crew didn’t know what to do. Then, one crew member thought they should try to evacuate the plane before they were all under the Hudson. The plane staff took a giant leap of faith and…
By Marcelle Setton Soccer tryout were tomorrow. Gloria didn’t want to try out because she knew she wasn’t going to get on the team. Gloria’s friend Patricia asked Gloria if she was trying out for soccer. Gloria said no because she isn’t very good. Patricia told Gloria to try something new and get out of…
By Estelle Saad There was once a girl who never tried anything new. She would never talk to anyone else than the girls she knew all the life. When she went to a new school, she was forced to make new friends and try new things. She joined many teams and made so many…
By Sari Esses Many things can be lost when someone is faced with fear, but after these fears are overcame many things can be gained. An examples of fear that holds people back is the fear that a bully would find out if the victim told his parents on him and come back to bully…
By Danielle Ashkenazie When choosing a high school I didn’t want to go to a certain school. All of my friends were going to a different school and I wanted to stay with them. I convinced myself that school was perfect for me. I begged my parents and very smartly they told me no. I…
By Albert Dweck I like taking risks. But taking risks shouldn’t be taken lightly whether it’s in your business or marriage.
By Lily Madeb When you have fears you lose an opportunity. The idea of fear is not doing something because you’re scared. On order to acquire these opportunities, we need to take risks. We risk rejection and humiliation but we could also gain success from these risks. Taking risks is considered a ‘win-win’. If…
By Caryn Darmani Fear is a common emotion; often felt when a person is faced with a decision. They contemplate the possibilities of what may come from their final choice. Often a person chooses the straight path, the common path. They choose not to stray from their comfort zone. Although their staying in their…
By Marielle Tawil Because of fear of playing it too safe, you lose a lot of opportunities. If you stay in your comfort zone, you’ll never experience risk, you’ll never enjoy life. Be scared, but then overcome that fear and enjoy life. What do you gain by overcoming fear? Everything! Life! One time I…
By Rachel Chehova Taking risks is important part of being successful in life. Taking risks requires being confidence and calm. In every situation a person should outweigh the pros and cons of taking the risk. A person should ask themselves, what’s the worst that could come out of taking this risk? In most situations, the…
By Maurice Tawil I am scared of a lot of things, like spiders and lions. I know that I need to conquer my fears.
By David Maimon In 6th grade a young boy loved to play basketball. He loved the game so much and tryouts were coming up for the school team. It was all his friends were talking about for months. Everyone were confidence they would make the team, but this young boy was not. So, because…
By Abraham Goldman My goal this year was to win a playoff game in the Yeshivah Hockey League. I was in 8th grade and it was my last year on the middle school hockey team. We had an outstanding season. We had a home playoff game. There were 7 minutes left in a game…
By Joe Terzi I always wanted to be a singer. I know that I have the voice and motivation to achieve my goal as a professional singer. After school every day I would go to the music shop and have a retired singer tutor me. With each day I felt I was getting better…
By Moey Levy My goal is to be a hair stylist. When I tell people that I want to be a hair stylist, they laugh in my face. They tell me that I should be a doctor or a businessman with my exceptional math skills. I get to practice my skills and people usually…
By Ralph Cohen I want to learn how to be an awesome basketball player. I don’t want to miss shot. I once missed a game. I practiced and practiced and eventually hit a game winning shot. I have to take this to learn for future events.
By Suzy Abed Since I was a child, my dream was to be a fashion designer. Every day I would come home and sketch all my ideas. In high school I signed up for every opportunity for art and design to build up my opportunity for college. I wasn’t such a good student but…
By Albert Richter My goal was to win a basketball championship on the school basketball team. This year we were favored to be a favorite team. We played amazing all season and went to playoffs. It was a championship day and I was very nervous. We were playing a team that was much bigger…
By Orel Zar I was walking on Ave L with my iPad out. I never paid attention that someone can mug me. I saw a black guy and he asked to use my phone. I told him I don’t have one. Then he grabbed my iPad and ran away. I tried to chase after him…