By Marc Hazan The sign of a good friend is when a boy sees you in hard times and you’re down, he confronts you and is there for you no matter what happens. That is a good friend. For example there were a few boys playing football during recess. And there was a boy named, Sammy, sitting…
By Diana Hoffstein Julie always had the same friends but wanted new ones because her old ones were being mean to her. Lucy always goes to the same restaurant and once she got sick of the same old food so she went out of her comfort zone and went to a new restaurant. Soon…
By Linda Benun Someone was getting married to a very nice and sweet lady. After all the parties and everything, two days before the wedding the bride called off the wedding. It broke her fiancé’s heart. His family had to calm him down. After that happened, he was always afraid to get into another relationship…
By Stephanie Dweck When one doesn’t take risks, one loses out on so many different aspects of life. They become so afraid and paranoid that they forget to live life. They miss out on everything that life has to offer. Fear created followers instead of leaders. We pass through life without becoming our own…
By Renee Hadef As we all know blackberry played too safe. They had the chance to take a risk but they didn’t. The iPhone started to take over their business. Now, blackberry is drowning. In this case many of us are the blackberry. We like to play safe. We are too scared to get out…
By Michelle Harari There is no such thing as being fearless. Fears chase you down, waiting for you at every corner. However, it is your decision of whether or not you want to shake fear’s hand as you turn that corner, or if you continue waking straight, avoiding fear at all costs. This is a…
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 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 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 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 Sarah Benun You’re with your friends at a restaurant. All of them order French fries and unhealthy food. You always ate healthy your whole life. You really want to order salad or soup but you order what all your friends have because you are afraid to be different. Order what you want and enjoy…
By Regina Saada Getting out of your comfort zone is a fear most human beings face. I used to be afraid to attempt to shoot a shot in a basketball. I was afraid that I would miss and be humiliated. No matter how many times my coach would encourage me to shoot, I was too…
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 Maurice Tawil I am scared of a lot of things, like spiders and lions. I know that I need to conquer my fears.
By Michael Elkharrat In the beginning of the year I switched class and I was unfamiliar with many of the people in my new class. But I learned to adjust and now I am friendly with most of them.
By Eileen Franco “Jennifer,” Sarah screamed from across the room. “I love your jacket. It is so cool.” “Thanks. It’s new,” Jennifer answered. “It’s awesome. So, you know my birthday is coming up, right.” “Really?” “Yeah. So what are you going to get me?” Sarah said excitedly. “Well, what do you want?” “That jacket would be nice,”…
By Phyllis Hadar A few summers ago all my friends were going to one camp that my mom didn’t want me to go. All I could think about was how I was going to miss out on so much fun this summer. My mom told me, “If you want to go, then go. But, make…
By Claudine Hadef I want to accomplish getting better grades. I’m always on the iPad or computer. It distracts me. I get good grades but I want better. I want an honor roll, but I keep getting distracted whenever I study. Sometimes, I just zone out during the test and forget what I studied….
By Raymond Arking People always try to do amazing things, but sometimes it just backfires. I think people should start out small and then try bigger. For example, I tried to get a touchdown in football. But, the ball bounced off my hands and someone on the other team caught it. (It was an…