By Victor Fteha One of my friends is Joshua. Joshua has all the qualities of a good friend, from sharing to honesty. When we play Xbox in his house, he lets me choose if we should play NHL or not. Another friend, Morris, teaches me how to play basketball. I’ve improved from his advice. Teddy lets…
By Victor Fteha Perseverance can prove useful during childhood in several ways. For example, I once received an unusual grade in Jewish History. It was the lowest mark I got my whole life. Instead of pondering about it uselessly, I pledged upon myself that I would study hard for my upcoming tests particularly Jewish History,…
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 Rebecca Greenstein When you take advantage of someone you don’t have a real friend. You might feel cool for having a rich and the most popular girl as a friend. But, to everyone else, you are not really cool. You are using someone. When everyone finds out that you used her, you are not going…
By Cookie Cohen A costume designer Randy was chosen to design the costumes for the cast. Randy did a lot of work. She spent hours and hours designing it. When the day of the play came everyone loved the costumes. The star of the play said to give it up to our costume designer Randy. Randy loved…
By Merle Dweck Hands trembling, eyes darting from side to side. Uncertainty washed over me like rain on a stormy day. “What do I do?” I whispered quietly under my breath. I have to convince myself. But, what if I don’t? My heart beats faster even thinking about it. “No,” I tell myself steamily….
By Cookie Cohen Cindy wanted to lose weight. Cindy made a commitment to herself that she would lose weight. Cindy tried and tried. One day during lunch time there was her favorite lunch on the menu. Cindy told herself not to eat and she saw all of her friends eating her favorite lunch. She said…