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…
By Jonathan Uzan One day I went to play basketball with my friends. When I walked on the court I was very confident and ready to play. When we started the game I got the ball and shot it but I missed it. I got the ball again, I was wide open so I shot….
By Shirley Dweck When I went to a restaurant, I had uncertainty about the new dish on the menu. I wasn’t sure if I should get it or not. I got it anyway.
By Esther Cohen When I was in 8th grade, I had to decide which high school I was going to attend. I was very uncertain because the next 4 years were going to direct me in to the college of my interests. I wanted to make sure I would be able to keep up…
By Chen Benamo A time when I was uncertain was when I switched classes in school. Even though I knew it would be good for me, I was uncertain and reluctant because I was comfortable and familiar with my class. I didn’t want to take the chance of not liking my new class.
By Danielle Franco All your friends go to a party that you know will turn out bad. You chose not to go. The benefit is that you are safe.
By Joe Kameo There was a girl who was invited to a wedding. She didn’t have the right body for the dress that her mother bought her. She thought that if she doesn’t eat breakfast than she’ll lose more weight. Instead, she stopped eating completely and her friends were very worried about her. They comforted…
By Molly Ben-Shlomo I was uncertain to which high school I should go to. Half of my friends continued in same school they went to in elementary and half were going to a different high school. I knew to change schools would be hard. I went with what my heart told me to do. I…
By Isaac Farhi It was the last inning of the baseball game. Simon was up to bat with a helmet on his head and tzitzit on his body. Tamir was a runner on third and two outs lefts, his team down by one. Simon had a dilemma, he could stay in his comfort zone and…
By David Hefez My friend and I were looking to make money. So, we decided to take a risk. We both played FIFA14 and decided to sell coins to make money. We had to make purchase not knowing if people would buy from us. We bought small amounts building up our capital. Now we buy…
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 Terri Saka The bus was beeping and Leah was rushing to catch the bus. When she got outside, the bus already left. Leah was running so fast that she tripped in the mud. She just shook it off and she caught up to the bus. When she got to school, someone was making fun of…
By Sara Dweck One day, a girl walked into school with a happy face. When she got to her math class, she got one of her quizzes back. She was not happy with her grade. She got a 62. She did feel bad inside but she didn’t show it. When she went to her next…
By Bettie Cohen If you’re uncertain then you will miss out on many beautiful things in life. Like makes new friends or switching to a different class. If you can overcome your thoughts and fears about being uncertain you can accomplish many things. For example you can meet new people, study new subjects and enjoy…
By Suzy Mosseri Uncertainty is the key to success because when you come out of your comfort zone with friends it just makes a good friendship. When you’re out of your comfort zone, you’re more comfortable with the people around you to act like yourself.
By Elizabeth Tawil One year I was applying to a job and I became very nervous. The interviewer saw that I was nervous and rejected me. I never felt so bad in my life. After thinking about it I realized now I know to be more prepared and ready for the next event.
By David Bendayan If you don’t take chances in life, you will lose out a lot. For example, if you want to invest in a business it required risk. So if you only invest in a very safe business you are very unlikely to succeed. By not being courageous you lose out on the opportunity…
By Claudette Robinson Rachel is about to get married but she has a fear of getting married. She fears that she is part of this commitment for life. But if she doesn’t get married now then she might not ever get married. She needs to overcome her fears.
By Natalie Berman Sometimes risks are very hard to take. Risks are scary because you don’t know the outcome so you are taking a huge chance. Risks can be great, because there is a 50% chance that it will be a great outcome. I believe that people should take risks because otherwise you will live…
By Sammy Maya All my life I wanted to be a doctor. Ever since I was little I was striving for good grades so I could achieve this goal. I graduated elementary school at the top of my class and had a 98 average in my first 2 years of high school. Then, one day…
By Rafi Srour When I saw people in my school dressing in the latest style clothing it made me curious how I would look in it. I went to Macy’s. Even though I looked awesome in everything new I put on, I still had fear that my friends would find it unusual. I finally had…
By Laura Ringer There was once a girl named Sarah and she had unusual style. She would always wear weird clothes and people used to laugh at her. One day she went to the mall with her friends. All the girls walked into a store and Sarah felt bad because she wanted to buy a…
By Mimi Levy I’ve always wanted to be on the soccer team. I didn’t know how to play that well. I tried out for the team in freshman year and at first I was sort of good, in the middle I fell and hurt my leg. I felt embarrassed. Everyone was laughing and staring…
By Sylvia Azar My goal in life is to be an author. I wrote a short story for school and no one liked it which made me very sad. I had to read it in school and everyone laughed at me. It was the most embarrassing moments of my life. However, I didn’t let…
By Esther Kishk “I want the lead role,” I shouted. “I really want to be the lead in our school play. I will be amazing in the spotlight.” “I think that Leah will be amazing in the spotlight,” Barbara stated. “No, I want to be the lead. I am a really good singer,” I moaned. “Even…
By Vivian Elias My friends and I were working on our science project on the solar system. I was in charge even though I didn’t want to. I just wanted to get the credit. But, my friend was a better leader and she was better at making everything work out fine but I wouldn’t let her…
By Rachel Russo This past year, when we were assigned a science project, I was given a group of girls that had all different talents. One person knew how to draw, one person knew how to type, one person knew how to sculpt, and one person was very organized. Since everyone knew how to do something…
By Judy Shalam There was one girl, named Rebecca, who wasn’t as popular as Elaine. She had to work with Elaine and the other 2 girls on a project. Rebecca is, secretly, the best drawer you would ever see. She went to Elaine and said that she has an idea to draw on Tri board….
By Alison Salman Once, there was a girl named Melanie who wanted to do a science project. She had a friend, named Fortune, who wasn’t so smart. And a friend, named Raquel, who was extremely smart but was less friends with her. She decided to do it with Raquel. Melanie was a smart girl but…
By Morris Lati When you are playing basketball, there are different positions. You always work as a team. There is a shooter, a rebounder and a defender. When you work as a team, you have a bigger chance of winning. The defender blocks the ball; the rebounder could get the rebound and pass it to the…
By Melanie Baum Vivian was having color war in her camp. She was captain to team one. She chose all her friends for the committee. They sat down and started to work. Vivian and her best friends would get all the good jobs. They would dance and sing. She gave her other friends the jobs of…
By Raquel Botton Social media affects quality of true friendship. But how? One time, I decided to go on Instagram. I saw one of my friends posted a picture with a few of my other friends. When I saw that picture, it made me jealous. I decided not to go on Instagram anymore because I realized…
By Rachel Gammal Social media can ruin a friendship. A girl has an Instagram and took a picture with her friend. Her friend looked gorgeous and wanted to post it but the girl looked not as pretty in it. So, the friend posted the picture but she cropped the girl out. To the girl, she looked…
By Ezra Faks You know someone is a good friend if he takes time to help you. For example, if you are not so good in football and your friend takes time to help you. David and his best friend Yosef love football. David isn’t so good in it. Yosef comes to David’s house and they…