In life, opportunity obliges only the heart and mind that is prepared. Although many might regard my currently propitious circumstances as a result of generous opportunities rather than a product of my personal endeavors, I have come to understand that no stroke of good luck and its consequential..

483-word version: One End First Although many would not critically consider the difference between the words ‘one’ and ‘first,’ each word, even used as the same part of speech, namely, in the word class of adjective, renders and relates an astonishingly dissimilar concept..

156-word version: I met my 7th grader webbies for the first time as their peer mentor on the first day of school... 282-word version: ...Although my webbies might have thought strangely of me for my suggestion, I needed something to break the ice and to get to know each other better...

355-word version: Most people think that the common ground between man and cheese starts and ends with the odd similarity between the odor of cheese and an old pair of socks... 443-word version: Most people think that the common ground between man and cheese starts and ends with the odd simila..

302-word version: Going away alone in a foreign land made me and my parents nervous. I was supposed to go to Portland, Maine to study... ...and arrived in Portland, Oregon... 325-word version: Going away alone in a foreign land made me and my parents nervous. I was supposed to go to Portland,..

320-word version: Looking at how far cell phones have gotten so far, what could be the next mode of communication? Perhaps it would be light... 406-word version: Like many people do, I glance at my cell phone every minute, or even less than that, to tell the truth. Although the history of cell..