English Essay Blog

     I would love to say that I do all my work as soon as it’s assigned so I can relax on a later day. I would also love to say that everything I do on a daily basis is driven by my love for everything I do and my will to learn. However, sometimes I do things out of obligation. If you’re a student and you’re reading this you know what I mean. If you’re a parent, you’re probably judging me but I believe at some point you were like me too. And if you have never felt what I’m describing, well good for you. Sometimes I get home and I just want to rest and relax. I don’t want to write a 5 page essay that was assigned a month ago. At the time it was assigned I had plenty of time so of course I used up that time. But I have to because if I don’t my grades will drop and then my GPA will drop and then I won’t get into a good college and then I won’t get a good job and then I’ll spend my whole life wishing I put in a little more effort during those 4 years of high school. And so I ...

     In a way my love for soccer was passed on to me. Obviously, my parents didn’t force me to play soccer, or as I was brought up to call it, calcio. In terms of sports my grandfather on my dad’s side was into boxing, my grandmother did yoga, and my father played American Football. However, because my dad lived in Rome the main sport is real football and so he would play pick up games. My mom, on the other hand, played volleyball in college. But having a sport passed down to you is not only a matter of the people in your life playing or having played the sport, it’s also a matter of culture. Because my dad is Italian, ever since I was little I would watch soccer games and kick balls around. I played a bit in New York, though I do not remember much, but I have heard stories that my parents would come to pick me up and find me in the corner because the other kids would “steal the ball and not give it back.”      The first I remember is playing for the 5 year...