Category Archive for Featured | Yakezie.com - Part 52

Many people throughout their life find themselves admiring a number of different people. In my case it has been different though, I have always admired the same person my entire life; my dad. Ever since I was a young child I can always remember my dad trying to support me and give me the best […]

It was a cold afternoon and after 5 hours of studying for my biology exam, the text, the book and the entire library fused into a giant haze. I stood up to wander the halls, when a glance at the scammiest title ever printed stopped me in my tracks.   I opened “The 4-hour workweek: escape […]

For as long as I can remember, there has been one constant in my life: gymnastics. I officially started taking gymnastics classes at the age of three, however, almost as soon as I could walk, my two older sisters liked to play “lets-teach-Megan-gymnastics-in-the-basement.” I started competing gymnastics at the age of 5.I learned that gymnastics […]

There are several skills I learned through sports. Through sports I learned discipline, how to control my anger, work hard and to be a team player. Patience was my biggest challenge which I worked on every day by helping my teammates and myself by being optimistic and enthusiastic for the game and others as we […]

My name is Chayne Wolfe and my hero is my mother. She is my hero for multiple reasons, but what I admire most is her drive to be successful in everything she does. She knows she can not be perfect, but she is always trying to be better. I admire that regardless of what is […]

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” ~Benjamin Disraeli A hero is a rather necessary thing to have in life. Without a hero, there is no shining example of what you could be. Without someone to raise the standard, and lift your eyes to […]

Living up to one’s full potential can be hard to quantify.  Could a 98% on a test have been a 100% if more study time was devoted?  Perhaps, but there are also more obvious circumstances where one does not live up to full potential.  For example, one might have run a mile 3 minutes slower […]

A man of awesome personality and the winner of my unconditional trust, Raul Gonzalez, my father, made numerous life choices for me when I was younger. He continues to influence my decisions today. He is a man of strong character, a man who intimidates me with just a glance, a man whose incredible humor makes […]