Category Archive for Writing Contest | Yakezie.com - Part 12

Everyone has a hero. Everyone has that someone they look up to, be it superhero like batman or spider man or even super man, every one has that special some one. My hero is not a fictional hero, she is no other than my own older sister. I call her Ate (At-eh), which means older […]

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 […]