Summarize my life in a phrase? Many people would respond to this with words such as risky or challenging, sensational or mysterious. But for me, I would have to use a word that is much more spontaneous and unexpected. ‘One Big Upchuck.’ I know, I know, the visuals are not terribly pleasant, and they might unsettle one’s stomach a bit as well, but when one thinks of this phrase, however horrid it may be, as a summary of a...

The Good Samaritan—someone who willingly helps others in their time of need. My role model and the ultimate Good Samaritan, I believe, is my grandfather, Randal Barkley. Everyone knows these individuals. Multiple stories are heard about them everywhere on the TV and radio, sometimes even witnessed first-hand. The Good Samaritan is the person who stops in the middle of the night to help someone sitting on the side of the road with a flat tire. The people who take...

For my essay where I was told to summarize my life in a phrase, my college adviser did not like that I said One Big Upchuck. She did not think it would go across well. However, I still wanted to keep it on that topic, so I worked with my favorite English teacher and we edited it. I ended up being accepted into the school which was Purdue University, with that essay. So it goes to show that sometimes if...

While you're still in school the summers are the best opportunities for you to try new things or go to new places. Once you leave college and get a...