ESSAYS| 2018

ESSAYSss| English

The Real Life Challenge

Alte Raskin, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 B is frustrated with himself. His ideal daily schedule, where he wakes up 5:45 am, didn’t happen. “I’m such a failure. I can never get my act together,” he taunted himself. C, a young mother, complained on the phone. “I wasted time, yet again! It’s not like I have nothing to

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l’m Gonna Need That …. Yesterday

Devorah Amsel, Flushing, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP .. Jim’s Apple Watch alarm goes off at 6:30am. He quickly checks his WhatsApp and other social media, then rushes to get ready for shul. As his Keurig coffee brews, a UPS driver delivers the Amazon package he ordered the night before. Jim opens the package

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Think Good and It’ll Be Good

Dassy Chein, Cedarhurst, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 People always say if you think good it’ll be good. Science shows that when the brain processes positive thoughts, a person will have increased lifespan, lower rates of depression, and reduced risks of death from cardiovascular disease. But what if you just can’t get yourself to do so? After all, it’s

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Letting Stress Roll Away

Yehoshua Rubin, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Arguably the greatest contemporary societal problem is stress. According to a 2014 study conducted by the American Psychological Association along with the American Institution of Stress (AIS), 77% of U.S. citizens regularly experience the physical symptoms caused by stress. According to the known adage , “Knowing the sickness is half the

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Maintaining a Buoyant Disposition

Shaina Ezagui, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 The mandates of the L ‑ rd are upright, rejoicing the heart, (Tehillim 19:9) In recent years, the “power of positive thinking” has gained a lot of popularity. Research has found that there are many, very real health benefits linked to optimistic attitudes. Chassidus displays how maintaining a cheerful disposition can

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If You Love Someone, Don’t Let them Go

Chaya Gutnick, Melbourne, Australia

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Fundamentally, there is a problem in today’s society regarding its inability to commit. The ease with which possessions can be replaced has resulted in a mentality that little is of value. In turn, it has allowed for the same mindset to be applied to human relationships. Society seems to exist on

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Whichever Way You Do It

Baila Lesches, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Introduction These days, there is one universal question that exists within every language and nation: “What’s in it for me?” This sentence—a question which accurately describes the prevalent selfishness that drives just about every dollar we make and activity we put into our schedules—is one that each of us encounter on

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How to Actually Bring Moshiach

Chana Rahmani, Boston, Massachusetts

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 What, on earth, are we doing? And how, on earth, do we do it? Man’s search for meaning has never been a simple one. With society’s definition of success  bombarding us from every angle, it often gets confusing. We are constantly on the lookout for the  perfect relationships, degrees and jobs

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My Torah

Chaim E. Bryski, Agoura Hills, California

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Lots of Questions We do Mitzvos every day or at least we try to. We celebrate all the holidays and eat all the lovely kosher food that comes along with them. We do our best at learning the Torah and understanding its laws. But do we ever take a moment to

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Overcoming Insecurity

Avraham Stein, Stony Brook, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Insecurity is a big challenge today. It is common, and I have seen it in many people, including in my friends, and in myself. There are times when people will be doing something not necessarily right, but since the majority would be doing it, you and others would feel insecure about

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