27 March 2007
The wind is blowing; the dead leaves and old paper cups of last fall are flying through the streets. The earth is renewing with an angry revenge. As she gives birth to the new blossoms, she in turn rejects all the old and dirty with a fierce disdain. Painful and necessary is the storm. She knows that there is no other way to cleanse her once fresh and beautiful surface, showing the exquisiteness within. The sky is getting darker and the raindrops are more often, chasing away the disgust... soon, soon enough there will be clear skies once again; there will be newness and delight, but for now, for today there must be anger, for there is no beauty without the knowledge of the beast. We must know hate to understand love. So parallel is my life to this very day. If only I could control the storm.
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Metta Marie Ray
Year - sophomore
Journalism major – print emphasis
Metta.ray@aggiemail.usu.edu
I was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1976. My father was in the Air Force and our family traveled to Asia and Europe for assignment. In 1986 my father retired from the military and we found our home in Providence, Utah.
I attended secondary and high school in cache valley.
In 1992 I followed my high school sweetheart to St. George, Utah and we married in 1993. Not surprisingly we separated in 1995. In August of 1996 my son was born. I tried to return to my education by taking my GED at Bridgerland Applied Technology Center in Logan.
The need to feed myself and my baby put me directly to work in a production job at ICON Health and Fitness in Logan.
I met my second husband in 1997 and our daughter was born in 1998. I attempted to attend USU during my second pregnancy, but the stress of full time work, a toddler and a baby on the way kept me from being successful. In 2002 my third child was born and my marriage once again ended.
By this time I held a position in the marketing department at ICON as the print production coordinator. I traveled to China several times for work and enjoyed my job immensely. In 2005 I was laid off as a result of budget cuts.
After the lay-off, it was painfully obvious that without a college degree, I would not be able to acquire a similar position at any other company. I took a low-paying part-time job as a bartender at Mulligan’s Social Club and re-entered school at USU.
When I am not attending school or doing homework, I love spending time with my beautiful children and my wonderful boyfriend. I love to watch movies, and really, the news. If I actually get a chance to have control over the TV, it is usually on a news channel. I have a subscription to the Salt Lake Tribune, but don’t get as much time as I would like to read it.
To answer the question I’m sure you’re dying to know; my grandmother died on November 22, 2006. That is her face tattooed on my arm.
All stories are written by a student. some facts have been changed for the sake of 'practice writing'. Enjoy!
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Metta Marie Ray
Year - sophomore
Journalism major – print emphasis
Metta.ray@aggiemail.usu.edu
I was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1976. My father was in the Air Force and our family traveled to Asia and Europe for assignment. In 1986 my father retired from the military and we found our home in Providence, Utah.
I attended secondary and high school in cache valley.
In 1992 I followed my high school sweetheart to St. George, Utah and we married in 1993. Not surprisingly we separated in 1995. In August of 1996 my son was born. I tried to return to my education by taking my GED at Bridgerland Applied Technology Center in Logan.
The need to feed myself and my baby put me directly to work in a production job at ICON Health and Fitness in Logan.
I met my second husband in 1997 and our daughter was born in 1998. I attempted to attend USU during my second pregnancy, but the stress of full time work, a toddler and a baby on the way kept me from being successful. In 2002 my third child was born and my marriage once again ended.
By this time I held a position in the marketing department at ICON as the print production coordinator. I traveled to China several times for work and enjoyed my job immensely. In 2005 I was laid off as a result of budget cuts.
After the lay-off, it was painfully obvious that without a college degree, I would not be able to acquire a similar position at any other company. I took a low-paying part-time job as a bartender at Mulligan’s Social Club and re-entered school at USU.
When I am not attending school or doing homework, I love spending time with my beautiful children and my wonderful boyfriend. I love to watch movies, and really, the news. If I actually get a chance to have control over the TV, it is usually on a news channel. I have a subscription to the Salt Lake Tribune, but don’t get as much time as I would like to read it.
To answer the question I’m sure you’re dying to know; my grandmother died on November 22, 2006. That is her face tattooed on my arm.
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