Throughout my eighteen years of experience, I have learned that life is not always fair. Sometimes certain unexpected and unexplainable events can change one's outlook on life. Upon witnessing the tragic death of another human being, I suddenly realized just how fragile and unpredictable life can be. It was June 3, 1994, the day of my high school picnic to Kennywood Amusement Park. The day looked beautiful and sunny without a cloud in the sky. A few …showed first 75 words of 622 total…

…showed last 75 words of 622 total…No one attempted to comfort or even approach this cold blooded killer. This moment of terror would live with him forever! Life can sometimes seem very cold and unfeeling. The worst things always seem to happen to the most undeserving people for no apparent reason. Life is not always fair. As an eyewitness to the sudden, unreal killing of a fellow human being, I truly began to value life and stop taking it for granted.