Around six years ago I remember my parents encouraging me to play ice hockey. It was my first time on the ice and I had a bit of trouble getting started‚ but as I played more I began to love the sport and I just couldn’t get enough of it‚ now it has become a significant part of my life. In this essay I will reflect upon a very important and exciting ice-hockey game that took place a while ago‚ and in which I took part. Every single chair in the arena had been filled. From the changing-room it was difficult
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seasons are in full swing at the college‚ so almost 5 or 6 nights a week‚ I get to watch somebody play some kind of “ball”! I guess that’s what keeps me going! Was able to have a nice visit in October with Allan and Dot Brennecke and Bill Brenecke in St. Louis. Aunt Marilyn and I took a road trip to see them and we hope that you all enjoy the many photos they shared for this edition‚ and some to go in the January edition. I have some excerpts from letters written by Ed Brennecek‚ Allan and Bill’
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Jorge Velez Diaz Professor Hargraves ENGL-1005 18 September 2014 My First Cruise Like it was yesterday I remember my first vacation on a cruise. My Dad and I went on a three- day long cruise to The Bahamas. I had never been on a cruise‚ so it was a new experience for me. We needed to be in Tampa for our departure‚ so we drove the two hours from Orlando‚ Florida to Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida. My Dad and I used this time to talk‚ make plans for the trip and think about our upcoming adventures on the
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The film Away From Her‚ is a screenplay adaptation from the short story Bear came over the Mountain by Alice Munro. The story focuses around the relationship of Fiona and Grant‚ an Ontario couple married over 40 years. The couple is forced to face that fact that Fionas forgetfulness is actually Alzheimers disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost‚ she realizes that she can no longer live at home. Fiona has too much self-pride for herself‚ and too much pity for Grant‚ to subject
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college men. Joseph is my oldest and he is at Ashland University and pursuing his Masters In biblical theology He plans on continuing towards a PhD. Bobbie is my youngest son and studies at ITT tech. He is pursuing a Bachelors degree in computer electronics. I am manager at an optometrist office. I have decided to return to college to finish the degree I started fresh out of high school in 1983. Things seemed a little easier back then. Maybe there was less information in my brain when I was younger
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Reflecting upon two very famous and unique works‚ the story called “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”‚ written by Ursula LeGuin and the play known as “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett‚ one can see various commonalities and variations among both of these narratives by analyzing the function of the prevalent lack of closure‚ unanswered questions and narrative gaps that exist in both. First of all‚ “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”‚ written by Ursula LeGuin‚ is a uniquely written story which impeccably
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I have witnessed many times that someone has demonstrated leadership. Not one is as intriguing as the one I want to share with you today. It was when my mother lived in Mexico when she was 20 years old. When she got married she came to America. She decided to go to New Mexico. That is where she stayed with a couple who had one daughter. They owned a car dealership. My father worked for the husband by washing cars. My mother was a maid at home‚ taking care of the child as if she was one of hers. She
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“A Step Away From Them” is a poem written by Frank O’Hara’s observation of the city during his lunch hour. As he walks through the city‚ his observations become more of introspections about life and how time is a constant reminder of our time on Earth. O’Hara distances himself from those whom he had lost‚ but only to realize his own personalize awareness of his life and the changes around him. The first stanza of the poem creates certain attentiveness to details of one’s surrounding‚ in such that
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Jones ENGL 1203 3 September 2013 My First Date There are clothes strewn on my bed‚ chair‚ and all over the floor of my room. After changing outfits repeatedly for the past hour‚ I have finally decided on the right one: a short (stops right above the knees)‚ dark brown‚ crinkled skirt; a white tank top tucked inside the skirt; and a pair of brown‚ sequined cowgirl boots. My long‚ brown‚ wavy hair is down and free‚ and I am using an all-natural appearance with my makeup. I sure hope I look good because
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your very first date. Was it the first time someone kissed me on the lips (grade 3 at summer camp)‚ or when someone actually used the word ’date’ when asking me to go for coffee (not until I was 26)? I’ve shared my definition of dating in a prior blog post‚ so I’m going to put it to the test here and share my first date story. In turn‚ I’d love to hear yours as well‚ and how you decided it was your very first date. My first date took place when I was in Grade 8 and sleeping away from home for the
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