December 2012 The Day I Discovered I Had Been Deceived In March 2010‚ I anxiously anticipated a very‚ very big move from the United States to South Korea. Two years before this big event‚ I was happily engaged to a very charming man‚ who in the future would deceive me in the worst possible way. He had already moved to South Korea‚ to become an English teacher‚ almost one year before my plans to uproot my entire life to be with him. After tying up loose ends in my hometown‚ I went to visit my father
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He reminds me of my Father I never knew “At the time of his death‚ my father remained a myth to me”‚ were the very first thoughts Barack Obama felt after trying to measure his loss. Similarly‚ those feelings he’d felt then were the exact same feelings I felt when a stranger called me to give me the news back in early May of 2005. The day started with the bird chirping‚ the dog barking at the meowing cat‚ the stridulation of crickets at my ears‚ and the smell of fresh cut grass in the early morning
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The sun had just begun to set through the outstretched arms of the elm trees‚ when Danny Valentine reached his apartment on fifth. He sighed and reached under the matt for his key. He fumbled the copper colored key in the lock and stepped inside. He was greeted by the tantalizing aroma of fresh parmesan and freshly cut tomatoes. Danny threw his stuff on the floor‚ and collapsed on the well worn vomit green sofa. It was supposed to be a wedding gift from his Aunt Maureen and Uncle Stewart‚ but he
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It’s November‚ so that means its deer season. Every year deer season starts on the second weekend of November and last for ten days. I get really excited around August because during this time my family and I start exploring the woods looking for signs of deer. We look for signs like scrapes on trees‚ footprints‚ and tall grass that looks like it has been laid on and flattened. We set salt blocks out around our tree stands and set our cameras out hoping to catch a picture of a big buck. After we
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marks are visible on a new hat within 15 minutes of wearing it outside. This is El Salvador in July. Yet there I was sitting shivering. It started on a normal day on my mission’s trip. Waking up at sun rise. Going to the fresh morning air‚ getting the best cup of coffee I have ever had. All I put in the coffee was some milk. I read the Bible and fill out my daily devotions and as I do that I watch the most beautiful sunrise with pinks and yellows and purples with white clouds. The sun is climbing out
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I Believe in Motivation I believe in motivation because it can change your life one day. One day i was at my Madrina’s house in the dining room talking about life and the future when i cousin walks in and sites down with us. My mom asked him what he wanted to with his life because he’s going to be graduating soon since he’s a junior. When i mom asked him he looked a little embarrassed and awkward. He finally started to answer my mom’s question on what he wants to do and he said he really doesn’t
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Sometimes I love my sibling. Other times‚ I want to shave all his precious hair off in his sleep. Depends on the day‚ depends on how much he decides to make my job actual hell. I really wish he would stop giving mortals goddamned ’visions’ to help them avoid death. I am Death‚ and if one thing is ever true about me‚ I never stop. Death comes for everyone‚ even if you try to be stupid and petty and avoid it. *** "Death?" "What small one. What in the universal world do you need now?" I raised one
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recording‚ but I respond with the name of a book. It’s a novel called If I Stay‚ and without it‚ I wouldn’t be the person I am now. Since I was young‚ I have been told that I am extremely talented in music. I have been playing violin since I was 6‚ and now that I’m 13‚ it’s safe to say that I owe over half of my life to the thrill of it. Music is in my family; my grandmother was a touring opera singer‚ my mother was a violinist‚ and my father plays bass in a band called Drood. I grew up loving music
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The impact of attitudes towards interracial marriage is an extensively integrated theme in Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng and “The Night I Survived Meeting His Parents” by Carmel Jones. In Ng’s novel‚ Marilyn’s relationship with James is profoundly inflicted by social pressures and judgements. In a time where racial equality was not commonplace‚ the prejudice she faced and her ensuing struggles had a detrimental effect on her identity. In Jones’ short story‚ the attitudes towards interracial
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morning of two-a-day basketball practice. I had been looking forward to the season and was fixed on finding a spot in the starting lineup. Despite my determination‚ I was out of shape after having been home sick for the past month. During one of the drills I became very light-headed and fell and hit my head on the hard-wood court. Immediately‚ I jumped up and tried to continue practicing. I finished the practice and made my way to first hour with a dizzying and distracting brain-spike. I fought through
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