EMC Lifestyle - For five years‚ our backyard shed has been jammed with boxes from my previous life when I was a daily newspaper reporter‚ columnist and editor. A few days ago‚ when we were preparing for a yard sale‚ I decided it was time to sort through the stuff. But‚ after five years‚ the newspapers were disintegrating and damp. I tried to dig through them‚ but there were creepy-crawlers‚ cobwebs and unknown brown blotches on them. But in one box‚ I could see a few papers - three-hole-punch
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John is 69 years old‚ and has experienced many different social issues during his life‚ so I decided to interview him. In his prime‚ my grandpa served in the military which allowed him to move often around the United States‚ and the world. I knew he had a lot of experience due to the military‚ and he was quite the storyteller. I knew it would be easy to talk to him about different social issues throughout his life. As we sat down we talked about many things‚ but the two ideas that really stuck out
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Everyone wishes they could changed an event in their life‚ myself being no exception. It almost has a weight upon me‚ after years‚ the one biggest regret in my life. The day my mother died. Her and I never had the best of relationships‚ she struggled with mental issues and drug abuse‚ and was never around me‚ which created a certain disconnection between the two of us. It almost seemed like a portion of my visits always ended in some form of argument. Even at a younger age I almost felt like the
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and the image will always go with me throughout my whole life. I imagined us having a good time in our beach house‚ and our private housing‚ then I imagined them fighting for their lives each day. In El Salvador most people don’t have the opportunity to go to school‚ and once you reach a certain age you can work‚ your little butt goes to work for your family. I’m lucky enough that we have businesses over there‚ and live a pretty good life‚ but those people‚ THAT family‚ don’t have anything. Everyday
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Life is full of obstacles‚ some that just require positivity and perseverance and others that require that and actual actions. They affect our lives in many ways but usually they are set upon us so that we can prove to ourselves what we are capable of. However‚ we do not see that until we had overcome it. Not long ago I was challenged with one of the biggest obstacles of my life and it had to do with my religion. I was raised as a Catholic and I loved my religion but as I grew up I started to
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nothing but‚ cows‚ silos‚ and good old America football‚ I have been driven to a wondrous conclusion that fuels my purpose in life; to escape and fulfil a destiny much grander than anything my town has to offer. Though I have learned some useful skills and qualities that have shaped who I am today‚ primarily due to the impositions placed upon me by my community itself. My life in La Grange can be summarized as me fulfilling the role of Dante‚ going through numerous trials to realize myself and the
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Life After India Growing up in America‚ I can honestly say that I rarely ever thought about what life was like for those living in other parts of the world. As naïve as it sounds now‚ I thought that my trivial problems were the center of the universe. I also thought that the luxuries of life that I was afforded were the same as those that were given to others. I clearly recognized there were other people living in other countries but‚ in a sense‚ I had believed that were all “living in the
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lengthened and explained how come no one liked me. This one text had changed my life forever. Once this storm hit‚ I knew I was in for a bumpy ride. I quickly ran downstairs and showed my mom the text she had sent me. My mom was furious and my sister was curious. They were outraged once they had fully read it. I sat there crying asking my mom what I could have possibly done wrong. I was only 12. My mom took my phone away for a few days to help me calm down‚ thankfully it was a three day weekend
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five-year-old. Taylor‚ the girl who hit me‚ apologized vehemently. Her mother demanded to know why she hit me. Her response was simple- she didn’t see me over the hood of the car. That event was a precursor to the rest of my childhood. My teachers would call me cute‚ my aunts would pinch my cheeks‚ and my older sister used my shoulders as an arm rest. Everyone saw me as a height instead of a person. My parents‚ however‚ saw a capable person. In preparation for family hikes‚ I had to pack my own bag. While
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As a child growing up I was born and raised as a country boy. Not too far from the inner city‚ but far enough from most convenience stores. Moving in the city not knowing the city life as well as I do now. I came across a few problems. These problems I would call them life’s experiences. Whether they be good or bad. The three problems I came across were. Public schools‚ meeting new friends‚ and understanding the difference in personalities. Public schools were a bit of a problem. Seeing that
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