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    Baseball Memoir

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    Baseball “GET HOME!!! GET HOME!!!” Those were the words my dad would yell from the third base coach’s box as I passed him rounding third! Baseball to me is more than just a game! Baseball is a passion‚ fueled by the desire to succeed‚ the passion to overcome‚ and the dedication to be great. A baseball field to me is like a stage is to a dancer or an open road for a biker; I just love every aspect of this amazing sport. It’s the field with its seemingly unfair depth‚ its soft green grass and the

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    Gone Fishing

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    GONE FISHING We have all heard the saying “Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day‚ But teach a man to fish‚ and you will feed him for a lifetime”. Now imagine if feeding the man wasn’t why the man went fishing in the first place. What if men taught men to fish not only because it delivered a satisfying fullness to their bellies‚ but because they knew that it also meant they would get to enjoy a emotionally fulfilling unexplained feeling they had all once felt. Beneath the obvious

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    Technology Memoir

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    Alec Robbins Lara Asplund February 20‚ 2014 Technology: A help or hindrance to our society? We live in a very interesting time. We are a people steadily becoming more and more reliant on our electronics. Everywhere you look you can find people glued to their smart phones; at stoplights‚ walking down the street‚ during meetings‚ at the dinner table‚ while shopping‚ even when hanging out in a group. Sadly‚ when connecting with others through our devices we are actually disconnected from reality

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    Dance Memoir

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    thing to end a stressful day with. It has taught me discipline‚ kindness‚ teamwork‚ and many other valuable traits. The thought of leaving dance is one that I cannot fathom‚ and it is for that reason that I will try and keep it a part of my life as long as I see fit. I may not want to pursue a career in dance‚ but I can’t see myself abandoning something that has become a part of who I am. Without dance‚ I am not Taylor Ann Ruzewski‚ and I wouldn’t want to be anyone different that the person I am

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    story unraveled a long journey before she reaches the most successful point of her life. Slavery affects the life of Sayuri in different factors‚ physically and mentally wherein she made adjustments for her to move on and step further to her path that directed the plot of the story. Moreover‚ she lived a life full of trials and misfortune. She experienced various experiences such as tragedy and romance that shapes and defines her personality and character. In the novel‚ Memoirs of a Geisha‚ by Arthur

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    Kevin Munguia July 28‚ 2011 Comparison Essay The play “Fences” by August Wilson‚ is a play about a man and the struggles that life gives him during his time in the 1960’s. In the short story “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone” by James Baldwin‚ it talks about a boy in Harlem and how he deals with his family and with his own life as a child during the Harlem Renaissance. These stories were written during and inspired by the Harlem Renaissance Era. Since these stories were inspired

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    Gone with the Wind

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    | The influence cause by Gone With The Wind on film industry | Bridget Zhu Yanrui | | 2010-12-1 | | | The Influence Caused by Gone with the Wind on Film Industry Introduction Many filmmakers would say that there is no such thing as a movie capable of shaking the world. It does influence the world. Although it is very hard to make such a movie which can shake the world‚ some filmmakers still attempt to make them. In fact‚ it sometimes take years to realize what really a great

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    My Memoir

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    her mother left her with us. We were deeply puzzled by hearing the bell ringing. Everyone went to the school backyard for a line-up. All the teachers came out for lining everyone up. My eyes nearly popped out on seeing one of them showing up with a long stick. Every teacher led her students to their class. Unfortunately‚ I was in that

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    Music Memoir

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    down on myself for so long that I found this perfect song to bring me up from my darkness and to pump me up to make myself stronger. When I have free time of my own I got to the gym and I put this song on repeat for two hours straight. This song keeps my mind of everything and it makes me focus on making myself stronger. I make sure no one puts my name in to shame because one day I will have the opportunity to prove the world that I’m ready for any obstacle that stands in my way. This song

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    Ghost Soldiers

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    Hampton Sides. Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II’s Most Dramatic Mission. New York. Doubleday. 2001 The Ghosts of Bataan Hampton Sides succeeded in representing the missing‚ forgotten‚ unheard‚ and often misinterpreted stories of some of World War II”s most dramatic missions. The goal of Ghost Soldiers was to bring together the scattered tales both horrific and heroic aspects of the conflict from a historically factual and unbiased point of view. The situation of the

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