Wednesday I came home from school and my parents told us that we are leaving to Minnesota tomorrow. The next day we woke up at 5 in the morning‚ got in the car and left. In the car I asked my parents why we are going to Minnesota‚ they said we are going to a funeral. Friday we were still in the car‚ but only for a little while‚ headed to Minnesota and our mom told us what happened we cried a little bit but not a lot. When we got there on Saturday we went to my aunt Molly’s house to let her know we
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In 2013‚ My parents and I went to the Philippines for vacation‚ to visit family from the mom’s side. We had a blast visiting there. We only go to the Philippines every four to five years. Davao is the city where we usually visit because my mom’s side of the family is from there. Usually it takes three to five airplanes just to get to Davao. The total travel time varies between twenty-eight to thirty-six hours with layovers. When I was in sixth grade‚ I went to Florida for winter break. It
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September 1‚ I missed class to be with my family in Memphis. My mom wanted everyone in our immediate family to gather together because my brother was leaving for the army. It was such an exciting week because I haven’t been home to see them in about year prior. My brother has recently graduated from high school and also turned 18. I am beyond proud of the person he has become‚ so to see him all grown up making the decision to leave home brought tears to my eyes. My experience going to Memphis represented
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We had to race out the door or we were going to miss our flight to disney. My family consisting of my mom dad my oldest brother and my other older brother was already there for school so we decided to go over spring break because my brother was performing. We got to the airport just one hour left to get to our terminal so we got there with ten minutes to spare. As i got into the tunnel to the plane i could feel the cold chicago air. We found our seats and there is a little girl in front of me.”
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Cousins Camp Every other year over the summer‚ my grandparents from Kansas come out to Illinois. They pick up my sister and I‚ and also my 4 other cousins. (the younger half of the cousins) We always leave the parents at home‚ and that is not all! On the way to Kansas‚ we usually stop at an Amish store and buy 1-2 bushels of fresh Georgia peaches!! Georgia peaches are delicate‚ delicious‚ and delightful. Soon‚ we are on our way again. Before we know it‚ it is time to eat our supper. This year‚
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Hello my name is Charles Hamburg but previously known as Boipelo in my tribe. I hate saying this but I was striped of my freedom and brought to a foreign land that I had never thought existed. I never thought I would be kidnapped from my country and become a servant to the foreigners of the West. Well‚ let me tell you how my perfect and simple my life was before it taken away from me. It was a peaceful summer day‚ where I played with my children and enjoyed my wife’s company. It was a great moment
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Whenever I am away from home for a long amount of time without my family I get a little home sick. The first time that I got homesick was when I was going to Mexico over summer‚ but this time I was going alone and terrified. I have traveled to Mexico 2 times a year since I was born‚ this marked a new occurrence‚ but I traveled alone. While I was not alone‚ I had my sister‚ but still we had pushed on‚ no adult supervision. I continued‚ horrified of what lurked around the corner! When we got to the
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crushed when we had to move. Leaving all my friends behind.We moved down to Houston‚ Texas where i went to West Briar middle school in HISD. Then i transferred to Alief to Elsik high school. Honestly I was excited to be around people more like me.It was an opportunity to make more friends. My friends filled my head with all these crazy propositions‚ like i was gonna get raped‚or robbed‚ who does that ? They really freaked me out. So‚ they literally had me shaking in my boots on the first day of school‚
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When my family and I were on vacation in Connecticut we decided to go the New York City. We got up in the morning and drove to the train station. We rode the train into Grand Central Station‚ it was very beautiful. The ceiling in the station was high and there was loads of light coming in from the windows. After we arrived at the station we walked to the Natural History Museum. We looked at all the exhibits‚ they were amazing and very interesting. Then we went to Central park and walked around for
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In the short story "The Love of My Life‚" two teenagers make one bad decision and their lives are changed forever. The author‚ T. Coraghessan Boyle‚ wrote the story based on an actual news story that had occurred a few years back. The author does a great job of making the relationship between Jeremy and China seem so wonderful and almost innocent‚ that it is hard to be angry with them. The two characters in the story‚ Jeremy and China‚ are young and are head over heels for each other. The very
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