for a couple of months. I was on the phone with one of my friends from school when my mom called through my door for me to come out into the living room. I ignored her and kept talking for a few minutes when she called me out again. I rolled my eyes and told my friend I would call her right back. I walked into the living room and it seemed odd to me that both my sisters and dad were all out there too. I watched my mom take a deep breath with my dad by her side. As she began to speak her voice shook
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puffy. Unfortunately for me‚ that cake had chocolate icing‚ and it triggered an allergic reaction. After all‚ I’ve been allergic to chocolate my entire life. As a child‚ I was forced to watch as my younger brother received a large chunk of my Halloween spoils year after year‚ solely because I couldn’t eat it. I believed I was an anomaly until I met David Kim‚ who shared two major traits with me: our last names and our allergies. As I discovered that day‚ it’s always interesting how life’s circumstances
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they had been hours before.” (John Green). In my opinion‚ loss is one of the worst things one can face in life. It hurts. It sucks. It makes you feel as if you are the one who is dead. People tell you to prepare yourself when you know a loved one is about to die but that is simply not possible. The doctors gave my paw-paw six months to live. So for six months we knew. I think in those six months I did the opposite of prepare myself. I spent all of my spare time with him. I stayed the night at hospitals
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Two words--three‚ depending on how you feel about hyphens--have changed my life and net financial worth: Mid-Century Modern. If you’re a fan of “Mad Men” or martinis you probably already know about Mid-Mod‚ this rekindling of love for all things Fifties—sunburst wall clocks‚ tail fins‚ Tang‚ and‚ most significantly‚ the suburban ranch house. This infatuation with the brawny‚ ebullient time following the war when America was in love with space travel and clam dip was not in play twenty years ago
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Getting my license has changed my life forever. This event has allowed me to prove to myself and my parents that I am capable of being on my own and ready to function in the real world. My whole life my parents have regretted the decision to start me in school early. They always worried that I would be unable to handle the stresses of adult life at such a young age. Whenever I would talk to my mom about applying for college she would always say to me‚ “I can’t believe you have to deal with this so
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I have never been the kind of person that knows what they are supposed to be. While that is certainly not a unique condition‚ I have felt at times that my uncertainty was to an almost comical degree. As a kid‚ I tried dozens of sports and was successful at approximately zero of them. In an effort to get me to do something‚ my parents put me in art classes‚ science camps‚ sports leagues‚ and other kinds of activities we could barely afford‚ but none of them stuck. With little exaggeration‚ I feel
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The part of my life I am about to recount was during the summer of 2014 when I was the starting pitcher and third hitter for the Drexel Hill Little League tournament team. Now‚ baseball is america’s pastime and in my words is the greatest sport on god’s green earth. A little background on the sport is it’s a game of nines. Nine starting players on each team try to score as many runs in nine inning by hitting a nine inch baseball coming in at an average speed of ninety miles per hour. This leaves
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I was in the sixth grade when I first met my best friend Jamilex. Jamilex and I were really close‚ we did everything together; our homework‚ went to the movies‚ hung out in the park‚ and often went her house where we had conversations about guys. We tried to spend time together as often as possible‚ because we didn’t see each other during school hours since she attended a different junior High school. We saw each other every day after school to do homework together. I never thought I would finally
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Person who has influenced me in my Life: When I think about the person who influenced my life the most‚ the first person that comes to my mind is - my Dad. My Dad is a tall‚ cool‚ independent‚ hardworking and a very practical man; ready to accept change and alter state of mind according to any situation. He loves me a lot as every father and always remains strong by not showing his emotions. He is full of fun‚ light hearted and always looking at the positive things in life. He is not
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significant others. Sports today has changed my life significantly because of how passionate and dedicated I am to all sports fans. Also‚ when being a sports fan you can meet amazing people with the same interest as you in a random sports bar. When watching sports it tends to be enjoyable no matter the outcome. Therefore‚ sports fans do tend to be happier than someone who does not watch sports. In today’s day I believe that sports fans are happier than regular people who do not watch sports. Even though
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