Creighton Smith ACP 131 Critique 2/21/13 Word Count: 572 “A Third Life” by Paul Martin discusses the consequences people face if they do not sleep enough over long periods of time. Due to the constraints of modern living‚ society views sleep as unproductive. Sleeping rhythms are disrupted by the needs of our busy lifestyles and we sacrifice sleep in favor of other activities. Because we chose to sleep less‚ sleep deprivation has a negative effect on our lives. Tiredness is one of the frequent
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When I was in first grade‚ my mother finally relented and bought my sister a dog‚ a tiny‚ black Cockapoo puppy she named “Pepper”. Allison had wanted one for a long time and her pleas were duly noted after she tried to bring our cousin’s dog back to Maryland with us. The tantrum on the way home when her plans failed was the tipping point. A year passes and my mother loves Pepper so much so she wants another dog. There was an unspoken agreement that this second dog would be mine. A day’s trip back
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When my sister lost her colon‚ it changed me‚for what seemed to be‚ for the worst. From the time I was born to when I started high school‚ my relationship with her had meant more to me than life itself. But the sicker she got‚ the more stress it put on my family emotionally‚ physically‚ and financially. It started back in middle school‚ where I learned that she wanted more for me than just being an average student‚ whose set on going to my grandmother’s house everyday after school and watching the
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I was thrilled when Opa presented me with a college fund on my thirteenth birthday. It had two hundred dollars deposited in it and was‚ by one hundred and seventy five dollars‚ the most generous present that day. It was later in the week when my mother revealed to me that only after my eighteenth birthday could I put my hands on my grandfathers’ gift and was to be used exclusively for the payment of my college studies‚ something unappealing to a thirteen year old. I was disillusioned that moment
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My Third Eye By: Unicorn Summary It’s a story of a young lady‚ experiencing different kinds of paranormal activity. She started to feel the spirits when she was 5 or 6 years old. She is now 23 years old‚ and until now she hasn’t talked to someone like her. She even read some books‚ but she can’t get all the answers to the questions she have. Questions like: does she really have a third eye?‚ why she can hear‚ see or feel them?‚ or if she is normal or abnormal?. She has a lot of experience
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When my parents were young the always talked about how their history class changed their life‚ but I never understood. They always said‚ “I learned many things that helped me live my life in a successful and positive way.” My parents always told me I’d understand when I am older‚ and I finally get that history isn’t just things that happened for no reason. Everything in history happened to create what we have today. For example‚ The American Revolution‚ happened for independence. It impacted the
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My Grandfather never complained. No matter how bad it got‚ he never said anything. When he was young boy‚ he was thrown into the brutal and treacherous lifestyle that made up a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Treated like a POW‚ his life was miserable. When he was released from the camp he had to pick up the pieces that was his life. Everything changed. He was just a young man to make his own in the world. He struggled for jobs‚ was discriminated against‚ fought in the Korean War‚
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My father is the most valuable person in my life. He is the most courageous‚ religious‚ and selfless person I have ever known. My father had passed away when I was fifteen years old. He had died of T-cell lymphoma. He was an understanding father and a loving husband. He was a big influence in my life. All though‚ he is no longer with me‚ but he will always have a place in my heart. All he had left behind for me are the precious memories and pictures of him. My father was a brave man. He had always
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I didn’t want the day to end. I dreaded going back to my dad’s house and going through the cycle all over again. The shift from a familiar environment‚ then being removed from it became frustrating and tiring. As a child‚ I had this perfect image of having two parents who show compassion but not in my situation. I got lost going back and forth‚ I started to lose myself‚ leaving a piece of my identity behind every time I left one of my parent’s houses. As the years went by‚ I didn’t really know who
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Blanca‚ my mother. That is who I admire the most and she believes in me when I don’t believe in myself at times. She always tells me “You must go through the rain if you want to see the rainbow”. When I was trapped in a situation where I am ready to give up and throw everything away‚ I always remember that quote my mother tells me. She thought me how to fight through the struggle and to chase my dreams no matter what it takes hard work always pays off. At the age of 10 I watched my dad get on an
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