The disappearance of my dad changed everything. It all started with a phone call. The message‚ echoing in my ear like a gunshot‚ was clear: my dad will move to China without us. At the time my father did not tell me the exact reason for his departure‚ but I read recently in a magazine that he was escaping from a group of lobbying businessmen‚ or more specifically‚ a group of gangsters. He was gone for a year‚ and‚ my seemingly perfect life was completely destroyed. At least I thought that was the
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people; I had a good feeling about this guy. He called two days before Memorial Day and ordered a silk cemetery piece for his mother and one for his father. Not too unusual‚ since my sister and I owned a small flower shop in our hometown and it is common for out-of-state customers to have us deliver their orders to graves they are not able to visit. The fact one piece was to be delivered 25 miles away‚ wasn’t a request we had every day. His mother was buried in our town’s largest cemetery‚ but
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November 17th and the first morning of two-a-day basketball practice. I had been looking forward to the season and was fixed on finding a spot in the starting lineup. Despite my determination‚ I was out of shape after having been home sick for the past month. During one of the drills I became very light-headed and fell and hit my head on the hard-wood court. Immediately‚ I jumped up and tried to continue practicing. I finished the practice and made my way to first hour with a dizzying and distracting
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Have you ever met a family as adventurous as mine? We’ve been to 2 different countries‚ Canada‚ and Australia. If you like adventure then you’ll want to meet the Grahek family. To start of the first on the list is my dear old grandma. Her first name is Maribeth‚ and last name Knoble. She was born in Los Angeles‚ California. She grew up in Iowa. She likes to sew‚ read‚ and shop. She has 2 daughters‚ 2 grandsons‚ and one granddaughter. She also has 3 step grandsons and 5 step-granddaughters. She has
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MY UNFORGETTABLE TRIP (SEMPU ISLAND) Sempu Island is amazing island‚ located about 70 kilometers south of the center of ’Malang’ city‚ East Java. Technically‚ this island is a nature reservation under the jurisdiction of the natural resources conservation station (BKSDA IV) in Malang. The most interesting part of the Sempu Island is there are lake and lagoon inside of this island. The Lake called "Segara Lele" is a brackish water lake‚ and the unique one is why there is brackish water on the island
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of five or six. While I was growing up my dad’s brother was always on the road due to semi driving and as a result of this his only daughter Courtney often stayed with my family during the week while he was away. Courtney is about five years older than me and I always looked up to her because I only had two younger siblings‚ a brother and a sister‚ and they were too young for me to look up to. Although we spent so much time together I vividly remember one day more than others. As she was going to
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to the beliefs of trying to make a difference in the world through my mother’s teachings. In 1989‚ my mother came from the Fiji Islands to America‚ seeking more opportunities. She took on low paying jobs to make ends meet‚ never giving up on her dreams of living in America. Since my childhood‚ she has always taught me the importance of being kind‚ generous‚ and playing an active role in the community. And after visiting my family in Fiji‚ I saw first hand what it meant to have those qualities—the
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house for a disadvantaged family in Juarez and working in the encompassing heat of the Mexican sun‚ I was exhausted. Relief came when I walked into a cool house with the rest of my youth group‚ about to enjoy an authentic Mexican meal with the family who would move into the new home. However‚ that relief was quickly offset by the uneasiness of entering the home of total strangers. Not only were we strangers‚ but we came from different cultures and spoke different languages. My stomach insisted that this
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My family would be considered by some people as your ‘traditional‚ lower middle- class‚ white’ family. My dad plays the macho man‚ in charge role‚ while my mom is the sweet‚ cooking dinner‚ nurturer role. My dad‚ prior to being laid off from his job‚ was the one in my family who financially provided for my family. Until I started elementary school my mom was a stay at home mom‚ therefore she did cook dinner every night‚ as well as keeping the house as neat and tidy as it could be kept with four
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Asma Ahmed Hassan 200600140 Engl 285 Time; 1:00_1:50 P.M An unforgettable teacher Thorough my educational life there were many teachers or lecturers I cannot forget them. In whole my life I will remember them and wish to them they be in a good condition and they will continue their massage witch is helping people to improve‚ rises them knowledge and helping the students to be better persons. For them they see the education process must includes fun‚ educate and acting
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