I stood in the darkest corner of her enormous room‚ alone‚ with no one to talk to or even write to. And there she was with her new friend‚ unaware of my dejected feelings and hopeless state. But this is not me...This was never me! Nor was this the life I had imagined! Let me take you a few months back… I was a pen‚ red and shiny but had always written in royal blue. I was the gift from her dad on her fifteenth birthday. She used to be fond of me and used to take me everywhere‚ through people‚ places
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My name (or the name given to me by the whites I worked with) is Crooks. I lived a fortunate life as a child when my father owned the ranch but as an adult I lived a tough life‚ a life of hardship‚ work and oppression. When I was a child I was different‚ not just because of the colour of my skin compared to the children I played with but also because my father was a landowner‚ this was very rare for the time. We had about ten acres in Oklahoma‚ a chicken ranch to be exact. It seemed like just about
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As some of my peers might know‚ geometry is definitely not my favorite subject in math. I have always struggled with geometry‚ especially with memorizing formulas to solve problems such as finding volume‚ surface area and more. I always found formulas to be such a bother and even after learning one and mastering it somewhat‚ I usually ended up forgetting the formula. Fortunately‚ the formulas that I had the most trouble with‚ being volume‚ surface area‚ and area‚ have finally began to stick with
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For a majority of my childhood I thought that Indiana was India and became utterly confused when someone talked about the long journey to the motherland. I knew that I was Indian and that my family was Punjabi Sikh‚ but beyond that I was disconnected and confused about the world and the culture that my parents and ancestors came from. When I was approached with the opportunity of volunteering as a summer camp counselor at the India Community Center‚ I was hesitant at first because I didn’t know how
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December 6‚ 2012 “Mother Tongue” In the short autobiography narrative “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan she discusses the reasons why she was passionate on becoming a writer. It is no surprise‚ that her vision in the work of fiction it is outstanding throughout her struggles with the English language as a Chinese young girl born in an immigrant family. She faced many obstacles of the culture of the 1950’s‚ 1960’s and 1970’s. However‚ she never gave up on the dream of being a writer and defeat
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The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin is a story written about the life of Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. What is sad about this is he never had a chance to finish the book because of his passing. It was published unfinished‚ however there are many great things written in the book anyway. Looking to his many virtues‚ we discover Benjamin Franklin to be disciplined
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SINGLE LIFE Today‚ a significant number of people are married and some are remaining single. This has changed the lives of married and single people. Several differences between lives of married people and those who are still single are responsibility‚ time management‚ and personal development. First‚ married people live differently from those whom are remaining single. In their life‚ they have different responsibility between married people and single people. For those who remain single‚ they
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Experiential Learning (Autobiography) Student Name: Michael Nyirenda . ID#: UM20316BBU28317 . RETROSPECTIVE I was born on 14th October‚ 1973. This was on Sunday and my parent’s names are—Mr. Wilson C. Nyirenda as my father and Mrs. Ruth Zulu Nyirenda‚ my mother. I happen to be a third
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Single Parent Essay My name is Melissa and I’m a single parent to a wonderful little boy. I call my son my miracle baby because I had half an ovary removed and a bunch of other problems and was told I may never have children. My son means everything to me and I would do anything for him. I decided to go back to school to make a better life for my son and show him that if you put your mind to it‚ anything is possible no matter what your age is. When I first seen my son on the monitor I know my
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Guidelines Single Source Procurement Using Public Funds Already Approved By Parliament Preamble The Act requires institutions to secure approval from the Board before they adopt single source procurement. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning issued guidelines on 17th September‚ 2004 to explain the process for application of Single Sourcing. However‚ most applications for single source procurement submitted to the Board fail to satisfy the basic requirements for approval. This sometimes
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