Basic Writing October 3‚ 2013 Travel Sketch Peru has always been a place that I’ve wanted to visit. It’s located in South America‚ and hold one of the seventh wonders of the world. Growing up in a Peruvian family‚ I had only visited it twice surprisingly. Both my mother and father grew up and lived there for a majority of their life. Although I had only visited there twice‚ I would definitely live there because‚ of its scenery and people. Also‚ Peru has the best food in the world‚ from a wide
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believe I have many. I really only have one crucible in my life and the situation is still on-going.. Understand that many african american children deal with this type of crucible but not many actually grow up and look back at it. I plan confronting the situation itself and exposing how difficult it was to deal with‚ and how much struggle I have been enduring for almost 17 years. When I was born my mom and dad were together but not married. My dad named me after him because he wanted me to be better
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Facebook‚ seeing those pictures of my friends having fun while studying and travelling abroad‚ the feeling of envy overwhelmed me. I always wanted to have a taste of living in a new environment at another corner of world. However‚ the fees and expenses to study and travel abroad are just way too high and unaffordable. Thus‚ I always kept this little dream within myself until the moment I found out about the USA Work and Travel Program from the Speedwing advertisement in my university. The fee to take part
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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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For these reasons‚ and a whole lot more‚ freedom is a very important thing to have in your life. Our lives would be different without freedom. I think it would probably be terrible without freedom. I couldn’t even picture the world without it. It would seem as if we were prisoners in a jail if other people told us where to live‚ what to read or what to believe. And I can’t imagine not being able to share my opinions without being afraid of what might happen. I think that a world without freedom
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Literature in My Life As English class has progressed this semester‚ we have read story after story. Typically I find myself relating to at least one character in each tale‚ sometimes numerous characters. More often than not‚ the character I relate to reminds me of someone I know more than of myself. Two characters have stood out to me more than others however‚ they are the unnamed old woman‚ from A visit of Charity‚ and Jimmy Cross‚ from The Things They Carried. The old woman‚ who I believe
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English Creative Writing – My Life As A Pencil I am just lying there‚ minding my own business‚ when a short‚ 3 foot‚ snot nosed child comes and puts me up his nose‚ and then looks around with the most obvious smirk on his face. This is the daily abuse I have to deal with in my life as a pencil. Meet me‚ HB‚ I’m red and black and pretty average-sized to be honest. I’d be taller if it wasn’t for you! Yes I know‚ I’m just an ordinary HB pencil‚ how can my story be interesting? Seriously you need
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Before my son had arrived‚ I was in complete shambles. My life was spiraling down a one way tube into darkness. I had become everything that I had only wished I wouldnt. I was known as nothing better then "white trash". I thought that I had it all. I was only 17 and I was free. I left home to be with my ex- boyfriend‚ and I was free! No rules‚ No boundaries‚ just freedom. I thought life couldnt get any better. Although‚ as time went on I realized how much I missed my family‚ and how things were
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caring people people in my life transformed me into a efficient and versatile person. I’ve watched my father and grandmother work hard to support my siblings and I. My father would go to his tedious job and come back home looking like he pulled an all nighter. Although being so tired‚ he would always check if I did my homework correctly and if I was okay. My grandmother‚ who takes care of my siblings and I‚ works hard to take care of us. Although she would always deal with my little sister’s constant
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Everyone wants to be successful in life. One of the easiest ways to become successful is to set and achieve your own goals. There are many different types of goals. Some take longer to accomplish than others‚ and they all have to be approached in a different way. Three types of goals are career goals‚ personal goals‚ and educational goals. My educational goal is to graduate from college with a degree in engineering. I’m still trying to pick out a college to go to. I’m only a junior in high school
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