to hear‚ let alone seeing my mom sitting up front in tears. Hearing that my dad had a stroke at the age of 43 was shocking‚ but in all honesty‚ understanding that he might need brain surgery made me cry. Just when I thought that was frightening‚ almost exactly two years later‚ my dad suffered a second stroke. He might not make it‚ they said‚ and for over a month‚ he couldn’t even say one word. That’s what made me think about the choices we make when it comes to our health. At 45 years old‚ my father
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some family‚ all of my friends and my roots. I was a very intelligent student; however I knew that the biggest challenge for me was going to learn to speak English. Everything was new for me and had to adapt fast. I remember when my dad started talking to my mom about moving over here. I heard them talking but I did not give it any importance. The idea of changing houses to me seemed absurd. We had everything there was not any need for us to do such thing. At that time my sister had been having trouble
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plays to playing basketball. I was able to help them by telling them to take their time and not to worry about the other teammates who already know how to play. After basketball season was over‚ I learned that i wasing looked at as a leader from my coaches and my teammates which meant I have to put in all of my effort and always have a positive attitude‚ I learned that everything is not all about me‚ and I also I learned how people feel when they don’t know how to accomplish
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PARENTS; MY MOM AND DAD KATHERINE RYON BAKER COLLEGE Some could think that there parents would be more similar than different‚ because they had enough in common to have a child together. Some could also think their differences would not have much of an effect on their kids‚ especially if they are young. Neither one of these statements are true. Children see things parents would like to think are hidden. They also realize things that are going on adults think they are not able to understand. It
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THE ZOO DAY Once there was a boy called mike he lived with his dad one day he asked to go to the zoo. ”Dad please can I go to the zoo. ””Alright then “.on Sunday they went to the zoo but it took 1 hour in the ramshackle car. Outside the zoo they saw a man on his motorbike it was mikes dads friend. Finaly they got to the zoo and they saw some birds also mike spotide out the lion. His dad saw an elephant with huge ears however it had very long tusks. After they went to the zoo
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MY role model is my dad Robert‚ he is an amazing guy. He was a little wild as a teenager but over came that after a couple years. He met my mother back in 1982. They both started dating; she jokes and says he wanted me for my chicken‚ because she was working at church’s chicken. I found that really funny growing up. When I came along they were stationed in Germany where I was born in September 1983. I don’t really remember to much about Germany other than my dad had his own race car and would
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Never Again Six Flags is a fun‚ thrilling amusement park‚ but for friends‚ it is now a threat to their lives. A fun field trip turns out to be a scary experience for them. Six Flags is the most fun field trip of the year‚ of course‚ who does not like rollercoasters? “Hey! Look at that new ride!!” Jackie points at the Spiderman rollercoaster with a thrilled expression. “That ride goes so quickly! Let us go on it!” Her sister‚ Josie‚ agrees. They stop for some sweet cotton candy that melts
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The next review that was written by Basketball Dad on theMDsports was similar to the first one. He talks about how long it took to put it together and basically says you better give yourself a lot of time. He talks about his three kids playing with it and that they love it and get a lot of use out of it (Basketball Dad par.3)‚ which is one of my criteria. He is currently waiting for some replacement parts to be sent in to fix the rims that started breaking and says “I will update my review and add
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year to win the African cup for the first time. With all that excitement‚ I kind of forgot that my dad was very sick and he too wanted people to forget that he was seriously ill. It began‚ one cold night of December 1991‚ when my mother woke us up at 2:30 in the morning‚ very scared and confused. “You guys need to go get your uncle Yamar”‚ she said. “What happened?” my older brother asked. “Your dad is very sick and I don’t know what to do‚ here is 1000 franc‚ hurry up‚ go get your uncle and meet
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My dad has been my role model ever since I can remember. He has taught so much but the most is to work hard. It is not really always by his words but more by his actions. Seeing him get up at five in the morning and go to work. Then when he was done he would go do a side job for 4-5 more hours and come home and spend time with us for a few hours and go to bed and do the same thing again the next day. See him do this for so long really taught me that if you work hard in life than you can achieve
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