assistance in helping a student with some financial obligations he and his family will have as a senior in high school. Mike Pimentel has been a positive influence and mentor for my boys since they first met him as 8th graders. He echoed our family values of work ethic and discipline. He not only taught our boys about physical well being but supported them emotionally as well. He reinforced the message that their choices and efforts would have a direct impact on lives on and off a playing field
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A friend is one of life’s greatest gifts. In good times and bad times‚ a friend remains reassuring and faithful to the end. A friend lends a hand without being asked‚ encourages growth‚ and supports change. Time and distance can not diminish friendship. It is forever. My particular friend fits all of these characteristics and many more. She is a true friend under any circumstance. For many years my friend has been there for me. Her actions prove to me how much she really cares for other
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I met Laurie Ann way back in high school‚ and six years on‚ she is still my best of friends. The first day we met‚ she walked up to me and introduced herself. It felt way weird shaking her hand like grownups do and declaring my name to her after the hand shake. "Stacie Oliker?" "Pretty name." she remarked instantly. This close friendship allowed me to come to know and experience a level of self disclosure like no other. With her I was and still am myself. Our high school friendship has unfolded over
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Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational‚ otherwise they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. Nowadays children spend so much time at school and attend various additional classes and this makes some educational specialists feel pity for them. They suggest giving kids more spare time to play and have fun. Meanwhile‚ there is an opinion that youngsters should
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cancer is the second leading cause of death for women. My great grandmother who I look up to and is the strongest person I know‚ is a two time Breast cancer survivor and she believes that the organization Susan G Komen has made a huge impact on breast cancer in women. In this speech I want to pay tribute to and recognize all the wonderful things Susan G Komen has done in the research and cure for breast cancer. I will start off by talking about how the organization was founded. Next I will discuss
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Children require good role models ‚ the opportunity to use their language skills and positive feedback to adjust and refine these skills . There are times ‚ however ‚ that some children have difficulties in pronouncing words which may require help from speech therapist . These children ’s needs are greatly important and to seek help for the child language is the main tool that human beings use for thinking . Thinking can be done without language ‚ such as recalling pictures ‚ images and tactile sensation
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My friend‚ Mei‚ is my classmate in high school.When we just entered the high school‚ there was a gathering to make all students known to each other. She left me a great impression at that time. We sat in a circle on grass ground‚ and she was just next to me. She has round face‚ big eyes and smooth skin. And she dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans. She looked so beautiful that I was a little afraid to talk with her.And I also thought that she would not be willing to talk with me‚ since Icome from
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defeated addiction through Christ and came back to spread his message on one of the biggest stages of all‚ Major League Baseball. Josh became addicted to crack cocaine a few years after he had been drafted out of high school as the number one pick for about 4 million dollars. Josh ended up losing everything‚ from his wife and kids to his baseball career. His life seemed to have slipped away at the blink of an eye. Josh found courage
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pattern. Madam Diana had assigned our class to come up with our own concrete poem. The process was tedious and it clearly tested our patience. Some of my classmates came up with really good ones but I’m not saying mine’s not. To be honest‚ I think mine was simple and superb. (Hehe‚ a little overconfident‚ maybe) The next lesson we had learned was about the poetic devices used in songs and poem. A few examples are onomatopoeia‚ simile and assonance. From an old Malay folk song‚ Rindu Merindu‚ we managed
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DECISION I HAD TO MAKE My endoscopy results showed that I had hiatal hernia and a stomach ulcer‚ the culprits behind the awful pain I had been experiencing after taking in solid or liquid food. At the hospital‚ my doctor shared his similar experience and recovery‚ which forced him out of school for two years. My mother’s expression confirmed her support for my recovery at home. Although I found the situation complex‚ I decided to stay home and not risk academic failure during my recovery. Looking at
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