Growing up‚ most of the children I knew would go to church on Sunday’s‚ visit their grandparents’ house to bake cookies after school‚ and have milk and cereal for breakfast every morning. But I had never set foot inside of a religious building‚ couldn’t even speak the same language as my grandmothers‚ and ate congee with fermented soy beans like it was the most natural thing in the world. My little town where I’d grown up‚ made friends‚ and built memories was‚ to say the least‚ completely un-diverse
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In a Rush to Grow up A year ago all I could think about was‚ what could be any better than being an adult. I had just been a year into my volunteering for Silver Cord (a school volunteer program) when I begun to think I was capable of working‚ because I enjoyed being able to give back to the community through Silver Cord. I needed something that would give me the chance to work weekly in the same environment. I thought work could grant me the pass to become a responsible adult. When I was hired
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Growing up in rural Kansas was boring. Especially since I grew up in the seventies. There were no cell phones or game systems to occupy my time. My family had an old black and white television set. I loved to watch The Price is Right in the days before Bob Barker’s hair turned white. After the show was over‚ the only way to kill time was to play outside and wander down to the creek that ran parallel to our property. There was a secret trail buried in the wall of trees that lined our two acre yard
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When I sit back and look at how my life was growing up as a child and all the things I have been through in my entire life made me the strong woman that I am today. It all went downhill when my father passed away‚ he was my entire world. Since the death of my father‚ my mom became more and more depressed as the days went by and tend to distance herself‚ so it seemed like I had lost both of my parents that day. Growing up with no form a guidance I was a very rebellious kid‚ I did every and anything
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Shouts and laughter echo throughout the kitchen as my grandparents recount stories of growing up in Mexico as young adults. Everyone’s eyes light up with animation as family members contribute to the conversation while eating homemade tamales and menudo. At each of my family holiday gatherings‚ the dinner goes beyond the consumption of a home cooked meal. These family gatherings are very important to me and have contributed to who I am today. My grandparents masterfully orchestrate the discussions
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Graham Davis Mrs. Magaha English 111-08 21 September 2012 Finish Up Strong My senior year started off just like in movies I was the star football player that got everything handed to him. I made good grades; all of my teachers liked me. Basically‚ life was great. Things slowly started to change and they all hit at the same time. My teachers stopped letting me get away with turning in work late and being late to class
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Never giving up in tough situations can really bring you far. If you persevere. If you think it through. If you know what might happen if you don’t continue on with what you are doing. As a matter of fact‚ I was put in a few situations where I was about to give up‚ but I didn’t because I thought it through and figured out what I could accomplish if I continued. For example‚ when I was hunting. One time was when I was just about ready to give up while practicing with the bow outside on the deck
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Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer SSR Log #1 “Fire and ice‚ somehow existing together without destroying each other. More proof that I belonged with him.” -Bella Cullen‚ p. 237 This quote means how different Bella and Edward were my many standards‚ but how they were still in love with each other even if they were almost complete opposites. Many say that something can’t exist without their being something to contrast with it therefore balancing each other out and making each other whole. That’s
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love A character that refuses to dominate anyone and offers himself to any person from his humble nature is a faithful servant of the world and all who belongs to it. I don’t think I have to explain what the historical context was in 1940‚ but is the filming year of The Great Dictator‚ one of the masterpieces of Charles Chaplin. We have seen‚ throughout history‚ that in difficult and tragic times‚ great personalities rise and bring out the best of themselves in order to give a lesson to the most
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I see kids playing as grown ups‚ always hearing them wishing they’re older and wanting time to pass by so quickly. And all I want to do is beg them not to rush‚ to take time for themselves to flourish because they’re delicate flowers that need time to bloom to handle their future’s harshness -things I never did as a kid. Not surprisingly‚ I was exactly similar; the only thing I considered “cool” as a kid is to grow up. To grow up‚ everything was possible. To grow up‚ I would be living my dream.
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