September 11th 2001‚ a day that began as any other Tuesday‚ soon became a day no one would ever forget. As a freshman in high school‚ that day was just an ordinary weekday for me and my peers. As I would for any other school day‚ I woke up‚ took a quick shower‚ brushed my teeth and walked to the bus stop with my sister. My sister and I sat at the corner playing cards until the bus came‚ like we would every morning. The bus came and we sat in our usual seats. When I arrived to school I said goodbye
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Michelle N Munoz Mrs. Rossi RHT 102 14 February 2013 It ’s You Not Me "No sabes lo que tienes hasta que lo pierdes". Which translates to‚ "You do not know what you have until it is gone." The Day It Happened is a story written by Rosario Morales‚ a Puerto Rican poet and activist‚ who was born in Puerto Rico but grew up in New York. This short story takes place in a barrio of N.Y. in an apratment building‚ which is narrated by one of the neighbors. Morales depicts an abusive Latino relationship
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early months of the Bush organization‚ United States and Chinese strains were high‚ and numerous American neoconservatives were centered around the ascent of China as a military "associate contender." If the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had never gone under strike‚ Unites States protection strategy most likely would have focused more on the Pacific than on the Middle East. An immediate showdown with China might have been farfetched‚ yet without an occupying war on dread‚ Washington might
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“In light of what you have learned about City Road‚ describe some of the inequalities on a street which you know.” Very much like City Road‚ the street which I observed for comparison‚ Concord High Street‚ is a mixture of consumer outlets and places in which the local population socialise‚ during the day and later on on a night. Concord High Street is part of what is locally understood to be ‘Old’ Washington‚ i.e. the original small village that once stood here amongst the coal mines‚ as opposed
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War Had Not Happened The Spanish American War played a very important role in the future of the United States. Each and every event that happens in life shapes the future. However‚ the question in life is always what if this event had not happened. If the Spanish American War had not happened America would have been completely different. If the war had not happened America would not have had several social programs that benefit the poor as well as the sick and elderly. Also if this war had not
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“So‚ you are not sad for what happened?” “I am happy now as I always am” “Well‚ I don’t understand what you are trying to say.” “Tell me one thing‚ are you happy?” “Well‚NO. I am not happy.” “What is happiness for you then? When are you going to be happy?” “I am just worried‚ finals are approaching‚ there’s a mock test event I have to conduct and other lots of problem at the moment. Maybe I will be happy if I get good grades” “Trust me child it won’t make you happy !!! ” It was an ordinary evening
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Best Thing that I Never Had As we know‚ life is not always a garden with flowers. We often have in our hands some roses but that turn out to be with a lot of thorns in it. This is the interesting part of it and we are faced with hard tasks from time to time. The way we deal with these challenges defines who we are. Family is the closest union among people and it is the base column of our lives. Family is a holy thing and the starting point of success or failure in life. Our parents are the guidance
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On a fateful day an abandoned church in the town of Windrixville was engulfed in flames. Five unlucky children were trapped inside of flaming trap. Suddenly to heroic men jumped inside to save them a witness says that they were like angels sent from above. While no critical injuries suffered to the kids one of the men is in critical condition after he was not able to get out in time before the church collapsed. Dally a witness to this great mess rescued him before anything got worse. We later learned
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Many people have turning points in their lives but some are greater than others‚ because they actually changed their country no just their lives. Jackie Robinson from “ I Never Had It Made‚” Melba Beals from “Warriors Don’t Cry”‚ and Feng Ru from “ The Father of the Chinese Aviation” have all had a turning point like that. They all have one thing in common‚ they all changed their countries and lives for the better. Jackie Robinson was the first African American man to play in Major League Baseball
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October 13‚ 2011 English Formal 2 The Day I Will Never Forget The hardest thing I had to face in my life when I was younger was when I was thirteen. That day would be July 14‚ 2005 and it is the day my grandmother passed away. My family and I went through so much about seven months prior to her passing. We got through the tragedy. She was eighty-two years old at the time. I will never forget her telling me the night before that she had to go to the doctors for a check-up meanwhile I was
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