Descriptive Essay: Connor Donnelly 090-177 Essay #2 People are always talking about being in those situations where time slows down to the point where a few seconds feels like a few minutes‚ well I didn’t exactly think that is what actually happened. Until a dreary‚ calm‚ dull spring afternoon in Briargate (located in Northern Colorado Springs)‚ about a week after my fourteenth birthday‚ I decided that I was going to go down to this plentifully lush creek next to a well travelled bridge. While
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) are situations in which an individual experienced childhood maltreatment. In one of the most important studies ever conducted‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente’s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego surveyed 17‚000 Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) workers. In this study‚ the HMO workers were anonymously polled about their ACE scores.1 ACE lead to bad health outcomes which include but are not limited to shortened life span
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poor parent-child relationships‚ and negative interactions” (CDC‚ 2016) are listed under child abuse and neglect family risk factors. These are risk factors that can also produce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) and according to Nadine Burke Harris (quoting a research study entitled “Adverse Childhood Experience Study”)‚ “ACE’s include physical‚ emotional‚ or sexual abuse; physical or emotional neglect; parental mental illness‚ substance dependency‚ incarceration; parental separation or divorce
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Descriptive Essay Final The downtown metropolis can be a complex place‚ and some may need to become accustomed to it. It is Five O’ Clock in the afternoon. The sun is starting to drag itself lower‚ dimming the landscape‚ leaving a majestic orange on the horizon. The towering structures above leave enormous shadows on the people below. Car horns ring and sirens pulse‚ as the people make haste towards there destinations‚ rushing aggressively as if though it is a race. The end of the work day has
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Descriptive Essay Rough Draft How can people be so comfortable with dogs that are known to be aggressive or even kill in some cases? They treat them as if they were cuddly teddy bears even though they can cause so much harm so quickly. But I never thought to ask these questions when I was a young‚ naïve child. I knew as much about dogs as a child who watches cartoons all day should: that they were “man’s best friend.” But one day my innocence was stripped away from me‚ and I developed and retained
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Icesus Holland Brenda White English 101 16 September 2013 Descriptive Essay The beach is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Before visiting‚ I had only been to the four states‚ which is the stringy grassy fields‚ the forest of trees‚ the smelly white and black cows and pink curly tailed pigs. See I had never seen any other states but Missouri‚ Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ and Arkansas. I love the picture in my head but it was nice to finally see something different. When my boyfriend
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Gina Broyles English 152 Lynne Goldsmith Descriptive Essay October 23‚ 2014 Let Me Tell Ya ‘Bout My Best Friend Saige Mackenzie Polk‚ a five foot girl with ten feet of attitude and sass. The girl that everyone knows and watches in awe as she struts down the hallways. She’s the girl that succeeds with flying colors at everything she attempts‚ and never has a thought of giving up until she feels it is good enough for not only herself‚ but every other person around. Everything about Saige is spectacular
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ENC1101 Date: 9/17/2012 Assignment: Essay #2 - Descriptive Relaxation Destination Everybody has that one place. A place that they run to in times of joy‚ stress‚ and sorrow. For some people it’s a social setting‚ but for others‚ and myself included‚ it’s a place to get away from others. A place where I can unwind‚ relax and have time to myself‚ even though at times some friends or family would tag along. The place I’m talking about is my cottage back in Canada. Three hours north of
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Descriptive Essay As my sister’s wedding drew near‚ given that I was her maid of honor‚ it became apparent to me that it was my job to take all of the ladies in the wedding party to the salon on the day of the wedding. This was fine with me‚ except that I hadn’t worn makeup or done my hair for years. After much convincing from the bride‚ I decided to get my makeup done with them‚ and regretted that decision every second after it was made. The day approached all too soon. I was blown back
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Several years ago I made a trip to Cape Town South Africa‚ and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. The excitement of the unknown grew with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage
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