I am currently your typical junior high school girl. My priorities consist of getting good grades‚ pleasing my forever dissatisfied parents‚ having some semblance of a social life‚ and trying to get the boy sitting across the room to notice me. Now I am tasked with finding a perspective of the American dream‚ which isn’t exactly on my list. So what is my perspective of the American dream? I guess I could say the typical things such as “through hard work and determination I can live a happy and free
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. During high school‚ I was known as an introverted person who did not get along with others as much. I was afraid of being a part of a large crowd simply because I knew that fitting in would be impossible. However‚ by the time I became a junior‚ the daily life that I had lived routinely suddenly began to change. With the recent news about racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I started to feel
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DANCE WITH MY FATHER (A series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music-Accompanied by another person or thing-Belonging to or associated with the speaker-A man in relation to his natural child or children.) Back when I was a child (In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling-At or on which (referring to a time or circumstance)- the word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself. –Exist-Used when referring to someone or something for
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During my sixth grade year‚ my best friend Jesus and I met two people who would later become two of our closest friend. Their names are Cesar and David. Two years after we met Cesar moved away and would visit whenever he could. Every time Cesar would visit Jesus‚ David and I would go to the movies to hang out. Jesus and David were always the more active and spontaneous ones in the group while I was more calm and thought out than them. Cesar was somewhere in the middle‚ being calm yet very active
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Hello! My name is Márcia and in my free time I enjoy dancing‚ going for a walk‚ watching TV‚ listening to music and reading. In the future I would like to be a veterinary‚ because I love animals! I like to treat them and also because I think this is a job that has a lot to do with me. I just hope to achieve this goal because I’d love to work in a veterinary clinic. If I go to an interview‚ I should answer all questions clearly and directly; I should take an extra copy of my CV and some references
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The Influential Fathers Many people underestimate the significance of a father in a child’s life. The father has some of the most prevalent influences on a child‚ especially while the child is young. A child’s happiness while growing up is largely influenced by the type of father he has and the relationship they bare. Some children will end up resenting their father more than anything because their father fails to really get to know them. On the other hand
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My daughter Caylee has to be the person that intrigues me the most with her level of social interest. She has always strived for perfection in doing her best. Even though Caylee never cuts corners‚ nor has she every intentionally mean to anyone‚ her competitiveness and level of determination rubbed some of her peers the wrong way. As a teenager she could not understand why people did not want to try harder at things to become better‚ it actually bothered her quite a bit when she was part of a team
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David Rudisel Andrew Behrmann English 111 11 April 2013 Fathers and Fools There is an old saying that unfortunately I hear all too often‚ “Any fool can have a child but it takes a real man to be a father.” There are several variations of this saying and I have heard them many times‚ from many different people. The wording always seems to vary slightly with each person who says it. Regardless of how they might be worded
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Gemini but what I am trying to put forward is that me and my Dad are complete opposites but we created a special bond that nobody could break‚ we bounced off one another’s company. Where as me and my Mother didn’t but like I said previously‚ I am beginning to realise that this is my own fault. “I am really good thanks Mum. I was thinking about you too. University is great‚ I am really enjoying the whole experience so far.” Although I wasn’t with my Mum in the flesh I could feel her smile through the phone
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age consume alcohol because they are not allowed to‚ which makes them want it more. If the drinking age was be lowered‚ drinking alcohol would be less appealing because it is no longer a forbidden fruit. Again‚ according to the professor‚ research from the early 1980s to the present has shown a continuous decrease in drinking and driving-related variables‚ and also university students‚ decrease in per capita consumption. However‚ these declines started in 1980‚ before the national 1987 law which
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