It was about noon. The sun was high and bright. The air was crisp‚ clean‚ and without a breeze. It was about 87 degrees with about 10 % humidity. The city was busy‚ infact really busy. A lot of people were out and about‚ taking advantage of the weather after a cold spring. The weather had just began to turn around and today was the warmest it has been all year. It was also a perfect day for opportunity. I walked slowly and steadily. Creating a normal casual look‚ bringing no attention to myself
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I promised Stella I would get Ruby into a better place‚ but why does it matter‚ she just got here. Shouldn’t she have to die here just like all the rest of us. She’s just a little elephant and with her‚ maybe we’ll be able to get some visitors. If anyone should get out of here it’s me‚ because I’ve been here the longest time not the little elephant Ruby. I feel that I’m better than everyone else and it even says it on the billboard‚ “Come see the one and only Ivan mighty silverback.” I haven’t had
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I will never forget the first time I saw NYU. I was seven years old standing in Washington Square Park looking at this magnificent building‚ unable to look away. I had no idea what this place was‚ but I was amazed none the less. At that moment my mother‚ an immigrant from the former Soviet Union‚ told me something I will never forget. She said‚ “I came here so that you would have the opportunities that I never dreamed of‚ this is one of the best schools in the world and one day I hope you get the
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A. My learning style is definitely Kinesthetic. I appreciate information that being delivered to me utilizing a hands on approach. Being able to interact with the manipulatives helps me to retain greater amounts of information and keeps me focused and on task. My communicator style is a mix between intuitor and feeler. I feel building value with customers and clients lead to loyal partnerships. I also think it is important as an manager to present visionary ideas to the company about where it could
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“You have to play an instrument whether you like it or not!” my mom yelled as she dragged me to my piano lesson. I dreaded going to piano lessons. The teacher would slap my hands with a ruler if my hands were not cupped correctly. She would yell‚ “Again!” if I played one note wrong. After endless crying and begging‚ my mom finally let me choose an instrument. I wiped away my tears with relief. “Drums!”‚ I replied confidently. After three years‚ the music school decided to organize a recital. I wanted
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The Ravences When I was a young boy in the 3000s‚ my mother was so kind to me and caring. she always said it would change. The world would change. That this world would become kind and open to our class. I believed her optimistic words for most of my childhood and a small portion of my teenage years. She kept me moving forward with my life. Every insult‚ threat‚ or outburst thrown at me was deflected by my gentle mother’s soft voice playing in my head; things would change soon‚ they had to. I used
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Missing Chapter one I didn’t want to back. I didn’t want to face the humility and pain that it brought me. All it does is bring back the memories of my sister Bianca‚ and how Percy had lied and told me he would protect her. I used to think of camp as a safe haven‚ before the whole incident of course. It was a place I felt safe from the outside world. A place that felt like home. I felt as if I had a family. A real family. For the longest time we were on our own. No Mom‚ no Dad. Just each other.
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I was born September tenth nineteen ninety two in Montgomery Alabama. My mom‚ Dr. Benita Cahalane is the Special Education coordinator for Chilton County. My dad‚ Rick Cahalane is a football coach‚ and History teacher at Stanhope Elmore. My parents were told that they were never going to be able to have children after my mom’s fifth miscarriage. After praying for seven years‚ I was born. I was‚ and still am considered a miracle. My childhood was normal. When I was three‚ my mom was offered a job
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It was a surprisingly warm night during the summer. Everyone in the house was sound asleep in their rooms except for me. I was watching a show on the laptop in my room when out of nowhere I hear a bone chilling scream from the neighbor’s house next door. Before I knew it I was out of bed putting on my shoes to see what was happening. When I opened the front door I saw a bunch of other neighbors turning on porch lights to see what was going on too. What I saw next I could never un-see‚ it was
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Hi‚ I’m Lilly. I am ten years old. I live in New Orleans on 22nd Avenue. I heard that there’s a hurricane coming and it is called Hurricane Katrina. It is also a category five hurricane. Two days later mom‚ dad‚ Cleo‚ and Michael woke me up and the house was full of water. Dad told us to get on the roof. My best friend‚ Claire‚ lives next door to me. I saw her on the roof. I yelled her name and asked her if she’s okay and she said she was. I was very nervous. I could hear the wind blowing in
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