and half of what you see‚” Dad reiterated as I became a young woman. But growing up‚ I relied on what I could see‚ what I could touch‚ and what others shared with me. I held my peers and teachers words as peremptory and gained a sense of false dependence. As I entered my third year of high school this changed. “I need you to translate what this man is saying‚” Dad explained as he drove through our neighborhood. An older Hispanic man with a hat‚ long sleeves and jeans‚ an unusual outfit for the brutally
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My word is actually a phrase‚ my phrase is “sense of humor.” Sense of humor has a few different meanings I think. The dictionary definition for it is; the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. It means to be able to appreciate‚ understand‚ and make your own humorous things. Understanding sarcasm in speaking‚ funny actions‚ and catching puns‚ etc. are some examples of things you need a sense of humor to understand. People’s sense of humor are not usually the same. Your opinions
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opened a magical book that changed my life and opened my heart to a world of literacy. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling‚ 1997) not only intensified my already keen imagination‚ but filled me with a hunger for knowledge. I knew then that I had to enhance my literary skills in order to obtain the level of intellectual stimulation I craved‚ and Harry Potter gave me the tools and motivation to do so. To this day‚ the series carries an impact in both my personal life as well as fueling my
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triggered an allergic reaction. After all‚ I’ve been allergic to chocolate my entire life. As a child‚ I was forced to watch as my younger brother received a large chunk of my Halloween spoils year after year‚ solely because I couldn’t eat it. I believed I was an anomaly until I met David Kim‚ who shared two major traits with me: our last names and our allergies. As I discovered that day‚ it’s always interesting how life’s circumstances turn out. Sometimes‚ we get the short end of the stick; sometimes
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the time didn’t know much about poker but they introduced me to it that night which changed my life. That night off of 100 dollars i turned it into 18‚000 dollars and that’s what set my miniature career off. After about a year of gambling the adrenaline slowly dissipated away. I was
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last mammogram.” she said. “It came back as cancer. I’m going to have to get treatment but I’m going to be okay.” No one else said a word‚ we all
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August 9‚ 2010‚ life as I knew it changed forever. It was a normal summer day at home‚ much like any other Monday that summer. Everything on the outside appeared to be the same as usual‚ but on the inside‚ I knew there was a change. I was two weeks pregnant and I wouldn’t know it until about 5:30 that night. It was a very emotional discovery‚ finding that I would become a mother in a little less than nine short months. Not only did that discovery change my life‚ but it also changed the lives of many
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weeks have honestly changed my life but also my fellow classmates and teacher. In the beginning‚ everything seemed to fall into place‚ our teacher gave us the full run down and it looked like nothing‚ but it wasn’t. From the start‚ she told that‚ this was not a game and you will experience all emotions‚ and possibly want to quit. On the first day‚ I thought that this class would be a piece of cake‚ turns out‚ that it was not. Now‚ I know why our teacher stressed to us about how‚ sixteen weeks is not
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people scream with excitement. Brian Epstein strolled into such a scene in a tiny‚ sweaty club in Liverpool‚ England; What Epstein discovered that night changed his life‚ and the world forever. Epstein changed their stage image‚ and secured them a recording contract‚ and more. This not only changed The Beatles lives forever‚ but changed Epstein’s life and the entire world. The Beatles could not have succeeded without their manager‚ Brian Epstein. The most beloved‚ famous‚ influential‚ band in rock history
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Chukanova Ms. Pannunzio ENG3UI 03/03/2014 The Power of Words. Patrie Rothfuss once said - “Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As the names have power‚ words have power. Words can light fires in the mind of men. Words can bring tears from the hardest hearts.” Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee‚ highly inspired and affectionate movie. Life of Pi is a three part story of Piscine Patel‚ a sixteen- year- old South Indian boy who survives out at sea
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