headed to Norman I realized I was leaving everything I had ever known. All my life has consisted of living in the same house‚ going to school with the same kids‚ and going to the same supermarkets and restaurants. While I’d like to say I have developed a good idea of the world around me by visiting so many cities around the United States‚ in reality the only world I’ve ever known is the same one I have spent my whole life in. I have loved growing up in Northwest Oklahoma City with the friends that
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History 200 Spring 2014 Scotch on the Rocks Many cultures have a food or beverage synonymous with their identities. For example‚ sushi is equated with the Japanese‚ pasta with the Italians and the French with exquisite wines‚ so too‚ the Scottish are known for their scotch whiskey. Scotch‚ or Scotch whisky‚ is a malt whiskey or grain whiskey made in Scotland‚ under strict laws and specifications‚ and bares a long and colorful history in relation to the region and it’s consumption. Scottish
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As a man of faith‚ James Baldwin led a life different from his beliefs. An openly gay black man‚ he became a spokesmen condemning discrimination of gays and the Civil Rights of blacks. Nevertheless‚ Baldwin ’s attributes as a writer are undeniable. Even the confused of souls serve the purpose of design; spiritually speaking. Oddly enough Jimmy was the epitome‚ or at least a constant advocate‚ of universal love and brotherhood. Baldwin‚ in his lifetime‚ was able to effect a large population through
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The role of internet in Modern life Today‚ the internet is one of the most powerful tools throughout the world. Every where you take .And intoday’s society ‚the internet is a major part of every one’s Life ‚ whether it is schooL ‚business ‚on intertainment ‚it has inflaunced us immesely . The term of internet according to dictionary is : A system of conected computers that allows computer users around the world to exchange information .I think using internet has more advantages like: getting
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My parents and I were getting ready to leave after a long night waiting for results when the doctor came in and told me the scariest thing I have ever heard in my life. He said that if I had landed and inch and a half more forward on my neck then I would have been paralyzed and in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. When I was in first grade at Morris Brandon Elementary School‚ something very bad happened to me. I was jumping on my trampoline that my sister had gotten 4 days before this for her
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world in a different light and I wanted to change who I was in order to become someone worthy of living. While nothing much happened academically‚ personally I experienced a lot of new things. It was the year Haley and I became close and I realized how important she was and is to me. One of my happiest moment took place while on a beach trip with her and her family. We had just gotten back from a candy shop and everyone was super tired and in a bad mood except for us two. We had bought these sour
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Aric Trujillo The Day That Changed My Life For years in my life graduating from High School had been a date circled in my mind. For me graduating High School meant I could then do whatever I wanted to do without anyone telling me right from wrong. As I got older I began to realize that everything I had thought before was now totally wrong. I realized that graduating High School meant I was going to have to be more responsible there I ever had before. It now made me realize that I had to become
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shiny black‚ though because its keys have been played numerous times‚ its color is noticeably faded. My mother floats through my mind. “Anastasia!” my cousin stops her rambling and finally notices that I have not been paying attention to a single word. I am suddenly attentive‚ my eyes refocused on Lana. “Have you even spoken to your parents‚ lately?”‚ Lana asks. It has been a while since I had spoken to them. My parents are still in Moldova‚ running the family fish business. A year and a half
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picked my daughter up that afternoon I began to try and talk to her. Before I could bring up anything of that matter‚ her mouth began to pour critical details. She began to talk about one of the high school aids at the daycare‚ Sean. She discussed how Sean was “the coolest” and that he would give the kids prizes. I began asking what the prizes were for. Amelia had said that Sean would give those prizes if they would do certain things that would please Sean and if they wouldn’t tell
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from the avid reader I am today and have needed a tutor in math since I learned how to multiply. It wasn’t that I was particularly bad at all of these things‚ but I used to be so remarkably unambitious that I couldn’t bring myself to commit to anything long enough to become good at it. That was‚ until I was first exposed to the stage. Yes‚ I do realize how cliché this must sound: girl tries theatre‚ it changes her life‚ and she wants to pursue it in college‚ blah blah blah... But when my relationship
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