Essay 1: Everything that glitters isn’t GOLD Young and naïve‚ that I truly was until my older sister taught me about alcohol poisoning. I was around the ages of 9 or 10 and could not wait until my 21st birthday so I could drink because the movies and grown- ups in my life made it look so fun. Suddenly‚ my outlook on drinking changed. It was almost the summer time‚ grass couldn’t have been greener‚ school was almost out‚ and I was so excited to return home so I could play outside. The day seemed
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Personal Narrative The day right after Halloween‚ of the year of 2014‚ was the day of my Uncle’s‚ Pollo’s funeral. It has been 2 weeks since he died in a hospital. Here is an excerpt from a daily action news‚ “A Red Bluff man who was beaten unconscious last week has died from his injuries officials announced Monday.Red Bluff Police were called to fight in progress on the 700 block of South Jackson Street just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived
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I have found that one of my most hindering personal flaws is the fact that I have always been a rather spectacularly terrible speller. This of course was discovered when I began elementary school and started to learn basic reading and writing. In reading I flourished (a bit to be expected as my mother is a librarian) but in writing I continually struggled with spelling. Unfortunately‚ this caused me to become greatly discouraged with my academic ability for quite some time. Throughout elementary
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Jennifer Haley English 101 Professor Wendi Bryant 15 March 2015 I Thought the World was ending. Once you grow up you realize how insignificant a mortifying situation can make you feel. It feels almost like it’s the end of the world. On a hot summer Friday afternoon a middle school group traveled in a white passenger van down a long country road to a youth conference. I was a young girl who had no idea how the next 30 minutes would transpire into the most embarrassing time of my life. The
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Since childhood‚ I have loved horses. At first‚ when I told my parents I wanted to ride they disapproved claiming it was “too risky”. My Father always used the example of the actor Christopher Reed‚ better known as Superman‚ being paralysed for life due to a bad horse accident. Eventually‚ I was able to convince my parents and I was allowed to do dressage‚ or as I call it “Horse Ballet”. At first I was thrilled that I could ride‚ but over time “Horse Ballet” became too tedious for my liking.
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California. In an efficient building‚ space is utilized artfully and cleverly to create improved form and function. I came up with the idea of using the cavity beneath the staircase as a compartment for our two dogs to sleep in. Architecture is a personal art‚ and architects must design anything with the occupants and consumers in mind. The personality or style of a design must also be acknowledged‚ as style is a means of identifying an architect’s work. Through this project I realized that the practicality
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As a child‚ I had always been very quiet and very reserved. My mom always said that I barely cried and was always particularly calm. When I was in the 3rd grade‚ I often struggled in math class and was too shy to ever ask for help. I was given news that I was to attend summer school and that it would determine if I would move on to the 4th grade. In summer school‚ I also struggled and even though I knew I wasn’t understanding the concepts I remained silent. I received a call saying that I had failed
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a poor shooter‚ has three bullets in his rifle to finish off Davey. Munny misses the first shot. He misses the second shot. Just before Davey almost moves behind the rock‚ Munny fires his last bullet and hit Davey in his gut‚ which is a fatal wound that eventually tortured him to death. In this scene‚ the camera specifically emphasized on the pain of Davey. Audiences observe the painful facial expression of Davey‚ and hear the painful moan of Davey. We also observe that when Munny shot Davey in
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In that light‚ it also teaches me how to not abuse the power that is given to me. As assistant director‚ I am given the ability to kick students out of the show‚ cancel rehearsals for personal reasons‚ and pick favorites when students get out of hand. However‚ this does not constitute me to misuse the powers however I see fit. My job is to help everyone‚ so everything that I do as assistant director should be completely selfless. This
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Essay Option #2 "If you don’t want to take school seriously‚ then I guess I’ll look forward to seeing you working your shift at McDonald’s when I stop by for the fries”. This is what my mom told me when I was an eighth grader. My parents are very accomplished people; my mother is a registered nurse and my father is a lawyer. So her words cut deep and hit me where it hurt. Why was she telling me this? Because I deserved every bit of it. I was at a point in my life when I was very immature. I was
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