Many times‚ my family can be hard to get along with‚ constantly teasing and humiliating not just me‚ but each other. We are much like any other family... except we’re Mexican. We have uncles‚ cousins‚ relatives we don’t even know of; we call each other weird names like Pollo‚ Prieto‚ and Gordo; but mainly‚ we always find a reason to get drunk. Whether it be for a baptism‚ a wedding‚ a child’s birthday‚ parties don’t end until three in the morning. When my family gets together‚ either it ends either
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One breezy evening I decided to go out for a walk. I loved how the warm breeze felt against my face. While walking‚ not even noticing where I was going‚ I turned a sharp corner and nothing was there but a dirt path and forest surrounding it. I walked on‚ day-dreaming about how this place looked like a fairytale. When there was a sudden change‚ there was a small gap leading into the forest where there was a river. The river curled in all directions and the calm‚ smooth surface looked trusting‚ and
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conditioning and drills to get to this point. My team and I worked ourselves to the point of breakage. We worked all summer for this moment. We played against higher level teams to make us better‚ and that was the hardest thing to do. We won every single game in the past five weeks‚ and all of those games were for the President’s Cup. “This is what we worked for‚ this is what we’ve been waiting for‚ waiting for our talent to reveal itself‚” says my coach‚
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The adrenaline pumped through my veins. My heart was beating so loud and fast. There was the ball‚ held in the referee’s hands‚ about to be thrown up into the air. I stood a few feet behind the boy on the opposite team‚ poised and ready to catch the ball when my teammate smacked it toward me. Oh‚ I was so nervous. Suddenly the basketball hit my stomach with incredible force. It bounced off and rolled away on the floor to be picked up by the opposite team. The game had begun‚ and I had already dropped
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lasted long enough for me to explore. Then‚ as I stood up for the first time‚ the elevator came to a halt and the shiny‚ metal door slid slowly open. With a ding‚ I opened my eyes. What stood before me‚ framed in the elevator door‚ was a giant‚ majestic tree. As I took my first steps out of the elevator‚ the soothing carpet beneath my feet was replaced with short‚ prickly grass. The horizon was hazy and golden and the air was fresh and crisp. As I approached the tree‚ the elevator door shut violently
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side started dancing and leaves clapped their hands. My canoe started rocking harder and harder from side to side allowing the big waves to come into my canoe. Three canoes was already ahead of us and another just went past us. The strong currents taking us to wherever it want us to be. At first‚ I thought it would stop soon but the storm seem to be more. As every second ticked by‚ the cloud above us grew darker and the wind blew faster‚ my body feel like giving up and the confidence I had is lower
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prepare it and enjoy. Growing up I had the opportunity to pick one type of food in which we wanted to have at dinner. I would choose the side for dinner on Sunday’s; I would always choose Baked Macaroni and Cheese. There are several ways to prepare my dish‚ but I enjoy it one special way. First you would start out preheating your oven to three-hundred and fifty degrees. Secondly‚ boil a pot of water then add twelve ounces of elbow macaroni and cook until the noodles are soft. While the macaroni is
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My Favorite Place: Las Vegas In the past summer vacation‚ my friend and I planned a trip to visit the densely populated city in Nevada‚ Las Vegas. We decided to visit there because both of us desired to have an enjoyable holiday and wonderful memories before the summer vacation is finished. Two weeks before the trip‚ we already prepared everything such as booked airline tickets‚ reserved the hotel that we stayed and found out some researched about the restaurants‚ entertainment
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Ddirk Mrs. K English 9 A October 24‚ 2012 Descriptive Essay The look of glee on people faces is the look that you might expect from a child on Christmas day. Why this look? They are on the most amazing place on earth truly it’s a gift from God Himself the “beach”. The beach is a quiet and peaceful place but at the same time it can be so noisy because the number of people that are on this beach is as if the new iphone 5 is being
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The combination result is some of the best diving and snorkeling conditions on any of the Hawaiian Islands. Snorkelers and divers have a variety of waters and sites to explore. For example‚ Kealakekua Bay‚ Hawaii’s Big Island located 40 minutes south of Kailua-Kona in Kona is a must go for both Snorkelers and divers. This historic bay is remarkable‚ shielded by cliffs‚ the waters are calms and swarming with marine life. A different
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