whole life and have always felt very safe. This a great place to raise a family‚ and being from a small town has made me into who I am today. We have one high school‚ so I am able to see kids from all over the county‚ which is very important to me. I loved the Governor’s Scholar program because of the diversity it represented. Since we are an average size high school‚ it has allowed me to hold numerous leadership positions. I am a class officer and a student body officer. I am directly involved in
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I enjoy running. Nearly every day in the fall‚ I run. Cross Country is not always easy for me‚ but I still manage to have a good time. I consider of myself as a decent runner. I am not exceptionally fast‚ but I am far from bad when it comes to this sport. Running is an ancient sport‚ possibly the most ancient of all. Humans have been running for many thousands of years. I have been running for three years. As I am currently an eighth grader‚ I generally run for the middle school team. In every race
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In just sixteen words‚ “You Fit into Me” creates an unsettling image with the description of a fish hook lodged in an eye. The implications of that image range from the simple‚ like two incompatible personalities‚ to the disturbing‚ like an abusive relationship. But the most overt implication is a sexual one‚ and when paired with such painful imagery‚ it suggests that the poem is about continuous sexual abuse. The first line‚ “you fit into me‚” is physical through the use of the verb “fit.” When
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Technically‚ I have grew up with both of my parents‚ but it has been difficult since they are both polar opposites. When I visit my dads I have to take a few minutes to adjust. For example‚ he smokes anywhere and anytime that he is able to‚ which makes me a second hand smoker. Every time I come home from
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remember reading has been a up and down thing for me. I always loved to get read to when I was a little girl and to look at picture books making up my own words to go along. Throughout the years reading has grown on me in many different ways. Some of my early reading memories were creating words with letter blocks with my mother‚ reading rhyming books that taught me the basic sounds such as “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” and “Cat In The Hat” that helped me rhyme/blend words while in kindergarten. After
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past times‚ as well as mine. There are many different sports for boys to play‚ however‚ baseball was the only one my heart got attached to. It has always given me that adrenaline rush that made me want to continue playing even up to today. Baseball is one of my fondest memories because it was a huge part of my childhood‚ it introduced me to some of my best friends‚ and helped mold into the person I am today. The baseball field brings back the best memories. Baseball is in my genes. When I would
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trouble I thought as a presumed towards her desk. “Did you get this from the internet?” she asked with anger and disappointment in her voice. I replied “No.” but I felt as if I had a big sign on my forehead that said lying and my whole body shivered and twitched in agreement. “I’m very disappointed in you.” She said with anger. I remember getting a zero in the grade system and receiving detention‚ but I did not understand why. Why did I lie? Why was I being punished when I already finished my homework
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As a child I learned one basic rule for the usage of commas- use it when you are not using period (.) Well ! I did try that as well‚ but it didn’t do any good either.So I thought of sharing with you a number of hacks that goes along well with your writing. Make a list This rule is the most basic one. Usage of commas for creating a list. Tom‚ Dick‚ and Harry went to a shop‚ a theater‚ and a mall respectively. To me‚ it looks like three sentences are combined into one. The benefit of creating
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Arlie Russell Hochschild is a Professor of Sociology at the University of California‚ Berkeley. Hochschild’s interests of research are in the impact of contemporary capitalism on everyday life. In the essay she wrote‚ “From the Frying Pan into the Fire”‚ Hochschild argues the growing emphasis on efficiency is affecting our lives. We have allowed the idea of workplace efficiency to infiltrate within the home life‚ in significant and negative ways. Hochschild’s study of the influence of efficiency
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Before I started elementary school‚ my mom would often take me to the Rancho Santa Margarita lake with my brother‚ Mark. She would save the end pieces of loafs of bread so we could go to the lake and feed the ducks there. My brother and I would attract all the ducks towards us by throwing these pieces of bread into the water. We would also try to feed the humongous koi fishes that used to inhabit the lake. One of my favorite memory from the lake was when my sibling and I threw bits of bread and the
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