My palms were sweaty‚ my legs were sore‚ and my arms were heavy. Fear started taking over. I was walking into my first school. I was afraid how I would do. It was a big building with a large compound wall. I forced up a weak smile as I left my parent. I took a deep breath and started walking towards the main entrance. As a small child I could not feel stable at the sight of the building. I thought to myself‚ why were so many people around me. Most of them were running around‚ zooming past me like
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attempted such an arduous undertaking‚ no one thought it was possible. Dear Mother‚ The day after tomorrow I shall set out for the Western Country; my absence will probably be equal to fifteen or eighteen months; the nature of this expedition is by no means dangerous‚ my route will be altogether through tribes of Indians. For it’s fatiegues I feel myself perfectly prepared‚ nor do I doubt my health and strength of constitution to bear me through it; I go with the most perfect preconviction
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The “war” for free college education could be traced back to 1636 when the colonists arrived from Europe and founded what is now known as Harvard. Approximately 19.9 million US college students had an average student debt at over $26‚500 in 2013 and the debate still continues today. Personally‚ I believe that going to college is worth all of the debt and stress in the long run‚ but making college free will influence others to pursue their dream jobs. The people that agree with me would probably state
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myself through the pain to make me stronger. Sometimes all I can feel is hate and anger filling my blood‚ my body and my mind. When I think of those years‚ the awaiting dark holes are released to blacken the rest of the few memories filled with light. *** The war had broken out and all the children were being evacuated to distant cousins or aunts in the surrounding war-free countries for safety. My parents had told me that I was only going away for a while‚ the war would be over and I would see
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In my day by Russell Baker Russell Baker‚ talks about his old and ailing mother in “In My Day”. With her growing age grew her senility‚ and she behaved like a young child on some days‚ while she invited her son to her funeral some other days. The author’s main purpose is to unravel the human emotions and highlighting some of the shortcomings we have as humans. He speaks both in subjective and objective terms as he tells of how we all have a habit of bringing to the forefront our past lives‚ but
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Here I kneel‚ with my aching and bruised knees on the painful‚ damp sand of the Mozambique beach. My mind is utterly confused and terrified; and my body remains at the complete mercy of my nameless persecutors. My last memory was going to sleep‚ while on a family holiday. My mind begins to speculate which reaction would be ideal for this problematic situation in which I find myself stuck with a thousand overwhelming emotions of confusion‚ anxiety‚ anger‚ encouragement‚ joy and peace. Distress and
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asked questions is‚ should college education be free? Many students struggle with the cost to attend college due to it being so expensive. Not only the cost of attendance‚ but also the cost of getting to college‚ buying books‚ living‚ and much more. The cost to go to college is so expensive that college students are constantly struggling. A college education should be free. In other countries‚ including Germany‚ college is free to students‚ but it was not always free. In an article from October
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A good portion of college students bring their parents to school with them every single day. “Taking my parents to college” by Jennine Capo Crucet‚ is an article that talks about her experience as a first time college student and what she soon realizes about how often her parents were actually with her throughout the experience. There are many different ways that students bring their parents to college with them. A few ways that I bring my parents to college with me is by bringing their beliefs‚
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watched my mom run herself ragged to try and support us. She was finishing her college degree‚ while working two jobs and raising me. My parents had just gotten divorced and I was scared and sad and didn’t understand what was happening. My mom and I were incredibly tight on money‚ and things were terrifying. I was a ten year old worrying about my next meal. As girls wore hoodies that read “Hollister” and “Aeropostale‚” I was wearing mix-matched outfits we had found at goodwill. While my friends
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she never got. In his short story‚ “The First Day‚” Edward P. Jones uses literary techniques such as vivid imagery‚ symbols‚ and the theme that uneducated people value education more than educated people to show that the girls and their mother are trying their best. Vivid imagery is prevalent throughout the story in many instances‚ all as a result of the narrator‚ who is the eldest girl in the story‚ having flashbacks to experiences that she had
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