struggle was that I believed that my thoughts and ideas were too fragile for the harshness of the world and refused to let them see the light of day. Everyone around me was evolving; they were finding the thing that made them “them”. My sister had law school‚ my cousin had music and all my friends had their own individual passions. But oddly I felt like I
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Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! This is the sound one is typically used to hearing and feeling when the pulse is racing out of control: whether of fear‚ anxiety‚ nervousness‚ etc. When one is generally watching/reading a horror movie/story‚ the person’s anticipation level is over the moon with wanting to know what is going to occur next. This certain genre is known to be based on humanity’s disturbing‚ inner thoughts that are kept hidden by sophistication and a civilized illusion. This category is for
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Like many before me one of my most defining moments came from my high school days when I was still attempting to find a balance between getting good grades and maintaining a social life. During that time‚ I was just entering a period where I had dealt with bullying without standing up for myself in school. As a result‚ I entered high school somewhat embittered but also made it intentionally difficult for others to get close to me since many of the people I had once held close to me had turned on
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A Moment in Boston History Boston‚ Bloody‚ Boston is a documentary that depicts actual events that happened in the year 1765. The history of when and whom the key players leading up to the Revolutionary War in Boston is the focus on this mini-series. As historians can focus on the true story of what happen in Boston‚ there is often times some misconceptions of what we can perceive as truth. Many documents and photographs were all truth telling to make this documentary as true as possible. Interviewing
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A Small Moment in Time An influential person in my life that made me rethink everything I was doing was my 4th grade teacher. In lower grades I was always advanced‚ and I knew more about everything than everyone else. In kindergarten I was put in a class to test my advancement for a year. Then after that year of testing I was offered to skip 1st through 3rd grade as long as I did summer math advancement help. My mom declined the advancement wanting me to be put with children my age‚ but this is
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glittery glamour on the outside‚ her long hair falling between us and her fastidious fragrance outshines the night. A moment of madness arose... Looking at the moon while talking to me she says “that round thing out there makes me think‚ we could become rich by making a new invention‚ something that would benefit the world and make us famous‚ bringing about the best moments of our lives.” Every month thereafter for three years without a fail I got a big baby blue envelope with a letter on the
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Senior Moments and Alzheimer’s: The Top Five Questions to Ask Your Doctor Everyone forgets something at times. It may be where they put their car keys‚ a phone number they have known for years or what time an appointment is. This happens to people of all ages‚ not simply seniors. The elderly‚ however‚ often worry when this occurs and wonder if they are showing the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Here are five questions to ask your doctor if you are concerned about forgetfulness. 1. What is the
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My overarching (linking) theme is: Dark Moments in Canadian History. Unit One 1914 - 1919 Unit Two 1919 - 1939 Unit Three 1939 - 1946 Unit Four Canada in the Post-War Period Heritage Minute Information (K) The allowance of the Ross Rifle by Sam Hughes made a very large impact on World War 1. Sam Hughes decided to use the Ross Rifle because he gave military supply contracts to his friends which would help them out. On June 21st 1919‚ about 30‚000 people picked up their signs and starting
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Proud Moments in our history Canada has had many proud moments in the past 100 years that makes us who we are now. Vimy Ridge was one of our first proud moments in the 1900s where all four Canadian divisions in World War I fought in one battle together. After the First World War Canada became its own country by the Statute of Westminster stating that we were no longer was about of Great Britain. In the 1920s Canada invented many useful things that we still use today like the telephone‚ radio
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A Moment in my Life A personal narrative by Kyle Baldwin-Langrehr The following is the story of a lesson learned by a younger version of myself. My name is Kyle. When I was eight years old‚ I got the chance to experience a thing that more and more lucky children get to see and live each day. This thing is known to many as divorce. Let’s back up a bit further‚ shall we? I was born on a warm California night on June seventeenth‚ in the year of nineteen-hundred and ninety-four. Right around the
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