Dream is to live my life without restrictions. To have a life where I can own my own home‚ go to whatever school I want to‚ and have social mobility. My dream is to never feel stuck doing something that doesn’t make me happy. The American Dream to me means so much
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the laughter suddenly stopped and turned directly into frantic shouts. The guard rail crunched as we barreled straight through it and over the edge of the bridge. So many thoughts raced through my mind in that short time of the fall‚ but I remember what I saw when I opened my eyes…black. I felt dizzy and helpless‚ until I noticed that I was the lucky one. I quickly ran to the crushed car to check on my friends‚ who had not been thrown from the vehicle. As I got to the car‚ the doors were crushed shut
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give it back to them? There is a popular show on ABC called “What Would You Do?” that truly epitomizes how everyday Americans either show or don’t show integrity in certain situations. If you’re not familiar with the show‚ “What Would You Do”‚ it is a show that sets up integrity testing situations similar to the money situation above‚ with actors and cameras to sees how average Americans react to those situations. Integrity to me is what you do when no one is watching and if you are an honest and
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He would urge me to understand what lies beyond myself as I learn world by telling me to explore different activities‚ whether they involve traveling to another state or going to social gatherings. My father once took me to a discussion panel that spoke about racial issues that are happening
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that’s nice!” (Steinbeck 91). Lennie truthfully had not meant to kill Curley’s wife. After Lennie had killed her‚ he was paralyzed in fear. He whispered in fright‚ “I done another bad thing…” (Steinbeck 91). This evidence shows that Lennie did not mean to murder Curley’s wife. Some may argue that George was correct to shoot Lennie because all the things he had done like with Curley’s wife‚ the mice‚ and Slim’s puppo. However‚ Lennie was just a big innocent guy that liked soft things
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They say if you love something then you should set it free. That is exactly what I did with softball and me. I invested so much time‚ effort‚ and money into the sport but what was I getting in return? Oh yeah‚ constant nagging‚ a ton of lies with a side of attitude‚ and having to regenerate a new set of lungs after every practice due to the excessive amount of running. Despite wanting to shoot myself during practice‚ I did take some valuable lessons away from playing softball. I started playing
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Gilgamesh‚ Story of Loss Gilgamesh is a book translated by Herbert Mason. It is the first story that is ever written in the human history. This book is about a King named Gilgamesh‚ who is tyrant to his people. After he gets into a fight with Enkidu because his people were praising Enkidu not him‚ he became friends with him. However‚ Enkidu dies on the mission to kill Humbaba‚ slave of Gods‚ because Gilgamesh wants to prove himself more powerful. The book conveys that going through loss or experiencing
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your heart’s desire‚ the other is to get it..” It’s true that Life to me is just a book. It could be an adventure‚ a love story‚ a strategy‚ or simply just 2 pages of instruction how to live life. I have my own story too which I can’t really tell what type of it‚ though. But one thing for sure is that I did‚ I do and I will continue to write my own story. My story may or may not be perfect‚ but after all the draft the rewrite‚ the mistakes I made‚ it will eventually get better. Just like my life
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When it comes to the topic of Gilgamesh rejection towards Ishtar‚ most people will readily agree that his rejection was due to his feelings of inadequacy towards Ishtar. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of why Gilgamesh feels this inadequacy and how this is a crucial step on his journey to consciousness. Whereas some are convinced this was not a crucial step‚ but only a supplementary step to the beginning to his consciousness‚ others maintain that this rejection was
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came from a place where in this materialistic world you would have been considered to come from nothing. Even though I did not come from a home that lacked wealth or from any noticeable city‚ that doesn’t make my story worth nothing. I grew up as what society would call a “nerd” because of my lack of interest in sports
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