Hi‚ I’m Lilly. I am ten years old. I live in New Orleans on 22nd Avenue. I heard that there’s a hurricane coming and it is called Hurricane Katrina. It is also a category five hurricane. Two days later mom‚ dad‚ Cleo‚ and Michael woke me up and the house was full of water. Dad told us to get on the roof. My best friend‚ Claire‚ lives next door to me. I saw her on the roof. I yelled her name and asked her if she’s okay and she said she was. I was very nervous. I could hear the wind blowing in
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Statement In 1973 the Arab countries of Egypt and Syria‚ who were still upset over their humiliating defeat by in Israeli forces during the Six Day War in 1967 planned a military attack on Israel. While their intent was not to destroy the country of Israel‚ they did want to weaken Israel’s power and reclaim the lands that they had lost during the Six Days War. The lands that the Arabs wished to reclaim were the Suez Peninsula and Golan Heights. Israel had stated that they would be willing to return
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The Arab-Israeli Six Day War The Arab-Israeli Six Day War began on the 5th of June 1967‚ with Israel in the position of being surrounded by extremely hostile forces on 3 sides‚ outnumbered in troops and weapons‚ limited in resources‚ and a significant possibility of annihilation as a nation. Their selected defensive option was an extremely well planned and exactingly executed pre-emptive strike on the air and ground forces of Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Syria‚ and Egypt. The primary objective
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of them make me happy‚ but others makes me grow up. The first memories made me growing us happened when I was eleven years old. I discovered that life can be choices by myself. Since my parents got divorce‚ so I was brought up by my grandparents. My grandparents‚ having evacuated from main land China‚ decided to settle down in Thailand because they were affected from World War II. I was surrounded with Chinese cultural Chinese language. As a result‚ I did not familiar with Thai custom‚ making friends
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Down Values and Traditions In the mid-nineteenth century a girl named Ni-bo-wi-se-gwe (Oona) was born in pitch darkness in the middle of the day when the sun and moon crossed paths. The book Night Flying Woman by Ignatia Broker is biography of Broker’s great-great-grandmother‚ Oona. It describes Oona’s life through what Broker has learned from her grandparents when they passed down the stories. In the book‚ one of the main themes is passing traditions on. I chose this theme because in the book‚ passing
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and because there were so many people paying rent to them‚ Bhagwan was told that he would never have to work another day in his life. On his 16th birthday‚ his father gave him a building‚ setting his up for even more prosperity in life. If there’s one thing in my family that I’ve noticed it’s that irony seems to follow us. Oddly enough‚ it was only 16 years that my grandparents would have to remember their lush lifestyles because of the simple reason that they are Hindu. It was a muggy‚ rainy
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December 29‚ 2013 was the date that I recall when it happened. It was a chilly winter day in Kagawong. I was visiting my grandparents house about a mile from the town on Manitoulin Island in Canada. Ice hung off the tree branches in glistening icicles. Snow‚ as tall as a mailbox‚ was piled up on the sides of the roads. It was only noon when my grandpa walked into the room. My grandpa is a tall man with broad shoulders‚ grey hair‚ and a black and white beard. He always wears his brown boots with a
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parents told him as long as he believes in God‚ God will protect him. As the boy grew up‚ he never missed a school day. He was still young‚ maybe the age of six. The boy was good‚ he always went to school. The boy never missed a day‚ he always did his work. The boy made good friends. The boy liked school because he got to see his friends. The boy was known throughout the school. One day the boy went to school and his mom and dad went to work. The mom always dropped him off at school and picked him
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and laughter echo throughout the kitchen as my grandparents recount stories of growing up in Mexico as young adults. Everyone’s eyes light up with animation as family members contribute to the conversation while eating homemade tamales and menudo. At each of my family holiday gatherings‚ the dinner goes beyond the consumption of a home cooked meal. These family gatherings are very important to me and have contributed to who I am today. My grandparents masterfully orchestrate the discussions at the
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ENC 1101 Essay#2- A Place Analysis 02/24/2011 Grandma’s House: (Home away from home) I was raised in a small‚ but familiar town on the outskirts of Tallahassee known as Havana. A place where everyone practically knows everyone that lives there. My hometown upholds a sense of charm and southern hospitably in the atmosphere‚ with the many boutiques and restaurants for one to enjoy. However‚ I feel that it is a place where more mature individuals could appreciate (like adults)‚ due to its historical
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