Growing up in El Salvador‚ I would have never imagined my life would be filled with so many adventures. However‚ due to my dad’s work we moved around a lot. In the past seven years‚ I have lived in three different countries‚ and each of them has taught me something different. For my fifteenth birthday‚ unlike most hispanics‚ I did not get a big party‚ but instead‚ an airplane ticket to Mexico. Moving to Mexico was thrilling and terrifying at the same time; for the first time‚ I was leaving my comfort
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American Ethnic Literature Gerald Washington ENG/301 4/15/2013 Julie Kares American ethnic Literature What makes American literature American? When we talk about American literature we are talking about incorporating the story of an American piece. The makeup of the American values includes the rights to liberty‚ justice‚ equality‚ freedom‚ love‚ and family. American literature authors will use these values in their stories. American is well known for their short stories. When we speak of American
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I have had several challenges while growing up but one significant challenge that stood out to me more than the others was moving away far from my birthplace and then later moving back. Where I was raised in and where I grew up in. I hadve grown to love this city called Santa Ana where all my memories‚ friends‚ and family were‚ and it was difficult to leave.. It was would be hard for me to go out and communicate with others‚ socialize in the real world. I had to say many goodbyes to all my friends
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Shaquira Barnes Pekins ENC 1101 Growing up as a child of the 90s Growing up in the 90s was the best of all the other decades all put together. The 90s had the best toys‚ movies‚ shows and some attractive events that produced the 90s. More than ten years‚ it almost seems that it was the start of the millennium. War was ending and science became more significant. I am ecstatic to be a child of the 90s. Maturing as a child in the 1990s
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Different readers could interpret Russell Baker ’s Growing Up in many ways. The book gives insight into his life‚ from his humble childhood to his successful adulthood. By describing the events in his life‚ he is also paying tribute to the important women who shaped him. These women were his Mother‚ Grandmother‚ and wife. All three were vital influences on him‚ and made him who he is in the present day. My interpretation focuses on those women more than any other factor in Russell ’s life‚ most
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for me to go back inside. Going outside to play was a blast. My friends and I would ride bikes‚ makeup games with anything we had‚ and sometimes went to the tennis courts with all the kids in the neighborhood and have a big kickball game. When we made up games‚ we were using our heads and not relying on the computer to give us feedback on what we should be doing.The kickball game would happen every weekend‚ so we all knew to be there. We all became very close even though I did not go to the same school
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Growing up in the church starting at a very young age was most definitely a blessing but also a curse. I always loved going to bible class when I was in preschool and elementary school but during the beginning of middle school‚ I had a change of heart. I didn’t have the same fire burning in me that I once did. I didn’t truly know what it meant to be a christian and everyone noticed my sudden change. During middle school I struggled a lot with making friends and fitting in. Because of my faith‚ I
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Growing up as a Soccer Player Soccer has been the sport of my choice since I have been four years old. It was the love of my life. I loved everything about it from the sweet smell of the grass to the most exhilarating feeling of scoring a goal. The sport of soccer was what motivated me to do better in everything. I grew up in a family that lived‚ breathed‚ and played soccer. My Dad coached soccer and both of my older brothers played soccer through High School‚ so when it came to me I had no choice
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Life Lessons from a Small Town Growing up in a small town is an excellent way to learn strong values. It was serendipitous that I was able to grow up in a subtle farming community where I graduated high school with the same group of children that attended my kindergarten class. Everyone knows everybody in a small town which has a few benefits. It means you can have a tab at the local convenience store and pay when you receive your paycheck and on any given day‚ you can walk down into the post
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English106-1004B-137 Unit1 IP: The Narrative Essay Marilyn Tubbs Instructor: Shana Koh My experience growing up in a small town was the fact that we all were safe in our elite community. What I enjoy most was running outside in the rain a small the dust from our unpaved roads‚ and playing hop scotch. We loved to play our games; such as: softball‚ red rover‚ Simon says‚ and a lot others. Walking the streets you could smell the different aromas of food cooking from each house. One of my
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