but the communists had closed down all the catholic churches and convents.” ( Anh on his mother) pg.3 “My father grew up in extreme poverty. “ (Anh on his father) pg.6 “His mother gave birth to twelve children but four had died in childbirth or early infancy. Even with eight mouths to feed Grandma found it in her heart to adopt two more boys” (Anh on his Grandmother) pg. 6 “One sunny afternoon my father walked into the remote re-education camp dressed as a high-ranking communist officer. He marched
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“When your son is born in a detention center and has celebrated every birthday in detention since. When your daughter asks you why you are locked up and treated like a criminal if you aren’t one. When your day-to-day life is restricted in every humiliating way imaginable. And with all of this‚ you are not given a single reason why and you are not told when the ordeal will end.” Writes Yogachandran‚ an adult refugee‚ Amnesty international. 17 million children are refugees‚ they have questions that
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There have no doubt been many happy moments in my lifetime however there is one in particular that outshines all the rest. Some affected my hearts happiness for a day‚ some a year but this particular one was for a lifetime. I am grateful for all the happiness that I have had but I feel outright blessed for what I consider was God’s gift to me. The happiest moment of my life and the one that had the most profound impact on my life without question‚ was the moment my bright red screaming beautiful baby
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Life is the summation of many single moments. Some moments give happiness‚ some give sadness and some moments give us such a glory that we want to recall those moments whenever we get some times. I can yet remember the day when such a glorious moment came to my life. That time I was in seven standards. I was learning painting as it was my passion. One day‚ I got to know from our art teacher that ‘Standard Chartered Bank’ was going to organize an art competition all around the country. Our teacher
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I Knew This Was My Moment I was sitting on a chair‚ tied up‚ in an isolated cabin. I felt very weary as I had just opened my eyes after a deep sleep. I had no idea of my sleeping hours‚ days or even months! It was damp and frosty inside the place. This wood cabin‚ if I were to use one word to describe it would be ‘UNKEMPT’! Spider webs clouded every corner‚ refuse scattered all over‚ hordes of flies buzzing around it‚ scavenging for sustenance. A pungent smell arose from a stale‚ discarded
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Live in the Moment: A personal response to "Snapshots" Life never goes the way you think it might. This year has been pretty bad for me and it seemsthat everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. Getting out of a rut is never easy and the worst part of it is that knowingly people that you thought you could depend on to be there walking away when things gets tough. It really feels like life doesn’t have any meaning anymore at a point and all you can feel is an emptiness
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There were many good prompts to choose from‚ some being “Describe an encounter that changed your life.” or‚ “Describe a moment of success.”‚ but I guess the prompt I can relate to the most is “Define a moment of failure”. For me this is the only topic that is easy to write about. I guess the moment of failure that I will choose to write about‚ is the moment I decided to not believe in myself. All I see around me is people with that light in their eyes that never ceases to fade. I see people with
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My Most Memorable Moment What is a memorable moment? It can be something that makes someone happy or sad. It is usually a big event that happens and you never forget it. My most memorable event was the time my father almost died from a brain aneurysm. This single event changed my life and how I feel about loved ones; it made me value the time I have with family. On December 10‚ 2003 my father almost died from a brain aneurysm. He came home from a trip to Santa Cruz with a really bad headache
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Moments Of A Lifetime A year ago‚ I was waiting for that particular letter everyday. That letter that I knew would either help me live my American dream or the other way round. I was already half way across the world‚ leaving behind all those stuff that matters to me at that moment before I even fully prepared myself for it. I landed myself at a place where nine months ago‚ I had no idea that it existed in the map of America‚ it was “The Show-Me State”‚ Missouri. I walked as slow as I can to
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Thongboonchuen Dr. Molly Brost English 101.004 January 25‚ 2014 My Love for Music and the English Language As far back as I can remember‚ music has always had a big impact on me. I cannot imagine my life without music even for one day. If so‚ life must absolutely be dull and tasteless. One thing that I have found funny about my life is that whenever I am emotionally facing something‚ there is always a song that corresponds with my life at that moment. I sometimes wonder if the song writer could be someone
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