My mom was born and raised in the Philippines. She considered herself and her family as working class. She grew up with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. My mom described her childhood home as small. The house was made out of bamboo. There were only two rooms with no flooring and had iron sheets as the roof. All of the girls had to sleep in one room. My mom and her siblings went to the same public elementary school. There was no junior high school at the time‚ so they all went to high school
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When the ball hit the court‚ that’s when I knew. Our season was over. I looked at my coach’s face and he had a look‚ not of dissapointment‚ but of pride. Volleyball had completely changed my life in showing me the type of person I am‚ a leader. Volleyball began as a backup sport for me. I didn’t make the soccer team my freshmen year so I tried out for the next best option. My first year I was placed on junior varsity as a hitter. I didn’t get a lot of playtime‚ but on the bench I could see the
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the fairgrounds. Through the journeys‚ I gain an appreciation for all the hard work and dedication that these people have put into the fair and how it is changing people’s lives. Going back to freshman year‚ like it was yesterday‚ I remember how I did not want to be a part of FFA and was forced to take an agriculture class. What I didn’t realize was how wrong I was about agriculture classes and FFA. After the second day‚ I quickly immersed myself in FFA after seeing all it offered to me. With determination
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Significance * The cell phone has become a common product. Almost everyone has a cell phone‚ and they have only been around 35 years and popular for about 15. Yet‚ they have become an indispensable part of daily life. It ’s hard imagining what many would do without them. Function * A cell phone ’s basic function is to make and receive calls from anywhere you have service. Even though they can do more‚ calling is their main function. This function enables a person to make or receive a call
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time with my faith in my younger days. I was also self-centered and boastful. I tried things that are considered rebellious‚ and most of the time I easily gave in to dangerous and alluring things. I followed my heart where it led me. I started to watch pornography when I was 11. I committed a “one night stand” when I was 16. From time to time I watched nude videos‚ and‚ as time went by‚ the church‚ my family‚ and school became much less important to me. Before I knew it‚ my whole life was wrapped
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this topic? • My Research Question about this topic is: Part Two: Find four sources to answer your research question You’re responsible for finding four valid and relevant sources that address the topic you’ve been assigned. Among those
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years‚ life was child’s play‚ but as I got order‚ I encountered many difficult situations and obstacles. If I had to say who or what made me change for the better‚ I would have to say my father and his inability to stop drinking and dealing with so many bad situations? There are two reasons why I say my father drinking affect my life and made me want to change for the better‚ and the two reason are as followed : The negative behavior made me want to do something different with my life and his
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One of the most significant‚ influential days in my life thus far occurred when I was in eighth grade. I had made the varsity cut for volleyball. This might sound shallow to most people; I got into a team‚ great‚ but what is the big deal? For me‚ it was‚ however‚ because this one thing that happened‚ that day‚ changed my life forever. Getting into a varsity team in eighth grade shaped the rest of my high school years. Being part of a team in which your age is a drastic outlier makes you particular
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Do you have a cell phone? Well‚ to the many who do‚ it is a way of communication in a car. Cell phones have been known to distract the driver from concentrating on the road. But is it really worth banning? A majority of the nation agrees to ban cell phones in the use by the driver. Our nation is based on a democracy and if the people want cell phones banned‚ it should be outlawed. The majority of the nation agrees that cell phones are a distraction on the road. I‚ as a driver‚ too‚ think
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The sound of breaking glass and angry screams filled second story of my suburban home. Terrified‚ I fetched my siblings and went outside to escape from the hostility‚ if only for a few minutes. After some time‚ I heard the front door slam and my father’s truck zoom down the street. Later‚ I went upstairs and found my mother weeping; I have seen no one so sad. I saw the remains of what had been elegant wedding photos in pieces on the floor and sensed heartbreak in the air. At the time‚ I was only
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