As I walked down the hallway‚ it seemed endless. I could not feel my feet hitting the ground‚ nor notice anyone around me. I just walked. The smell of the place was intoxicating. It reminded me of insulin or disinfectant spray. I entered her room; it was dark. The sound of beeping machines echoed in my ears. I walked to her bed. She was sleeping soundly. Her body was frail and looked as if she was bone covered with skin. She was weak and tired. The cancer had been eating away at her‚ slowly
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I started my period sometime after Christmas on a Sunday morning when I was in seventh grade‚ (I only know it was after Christmas because I ruined the skirt we had bought me for my Christmas outfit from Limited Too‚ I was SO MAD). I remember being in the middle of my Sunday school class and thinking that I must have peed myself on accident‚ getting up after the class was over going to the bathroom and freaking out about blood being every where. I put a pad on that my mom encouraged me to carry in
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10/15/2013 The Day I Lost My Innocence Rough Draft Every two minutes‚ somewhere in the world‚ someone is sexually assaulted. Of these approximately 248‚000 victims‚ about 87‚000 were victims of completed rape‚ and 70‚000 were victims of sexual assault. Up to 4‚315 pregnancies may have resulted from these attacks. Calculations based on the (National Crime Victimization Survey). Rape is often misunderstood. For one reason rapist are usually portrayed as a stranger‚ his motivation is entirely
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My dad once told me‚ “once you find your passion‚ your whole world will change.” I spent years of my life searching for that passion‚ trying every club in school‚ learning every sport‚ researching every career in existence. It wasn’t until I went on my seventh grade class class trip to Costa Rica‚ that I realized that my dad was right; my world was about to change. On the trip I was exposed to all sorts of reptiles. I was around poisonous frogs‚ lizards‚ and snakes‚ but I didn’t care‚ I was way
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I Grieve and Dare Not Show my Discontent Queen Elizabeth I Theme: the inner suffering of the persona’s emotions‚ unable to express due to the persona’s authorized position in society‚ thus pretending not to be affected at all. Key quotes: “Or let me live with some more sweet content‚/Or die and so forget what love ere meant” Biographical reference: Queen Elizabeth I’s marriage not materialized with her “little frog” Francis‚ Duke of Alencon by the fact that he was French. Thus‚ had to part
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honesty‚ I gave up on any good coming out of late adolescences. That was until at the age of 18 I had my first born‚ my baby girl‚ Nadia. Having Nadia was a immense wake up call for me. There was still some growing up to do‚ but the first time I held her in my arms I felt I found my purpose. It was no longer about me‚ it was all about this little creation that was depending on me to love and care for her. All of the risky‚ self centered thinking ceases to exist. Even though her father and I were both
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10th Real Numbers test paper 2011 1. Express 140 as a product of its prime factors 2. Find the LCM and HCF of 12‚ 15 and 21 by the prime factorization method. 3. Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorization method. 4. State whether13/3125 will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal. 5. State whether 17/8 will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal. 6. Find the LCM and
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to a point in your life when you thought that you were taking the wrong major? Growing up I thought it would be easy for me to know what I want to be in my life. I had various characters of myself in my mind wearing various outfits like a suit with stiletto heels and having business meetings with my peer workers. Also‚ sometimes with the influence of my parents and friends‚ I would imagine myself wearing a scrub and stethoscope around my neck which I think was nonetheless a costume with powers to save
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When I was younger I took a interest in art. Every day I really pursued learning how to draw. I started out tracing things from magazines and books that I really enjoyed. After tracing I would try my best to draw what I just traced. I slowly moved away from tracing‚ and was drawing things on my own. My mother began to realize I was taking a sudden appreciation in art. So she placed me in a drawing class and a pottery class. She wanted me to enjoy myself and try to get better at what I wanted
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lot to them. For me‚ the most important person in my life is my mom. She is my every thing; always guiding me to do the right things without criticizing; and most importantly she gave birth to me. Therefore‚ my mom is the most important person for me. The word “mother” means everything to me‚ because‚ as I remember‚ when I was little I would always be with my mom and she would always take care of me when I got sick; sometimes‚ when I had fever I kept crying like rain drops that never stopped. She
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