My Life Changing Trip Imagine standing on a road in a warm humid place in the middle of nowhere. A place where the grass is dry‚ the fields are endless‚ and the smell of dirt stings the inside of your nose as the wind sweeps by. The roads are narrow and lonely. The only visitors that pass are the few people on bikes and the occasional rusty truck that hums as loud as a lawn mower as it carries sugar cane from a nearby farming village. As you look out into the fields‚ water buffalo can be seen in
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Unforgettable Moment One day‚ I was gazing out the window as the rain poured. My parents came into my room and told me very exciting news; we were leaving for America. Even though my parents thought leaving the country was a good thing‚ I was conflicted feeling happy and sad because I was leaving my beloved country‚ Yemen. I thought of everything that I was going to leave behind‚ everything that had been familiar to me for thirteen years: Family‚ Friends‚ teachers‚ and mostly my community. I thought
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marching I asked him if he could try by himself. He certainly had his balance down. I stood him up and went a couple feet across the ice from him and he wobbled toward me all by himself. I was as proud as a mother. I knew I would never forget the moment when the first person I helped‚ skated all by themself. Taking in the smell of pure freshness and the feel of smooth ice with no bumps. The arena filled with
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My most embarrassing moment I consider myself to be one who doesn’t easily get embarrassed‚ but one of my most embarrassing moments happened this past summer. It all started when a few friends of mine decided that since it was incredibly hot out that summer day‚ that we should all go down to Tubbs hill for a swim. I’m not sure if you realize how busy downtown is during mid-summer season‚ but understand it’s almost always completely jammed full of people trying to fight off the blistering sun
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Life changing experiences are sometimes difficult. Jackie Robinson‚ Melba Patillo Beals‚ and Feng Ru all had life changing experiences. In the autobiography “I Never Had it Made” by Jackie Robinson‚ he was the first African American to play in the major leagues‚ In “Warriors Don’t cry” By Melba Patillo Beals‚ she was the first African American to go to an all white school‚ and In the “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel‚ Feng Ru brought aviation to China. Jackie Robinson‚ Melba Pattillo
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personality inside me? I kept writing the same things for one month‚ until the surgeon came to me after the fourth surgery and told me “Congratulations‚ your fourth surgery was the last! You’ll be an estimated one year in a wheelchair”. I went back to my life on a wheelchair‚ and I tried to make up everything that was available to me for that last week of school. The pain was unpleasant‚ and traumatic. Just going to the bathroom was a challenge. However through this I did not give up!. It took me just
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meticulous detail. Having come from a poverty stricken and uneducated household‚ this was the most important day of her short five year old life. On this day she began to realize her mother’s resilience and fortitude was all in hopes of giving her the education she deserved and the opportunity to live a better life. The girl’s first day of school is her coming of age in life in which she begins to understand that her education‚ which her mother has so desperately fought for‚ will eventually be the separation
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Comp 1 May 21‚ 2010 My Most Embarrassing Moment I have had a great many embarrassing moments in my life. Some of the most embarrassing have occurred while I was attending school. One of these moments happened in high school during my sophomore year. I remember it very well because I got conned into doing a stunt. It made me the center of attention‚ and I made an unforgettable moment at my school. Now days when a kid wants another kid to do something they are too scared to do‚ they dare them
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Jennifer Joy Lafrenz ENG 1301.V06 April 6‚ 2015 My Lollipop Moment Thich Nhat Hanh once said‚ “Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear‚ we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now‚ today‚ we are still alive‚ and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.” I owe my sanity and happiness to this wonderful man who helped me overcome the fear and anxiety
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Great Expectations‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the main character‚ Pip‚ lives a life in which a sudden change occurs. Pip has to challenge himself to change because if he cannot adapt to the change‚ he will never be happy. As a little boy‚ Pip had to get used to the change of his parents’ death. Also‚ he was forced to get used to his rude sister having to take care of him. Once he grew up‚ Pip received the biggest change of his life: becoming a gentleman. As Pip heads to being a gentleman in London‚ Dickens
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