Life Essay “Life‚ you can’t subdue me because I refuse to take your discipline too seriously. When you try to hurt me‚ I laugh — and the laughter knows no pain. I appreciate your joys wherever I find them; your sorrows neither frighten nor discourage me‚ for there is laughter in my soul. “Temporary defeat does not make me sad. I simply set music to the words of defeat and turn it into a song. Your tears are not for me‚ for I like laughter much better‚ and because I like it‚ I use it as a substitute
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I can smell from miles away. My stomach turns and rumbles. My mom and dad are amazing cooks. I have many favorite dishes‚ and my parents are always trying out new recipes. Every day‚ I come home from school and expect to see dinner laid out on the table. I feel very fortunate and grateful to have a loving family‚ a warm home‚ and delicious food waiting for me. I can’t help but think how that’s not the case for my parents growing up. My grandparents and their children‚ including my mom‚ immigrated
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between the two world wars‚ America suffered from hunger and unemployment. This all happened because of the huge economic crisis‚ which struck the whole world in 1929. It is not unusual that this type of crisis can lead man into alcoholism and gambling‚ and quickly‚ a whole family can be on the edge of destruction. This is exactly what Raymond Carver describes in his novel “My Father’s Life” from 1984. In his novel‚ Raymond Carver describes his father’s life‚ starting with his death and continuing
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Grade 3 Story Time by Andrew Collett When our teacher tell us stories at the end of every day‚ we all sit in silence as she takes us far away. To places where wise wizards live in castles in the sky‚ to lands where all the children have wings so they can fly. We all sit in silence we just sit and stare‚ for when teacher tells us stories she makes us feel we’re there. Grade 3 Rainy Nights by Irene Thompson I like the town on rainy nights When everything is wet - When all the town has magic lights
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Eighteen years ago‚ I was born in Bangkok where my parents met and got married. At the age of two‚ I attended kindergarten‚ sooner than any other student due to my parents’ jobs. Then‚ I attended grade 1 to 6 at Santa Cruz Convent School and grade 7 to 9 at Satriwattaya School. When I was younger‚ my parents always took me to the park every weekend. We had a very good time‚ playing badminton‚ picnicking and singing together. Both of my parents liked traveling. When the holidays came‚ we usually
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My Life Teacher Whether it’s a person‚ song‚ book or whatever it might be everyone has some kind of influence in their lives. An influence can drive someone to better themselves‚ or maybe send them in the wrong direction. They really determine the way people turn out. Just like anyone else‚ I have had many influences in my life‚ some good‚ some bad‚ and they all cross my mind when I have to make a big decision. Over all the ones that do come across my mind my mom impacts my decision the most
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English comp 1 Week 3 My Life with Grandma Gladys is a petite woman in stature with lovely radiant dark skin‚ big warm brown eyes and inviting smile; men in her day consider her smile flirtatious. Grandma is dainty by appearance with an adventuress spirit. Grandma enjoys rap music and MTV latest dance craze. Gladys is not like the other stereotypical grandmothers’ in my neighborhood. She believes muumuu floral dresses are dreadful‚ adores black pumps‚ cusses like a sailor and cigars is her
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Chablis Morant One of the most severe experiences in life is being a teenager. Your hormones run chaotically. There are genuine and mediocre days. Putting yourself first and others second is the typical mentality that we‚ as teenagers‚ posses. After shortly living the high life of adolescence‚ I wasn’t thinking about myself anymore‚ my attention went to my mother. Since my mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer‚ I’ve learned the value of a strong support system. With this new knowledge
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reach high”. It is indeed true. Without a clear-cut aim in life‚ life just drifts. It just floats-aimless‚ rudderless and not knowing where one is heading to. If we look into the lives of great men and women of our times‚ we see that they had clear- cut aims and well demarcated goals in life. Having clear-cut goals in life is the first step to success‚ because “Where there is a will‚ there is a way”. I have always been very passionate about flying air- crafts. As far as I can remember. I have always
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My goals in life begin with accomplishing certain things in the short term. I have already been accepted into Michigan State University and have a small handful of credits from AP tests in high school. Next is to successfully incorporate myself into the life of a college student‚ including the responsibility and fun experience of a college student. I want to be able to continue this path to becoming educated and taking on more responsibility in my community. Recycling‚ tutoring‚ and volunteering
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