that seriously injure themselves each year. For two out of my three years of high school‚ I have been piece of this grim statistic. My sophomore year I fractured the left side of my fifth lumbar vertebra located in my lower back. This was caused by running too hard. Then the next year‚ the right side of the fifth lumbar vertebra was fractured too. Both of these injuries brought an abrupt halt to my cross country season. Fracturing my lower back was an extremely difficult experience that has taught me
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Adam Bierenbaum Critical Essay 1 10/22/11 The film “My Vie En Rose” meaning My Life in Pink tells the story of a seven year old boy named Ludovic who is convinced that he actually is a girl living in a boy’s body. He tells his parents that "I ’m a boy now‚ but one day I ’ll be a girl." Even years before puberty‚ he knows that there was a mix-up when he was handed his gender assignment. The film deals of the stress that is not only dealt with by Ludovic but also how his family deals with his
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Julian West‚ the main character of Looking Backward‚ was born into a rich family in the late nineteenth century. The gap between the rich and poor was very huge and seemed impossible to fix. Like the other people of his high class‚ Julian thought that he was greater than the poor people‚ and he saw their constant strikes with anger and contempt. He was engaged to Edith Bartlett‚ who was a beautiful and graceful Boston lady. They planned to get married when the
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DIANA NYAKUNDI FRESHMAN COMPOSITION 09/29/10 LOOKING FOR ZORA In her essay Looking for Zora‚ Alice walker ventures out to Eatonville Florida to find out more about Zora Hurston. Walker masquerades as Zora’s niece and goes around inquiring on what was the cause of Zora’s death‚ where her grave is currently‚ and what was she like‚ alive. Walker argues that the writer’s undignified and unfamiliar resting place is far less important than the memories and influence she has left behind. The main appeal
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In our lives we experience different struggles and different problems. Each of us has our own trials in life. There are different types of trials‚ its either easy‚ moderate or hard. But how do we response in these trials? When we encounter the easy and moderate problems‚ we can easily survive it. But when we encounter the hard one‚ we always say we can’t do it. We can’t survive it. When I was a bit younger than today‚I always thought having problems and solving it was
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will stand as the challenge that they have to take. Even though my family has been away from each other‚ my mother always tells me that is okay because it is part of the gift and blessings that God gave us and the challenge that we have to take. Well‚ every time she tells me that it makes me feel right and fine...‚hmm.. who knows‚ this could make us a strong and happy family. As time goes by‚ everything just made sense and my hypothesis came true! Finally‚ I realized that being apart from each
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influential leader in my life is my mother because she exemplifies a godly woman in many ways. She is a whole person. She is a cooperative leader in the home. She also understands and accepts her role‚ despite cultural trends and pressure. She models authentic spirituality. She is the keeper of intimate feelings. She demonstrates and teaches compassion. She desires to complete duties with her heart. Her strong faith in God is contagious in my life. As a whole person‚ my mother is beautiful
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My earliest memory is feeling depression at the age of four. At about 12‚ my mother told me she was miserable in her marriage and it was my fault because she had gotten pregnant with me and had to marry my father. It finally made sense and I knew why she treated me harshly. Her punitive words towards me and disdain for her marriage are still evident today. My father is no different‚ often beating me during my childhood. During my childhood‚ I was very shy and often sought to escape social situations
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Rehman Nir Raheem In the name of Allah most graceful and merciful. My dear shaeen scouts and my dear rovers a.o.a. Today the topic of my speech is Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Millat ka pasban hy Muhammad Ali Jinnah Millat hy jism‚jahan hy Muhammad Ali Jinnah My Topic is about most famous leader Muhammad ali jinnah‚ so in this world there are many leaders. We know most of them‚ but my essay is about “Quaid-e-Azam”. He was a Great politician and statesman
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plans for my school life is the first thing I need to do at present. First of all‚ as a 9th-grade student‚ I give priority to taking good care of studies because the outcome of it will have a great effect upon which school I am going to choose. Time is especially important and valuable to me ‚ so I pay more attention in class‚ ask teachers questions more often‚ and talk about schoolwork with classmates after school. These ways can not only increase my school grades but also improve my learning efficiency
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