“Is that Gluten Free” I asked shamefully at a birthday party when I was six. I was only met with a puzzled look‚ and a question about what gluten is. I quickly replied “does it have wheat‚ oats‚ barley‚ or rye?” A list of simple grains in numerous everyday foods that had been drilled into my head. I was always that weird kid at the party with a different cupcake or strange snack. During lunch in kindergarten‚ every kid would pull out their goldfish‚ peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cookies
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It was December 12‚ 1948 .That was the day we were shipping oil to china. It was my first day in that job I still remember the ship‚ it was almost like the titanic but this one was bigger‚ blue‚ and very expensive.The ship was called “Titanic Of The Fallen” in honor of the “Titanic”. By the time I was thinking about leaving some random guy in the ship yell my name; I had no other choice than to board. By the time the ship began to leave the city I was already unpacking my things. Sometimes I wondered
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Multi-Angle Personal Narrative Assignment Sheet Stories‚ the argument goes‚ are the main way we make sense of things‚ whether in thinking of our lives as a progression leading somewhere or in telling ourselves what is happening in the world. –Jonathan Culler (Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction 82) PURPOSE Jonathan Culler argues that stories help us to make sense of things. For this assignment‚ you will select an important moment from your life and tell it as a story. Your purpose is
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Fishing For Hayden “Thunk!” As the last door to our car closed‚ we started toward the lake. It was a warm‚ sunny day in Maine. We were camping and had been hiking‚ when we decided to go fishing at a lake. The morning mist was warm today. “Let’s go Hayden‚ come on‚” my dad said. I wasn’t the type of kid to get really excited about these things. “I don’t want to!” I yelled from the car. “But you need to learn to fish‚” my dad said back. My dad started to yell at me as I jumped out the car‚ and grabbed
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I despise the games so much for all the pain they cause to the districts. Why do 24 people have to fight to win a stupid game; men‚ women‚ teenagers even kids aren’t spared. The people of the capital make me sick. Every year I watch friends killing friends and family killing family. The worst part of all of this is that the capital calls it a retribution….A penance for the uprising that happened all those years ago. Every year we are forced to watch the inhumane tv show called‚ “the hunger games
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I believe in a small tract of land in Augusta‚ Georgia exist a vortex to the Heavens. The vortex consists of azaleas‚ tightly mowed southern grass enclosed by century old pines and closed off to the world except for the select few. There is not a set way for one to gain ability to reside here‚ instead one has to set their own path. People aspire to make it‚ however without a template the challenge rises in difficulty. Every April the world gets a glimpse of the safehaven. The time is short lived
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He goes to the hoop. He jumps‚ hanging in the air for what felt like eternity. It was his second game. Brought up from the D-League‚ he needed to prove himself. His name is Jeff “Elmo” Beige. As the ball is coming down‚ closer to the hoop another individual comes into play. The name is unnecessary to know‚ but the man is key to Jeff’s story. The man jumps. He didn’t have to‚ but he did it anyway. His six-foot ten body could have easily blocked the shot on Jeff’s six-foot five structure. As Jeff’s
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Have you ever wondered what the purpose of your life is? I have found myself asking this question several times‚ and during these contemplations‚ I have considered many career paths. Yet‚ it was only after finding medicine that I found complete fulfilment. My search for determining my career was analogous to me linking together pieces of a puzzle. I began this puzzle by assembling random centerpieces. These random pieces mirrored the several talents and interests that I wanted to apply to my career
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Shauna avoided Cort on Friday when she spent the day shopping with her mother. She avoided him on Saturday when the McCabe family got together to tromp through the woods in search of the perfect Christmas trees. Sunday was a different story. "Hello‚ Shauna‚ nice to see you again‚" Cort said when he walked into the parlor where Shauna was expertly weaving a burgundy and gold ribbon through the branches of the twelve-foot Frasier fir Susan had chosen. "Mr. Mackenzie‚" Shauna answered‚ keeping her
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Hot. Humid. In other words‚ the usual New Orleans summertime day. Now all the local media were buzzing with the new Katrina tracking information. Many people were going about their usual Saturday routines. Some were still oblivious to what was happening. Greg had the kids. I got up‚ cleaned the house‚ and washed all the clothes‚ so if we left (I hadn’t decided for sure yet)‚ I wouldn’t have to do it when we returned. I filled up at a nearby gas station and went shopping. There was an eerie feeling
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