I grew up in Freedom‚ North Dakota as Marissa Frank. It was a dull November day‚ when my life would change forever. I was in the middle of a test in science class when a large man came into the classroom. He whispered something to the teacher and then asked me to go into he hallway with him. He told me that I would need to bring all my stuff with me down to the police station and that they had a few questions to ask me. I sat in an office for about twenty minutes waiting for someone to come in
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. During high school‚ I was known as an introverted person who did not get along with others as much. I was afraid of being a part of a large crowd simply because I knew that fitting in would be impossible. However‚ by the time I became a junior‚ the daily life that I had lived routinely suddenly began to change. With the recent news about racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I started to feel
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from my mother’s grasp‚ I charged. With arms flailing and chubby legs fluttering beneath me‚ I was the ferocious two year old rampaging through Costco on a Saturday morning. My mother’s eyes widened in horror as I jettisoned my churro; the cinnamonsugar rocket gracefully sliced its way through the air while I continued my spree. I sprinted through the aisles‚ looking up in awe at the massive bulk products that towered over me. Overcome with wonder‚ I wanted to touch and taste‚ to stick my head
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forever. I knew that my grandpa was about 84 years old‚ he was getting older. All he had was my Aunt Vickie to take care of him because he was all by himself before he moved into his nursing home. I didn’t know that in late June was the last time I would see him
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Born on September 13‚ 1947 in the little town of Jacona‚ Michoacan‚ Mexico‚ lived my aunt Josefa Ortegon. She is the oldest of her twelve brothers and sisters. She was very little when she saw the struggles that her family went through. Her mom couldn’t work due to taking care of her children. So the only one who worked was her father‚ an alcoholic who would use his money for his addictions and going out with his friends. She felt the urge to take action and help her family in any kind of way that
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room‚ she reflected on how different that day had turned out from her expectations of it. How sudden it all was. And how tragic. She remembered the last labored breaths her mother had taken‚ each a struggle for one last moment of life. She remembered watching that same life pass out of her as she heaved her last‚ and how it had not been quiet and tranquil as movies and books made dying moments out to be. It had been obvious that her last few moments were filled with pain‚ as it tried its hardest to
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My four brothers and I knew what being called to my parents room for a ‘meeting’ meant. “We have a new opportunity” my dad would say. My brothers and I would immediately sink into nervous excitement. We knew this meant that we would be moving. And moving meant something new like being close to the beach‚ having seasonal disney tickets‚ or a pool in the back yard. We would spend hours discussing the new possibilities of a new place. Fantasizing about where we would live‚ go to school‚ and what
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soccer‚ I set my expectations high for myself. That’s why I was so disappointed with my soccer abilities when I was benched several games. So‚ I made myself work over the winter and summer to have some playing time on varsity. Every Sunday‚ my parents would go wash clothes at the laundromat and I would cross the street to my local YMCA and practice outside by myself. No matter what the weather was I’d be out there. I would set up tires in front of the goal and shoot through them to work on my accuracy
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Almost everyone has an allergy‚ some are major‚ as in peanut allergies‚ or some are minor‚ such as seasonal allergies. The first time I experienced my milk allergy was in the seventh grade. When I entered Ms. Townson’s ninth grade writing class I felt a familiar feeling. Some may take in milk and enjoy the flavor as they start to drink much as they would relish a writing assignment. However‚ milk to me‚ such as a writing assignment‚ has an absolutely revolting flavor when it goes down. Each time
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