changed one bit. This feeling is like no other. I lose every negative thought and only focus on the goals I am trying to accomplish. In this state‚ I realize that my potential as a student‚ athlete‚ friend‚ and leader is limitless. Whether it’s through the often harsh conditions‚ injuries‚ or‚ let’s just say‚ a not-so-great
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The short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto tells the message to accept different ways of life because Maya and her family come from Kazakhstan and they are trying to learn the American customs but are stuck trying to up hold their original culture. Since Maya and her family grew up in Kazakhstan and now are living in America things can be very different when it comes to Mama and Papa giving Maya and Maya’s brother‚ Nurzhan permission. The main conflict of the story is that Maya
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Hayden Albers English 10 Freedom Essay “What Freedom Do I Enjoy the Most?” There are many freedoms that we as citizens in the United States have. But which freedom most appeals to you? To me‚ freedom of speech is the most interesting. Why? It gives us‚ as citizens the right to speak! Freedom of Speech is the right to freely express ourselves‚ encompassing all types of expression‚ including the freedom to create and distribute movies‚ take photographs‚ paint‚ write songs‚ make up dances‚ dress
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Nachos Fajitas “so exactly where are we going again?” I asked my dad while pulling out of our driveway. “Just wait I know you’ll love this restaurant‚” he announced. He was taking me to Espinoza’s‚ an authentic Mexican restaurant. There was a large window right beside the door when you pull in‚ with a big‚ orange‚ neon sign with the words ESPINOZA’S written in capital letters. My dad opened the door and I led him in. Right when we walked‚ there was a young girl‚ about five feet and 3 inches tall
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Better to Be Safe Than Sorry If you have managed to obtain a drivers license than you know your main focus should be on the road. Yet some of us continue to be occupied with other things while driving behind the wheel. It’s a serious situation and it needs to stop. Whether it’s hurting someone‚ hurting yourself or hurting your pockets‚ it can be avoided. There is no reason we should be texting‚ eating‚ taking pictures while driving. It’s a fact that multitasking doesn’t allow you to do the best
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Betty Boop is a remarkable animated cartoon character discovered by Max and Dave Fleischer‚ pioneers in the development of animated cartoons and at the head of Fleischer Studios. These bright men worked tediously to find a cartoon to compete with the iconic animation‚ Mickey Mouse. The brothers’ first approach was “Bimbo the Dog‚” but was not as renowned and famous as Disney’s mouse. Something was missing and they made it a mission to find out. Maybe Bimbo the Dog was lonely and needed a girlfriend
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My favorite vacation was when I was five years old and my Father took me to Universal Studios in Orlando‚ Florida. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. What made it even more memorable was the fact that it was my very first time on an airplane. I can never recall in my whole entire life experiencing that much joy before. That trip to Universal Studios was the first time my Father and I actually did something together‚ just the two of us and was something brought me close to my
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Cartoons and Kids’ Behavioral Problems One of the problems we face today with kids‚ is their hyperactivity‚ swinging modes‚ early maturity‚ using bad language‚ being stubborn‚ aggressive and violent. According to lots of researches and from parental point of view it could be said that one of the main reasons of children’s psychological and misbehavior is what they watch on TV. TV can glue kids for hours in front of it‚ and it’s usually without supervision. Cartoons are the most frequent and
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Ben Jonson I. Background The poet‚ essayist‚ and playwright Ben Jonson was born in 1572 in London‚ England. His father‚ a minister‚ died shortly before his birth and his mother remarried a bricklayer. Jonson was raised in Westminster and attended St. Martin’s parish school and Westminster School‚ where he came under the influence of the classical scholar William Camden. He left the Westminster school in 1589‚ worked briefly in his stepfather’s trade as a bricklayer‚ then served
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In the short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto talks about a thirteen-year-old girl named Maya. She recently moved to the United States with her family from Kazakhstan. In the story‚ Maya wants to go to the Spring Fling dance‚ held at her school‚ but she is extremely doubtful her parents will not let her go. Furthermore‚ Maya’s little brother‚ Nurzhan‚ gets into a fight with Ossie Nishimoto‚ a boy that keeps teasing Nurzhan. Maya is called to the office to translate the principal’s
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