let’s face it‚ accepted coming towards higher education because our parents told us we had to. For me‚ however‚ there was another reason in which I am not alone. When I first came to Tarleton State University I was freshly home from a tour in Afghanistan. I was raw‚ angry‚ hurting‚ and lost. I had lost my vision for my future. My intention when I enrolled at Tarleton was not to pursue the next step or even to find the next step‚ but instead it was an effort to drown out what I had seen‚ done‚ and
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S P O K E N P O E T R Y Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love‚ but refuse to admit openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear -fear that their feelings may not be recognized‚ or even worst‚ returned. But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection‚ even if it kills them slowly within.so heres something i’ve but putting together slowly‚ about tyler
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Dusty Boyd Comp. 099-10 Cara Swafford March 5‚ 2013 My First Horse Remember when you were a little kid and you always asked your parents for a pony? Well I was one of those little girls. I would always go up to my parents and ask but I always got a big "NO" and it devastated me knowing that I could never have a horse as a child. But I was shocked to find out I was finally getting my very first horse about 7 years ago. My childhood dream was coming true. Trying to find a horse is a lot of
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My First True Love Teens deal with conflict on a day-to-day basis. This holds true especially for Jason. You could say Jason was your average everyday teenager. He plays the guitar in his free time and has a great number of friends. But as for girlfriends‚ that’s a different story. It’s not like he isn’t an attractive guy. He has short brown hair‚ hazel eyes and a smile that was incomparable. His amazing guitar skills and abilities would make a girl go through the roof. And for one special girl
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A loud pounding on the door woke me. I rolled out of my bed and crashed into the floor. It sounded as if the hinges were just about to fly off of the door. Afraid of what could be at the door‚ I knew that I had to open the door‚ because whatever was at the door was not leaving anytime soon. I bolted to the door‚ and slowly started to turn the door nob. Rodger and Petey came stumbling through the door pushing me aside and quickly slamming the door shut. “Help us!” screamed Petey. “With what?” I
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prepared for everything that was about to happen. My heart thumped wildly against my chest. I was in a nervous wreck as I dragged my bag along the carpet floor‚ heading towards the corridor. The hall was filled with people from different walks of life. I glanced up and noticed a sign telling me that I could get on. Butterflies were all over in my tummy‚ but the anticipation of the monumental event that was about to take place was even greater. “Today’s the day! I’ll soon be in the air!” I mumbled to myself
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2 Introduction Schools labeled academically unacceptable‚ low performing schools in general‚ schools and teachers bearing the burden of low test scores; these are the indicators of schools that have a retention problem. These schools are either victims of poorly designed retention policies‚ or they themselves perpetuate these poorly designed policies. How is a student at the ninth grade level‚ who reads at a third grade level going to be successful? Why are we promoting
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the United States and my term was notably marked by the stock market crash and the beginnings of the Great Depression. I gained a reputation as a humanitarian in World War I by leading hunger-relief efforts in Europe as head of the American Relief Administration. In my early years‚ I was just an ordinary boy. As the second of three children in a family of Quakers‚ who valued honesty‚ industriousness‚ and simplicity‚ I strived to honor those principles over the course of my life. I attended several
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My Bad Day If I’d known it was going to be such a bad day‚ I probably would have stayed in bed. It was Friday the 15th. I got up early and the sun was shining outside my window. I cut school. I thought the best thing to do is to go to the river with my friends. When I was going outside I saw a black cat crossing my path.I knew then that this day isn’t going to be one of the best in my life. Later it turned out that my worst fears were realized. I bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop
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My perfect day would start by me waking early — 7:30 am is early‚ for me — feeling refreshed and restored. I haven’t had a relaxing night of sleep in months and often awaken far later than I had planned‚ feeling guilty‚ stiff‚ and still sleepy. After a hot shower and a shave I’d put on a comfortable outfit‚ including nice socks (it’s amazing how wearing a pair of nice socks can improve my day)‚ comfortable jeans‚ and a tagless t-shirt (really‚ the ones without itchy tags in the back of the neck
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