My Home Suva‚ Fiji Islands was my birthplace‚ I’ve lived there half my life. Being a dot on a globe‚ two separate islands on a map‚ and a small population‚ Fiji is surrounded with grains of sand and salty water. The beach was my playground. Precious memories were left behind when I had to move to a different country with my family‚ but the beach was a place never to be forgotten. The beach is my home where I explored‚ learned‚ and relaxed; it swept up my childhood to the shores as each tide pushes
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In an old brick house in the historic West End District is the foundation of where her life work was established and mine began. My earliest recollections of education and art making revolve around memories of my grandmother Mary Ella Willis. Grandma would use her worldly travels‚ personal stories and experiences create her now lifetime work called Steal Away Home Black Memorabilia to educate the community about the great history of African Americans that is often marginalized in our everyday school
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remember the first time…. I rode a bike without any training wheels Peering up to the window‚ I smiled as I knew the day was going to be great. I rubbed my eyes with the heels of my hands‚ and jumped out of bed. Heading down the hallway to the backyard‚ my eyes focused on the green grass beyond the screen door‚ I knew this was the day. I’d been trying for weeks‚ but that day was different. I had a good feeling in the pit of my stomach that all the trying and failing would turn around. I grabbed my shoes
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Jane Doe Mini Essay 3 Date Those Who Walk Away From Omelas Ursula Le Guin’s short story "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚" examines the issue of societal and individual responsibility in a culture. Le Guin wrote the short story to encourage the audience to renounce the exploitation of others that makes possible a high standard of living and to renounce the scapegoat-motif that justifies an extravagant life at the expense of others (Collins 525). Through jubilant rituals and captivating depictions
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Volunteering The first time I volunteered was at a humane society‚ and they had me cleaning out cages‚ and kennels. While I was cleaning‚ I was wearing gloves and a face mask‚ because the feces were so gross! A few of the dogs had actually gotten sick‚ while I was there‚ so I was cleaning up vomit. Breathing almost made me hurl every time I went into a different cage. When I was done‚ I had to go around outside in the running area and pick up poop. And after I was done with that‚ I went straight
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My First Speeding Ticket It was a cool December evening. I was tired but excited to be going back to my hometown for the weekend. It was a long drive home and I wished time would go by faster. The clock on the dash beat methodically‚ as if it was in time with the rotation of the tires‚ round‚ and round. Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted as I met an oncoming police officer and realized that I was exceeding the speed limit a great deal. Frantic I sped up and looked for a road that
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about anything‚ my mother is that one person. Sadly that gene must have skipped a generation‚ I am the worst cook imaginable. I have so many failing attempts in the kitchen that I lost count. The one I recall the most the first time I attempted to make dinner for my family. I was roughly twelve years old‚ and in my family‚ most girls my age were able to cook extravagant meals. At the time I could barely make an egg with our burning it‚ so it was a stressful first experience. In my dreams I am Martha
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Eyes of a First-Time Beholder Text by Raymund Magno Garlítos Perched on a very young palm tree‚ the tarsier fidgeted as I aimed my camera on its direction. It was only a few centimeters away‚ so easy to touch and yet I reminded myself to avoid the temptation. I read in an article how traumatizing it can be for these velvety creatures to be held‚ that they would hurt themselves to death after being “violated” by curious tourists who are never content with taking pictures. So imagine my surprise
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Mass is where my childhood home stands Homes are places that people can go to for warmth‚ memories and comfort. My childhood home resides or stands in Quincy‚ MA. The home is full of comfort for me and my family. My home is your typical Cape Code style. It’s gray in color with Maroon shutters. There is a 2 car attached garage. Flowers‚ bushes and other landscape surround the house. The front living room window is a large bay window that allows a lot of sunlight into the home when the curtains
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Ursula Lee Guin wrote a short story called The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. This story is mentally overwhelming. It is considered a thought experiment to cause the reader to contemplate what is ethical. Moral principles differ from person to person‚ and society to society. This story takes what you think you believe is ethical and challenges it. Is it noble to make one child suffer for the sake of an entire towns happiness and wellbeing? To start the story‚ Guin tells the reader to imagine this
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