It was around the year 1825‚ when my wife and I first learned that we had to move West. We had to move because they had more supplies and good education for the baby‚ soon to be born. It was just going to be Sarah Williams and I‚ Thomas. We were soon going to be a family of three. My wife was pregnant with a baby boy. This baby boy was going to be called JamesC. We would have to travel a long way in order to get to the West. As we were getting ready to leave‚ we received some news. We recently found
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My first experience with snow that I remember was about eleven years ago when I was seven. I remember my grandmother telling me with an exciting tone in her voice‚ "Were getting some snow!" At the time I didn’t really understand why she was so excited; I mean I had seen it on TV and it didn’t look that exciting to me. Well I went to my room and looked out the window just about the whole day. I waited and waited but never seen one flake of snow. I suppose you could say I was just a little disappointed
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How many people have the good fortune to travel by plane? I was one of the fortunate few. My first flight in the air was the most exciting experience in my life. I was travelling from Delhi to London by air. I entered the aeroplane in the morning. It was like getting into a car or bus but the noise of the machine made us feel that it was different. Soon the plane took off and rose in the air higher and higher. The buzzing sound which had fascinated me continued. When I looked down‚ things looked
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My First Offhand Speech My heart is racing‚ my legs are trembling‚ and I am sweating all over. Why am I so nervous? It’s not the first competition that I’ve attended‚ why is this different? For me‚ I could only come up with one reason. As you all might notice‚ the school’s annual offhand speech contest is approaching. And‚ as a result of my sophisticated consideration‚ I have decided to let Albert to represent our class. Our teacher announces the shocking news as I sit in my chair empty minded
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My First Driving Experience All I remembered after turning the wheel was that our car took a full circle‚ and it felt like we were going to crash into the tree in front of us I had been begging my father for a very long time to take me out in our car and teach me how to drive. After a lot of hard work and buttering‚ he finally melted and agreed to take me out for a test run. As it was my first time behind the steering wheel‚ it was essential for us to pick a smooth‚ deserted road so that I
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“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin stays aligned with the ideals of Utilitarianism as described by John Stuart Mill but disagrees with Peter Singer’s view of Utilitarianism. In Mill’s view‚ the happiness of the many outweighs the happiness of the few. This‚ known as the Greatest Happiness Principle‚ can be represented as a railroad‚ with a train coming to a fork in the road and a person has a choice to either let it hit five people or one person. Mill’s ideal for Utilitarianism
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My first day at college was so fantastic that I have never met before. I used to think about the class in college which is different from in high school. The most things that I was wondering is about the course study to get the credit which make me blank and the assignment too. I was not use to change from high school to college that why I was a little scared when I went into the building‚ and I saw so many students that I did not know. I was surprised that we have class all day and there
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MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR My favorite time of the year is naturally the time when I have the most fun. To me‚ that time of the year falls during the December holidays‚ or rather‚ it starts during the last term of school. It may sound strange of me to include the period of examinations. But I like the way teachers leave us‚ students‚ by ourselves to do our own revision. There is hardly any homework to be done but there is a lot of studying to take up our time. Finally‚ when the examinations are
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Malcolm X writes about his experience as a young boy‚ wanting to be like the people around him. During the time period this short story‚ My First Conk was written‚ racism was very much alive. There is a short paragraph written about the author before the actual short story. This section reveals some of the background of Malcolm X. His entire family was targeted for the color of their skin. Back then‚ the ‘normal’ people were people with white skin. People with white skin had straight and smooth hair
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Ryan Sheopersad Speech 100 – 153 Spring 2012 ACCOMPLISHING MY FIRST SPEECH Post Speech Analysis - Draft # 1 When I picture a person giving a speech‚ I imagine someone confident‚ alert‚ standing with good posture‚ completely in control of their audience. I visualize a person standing behind a podium well dressed‚ and excited to deliver their material. For me my first intro speech was about conveying the image of what I felt a public speaker should be. How they stand‚ how they speak‚ and how they
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