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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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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better and erstwhile for the worst. I have two memories of my early life that stick out most to me. My first memory I want to share is of fracturing my arm. I was eight when this transpired. I went to a day camp every summer. The camp was in the neiborhood where I grew up‚ so all my comrades went to the same camp. We would play all kinds of games and there were many activities for us to participate in like swimming and sports. We also would go on excursions to places like the zoo and the museum.
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My First Year College My first year in college was probably the most exciting and‚ at the same time‚ scariest days of my life. In my mind‚ I had an idea how’s college life going to be but it’s my first year so I couldn’t help it. I imagined longer class hours‚ hard classes‚ people that wouldn’t like me or I wouldn’t like‚ and more fast foods/ restaurant foods. My first day in college was nerve wrecking. I was so anxious and nervous on my first day because it’s a new environment and new sets
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I found the process of writing the reading responses quite tedious; especially when it came to my first reading response. My first reading response was focused on the article‚ “What Every American Should Know”; inquiring whether the use of Hirsch’s list to determine if one is culturally literate is well-thought-out. I found coming up with witty counterarguments tiring and difficult‚ the end result being I had to create an outline (which I barley do)‚ to aid me in the development of this ‘blog post’
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It was Tuesday the first of September when I started secondary school at St. Patrick’s College. As the eldest in my family I had no one to answer any of my worries or fears before I walked through the large iron gates on such a huge day in my life. I could hardly get to sleep the night before because I was so nervous and excited at the same time. My alarm clock sounded at seven am and I put on my brand new uniform despite a lot of difficulty with the top button of my shirt. I ate little breakfast
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The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Olympic Foods‚ a processor of frozen foods: "Over time‚ the costs of processing go down because as organizations learn how to do things better‚ they become more efficient. in color film processing‚ for example‚ the costs of a 3-by-5-inch print fell from 50 cents for five-day service in 1970 to 20 cents for one-day service in 1984. The same principle applies to the processing of food. And since Olympic Foods will soon
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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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The First Day of School "Finally‚ the great day dawned" I had thought as I leaped out of bed excitedly. It was the first day of school and for the first time in my life I had woken up before Mom woke me. I sat on a broken swivel chair twisted around and wondered how my first day of school would be. After a while of which the length I do not know while I was imaging horror and wonder‚ Mom entered my small room which was nevertheless cozy. I do not also know how long she was there without me noticing
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My Blue Bike It was blue. It intimidated me topoint of tears many times. After succeeding to ride my first bike was magic‚ riding my bike was freedom. My dad thaught me to ride blue bike. My bike was the coolest‚ most special‚ better than anyone else’s bike in the whole world. I loved to look at it‚ riding it was another story entirely. Daddy loved to just do things. My first moments on my beautiful bike were filled with wind through my hair‚ my dad’s hands on my back pushing hard as I’m hurling
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