Kaylin Knops Ms. McCleaf Written Communication I—11977 14 September 2013 1st draft 1000 words She Has Courage My mother‚ Christine‚ epitomizes the heroic quality of courage in that she grew up without a mother of her own‚ and now she is a single mother and she struggles on a constant basis to conquer depression. One day my mom came home from school and all her stuff was on the front lawn. Her mom kicked her out and didn’t want to raise her anymore. She was only 8-years-old. She moved
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My mother was then able to choose my birth date‚ which the doctors gave options that were at the very end of November. My mother requested the cesarean section to be done on December 1st. Her reasoning was that November had an ugly birthstone (she really hates yellow). December 1st‚ 1993 at 10:27 am I was born into this world with minimal complications. I was 8 pounds and 11 ounces‚ and was about 21 inches long. I was born looking orange‚ due to having jaundice‚ which was taken care of immediately
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bought my Chevy Cobalt on Halloween 2006. On that particular fall day‚ all the warm colors that the season had to offer were essentially highlighted by the brightness of my yellow car. As time passed‚ I began to notice that everyone would stare at me when I drove by or pulled into a parking lot. I was wondering what all the fuss was about‚ so I stepped back and looked at my car. At that moment I had actually fell in love with distraction that I had just purchased. When you first walk up to my car
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there in the hard seat of my desk and waited patiently. The scent of bleach was overwhelming in the room‚ but I knew by the second week it would be covered up by the smell of musty children and chalk dust. I could not wait for my new teacher to stroll up to me‚ eyes full of amazement‚ and give me my paper. I had worked hard on it for nearly a month during the summer prior to this new school year. My writing skills were top-notch‚ of course. Looking around the room at my new classmates‚ it was easy
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box and stored away. My teacher read interesting books to my class. She would take two weeks to read a 500 page book. I enjoyed cuddling up next to watch each expression she expressed. Every couple of months my teacher set up blanket forts and let us read independently all day long. We’d read beside the light of a lamp and bring our own pillows to lay on. This was my favorite time of the year. From there‚ she let us write stories and read them aloud. My teacher helped develop my love for writing.
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I had mentioned to my Supervisor how much he makes‚ and that his wife must make a lot‚ because the Supervisor had mentioned various times that his wife worked at a school. I know that school jobs are part of the government‚ so they pay well. Also‚ my sister was a school teacher‚ and she made good money. I mentioned that to him to show him that he makes a lot with two incomes (his and his wife’s together). I just make about $10‚000 net pay a year. He’s already doing well‚ especially with two
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My trumpet has given me a lot of memories that it was my source to remember last school year. Although this isn’t the same one‚ this trumpet has reminded me of the trumpet I have last year. Last year was what I consider my second best year‚ as 6th grade was my best year of all time. I first joined band last year because I wanted to try out new things and my mother suggests me to take lessons In my first war‚ I felt like I was in war with my trumpet. I did get an A+ in Band‚ but the only problem was
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Today was June 4‚ and the bus was coming to a halt in front of my gray‚ two story house. I threw my backpack up on my shoulders and grabbed the black French Horn case sitting next to me. Starting at the sunny blue sky‚ a warm sensation was on my skin. Not long after‚ me and Josie had passed the first seat. We quickly said thank you to the bus driver‚ Joel. And jumped off the bus side by side with a wide smile on our faces. We were both free from school for a whole weekend. Without any sports or sibling
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everything‚” she scoffed. If the crazy bitch only knew the things I did for my father. My father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 21 years ago and had been getting worse ever since. His body was attacking itself‚ and all we could do is sit there and let it happen. When grandma came‚ she always showed up with bags of weird gluten free‚ dairy free‚ soy free‚ flavor free foods. She was convinced that everything we ate just made my fathers symptoms worse. Now‚ I do agree McDonald’s probably made everything
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plain‚ I could feel my bare ankles stinging from the stirrup rubbing against them. We had been riding for a solid three hours in the unbearable heat. Suddenly I felt my body falling backwards‚ my horse was running. I grasped onto the horn for dear life. Thinking back‚ they did not teach me much about how to ride a horse before I jumped on‚ so I had absolutely no idea what to do. “Should I jump off?” It seemed like a valid option because my horse was heading right towards my mom’s. I was then in
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