The name Kanissa is a creation‚ a hand me down with a twist. A name‚ similar to my aunt Anissa. Ever since I was little‚ my aunt has always been there. Whether it be from the first day of 1rst grade‚ where I cautiously walked down the gargantuan and tedious halls marked by the pencils of the children before me. Or birthday parties spent at Oma and Opa’s. Oma and opa means grandma and grandpa in Dutch. Holidays and birthday parties that are spent at Oma and Opa’s house are hectic
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time I was wondering my neighborhood thinking about my dad and my great aunt. My dad passed away when I was only 7 months old‚ my great aunt when I was in 4th grade. I remember thinking about what we would be doing and whether or not we would still be together or not. As I am walking around and thinking my friend that I have known for 10 years bumps into me. We hung out all of the time. Whether we were just sitting around each other houses or hanging out at a park but we spent most of our time on the
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who I was and altered the way I returned to my community‚ Los Angeles. The most important thing I learned at this internship was the ability to “fit into” this new way of life. While studying abroad‚ I believe that this skill I gained from my internship will allow me accommodate and adapt easily to the new culture. I also learned from this internship how to properly communicate with new people in general‚ but also with people who may not be familiar with my own culture and lifestyle. This new skill
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Manu Professor Sanders English 111‚ Section 1841 3 October 2012 Spartacus: Blood and Sand Upon all the days of my life‚ I have watched hundreds of movies‚ but the one that I really cherished the most is Spartacus Blood and Sand. The title character was played by Andy Whitfield‚ and it was produced by Steven S. Deknight and Robert Tapert. In this movie‚ a Thracian gladiator called Spartacus from the year
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My Dyslexia Philip Schultz‚ the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author most recently of My Dyslexia‚ who is diagnosed with the severe learning disability dyslexia‚ shares his journey in his book. Being dyslexic made his life very difficult and made him feel not normal. “More than once he says that a special cruelty of dyslexia is that those suffering it lose patience with them and come to consider themselves inferior to normal people” (Olson). It took Schultz years to read and write. At age of fifty-eight
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Rishiv Chugh 9/24/12 4th period My Opinion On War War‚ it’s one of the biggest things to happen to the world ever since then human evolution. So my opinion on war? Well to me‚ war is good on one side‚ and a terrible thing on the other side. So why do I think it is both good and bad at the same time? I might as well tell you and give some brief explanations why. So to start off‚ I’ll tell you the pro’s of war. For one thing‚ if there was no war‚ for all we know‚ there just might be more chaos
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The Most Dangerous Game Summary: The Most Dangerous Game‚ written by Richard Connell has been capturing the attention of readers for many decades. In this story of survival and escape‚ Connell uses many literary devices to create a more interesting and dramatic effect. Some literary devices used in the story are internal and external conflict‚ characterization‚ and role-reversal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Most Dangerous Game‚ written
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The Most Embarrassing Day in My Life When I was in Form four‚ my school held an English elocution contest. I was really horrified when I was chosen as one of the participants. For the next few days‚ I searched model essay books for a suitable topic to speak on for I could never had written my own speech even if my life depended on it. Eventually‚ I chose a topic on pollution because at that time‚ everyone from the man in the street to the top ministers were talking about it. After that‚ I memorized
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Sam Echfar ENG 111 Mr. Thompson 8/25/2013 Dear Mr Thompson‚ My name is Sam Echfar. I was born in the city of Marrakech in Morocco but Currently I reside in Williamsburg‚ VA. I graduated from Hassan II high school in 2004. I moved to the United States in 2006 since then I have always dreamed of going to school and becoming a successful person and giving back to my community. My short term goal is to obtain an Associate of Science degrees from Thomas Nelson Community College then successfully
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My dad is my hero A father is a person that everybody in the world should love. I love my father because he has taken care of me since I was born and not only did he took care of me but he also loved me‚ protected me when I was little. And has helped me in everything I had needed. Therefore my father is m hero. I cannot remember a person in my life that had a more significant influence on me than my father. My father has been the driving force behind my academic achievement. Everything I have
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