The unforgettable Christmas The most wonderful time for me as a child was the winter. I will never forget when in late November I was waiting for the first snow. In the morning when I woke up‚ I looked out of window and saw snow-covered trees and buildings‚ I could not have been happier. Because snow from the point of view of a 6 year old child‚ meant really good fun. My friends and I made snowmen‚ went tobogganing‚ and pretended to be detectives tracing each other from our footsteps. There
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America’s Gift to My Generation is privilege. It allows me to go to school‚ to have food‚ and to have shelter over my head. I get to go to school and have an education while other kids don’t. I get to have fresh food while other kids eat from trash cans. I get a wonderful house over my head while other kids sleep on the ground. I am lucky to have all these things. Laws have made my generation a better place to live in. They have set rules for the citizens in America. Without laws there would be
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America’s gift to my generation is freedom. Mohandas Gandhi brought independence to India. He was later an inspiration for movements of nonviolence‚ civil rights‚ and freedom across the world. Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869‚ and died in 1948. The 39th president Jimmy Carter and his wife built The Carter Center in Atlanta. It’s a “fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts‚ enhance freedom and democracy‚ and improve
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The Gift of Change Gifts are a sign of caring‚ love‚ and respect for the person. The feeling when receiving a gift or giving one overwhelms us‚ with happiness and joy. Gifts are memorable and meant to be cherished for a long time. I have received plenty of gifts in my life‚ but the one gift I can always remember is my dog coco. It sounds cliché‚ but the reason Coco was my greatest gift was because it was a treasured gift from my grandparents‚ helped me socially‚ and brought me closer to my family
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My Most Cherished Possession Do you have something that is as valuable as a winning lotto or power ball lottery ticket‚ or an award that is displayed like it is worth more than an antique that has been appraised for a value that is exponentially more than its original value? I have such a possession that I would like to share with you. I am not going to tell you what it is right away‚ but I will describe it as best as I can and then reveal its’ beauty later. It is as translucent as water drops
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A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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SerAh Jerr I think the most important person in my life is my mother. The reason why I chose my mother is because she is really all I have‚ she is my motivation‚ and she helps me live through all my struggles. I wouldn’t be able now to enjoy this minute of my life writing this essay without my mother. My mother has brought me to this wonderful world. For nine months she carried me‚ she felt very bad‚ but did not refuse‚ and gave birth to me. Looking back‚ my mom is the most positive and important
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Global Lit. Opening gifts on a holiday morning is a treasured felling for most. But imagine that gift turned to be a horrible monster that destroyed everything. Then one would have a gift that was a curse. The contradictory statement previously stated is called as a paradox‚ a contradicting phrase that makes sense after deeper thought‚ and as one digest the statement of a gift becoming a curse you can really understand how true the statement is. So true in fact that it can be seen throughout history
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MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER I looked at the photograph of the two grinning girls wearing party hats and throwing confetti. I recognized the familiar faces of both of them. The slightly taller girl is my best friend‚ Farhana and the photograph is just a pinch about the past we both had together. She stands five foot and three inches tall‚ neither thin nor overweight but has a slightly broader shoulder. She is blessed with a striking and fair complexion. Her demure and sweet looks draws
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The Theme of “The Gift of the Magi” William Sydney Porter‚ or O. Henry as it is widely known‚ is one of the most famous names in American literature. He was a master short-story writer of nearly 300 short stories. With a very inventive mind‚ he made plots for his stories from the commonplace things. The settings of his stories were drawn from his experience and‚ likewise‚ his characters were based on actual people he had known. In rapid-moving prose‚ he developed his stories imaginatively and
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