DRUG COURT TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE By: Robin Howell Example Essay Composition 1 MW 10:00-11:50 Word count= 1‚005 (excluding cover page and title) Drug Court taught me how to live In the past‚ drug addicts who were convicted of drug related crimes were most commonly either sent to treatment or incarcerated. I have experienced both and did not benefit much from either one. In 2001 I was in a fairly new program called Drug Court. Drug Court is a unique and extraordinary program that gives
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before their own. They will not argue or become violent in front of their children. Parents should not go crazy on their child or over step boundaries. Arranged marriages like in “Why My Mother Wanted Me Dead” will only create an unhappy‚ and possibly unhealthy rebellious child and future adult. The ideal partner for my daughter Lana should have more good traits‚ rather than bad. Personality‚ good morals‚ relationship between words and actions should collaborate. Lana’s future boyfriend should not just
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What My Dogs Have Taught Me I’ve taught my dogs many things. How to sit‚ how to stop jumping all over guests‚ and how to stop wiggling their butts all over people as a greeting (okay‚ I’m still working on that one). But what have my dogs taught me over the years? My German Shepherd‚ Trooper‚ was neglected by a police officer for the first year of his life‚ but we rescued him and he had nine happy years with our family‚ where he was loved unconditionally. He taught me that where I have been in the
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“Fall‚ My Mother”Summary “Fall‚ My Mother” written by Ambai tells the story of the coming of age in a particular Indian society. The passage takes the reader on a journey as a young girl realizes that life as she knows it will never be the same. At the same time the story also highlights the realization every female must come to terms with‚ and how in this society more than just a bodily change occurs‚ but a cultural one as well. The story begins with the narrator reminiscing to her younger days
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My mom is one of the most inspiring people in my life and what makes her so special is that she seems to have no idea how motivating she is. She has led our family and guided my siblings and I simply by being herself. She leads by example‚ showing us her values and making sure we live by our own. She carries out this example by pushing us to do volunteer work and joining in herself. She pushes us to treat everyone we meet with respect and I have never heard of her making a rude comment or put someone
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”A Gift for My Mother” is a short story written by Viv McDade. . It’s chronicling the course of a young girl’s best intentions. The main character in the story is a little‚ juvenile girl called Lucy. “..a bunch of wild flowers in the bushveld..” (p. 8‚ l. 1) The story takes place in South Africa‚ because a bushveld is a well-grassed plain area in South Africa. Throughout the entire story Lucy wants to give her mother a gift. She decides to collect bunches of flowers‚ sell them and earn some cash
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My mother in law A friend of mine had suffered a stroke about a year before he died. The man has already diagnosed with high blood pursue and heart problem. But he was told that one of his kidneys was the cause of high blood pressures and therefore has lead to a heart problem. Decision was taken to remove the failure kidney‚ but unfortunately nothing changed his heart problem nor that regulate his blood pressure. After a sequence of treatments and procedures‚ a new problem has been detected
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Being bossy and abusive is one thing that my mother-in-law is good at. While I was helping her move‚ she was on my back the whole time making sure I was carrying her couch the right way and trying to be the boss. She also loves to slap people in the face over small arguments‚ such as my husband not paying attention to her. I don’t like it‚ but I have to live with it. My mother-in-law‚ Anita‚ is a very bossy individual. On one occasion my husband and I were helping her move into an apartment on
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A Gift for My Mother The story is about a ten-year-old girl named Lucy‚ whose parents are separated and doesn’t have money enough to fulfill their dreams. The father works at a garage‚ which isn’t enough for the family to live on‚ and he’s getting confronted with that all the time even though he’s giving all he have earned‚ to his family. In the start Lucy’s parents are discussing right in front of her‚ which make Lucy confused because she’s 10 years old and doesn’t yet understand what the big
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The title of the poem‚ “The black lace fan my mother gave me”‚ already suggests that the narrator had received a specific fan from her mother. It shows their relationship and the possible importance of the fan in the relationship. The lace fan suggests a particular aura of elegance and probably extremely feminine values. The fact that it was “the first gift he ever gave her” signifies a very large importance of the fan to the poet’s mother. The first gift a lover gives is usually the most significant
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