“A Pivotal Moment” Narrative Composition I had never been so anxious in my life. Standing in the hallway‚ I watched as the expressions on people’s faces changed as they stared at the tiny paper. I was only in the sixth grade‚ but this seemed like the most important moment of my life. This day could end up shaping my future and help me to accomplish my dream‚ or‚ do the complete opposite. Today‚ the grade six‚ basketball A team had been announced. I pushed past the anxiety and went over to look
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Memorable Moments It has been said that a picture can say a thousand words. Every time it is taken out of the box or turned into an album‚ a single snapshot can offer a lifetime of memories and stories to tell. In my family‚ photographic storytelling is so essential‚ that all of us own numerous cameras and have a simple point-and-shoot on us at all times. I have hundreds of photographs in my collection‚ but there is one beautiful shot in particular that provided me with an amazing personal experience
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white passenger van down a long country road to a youth conference. I was a young girl who had no idea how the next 30 minutes would transpire into the most embarrassing time of my life. The middle school church group was headed to a youth conference like we always did‚ but this trip was three hours away from home. I was your typical middle school girl having fun on the van singing‚ laughing‚ talking and making jokes. The driver of the van Sam was our adult youth pastor he was funny‚ loud and loves
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Eighteen years ago‚ my parents moved to the United States from Ukraine to create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the
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Victory Group Topic #1 What Drives Your Life? I observed that the basic motive for success is the driving force of envy and jealousy! Ecclesiastes 4:4 (LB) The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a waif‚ a nothing‚ a no man. Thomas Carlyle Everyone’s life is driven by something. Many people are driven by guilt. The Bible says‚ "What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven! ... What relief for those who have confessed their sins and God has cleared
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PART I ESSAY Origin of Essay History of essay as a literature form has begun in 1580 when Michel de Montaigne has published the book “Les Essais”. In French term “essais” means “try” or “experience”. It was a book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact
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I feel so nostalgic a lot of the time‚ watching the waves crashing into shore‚ people paddling out to hit the crests. I remember the feel of the water‚ the road of the wave‚ and the zen like moment when you hit that perfect pipe‚ and ride it halfway back to shore. I’ve been taking in a lot of the local Californian events lately‚ watching the new breed of surfer make their way out to the waves‚ hitting the spots I used to hit‚ part of me feels good‚ part of me misses it. I still hit the ocean when
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The moment that I first stepped into the hospital‚ an eerie presence of death surrounded me and the smell of antiseptic and other unrecognizable odors all rushed into my senses. It was my first day as a volunteer at the local hospital. At the time‚ I had no idea what I wanted to do in life‚ but this short‚ summer experience guided me to the path of nursing. Throughout the years‚ my mom had been placed in the hospital numerous times from her failing body. Due to this‚ I was able to get a sense of
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I’ll never forget hitting the game winning shot for the high school state championship. Never have I felt so important in my life. The experience of having hundreds probably even thousands of people coming on the court to celebrate the hard work me and my teammates have put in to make it that far. Nothing else can compare to it. I believe hitting the game winning shot for the state championship is a one of a kind accomplishment. I remember that game like it was yesterday. We started off really
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well as in an American graduate school. I don’t take education for granted because I’ve had to overcome oppression and obstacles along the way. I was born and raised in a middle-class family where I attended school and enjoy a relatively comfortable life. However‚ I was not treated equally by most people because of my ethnic identity. We are stereotyped by the Han‚ the major population of China. We’re perceived as a primitive tribe who cannot be educated and for whom knowledge is useless‚ so my teachers
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