! Growing up in a war torn country‚ I always dreamed of living in the United States. Every person in our small town talked about how exciting and full of opportunity America was. Play dates‚ cartoons‚ and trips to Disney land made the top of every little kid’s birthday wish. Unlike most children‚ my birthday party did not consist of bouncy houses‚ stacks of presents‚ and a princess cake. Burning buildings‚ solders‚ and panicked refugees were the highlight of my birthday party. Giving up the only
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tried again He gave up trying to talk to me about an hour in the drive. The car finally came to a stop and I rushed out and to the road. He looked shocked but soon recovered as he ran after me. He soon caught me. He slugs me over his shoulder and carried me in the side. He sat me on the couch and soon 6 people wandered into the room. “Where did you find her?” one of the boys said. The man that caught me said‚ ”She was asleep in the woods.” “ Where is she from?” another boy said. “I don’t know she won’t
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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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Home Inspirational essay on friends and friendship. Ang Kwento ng Isang FA Submitted by joenard on February 20‚ 2010 -2:15pm. Filipino | Fiction | Inspirational essay on friends and friendship. Body: Ang Kwento ng Isang (FA _FAILURE ANALYST‚ negosyante‚ estudyante o nanganagrap ) By request 022010 Author: Joenard Opalsa Author’s Bio/Notes: "Minsan nasabi ko malalathala din mga sinusulat ko‚ hindi lamang puso ko ang makakarinig at utak ko ang masasaling kundi kapwa ko manunulat na
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my extra minutes of sleep and must think‚ “I shall destroy that.” “Get up already. It’s 6:20 or something. The bus will be coming soon‚” my sister yells all the while roaming around aimlessly around our room. I respond with a grunt and slowly detach from the cloak that is the entrance to the marvelous world called Sleep and keeps reality at bay. Rising out of bed‚ I feel groggy; dark rings are very apparent under my eyes‚ like someone wearing a sweater in the heat of summer‚ showing lack of sleep and
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first day of school I wondered how my day would transpire. I was ecstatic to be immediately greeted by one of my friends that I met during my freshman year. It wasn’t so much that it was him that made me ecstatic‚ it was more of him being a familiar face and me being reassured. His name was Dwayne. Dwayne and I had a like and a hate type of relationship. Some days we would be the best of friends‚ and other days we’d figuratively be at each other’s jugular vein. This was mostly because of our very
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Hannah Burke Mrs. D’Agostino English 101 2/2/15 Narrative/Descriptive Writing Essay “I can’t wait for the day I can move out of this house‚ I’m sick of it‚” I exclaimed‚ teenage angst rising with every passing moment of silence. “And I’m sick of being treated like a little girl‚ like I can’t be anything without your help‚ I don’t need you.” Those last words burnt my throat on the way out. I could tell I hurt her‚ and I didn’t want to leave things like that‚ but I didn’t have a choice. It was 6
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that feels the same way. There was no banter between family members‚ were not talking about the usual every day life‚ instead there was live coverage of big events happening in downtown Manhattan. Though I was not fully wake‚ I tried to focus in on the T.V.‚ I saw fire and smoke flowing from the World Trade Center‚ where there used to be two towers there was only one. As I watched‚ the news anchors spoke about how the missing tower had just collapsed‚ that woke me up; the news was immense. I
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The Narrative Essay *What is a Narrative Essay? • Narrative writing tells a story. In essays‚ the narrative writing could also be considered reflection or an exploration of the author’s values told as a story. The author may remember his or her past‚ or a memorable person or event from that past‚ or even observe the present. • The author may write about: -An experience or event from his or her past. -A recent or ongoing experience or event.
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applying for visas and passports‚ we finally were able to move to the land of opportunity. We started from zero‚ there was absolutely no money in our pockets. I was a new student at a new school in a foreign country. I could not be more self-conscious at any other time in my life. All I could think about was how others saw me and how I fit in with
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