and papers before me and watch helplessly as they twisted and flipped into nothing but scribbles. I watch as the other kids in my class read their books and smiled at whatever concealed story lay behind the words that I could never read. Stupid‚ dumb‚ slow‚ the words the kids at the school would use to define me‚ and I believed them. At least for a time. Dyslexia‚ my family discover I had it half way through third grade. When the rest of the class was starting Junie B. Jones books‚ and I was still
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Throughout my entire life I would have never imagined ever having to deal with the loss of someone so close to me. My worse fear was something devastating happening and me not being able to deal with it. I always assumed‚ which is kind of crazy that my family members were immortal and would live forever‚ however on this particular day in January my life came to a screeching halt and I was changed forever. It all started a few months ago when my granny begin to get sick. She went from being totally
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BBEEEP‚ BBEEEP‚ BEEEEP on and on sounded my deeply despised but beloved alarm. It was four in the morning and once again time to get up. This cycle was killing me‚ but the goal embedded deeply into my mind reminded me that it would be worth it. Determination has never been a skill I lacked at. It might just be‚ the fact‚ that we the “Cardenas” are known to be extremely stubborn and what we say typically gets done. Or maybe it is due to the multiple observations I have made throughout life. Yet‚
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Dance: There was a time in my life when the only thing I wanted to do was dance. It was like I couldn’t get up and start my day without releasing those wonderful endorphins. The instant high I would get just by moving my body and sweating really made me feel alive. There were days that I did not dance. I felt extremely lazy and my feet felt heavy like they were dragging across the floor as I walked. What a difference it made the way I felt for the rest of the day. It was like I could accomplish
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My most cherished possession on my fourth birthday was a crystal rhinestone silver bun cover. I would wear it and dance around the living room‚ arms and legs flailing about‚ pretending to be a graceful and beautiful ballerina. When I entered second grade my fascination for ballet turned to gymnastics. All my closest friends were taking gymnastics and would teach me walk-overs and cartwheels. My single mother was too poor to afford to pay for classes‚ so I would learn the movements at recess then
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Narrative Essay While going through my adolescent years‚ I was always told by my parents that I couldn’t go swimming in the country lakes and streams. I always kept it in mind as a golden rule. One day‚ I was really out of control‚ and broke the rule. It was an extremely hot summer. The sun was raised to scorch every living creature in the land. Rain had not been seen for a couple of weeks. People were like chicken in an oven‚ waiting to be driven crazy. 90 degrees was the common temperature
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Narrative Essay I love my family and I love my friends‚ but some friends should NEVER be brought home. I have a lot of family members. I also have a lot of friends. But sometimes I wish I never brought home some of my friends. There’s this one friend in particular that had me convinced that she was trying to take over my life. I cried almost every night‚ worried that my family would disown me and adopt this friend. I guess I wouldn’t actually call her a friend where as an acquaintance or maybe even
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Compare and Contrast Essay Name Institutional Affiliation Introduction Academicians argue that‚ a powerful reader paints a picture on a reader’s mind. Writing effective different types of essays is increasingly becoming a critical organ of academic success (Feng & Checkett‚ 2014‚ p. 152). There are two major types of essays‚ narrative and descriptive. While the two might be appropriate in academic writing‚ one is arguably effective that the other. Narrative essays tells a story from personal
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50 Narrative Essay Topics 1. When I Got Lost 2. My Favorite Meal 3. If I Could Go Back in Time 4. I Saw the Weirdest Thing 5. An Animal I Would Be 6. Something I Wish I Had 7. If I Could Only See One Color 8. If I Could Change One Thing About Me 9. A Place I’d Like to Live 10. My Secret Place 11. Something Nobody Knows About Me 12. I’d Like to Invent This 13. If I Could Be Somebody Else for a Day 14. Most Interesting Animal Encounter 15. You Won’t Believe I Saw This 16. My Hero
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The Guiding Wind My vision was blurry‚ smudging my surroundings into a blob of color. Something was slamming into the wall of my chest as if it was trying to break free. I put my hand over my heart and felt each strong pulsation quicken. I knew I had to concentrate and use all of my will power to take another step forward. I had to keep telling myself not to look down‚ but how? How could I not look down if I needed to see where to put my foot? Tension started to build in my muscles making every
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