Strawberry‚ lies my home away from home. It’s the good old‚ “Olson family cabin.” Sitting at approximately 5300 feet elevation it is naturally 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix. Which is great because you don’t melt in the summer like you do down in the valley. It is not your typical log cabin. Rather‚ it is a small house with a large loft‚ almost as big as the house. It is surrounded by tall‚ rich green pine trees‚ and for that reason my family has dubbed it the “cabin.” It has beautiful‚ hand crafted‚ wooden
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Two days before the wedding feast my family began to prepare for the big event. Family relatives arrived at my grandparent’s house with soft drinks and alcohol beverages. The woman began to gather all the dishware and pots ready. Meanwhile the man began to dig the underground oven. The day before the wedding the brooms family sends food to the bride’s family so the bride’s family can have a dinner feast with their guests. After dinner the bride’s sisters went to my grandparents house to decorate
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In April of the same year‚ my uncle Eugene‚ her eldest son‚ passed away. It was not evident that this tragedy put a tremendous amount of stress on her‚ but we were able to tell. During this time my grandparents were living in Gary‚ Indiana so my family and I made frequent trips to their home from Franklin‚ Indiana. One summer in particular‚ my mother allowed me to stay with my grandparents and help take care of my grandmother. I was eight years old and this was the age I started to receive wisdom
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gangsters. He was gone for a year‚ and‚ my seemingly perfect life was completely destroyed. At least I thought that was the case just after my dad left us.The group of men who took my dad away from my family was not only after my dad‚ but they were also after my family. For safety issue‚ my entire family was forced out from the tranquil life that we used to have. The change in my life was so big that I thought I would never live through this transition. The biggest change was my enrollment in a Korean
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took on low paying jobs to make ends meet‚ never giving up on her dreams of living in America. Since my childhood‚ she has always taught me the importance of being kind‚ generous‚ and playing an active role in the community. And after visiting my family in Fiji‚ I saw first hand what it meant to have those qualities—the kindness‚ generosity‚ and outgoing nature of the village. They also showed what it meant to be a part of a community by working together‚ farming the land‚ and cutting sugar cane
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On August 15‚ 2007‚ my older brother‚ Lucas‚ suggested we go to the corncrib. I agreed and we walked across the farm to flip the lock and open the large white doors. I followed him inside‚ and hence there being no windows on the lower level‚ it took my eyes awhile to adjust to the darkness. I heard Luke’s voice somewhere to my left‚ and glanced over my shoulder to vaguely see him climbing up a ladder. Having never been inside the corncrib before‚ I blindly followed him. My eyes stung as they adjusted
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Inspiration All of my life I have been intrigued and inspired from all or most of today’s action sports. I remember growing up watching X Games‚ Dew Tour‚ Red Bull pro events‚ and even the Olympics. I loved watching the professional athletes go down the mega ramp on their skateboards‚ or do tricks on the street course on their bikes‚ or even the motocross riders doing insane trick on their dirt bikes. This all inspired me as a kid because out of all the things you could choose to do as a career
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As a mode of expository writing‚ the narrative approach‚ more than any other‚ offers writers a chance to think and write about themselves. We all have experiences lodged in our memories‚ which are worthy of sharing with readers. Yet sometimes they are so fused with other memories that a lot of the time spent in writing narrative is in the prewriting stage. When you write a narrative essay‚ you are telling a story. Narrative essays are told from a defined point of view‚ often the author’s‚ so there
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When I was twelve I started helping with my parent’s business‚ Olympia Family Restaurant. I did the little things‚ such as cleaning tables when people were finished eating and putting dishes away after they were cleaned. I was more of a " behind the scenes" type helper‚ which meant not really having to interact with other people. I had always been very shy around this age and having to interact with customers was one of my worst fears. I dreaded the times my father would ask me to "pre-bus"‚ which
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letters . . .” T he essays you write and the stories you tell come alive when you use description‚ narration‚ and example. Descriptive techniques help you show your reader what you see‚ hear‚ smell‚ touch‚ or taste. Narrative techniques help you concisely tell a reader a story that makes a point. Examples supply specific illustrations and instances in many types of writing. Description‚ narration‚ and example provide the foundations for many other types of essay writing. 120 CHAPTER
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