Atinuke Adebiyi 10/2/14 English 101 Professor Muller The Journey Just Beginning The speaker is speaking on how far we‚ as the class of 2014‚ have come. He starts to talk about how people around him thought he would not amount to anything due to him not being really focused in school. From there‚ he goes on about how he graduated college with a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree with five years. Before he was about to take his seat‚ he said one statement that stuck in my head like glue. His
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month of May‚ 2008‚ the term rock-bottom took on an entirely different meaning for me in my life. Even though it’s been eight years‚ I can recall every detail about that day just like it happened yesterday. My family was known around the community as what some would call an‚” All-American Family”. I had been married 13 years with three wonderful sons. We always did community activities and participated in church events. For my entire life‚ I was searching for a purpose greater than myself. And the issue
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There I was‚ walking along the road that lead to whatever next town it let to. It was a cold‚ windy sunny day with no cars around and I was also alone‚ which to me was a perfect day and I was also terrified. I should probably tell you that most of my family is dead. It all started when I was just five years old. We had lived in California were I was born and had asked my parents if they could take my brother and I to the park‚ since it was a hot sunny day. Soon enough we were heading down the highway
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multiplied and destroyed their crops‚ despite the constant application of pesticides. The average yield of cotton fields in Andhra Pradesh fell by more than half in just one year. Now the farmers are in no position to repay the loans or feed their families. Nearly half the pesticides used in India go into protecting cotton‚ the most important commercial crop in the country. ________‚ pests have shown increased immunity to a range of pesticides. Last year there were heavy crop losses due to leaf-curl
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which we scavenged for to bring home. Swimming in the ocean was such a surreal feeling that engulfed all of us until we were too exhausted to continue. We decided to browse the shops on the pier for some keep-sakes or souvenirs to take home to our families and friends. After what seemed like hours we had gathered up all of the must-have trinkets and clothing and were headed back to our area to return to our hotel when we saw a little stand with mini cages on it. Curious‚ we made our way over to discover
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with the wrong crowd and so I decided that she should move with us so that she could start fresh and do something better for herself. I was about five months pregnant when we hit the road to Texas. I was very excited about a new start for our little family. I was a stay at home mom for the boys while I was pregnant. My husband was really enjoying his new position. My sister found a job and started saving money while helping out around the house and with the boys when she could. Once we were all settled
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After building a house for a disadvantaged family in Juarez and working in the encompassing heat of the Mexican sun‚ I was exhausted. Relief came when I walked into a cool house with the rest of my youth group‚ about to enjoy an authentic Mexican meal with the family who would move into the new home. However‚ that relief was quickly offset by the uneasiness of entering the home of total strangers. Not only were we strangers‚ but we came from different cultures and spoke different languages. My stomach
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Have you been on vacation to disney world with your family? Well on June 15 2015‚ a 2 year old boy named Lane Graves pulled by an alligator into lagoon near a Walt Disney World hotel has been found dead.His body only had a few puncture‚wounds according to a source familiar. The boy was drowned by the alligator .Two guests said they warned Disney employees there was an alligator near the beach where the Graves family had gathered to watch a movie‚ according to the report. On June 15th
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My family has always been the most important thing to me. I feel very fortunate to have this big group of people supporting and loving me throughout my life. I’m from a big Italian Family. We spend most of our time at family parties in the kitchen. We tell the same stories over and over again‚ and somehow they are still funny. I have around 30 cousins and around 20 Aunts and Uncles. There is always someone to call and always someone to help out‚ when it’s needed. We were raised to put family first
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DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. The saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ goes a very long way; I learnt my lesson the hard way. I happened to be a very judgmental teenager and I lost many friends that way. Even before speaking with or having any contact with an individual‚ I judged them based on what I saw on the outside. My friends‚ the ones who stuck with me‚ always told me that one of those days‚ I would be taught a valuable lesson; and boy they were correct. I remember the day as
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