They had been coming through the village routinely looking for the Vietcong. They were cruel and would have killed to find their hideouts. I would never give up my own country for an American scum. They can search all they want but they will never find them. No one here is willing to help them. We were fine until they came from the skies and the seas with their guns and tanks to take away our liberty. We fear going outside in fear that we may be shot by the Americans for hiding Vietcong and NVA.
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Standing in line with the rest of my Middle School chorus group‚ I can feel my palms start to sweat and my legs begin to shake. I can hear the applause of the crowd as the line of student singers in front of me begins to file onstage‚ but I am not following them. My legs are running in the opposite direction - towards the bathroom‚ where I am not obliged to perform; where hundreds of eyes are not fixed on my every move. Once again‚ I have allowed my fear to overcome me. Flash forward five years later
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“You wimp. Just get on the bike. It is just like a bicycle‚” Hayden said. “No‚ I do not want to. I’ll wreck. I’m going inside for dinner‚ so just leave me alone about it!” Those things are way too fast. I might break my collarbone like Hayden did a year ago. I went through the screen door smelling the aroma of fresh pizza my mom just baked. “Honey‚ go wash your hands and sit at the table. I’ll bring your food to you in a few minutes.” “Okay.” I walked to the bathroom next to Hayden and Chanlers’
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When I was five‚ I met a man that would change my life forever. The first time I saw him‚ he was laying tile at our house which at the time was under construction. I watched as he very eloquently laid mortar and tile in a way that I had never seen before. Soon he sat down with my dad and I and asked us if we would like to come down to his cabin with him and go fishing. I jumped at the opportunity and in two weeks we were driving from Austin to Corpus Christi. I did not know it then‚ but this man
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The strongest part that I’ve seen or encountered in the story was when Larson family accept Sally tobstay on their house. They didnt hesitate and completely welcome Sally as partvof their family with all thwir precious hearts. They showed their love and care every single day. They dont want her to fell that she is a total outsider‚ a total stranger. Instead‚ they keep on asking if she needs anything‚ if she’s doing okay. They serve as her second parent. Most especially‚ they didnt regret until the
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Week 4 Narrative essay Fairytales Lie As a little girl growing up you sit down and watch your princess movies where each and every one of them falls in love and everything turns out perfect. They meet their prince and get to live happily ever after. They never have any arguments or any faults or heart aches in these movies. So you grow up thinking that love is going to be this easy in your real life
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Softball runs in my blood‚ my dad played softball‚ my uncle played softball‚ my cousins’ play softball; it seemed as though almost every I knew played softball. I knew how to swing a bat before I knew how to walk. My dad and I would go to the batting cages just about every Sunday. I had previous played for the local team in my area but I wanted to be able to share the sport my family and I loved with the school I love. And although the friendships on the travel team were amazing‚ I could only imagine
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Title Baseball season is the most exciting time of the year! It is warm out‚ people are cooking burgers‚ and chewing sunflower seeds‚ there is nothing better! You can imagine my disappointment when I had to miss almost the entire first part of the season. There is nothing better than playing with a team that loves baseball as much as you do. When I was cleared to play in the playoffs in Rapid City‚ I was ecstatic. I was also really anxious to get my first game out of the way. I had already missed
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Athletic It was my first year of high school and I thought about playing sports but never told anyone. All my friends were already into sports and I didn’t even understand it. First‚ I thought I would be too shy to play anything‚ I don’t like a crowd of people. Then I thought my weight and height would be a big issue‚ I didn’t even think I could get pass try outs. Everywhere I would go I would always be the shortest person. Eventually my thoughts changed. After being in school for about a month I
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Composition II Eric Sack Fall 2014 Essay 1 - Narrative Argument Write an essay that implies a clear claim and uses your own first-hand experience for support/evidence. The essay must use appeals involving logos‚ ethos and pathos‚ as well as connect with a general audience. For an in-depth discussion of narrative arguments‚ see chapter 11 of Good Reasons. According to the book‚ narrative arguments rely on concrete individual stories rather than abstract statistics; they allow the readers to draw
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