It was the summer of 2007‚ and my parents thought that it would be a brilliant idea to go on a family road trip to some unknown location. This was the summer before I started high school and I wasn’t in the family bonding mood for a day let alone two weeks. With me being an only child‚ grandchild‚ and great grandchild‚ I was the only kid with five adults in a minivan. Why my parents thought that this was a good idea is still beyond my imagination. The trip started off like any other hectic family
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The Power of Words September 15th‚ 2001. "That moment was when I learned the importance of words. Whether you may be angry‚ sad‚ or happy‚ you must use your words wisely. Love everyone‚ and tell them so every day"(George Phoenix.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Morning of September 11th‚ 2001. Phoenix went to the cafeteria to get his usual coffee‚ milk and Danish. Returning from the café with his food‚ he entered into an elevator heading to
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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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Ghida al Messelmani Child Abuse How can someone abuse a defenseless child? That question is usually asked every time we hear about such thing. Child abuse is one of the most terrible‚ saddest and most tragic problems that each society suffers from. It occurs in all income‚ racial‚ religious‚ and ethnic groups and in urban and rural communities. It is‚ however‚ more common in some groups‚ especially those below the poverty line. It is a serious problem that plagues youth all around the world
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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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progressed to lying‚ theft‚ and vandalism. One night‚ after coming home‚ I walked into orur romm and could not help but notice something was off. As I scan the room‚ I could not help but get a overwhelming smell of feces and it was then I realized someone had splattered it all over the walls‚ along with our clothes‚ and some personal items. At that point I was feeling alone and hopeless and prayed for a change. She began to tell my brother in-law lies‚ who in turn would tell my husband and who then
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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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n a cold and windy December seventeenth‚ tragedy struck. A day the whole kingdom never forgot about. The tragic day the prince went missing and the day a kingdom lost their queen. Prince Aleksander had just celebrated his first and last birthday with the royal family. This day would soon be memorialized not as the prince’s birthday but as the day the kingdom mourned for the lost of a son‚ a prince‚ and an heir to the throne. His mother‚ Adeline‚ was the first person that made it to young Aleksander’s
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“They had planned on tying Abellona down into a dunking chair‚ which they would then lower into the Genesee River. If she drowned‚ Abellona would be exonerated‚ and if she didn’t‚ well… then she’d be declared a witch and would be burnt at the stake just like Alcina had been.” “You’re fuckin’ kiddin’ me‚ right?” I stated after yet again being astonished and affronted by how cruel the villagers could be. “Cera‚ please‚ that language‚” my mama said brusquely. The black cat in my mama’s
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There comes a point in time where everyone must make a troublesome decision in their life. To some‚ this decision may be tough but for others it may be as simple as taking a breath. We have all been there‚ when deciding what friends to make‚ what car to buy‚ what person to date‚ what military branch to join; but to me‚ all the aforementioned are frivolous in comparison to making the conscious decision of laying down your life for another individual whose only connection to you is that of a brotherhood
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