My parents are illegal immigrants‚ I have no shame in that‚ and they are some of the hardest workers I have ever seen. I was born in Dallas‚ Texas‚ and lived in the city of Pleasant Grove for the first year of my life at my uncle’s house. Most people refer to that area as the “hood” but here I am. We lived in my uncle’s house because my parents hadn’t been in the United States long enough for them to be completely established without any help. After countless hours of work my dad
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2011 when I received a letter that would change my life. the problem was how to communicate to my mama. I spent the entire day with some of my friends asking them for advises‚ though there was only one possible way… to talk with her. When I coming in to my house my mama and sister were watching television as they usually did. In that precisely moment my heart started to accelerate like wanted to escape from my chest‚ my face was white and my ears were hot. I took a deep brief and I said‚ “mother
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I wake up to the smell of coffee and my mom’s footsteps coming towards my room. She knocks lightly on the wood door and cracks it open‚ “We are leaving with or without you at three‚ Doodle.” It was the day of my dad’s open heart surgery and no one spoke a word on the ride over‚ which made things even more intense. We reached the hospital at about 4:15 and the waiting rooms are already packed… mostly by half of my family members who want to see my father. My mother‚ father‚ and I are placed into
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My grandma has 900 acres of land that my family and I‚ or close friends can go have fun on. We do many things there like hunting‚ snowmobiling‚ and the pure joy of doing farm activities. My father always prepares in the summer for deer hunting. He goes into our land and plows areas where he would like to grow food for the deer. After a few months when the season gets closer‚ many friends and close family members always gather at my grandma’s house to hunt throughout all of the land. My father and
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cheered as the announcer announced my son’s name over the loudspeakers. I knew nothing about football‚ but I did know that a touchdown was an accomplishment. This was Ty’s first game on varsity. He had worked so hard for that spot on the team‚ he deserved it‚ and now it was paying off. I pulled out my phone and saw the three texts left by my husband. I slide and replied. He wasn’t going to be here‚ he was not supportive of Ty’s football career‚ citing brain damage as a good reason not to trifle with the
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Eighteen years ago‚ my parents moved to the United States from Ukraine to create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the
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Misfit : Definitely round. He is a murderer. He lacks apathy for most of the family‚ but he takes time to talk to the grandmother. He is from a "good" family and seems to know how to talk the talk of a good southern boy. He actually seems touched by the grandmother’s words‚ yet he is quickly repulsed by his apathy. He almost seemed like he was going to help out the stranded family until they reccognized them. The grandma is an example of a round/dynamic character because she has varied traits
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had to make a hard decision or pick between two things and you make the wrong choice? I have and it led to one of the most difficult times in my life. On February 27 of 2016 Leon Merle Eppenbaugh‚ the man that I considered a father‚ died in a hospital bed with his entire family around him with the exception of me. Where was I? I was an hour into my first day of work. Sometime in the later months of 2015 I decided that it was time to get a job and I was actually excited about it. Lee always joked
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Esguerra‚ Aya Micaela Q. English1 Narrative Essay My First on Firsts Never have I ever been the risk-taker type of person. I kept on rationalizing and reasoning out that things should be done according to a valid purpose just to avoid being asked to do them. And frankly‚ I found every purpose or reason other people trying to convince me tell‚ in any way possible‚ invalid. I have escaped many adventures in life and lost opportunities that were already laid out in front of me. I practically
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Ellie sat on the hard‚ wooden floor of the village hall‚ knees up to her neck struggling to put her left foot on her right leg as directed by her yoga teacher. There was no chance. Her knees were hot and tender‚ her hips ached and she was sweating profusely. Nothing would move. Never mind water lily‚ her lotus was more tightly budded rose. It was utterly dispiriting and had been for several months now as her arthritis worsened. Her knees grated bone on bone like a creaky door‚ as she tried to lower
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