This past summer‚ I got a job working at a local country club as a lifeguard. I had taken the training classes needed‚ and was ready to have my very first job. Signing up for the course‚ I was aware that this was not like any other entry job. If I got distracted‚ someone’s life could be lost. The responsibility I had was not just to my boss‚ it was to the people I was watching. The whole summer went by without a hitch‚ until the second to last day before the pool closed for the season. That day
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As a child I dreamt of the day I would get married‚ start a family‚ buy a home and have lots of money. I felt so foolish as I began to get older and realized that that wasn’t the hand I was dealt‚ that was not my reality. Now‚ I find myself homeless and without hope and all I can think is‚ “No one said life was easy.” As I start packing my tiny one-bedroom apartment where my family and I lived‚ I could not help but feel the anxiety building‚ unsure of what will come after we make this lengthy trip
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My experience with Hawaii was primarily with its beauty and its epic underwater scenery. However‚ there is another side to Hawaii. While there‚ I had an unexpected and dangerous encounter with nature itself‚ which was both frightening and awe inspiring. My battle with the elements shed light on the importance of being able to rely on those closest to you. It also taught me that we must always respect the power that nature possesses. That summer I was going into my third year of elementary school
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Takeda sat on his ornate rocking chair‚ on the porch of his coastal home. This day marked the point thirteen years from his first and last battle. He remembered the cries of anguish‚ he remembered watching his friends that he had known for all of his life fall in battle‚ some even being decapitated. Decapitation was the highest form of humiliation for a samurai. Takeda rocked in his rocking chair‚ memories of the times he was a samurai flowed into his mind. Takeda had been taken from his parents
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There once was this boy whose name was Kyler. He had never had pizza in his whole life. This one time his friend Kolt brought pizza for lunch. Kyler asked what it was he had in his lunchbox. Kolt told him it was pizza. Kyler interrogated what pizza was. Kyler’s question was bizarre to Kolt because pizza was popular in his town. Kolt wasn’t really that hungry and gave it to Kyler‚ but Kyler was a little scared to try it. The bell rang and lunch was over. He asked Kolt if he can bring another one tomorrow
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“I told you not to dance with other men….period!” James screamed at Denise. The music faded as James’ fist met Denise’s face; an all too familiar scene for Denise. “I wasn’t dancing with him‚” Denise explained‚ “he was just passing by!” It seemed as if no one had heard or seen what was happening. The crowd at the party grew larger . After James’ hit Denise she screamed as if she was watching a scary movie . James hit her so hard ‚ her neck looked like it did a whole 360 on her shoulders . Jeff
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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 day was Sunday‚ a day where our very fine Broncos played against the Ravens‚ a very tough match. It was about half way through the game‚ and the score was 10-9‚ Ravens‚ and my Dad and I were really in the mood for some queso and dip. I went to my kitchen getting tired of waiting for my sister to get us some‚ and take out a glass bowl‚ not thinking much of it because we have microwaved with it before. Little did I know that I would pay for it later. I grabbed the cheese and
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Highly Favored "Pardon me? Would you be able to please rehash that?" The first words out of my mouth when my specialist had let me know I required a cornea transplant. His words were like Charlie Brown’s instructor. Right then and there‚ what I was hearing was "wa." My heart dashed at 1000 beats a moment. "Goodness‚ my God‚ Oh my God‚ Oh my God!" were the words originating from my mouth. In spite of the fact that I have been advised of my eye decease three times preceding this appointment‚ this
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Aldo Campbell Narrative Essay January 24‚ 2012 Trip to Haiti As long as I can remember‚ I had always wanted to fly on an airplane. As I got older I dreamed of traveling to another country. I had a desire to see new places and learn new things. I wanted to experience a new culture‚ the food‚ the language‚ and another way of life. The church I had been attending had a pastor who would coordinate mission trips to Haiti every year. I approached the pastor and inquired how I could get involved
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