suddenly changed? This happened to me when my family moved to Puerto Rico for the first time. All the things I was used to in my hometown of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ all the people I knew suddenly changed overnight. At first I didn’t think it was going to be that different. But I soon found out that there were so many differences‚ big and small. One of the biggest differences was the way of life in general. The first thing I noticed was the transportation. In Boston there were public buses and trains
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In her slave narrative‚ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ Harriet Jacobs makes the case that “[slavery] is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.” (Jacobs #) According to female slave narratives like Incidents and The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave‚ it is worse to be a female slave because‚ in addition to the brutalities endured by all slaves‚ enslaved women are also victims of a sexist and patriarchal society where they are victims of sexual abuse and exploitation
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bright red. It’s now flattened and faded – something that 10+ years of being wedged between the dashboard and windshield of a car will do. It travels with me wherever my car goes and reminds me of one of the first walks on the beach I took with my husband 15 or so years ago when we were first dating. The crab itself isn’t anything spectacular as stuffed animals go‚ but the story behind him is a pretty good one. The tide was going out at the bay and the water where we were walking was ankle deep.
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Losing My First Job When I was eighteen years old‚ I had an amazing job as a welding inspector making more money than I probably should have been for my age. I was with an amazing woman who I had just married. I was on top of the world; I thought I was set for life and nothing was going to bring me down. Then‚ I was suddenly struck off of my high horse. I was never really concerned about the future until I was let go from my job and I was left with no job‚ no money and no backup plan. As someone
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Inspiration All of my life I have been intrigued and inspired from all or most of today’s action sports. I remember growing up watching X Games‚ Dew Tour‚ Red Bull pro events‚ and even the Olympics. I loved watching the professional athletes go down the mega ramp on their skateboards‚ or do tricks on the street course on their bikes‚ or even the motocross riders doing insane trick on their dirt bikes. This all inspired me as a kid because out of all the things you could choose to do as a career
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Being unprepared I shall never forget the first time I got bad marks when I was in grade 11. A day before the geography’s test‚ I attend my friend’s birthday party. I had a lot of fun at the party and I came back home so late. After having a warm bath‚ I was tired and felt too sleepy. I still remembered my geography’s test but I could not open my eyes to learn. I promised to myself that I would learn it early in the morning before going to school. But I could not image I wake up too late to study
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office‚ to talk just with my in private. The first thought in my mind was “I’m fired” but I did not know why or what was the reason for that decision. While my boss entered the office‚ my head was full of many thoughts about why me‚ and how will I get other job like this. In the meantime‚ my boss asked me about my family with a big smile; this is was so weird for me‚ assuming that the meeting was to fire me. I was very nervous because it was the first time that I had a meeting with him in private
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would change my life forever. Little did I know it was going to be a very rigorous six months full of challenges I’d never thought I would have to face. It was going to be a summer full of sweat‚ tears‚ determination and personal courage. My first initial transition from civilian to soldier was walking up on a bus after traveling several thousand miles to basic training at Fort Lenardwood. A drill sergeant appeared from the door of the bus and darted his way on to the vehicle. He barked to
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It was the event that the world seemed to have evaded for centuries‚ A World War‚ four years of a living Hell. Bombs‚ gunshots‚ and revered young soldiers not coming home. The war itself was one of the most deadly‚ terrifying phenomenons on the planet‚ one‚ that no one could have foreseen would have such a great impact. The thoughts racing through my mind are incessant‚ and here are some of the thoughts that I would like to share. The war was unfair. Put simply and without prevarication. Unfair
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ever thought about whom you admire? Well‚ the person I admire who is very special to me is my mother. Due to her tremendous qualities like responsibility‚ supportiveness‚ and selfless devotion my mother is the most admirable person in my life. First‚ I admire my mother because she is a very responsible person. She is the leader of the house and has to take care of all our family members and has to do all housework as well as her work at bank. When I was in middle school‚ my mother used to get
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