RETURNING TO SCHOOL Page 1 Returning To School Shannon L. Stevens ENG121: English Composition I Instructor: Clinton Edwards 1/21/2013 RETURNING TO SCHOOL Page 2 Becoming a mother at a young age was very stressful at times. I wanted to continue my education but it was hard being a single mother
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A Trip Into Unfamiliar Territory They say ‘’who lives sees‚ but who travels sees more.’’ When my family decided to take a trip to the Dominican Republic‚ I realized this is true. My father who is Dominican and my mother is Haitian both came to America. They faced many hardships as they adapted to lifestyle changes. My parents always wanted my sister and I to see how it is growing outside of US. When spring break rolled around‚ it was the perfect opportunity. We had a week to ourselves
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Pom-Poms and Megaphones: A Cheerleading Journey People underestimate the competitiveness and risks that go along with cheerleading. Some also do not consider it a sport‚ which is an unfortunate opinion. I took a tremendous risk when I decided to join the cheerleading team in seventh grade‚ although I had neither prior experience in cheerleading nor any sport for that matter. Being lanky and uncoordinated for most of my elementary years caused me to avoid any type of sports for the fear of embarrassment
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As many as 60‚000 small farmers in the region of Andhra Pradesh‚ southern India‚ have taken to farming cotton instead of food crops. Some 20 of them have recently committed suicide by eating lethal doses of pesticide. Most of the farmers are extremely poor. Attracted by cheap loans from pesticides traders and the prospect of a quick buck‚ they borrowed heavily to raise cotton on small plots of land. ________ to the Ministry of Agriculture‚ the crop losses and destruction in Andhra Pradesh arose
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RACHEL: It was January 10‚ 2007‚ and you were working at a computer lab in Waco. RUBEN: I got to work‚ and first thing I did was crank up my e-mail. I discovered one that I didn’t know who it was from‚ addressed to “RP Salazar.” I figured‚ Hey‚ my e-mail is almost the same‚ so they probably sent it to the wrong person. I dug up this Rachel Salazar name‚ and I wrote a little message — “Hi‚ Rachel‚ holá‚ it seems as if this message came to me instead of you. I’m in Waco‚ Texas‚ USA.” And the signature
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The worst passenger It was just another day at work‚ before this lady ruined it for me. As I was turning onto west 75th street from Central Park West. When I came close to Columbus avenue there was an access a ride bus blocking the entire street‚ and unloading a wheelchair. There was no way for us to get out of there unless the bus moved‚ the street was very narrow since it was a residential block the right and the left lines were blocked by the parked cars‚ the cars probably belonged to the residents
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Unexpected Parenting I´ve always been inspired by many quotes in life‚ but Walt Disney couldn´t have said it better when he said: “It´s kind of fun to do the impossible.” Life throws many curve balls at you through out the years. But nothing like the surprise of being a dad. Being a parent taught me three important truths to live by. I can´t seem to say that I have accomplished the impossible‚ but trying the impossible on a daily basis has been extremely rewarding and fructiferous. I got one
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Melvin Jones ENG 111/003 Gibbs 8 Sept. 2014 M.E.L (My Experience in Life) In my life‚ I had many past and present experiences that I have encountered. Some of my past experiences are very memorable like my present ones‚ because of the impact they had on my life and the significance in a particular one. One experience I remember the most comes from my childhood when I was a freshman in high school in which I stood up to a classroom bully that was mistreating me. As a freshman in high school
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I raised my right army and swore‚ “I‚ state name‚ do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies‚ foreign and domestic; that I will obey the orders of the officers appointed over me‚ according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God.” My body tensed as they took my fingerprints to finalize my enlistment with the U.S Army. I was to ship in a couple days that would change my life forever. Little did I know
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When I was little‚ being compared to my older brother Michael was one of the greatest compliments I could get: “You’re becoming quite the artist‚” my mother would say. “Just like Michael.” Michael was smart‚ athletic‚ funny‚ and artistic. Of course being compared to someone like that would fill me with pride. Now‚ I consider it an insult. When somebody compares me to Michael‚ they use it to hurt me: “You’re so lazy‚ just like Michael.” Or even more hurtful “you’re just like Michael”. So what brought
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