lookers like myself. My mom entered the long lines that moved as slow as a snail; it felt as though what usually would take an hour to do took forever. Mom and my aunt setup my room‚ took me along with my siblings to dinner‚ gave me their long speech and said their goodbyes. Oh yes! Bring on the freshmen party! The tours of the campus‚ international student meetings and I can’t forget the shuttle to the mall and Walmart. I thought to myself this is freedom; freedom away from my parents nagging
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The Day My Dog Died; How it Changed My Perspective Completely “Come in and put away the dishes!” my mother called for me‚ her voice booming all throughout the house. I had walked from the plush carpet of the living room to the cold kitchen tiles‚ having to step over my dog in the process. Dusty was sprawled out onto the tiled floor‚ laying there silently. He has been a part of our lives for many years and my mom bought him from the pet store when he was just a puppy. As I passed him‚ I gently ran
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The first day of tryouts at my new high school was going extremely well. Socializing on the sideline‚ I thought‚ “Maybe high school isn’t going to be that bad after all.” However‚ The last drill of the day destroyed my hopes for making the lacrosse team. Running toward the goal‚ I felt a massive pop in my hip. A ligament had torn‚ and I could hardly walk. For weeks as I hobbled along on my cane‚ I would catch people staring at me in the hallways. Whether the cane or just low self-confidence‚ I never
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John Doughton AP Literature/ B3 Woodford Poetry Response “My first Memory of Librarians” I had a lot of interest in this poem because it signifies the importance of learning and the resourcefulness of books. I myself have a passion to read and share this enthusiasm with Giovanni. The poem is written in the first person which gives it a personal feel. The library into which Giovanni enters is described in detail. The heavy oak chairs and banker’s lights make me think of important things
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been at a concert in San Francisco when I found myself out of cigarettes‚ an affliction I suffered perhaps every other day‚ my habit being less severe than those that had taken the lives of so many people I’d known. My friend and I had met at the theater‚ and we had split up after the performance‚ so I was alone in my truck when she approached me. My new pack was in my hands‚ and I was fiddling with the wrapper when she appeared‚ silhouetted against the bright lights of the corner liquor store
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Song Analysis for First They Killed my Father In Phnom Penh a little girl named Loung and her family had to leave everything behind because of the Khmer Rouge soldiers. Loung Ung wrote a book of her life in Cambodia and three themes for the book are confusion‚ pain‚ and hope. This book is called First They Killed My Father and the song I chose that goes with the book is called Gone too soon by Daughtry. For the song I choose three parts from the book. The parts include when Loung had memories of
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Malini Patel Mr. Moreau AP English Literature and Composition 5 October 2010 My Very First Driving Experience (Prompt #2) My car slows as it approaches a stoplight. I take this opportunity to allow my mind to become occupied with my surroundings: the bright fierce red of the traffic light‚ the brilliant blue sky with its distant clouds‚ and the mass of angry people due to the amount of traffic. The four corners of the intersection are filled with people who are preoccupied with their fast-paced
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dispatched to 3664 Clearwater Drive on a dog at large‚ called in by The Madison Township Police Department (MTPD). I arrived at the location and met with MTPD Officer B. Schwotzer #17. MTPD Officer B. Schwotzer stated that a brindle/white pit bull was running loose in the area. MTPD Officer B Schwotzer was advised by a fellow MTPD Officer that the pit bull resides at 3663 Clearwater Drive. MTPD Officer B. Schwotzer approached the address and was confronted by another dog in a fence in yard. As MTPD Officer
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09/4/2012 Narrative Paragraph MY FIRST TIME ON AN AIRPLANE I was very excited to fly on an airplane. I asked people who had traveled on an airplane before lots of questions about traveling. I had never traveled on an airplane before‚ so I was a little nervous. Everyone I knew who had flown on an airplane told me that they liked it‚ I would like it too‚ it wasn’t scary‚ so I would be fine. That was a little comforting to hear. I was all packed and ready.
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By using the first person narrative point of view‚ Twain carries on the southwestern humor tradition of vernacular language; that is‚ Huck sounds as a young‚ uneducated boy from Missouri should sound. This first sentence also alludes to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The allusion reminds the reader of a novel about boys and their adventures‚ the purpose of which
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