making their appearance known‚ and I did relatively well‚ though wasn’t totally on my game that day. The next morning‚ I decided to get some extra practice in‚ and knew the waves would still be decent form the previous day. I wasn’t the only one‚ as about a dozen other surfers were already beach side when I showed up around six in the morning. We all paddled out‚ a couple locals
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My sophomore year was a great year for me as far as school goes. It was a year filled with many surprises and mysteries. It was my second year returning to Charles F. Brush High School and as I walked into the first day of school I wondered how my day would transpire. I was ecstatic to be immediately greeted by one of my friends that I met during my freshman year. It wasn’t so much that it was him that made me ecstatic‚ it was more of him being a familiar face and me being reassured. His name was
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I was so excited that grandpa was finally taking me fishing. Ever since I saw the monster of a fish in his basement‚ I dreamt that one day we would catch a shark together. Friday night grandpa called me. I sat in the chair with the phone held to my face. I smile stretched from cheek to cheek when he said we were going to go fishing. That night I was hardly able to sleep. The anticipation of this momentous occasion filled my mind with dreams of the fish that I would see swimming in the crystal clear
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For months‚ my parents had been discussing sending my mom‚ little brother and I back to our native country. I was only eight years old then and I did not understand the reason or the quickness to return. On that day‚ August 23rd‚2008‚ we departed to Guatemala‚ leaving behind my father‚ alone. As I landed at the airport‚ I anticipated the feeling of seeing my older sister and other relatives for the first time. Weeks passed by‚ my brother and I wouldn’t stop asking my mother when we would come back
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When I hear the date "9/11" I rapidly drown in the saddest kind of nostalgic thoughts and emotions. Although many years have gone by since the devastating events of 9/11‚ its memory and the feelings it evokes remains immortal. In retrospect‚ I was five years old during the time of the attacks and I wasn’t even living in the United States. Nevertheless‚ as I was too young to fully understand the magnitude of the attacks‚ seeing how an event that took place thousands of miles away from me had the ability
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I used to be popular. I used to make friends as naturally as breathing. I used to be so sociable that adults would tire of hearing me speak. I used to find myself standing before the teacher’s desk‚ receiving some minor punishment for socializing too often. Then my family moved‚ and I lost all the relationships I had built up. I used to start all over again with the same level of enthusiasm as initially. And again. And again. Every time my family moved‚ I started to see less and less of
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we all dreaded‚ the funeral. I had never been to a funeral before; this was all new to me. People were dressed in black handing out tissues and saying small prayers for my family. I watched some man I had never seen before speak such honest words about my grandmother. Now‚ this man had said something I knew I’d never forget‚ “her golden heart stopped beating‚ hardworking hands go to rest‚ god broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best.” He brought so much emotion to this wide crowd of
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The most difficult problem/situation that I had to face was when my family and I had to change our entire lifestyle by migrating to the United States in 2006. I was 6 years old‚ I had no idea what was going on; there was confusion everywhere. We were at the airport in Albania‚ it was almost time to get on the flight that would change my life forever. I was comfortable where I was‚ I was not sure why we were just going to leave everything behind all of a sudden‚ either way‚ it was not my choice and
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The moment that I first stepped into the hospital‚ an eerie presence of death surrounded me and the smell of antiseptic and other unrecognizable odors all rushed into my senses. It was my first day as a volunteer at the local hospital. At the time‚ I had no idea what I wanted to do in life‚ but this short‚ summer experience guided me to the path of nursing. Throughout the years‚ my mom had been placed in the hospital numerous times from her failing body. Due to this‚ I was able to get a sense of
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Write a narrative essay on one of the following topics suggested. You may have a topic of your own‚ but make sure that it makes a good topic for a narrative essay. Besides‚ give a title to your essay. 1. Write about an important event or experience in your life. Describe the event‚ and explain why it was important and how it changed you. 2. Tell a story about a person who is important to you. Write about the unusual or exciting experience you had with this person‚ and how he or she has influenced
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