wrath was what had always kept me in line‚ but not this time; this time‚ I was willfully disobedient. Many a time he warned me that if he ever caught me fraternizing with those heathens in Tidewater Bayou that he would beat me within and inch of my life; I had intentionally ignored his warning not to go to old Nanny Rue’s house in the Bayou. Nanny Rue was an old‚ black woman that told futures and mixed potions for folks who’d come seeking her advice or her assistance with personal matters or matters
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anyone could ever have. I loved her so much. She was always there for me and she always told me how she wanted to see me grow up. She would tell me she wanted me to succeed in school‚ get a career‚ find the one I love‚ get married and have kids. My life didn’t exactly go that way. I had my baby at 15. The sad part is that she isn’t here to see him. My grandmother passed away when I was 8 years
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predominant manner of escaping the chains of slavery was to be educated‚ thus allowing a conscious awareness which would then enable action. This idea was perpetrated by Frederick Douglass and his piece‚ “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass‚” in which the true
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traditional food and also practicing our Orthodox religion. Being Ethiopian is a huge part of who I am‚ but at one point in my life it seemed like that was the one thing I wanted no one to know about. I attended a private grade school here in Washington. Going to a dominantly white school ultimately meant that I was a minority. At the age of 10‚ I started to realize that my life was not the
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If I could have one ’do-over’ in life‚ my do over would be High School. It would be High School‚ because knowing what I know now‚ I would’ve been a lot more involved in school. I would have joined more clubs and organizations. I would have cared more about my activities. Now‚ applying for college and scholarships‚ I have nothing to show for it. I only really did one organization in high school. If I could have a do over‚ I would redo my high school career and hopefully have a more impressive resume
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Caroline was thrilled to move in with Emmett and not have to worry about her future anymore because from there on out‚ this was her fruture. She was positive that her life was just going to get more and more perfect as she was no longer going to be in high school. Throughout the years that they were together in college‚ their relationship just got stronger. Both Caroline and Emmett’s friends thought that living together
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thinking about college and life after college more and more as I grow older. Because of this I realized that to achieve my various goals I need to set a pathway that will help me reach them. I am a rising 9th grader and I get asked those certain questions almost every day‚ things like “what classes are you taking in high school?” or “what do you want to be when you grow up?” or even the “what college do you want to go to?”. These questions have really made me think about life and what I want to do and
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Soundtrack of my Life “One for the Money” by Escape the Fate”‚ And it’s one for the money and it’s two‚ for the show and three are you ready let’s go. Escape the Fate - "One For The Money" One for the money is a great song for me because it makes me feel pumped up to do something‚ this a rock song from Escape the Fate and was a great rock song for other people and I. I love this song so much that I listen to it like everyday at least once because it’s a great song. I grew up with rock when I was
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My life philosophy has always been to impact the world and help people. Growing up in Haiti where more than half of the population live in extreme poverty and two out of three Haitians lives on less than US$2 per day according to the world food programme‚ I quickly realized how the people around me and my friends didn’t have the opportunity that I had in order to reach their potential and achieve their dream. Attending school‚ having a meal where many of the opportunities that many people were deprived
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My Life In Soccer It all started when I was at school and I was bored(I was like 5).And I saw a little group of kids playing soccer and I thought I might as well go join in with them so I went and I loved it.Then I went home and told my mom ‘I want to play soccer’.So she went and signed me up at AYSO. When I went to my first practice i was really nervous.Because I knew I wasn’t very good because I 1st started.When I was there it was really fun like I really enjoyed it.But as I played
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