I tend to find myself dreaming about America‚ my vision of America. It is impossible to not remember the service veterans and fallen heroes have fulfilled for the well-being of our country. World War II‚ Vietnam‚ Afghanistan‚ Iraq; these wars tested against our freedom‚ and veterans took up arms and fought until they achieved the greatest gifts of all…liberty‚ happiness‚ peace‚ and freedom. They sacrificed their own brave men and women. They sacrificed seeing their families and friends. They sacrificed
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Hey‚ I am born in Los Santos‚ Idlewood the 12 /05/ 1997 in All saints hospital. I’ve been growing up with both parents and my older brother in a safe home and parents that took care of me and never made me worried about anything. I past my High School with a lot of A’s. I never got into trouble in my High School years‚ but it all went wrong when I moved away from my home. I moved to a little apartment in the market‚ not that long away from where I grew up. But it was different.Graffiti and gunshots
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Ha Young Choi Professor Elizabeth Hornung English 101 11 September 2013 Moving to a New Country I have lived in America for ten years. The beginning of my life here in America was very tough‚ but I managed it through. On July 3‚ 2003‚ at the age of 8‚ I first set my foot on the grounds of Dulles International Airport in Virginia. When I first arrived‚ my head was so confused with the foreign languages spoken all around me. The foreign language was English‚ because I did not know how to
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Ben and Me Narrative Me and Ben were from Warsaw‚ Poland. We were two of the lucky ones who actually survived WWII. Now‚ I’m sure you’d think as being kids‚ we wouldn’t have really done too much to try and fight the war‚ but we did. And‚ we didn’t do it alone neither‚ we had the help of one of the best partisan groups out there. “What’s going on‚ why are they doing this?” Ben asked. “I don’t know‚ let’s go and see‚” I interjected. “Okay‚ let’s go‚” Ben agreed. “Who are these people?” I questioned
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tell you about America‚ what is going to come in your mind? For those people who have never been outside America‚ I know it will be hard for them to understand what I mean. When I was in Africa‚ I thought that everybody in America is rich‚ educated and has a happier life‚ and when I got here I found out it was different. Eight years ago‚ I was wishing to come to America. I was born and I grew up in Africa‚ a country known as Tanzania. Everybody in Africa wishes they could be born in America. Life in
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it but that he is experiencing it. The short story “Moving Pictures” is the perfect example for putting into words what this quote means. “Moving Pictures” is about this writer that just got his big break and a producer asked him to rewrite his book for a movie. The timeline of the story goes back and forth from past to the present. When the speaker is in the present he talks about how is sitting in the theatre watching the movie he has been talking about making the whole time. By the end the speaker
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the man is key to Jeff’s story. The man jumps. He didn’t have to‚ but he did it anyway. His six-foot ten body could have easily blocked the shot on Jeff’s six-foot five structure. As Jeff’s hand with the ball comes crashing toward the net the man’s hand makes contact with the ball. The ball doesn’t even touch the rim. Rejected at the rim. Jeff’s career is over at that very moment. One block defined his whole basketball career. Such a dejected ending for a fantastic story. Before one can understand
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My Responsibility to America Responsibility: the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or having control of someone. Many Americans today enjoy a variety of freedoms given to them by their country. Most people do not think what it took to allow them to have the freedom they enjoy today. So many people take for granted that they have the ability to do or become whatever they desire. In America‚ there are no restrictions on what you can do. You are born in a country that gives you
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“Yeah‚ that old myth about the beautiful woman who lurks on the banks of the Nile waiting for unlucky men.” He explained. “Yeah‚ I know what Al Nadaha is‚ my grandmother used to tell a lot of stories about her. But it’s not a new topic‚ I believe it was the center of lots of famous writings.” I told him. “I know but that was long time ago. People are starting to forget about those old stories in the age of technology‚ they don’t care about the folklore or the culture or anything
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is engulfed with all my siblings and of course papa. We all sit eager as ever‚ anticipating thinking and imagining how good the turkey is going to be this year. Everyone’s engaged in one another‚ talking joking and laughing around the table. It’s about as good as any Thanksgiving dinner can get‚ but as soon as grandma cracks open the oven the aroma of the freshly seasoned and cooked turkey floods the kitchen. It’s as silent as the nights whistle. She brings the comestible around with the help of
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