Not long ago‚ my aunt had to move from her apartment to go to a nursing home. My aunt was the only family I had in Toronto‚ so it was a very emotional and sad day for me. My aunt was 80 years old and was living with her son. With time her vision was getting worse‚ and her arthritis was giving her a rough time as well. Taking care of my aunt was becoming a challenge for her family so‚ she had no choice but to leave. On the day she was scheduled to move‚ we organized a small farewell‚ so that she gets
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More than 300‚000 victimized children are recruited into 36 armies around the globe. Children soldiers are children younger than the age of 18 forced to battle in government forces. Many child soldiers are children who are poor‚ separated from families‚ abducted or kidnapped‚ born in the squads or lack education. Being that youth can be easily manipulated and emotionally vulnerable shows how they are not mature enough to fight in the war. The advancement of weapons and technology increases the use
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could not be left unattended which meant I would have to choose an egg-sitter and make sure not to choose someone who was unreliable and would place her in intentional danger or harm. I had an incident on December 21 where I had forgotten Eggsmeralda home. I rushed through breakfast and told my mom to
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Ever since I was born‚ I was a military brat. Not knowing where to call home‚ or if any place could be home‚ I moved. I moved six times‚ four of those places were towns that nobody could think about. Germany‚ North Carolina‚ Alaska‚ North Carolina‚ Germany‚ and Alaska‚ yet no place to call home. May 22‚ 1999‚ my first day on this world; Kronach hospital had its first American baby in their hands‚ yet they acted like I was a different species. The only event I remember was when I was about one. While
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I come from a world where the only thing that is constant‚ is change. Changing states‚ changing houses‚ and changing schools. Unlike most other kids‚ I don’t have a childhood home where I made countless memories‚ in fact‚ my earliest memories as a child all consist of cardboard moving boxes‚ along with unimaginably long car rides to foreign places. I don’t have a door marked to show how I’ve grown over the years‚ and I don’t have a bedroom wall thick with paint covering over colors I chose as a child
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sequestered rebellion began with advice murmured during our car rides home. “Make sure you ask your partner’s friends about their ethics before you say your vows‚” she said on numerous occasions. “You don’t want to be surprised by any prejudices.” It didn’t take long for me to recognize that my mother was directing her advice to herself at me as if ensuring its credibility. Later‚ she tested hesitant remarks in our car rides home. She’d mention that she wouldn’t be fixing dinner for my dad that night
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reminder of my background and as a source of inspiration and resolve. While my situation mildly improved as my mother and I itinerantly rented rooms and eventually settled in a small apartment‚ it inevitably shaped my childhood. I remember arriving home from elementary school to find court orders taped to the front door and the electricity shut off. I remember watching my mother cry with desperation at night looking over overdue bills. I remember questioning my father’s absence when I saw other kids
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“Siobhan‚ we’re late!” When my mother called me‚ I was already running across the road to the reddish‚ brick-walled building that jutted out from the street corner. At the beginning of December‚ my mother had wanted me to volunteer at a nursing home. Instead of relaxing on the couch‚ I’ll be spending most of my winter break entertaining and keeping the elderly occupied. However‚ today I wanted to play the piano‚ instead of my usual BINGO game with the Smith’s. The Rosemary Heights Senior Village
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her three month old and I guess she just couldn’t do it anymore and was in a horrible situation but that lead to me needing to either to share a room with my sister and her newborn or leave. I choose to leave as my mother runs a home daycare and it was hard to be back home to that‚ work part-time‚ and be in school full-time. I couldn’t imagine
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viewpoints. In a fixed mindset‚ people spend time analyzing their intelligence or talent‚ assuming that these are basic qualities that bring success‚ while in a growth mindset‚ people spend their time in developing their brain and talent. Similarly‚ the soldier mindset shows its superiority by attacking somebody else’s mindset‚ while the scout mindset accepts others’ truth. After graduating high school‚ I applied to the Law University‚ saying to everybody that I want to be a right fighter. At that time‚
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