eyes on Thomas Jefferson Middle School. As I walk into unfamiliar building and know nothing about the culture and language a huge chill came over me‚ which I have never felt before. Something finally hit me I was in school in America. I walked in my first English class and sat there in a full panic mode but pretended I knew what I am doing. I heard a loud noise that said “Alright class take out your notebook and write a paragraph about your winter break”. Although I can understand some English words
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My parents jokingly say I have a knack for “ruining” things and “dodging death.” According to them‚ I ruined my mom’s lesson at school the day I was born. At the time she was a third grade teacher‚ and she had to bail on her children unexpectedly because of me. I was born later that day‚ December 10‚ 1999‚ in the Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden‚ Arkansas. I was a perky baby for the first few months of my life. According to my parents‚ I was always awake and smiling. I was this way until
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My First Mexican Party I have had several experiences where I went through the socialization process. I was fortunate to grow up with parents who wanted me to see all different aspects of the world‚ which meant doing a lot of traveling. I have been to different regions in the United States‚ Europe and in the Caribbean. The experience I have decided to focus on happened in Fort Wayne‚ Indiana‚ where I attended my first traditional Mexican party. This paper argues that a Mexican birthday parties
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I was at Kings Island in the seventh grade wondering which ride i should ride next. I was in a group of three‚Cooper Schenk‚ Joey fields‚ and I. We were walking around and we stumbled upon a ride called the Firehawk. It was pretty early in the morning and Kings Island had just opened‚ so there was barely any line. So we decided to get on the ride. When we got to the seats‚ I hopped in one‚ wondering what was going to happen to me when I got in a seat. The workers came to me‚ Joey‚ and Coopers seats
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It was the day before the first soccer game of the season‚ I was eating a protein bar and watching some vines on youtube. It was about 8:30 pm‚ I decided to go take a good shower. When I was done I got ready for bed. Then I dreamed. It was a tie game 2-2. We were looking pretty rough‚ every player on our team looked exhausted. I was put on the right wing looking for an open opportunity at goal. We didn’t have much luck the other team kept playing the ball so well. Then I found a gap and our team
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word is feared‚ but alway inevitable. Death touches each and everyone of us in some way‚ everyday. Maybe you hear something on the Chicago news‚ or even reading in the newspaper. Death is always present. Death touched my family about eight years ago. I still look back and try to remember. Even though my thoughts on the time are blurry on that day; I learned morals that shaped me to be the person that I am today. I wake up to the nagging and shrieking voice of my mother’s morning wake up call. I layed
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them. It was just him and his mom. He could only take things that he would be able to carry himself. His clothes took up most of the space. He planned to bring His signed Kobe 9s and From now on‚ they lived in the streets of Chicago‚ Illinois. The first day of school was tomorrow and had to use his supplies from last year‚ and the year before‚ and the year before that. With all the bad things in his life‚ he still had one thing‚ football. He played defensive back and sometimes linebacker. He was 6
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My obsession began in the sixth grade where i found myself fascinated with doing hair and the products and the foods that could improve your hair and skin and I wanted to learn more. By my freshman year in high school‚ I already knew what I wanted to focus on: cosmetology. My first cosmetology competition was Skills USA. I was chosen to compete in the 90 degree hair cut event. Once I arrived at the school for the competition‚ I noticed all types of different academies; academies from construction
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picked me up. T.Green was my dad homeboy. We drove to the gym‚for the game. “You ready‚”T.Green said to me.”Yeah I said. I felt bold this game. The game started and I was the point guard. In first quarter something tragic happened. I went to the basketball and ran into someone. The kid was bleeding. The kid was crying like a newborn baby. But I didn’t care. I was to focus on my tooth‚it felt weird. The ref told me to wash my mouth out‚so I went to the bathroom and saw my tooth bent back.I wanted to
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I wake up sitting on a chair. The noise is unbearable! What’s going on? I look around at my surroundings. Everywhere I look there are people fighting and killing each other! I gasp. The sight is horrible! Why are they fighting? I take in a breath that feels very painful. Hopefully this will end soon. I am so distracted by this fighting that I haven’t thought to ask myself why? Why am I sitting on a chair in the middle of a war zone? There’s got to be some good reason‚ but what? Suddenly I see
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