myself through the pain to make me stronger. Sometimes all I can feel is hate and anger filling my blood‚ my body and my mind. When I think of those years‚ the awaiting dark holes are released to blacken the rest of the few memories filled with light. *** The war had broken out and all the children were being evacuated to distant cousins or aunts in the surrounding war-free countries for safety. My parents had told me that I was only going away for a while‚ the war would be over and I would see
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confidence‚ as it was only my first day of skiing. Confidence that was short lived when faced with the biggest challenge yet‚ an intermediate level ski run that required a controlled precision I had not yet developed. Down the slope I went quickly accelerating to a blaring speed‚ I rounded the first turn and could feel my legs struggling to keep up with the pace at which I was proceeding. I sensed that it was only a matter of time before I wrecked‚ and that’s when it happened. My skis
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Before I was first playing baseball I wasn’t very good and didn’t understand it‚ I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I played t-ball and parent pitch and it was very fun‚ I could never really hit‚ but I could field pretty well‚ and I was always better than my peers. My parents loved baseball and were always very encouraging of how I played baseball‚ and how bad I was. Once I turned an unassisted triple play‚ Which means that I got 3 outs all by myself‚ In the same play to end
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1 10-7-12 First five weeks of high school High school is an enjoyable‚ but challenging part of life. From the first day of school to the 5th week of school I was confused‚ excited‚ and lost. My challenges are getting A’s in all of my classes and being one of the top students in my classes. My successful moments have been getting A’s on my History‚ English‚ Geometry‚ and Biology tests. My goal in AVID is to find which college would best suit me. Also‚ I would like to increase my public speaking
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is love? I never knew until I was fourteen year old at my first horse show. My family has always told me that when I loved someone or something unconditionally for exactly what it was without expecting anything in return‚ and when I was away from whatever I loved I would feel like something was missing‚ and only then would I truly understand love. At that first horse show I understood what they told me. For me my first horse show changed my life‚ it made me feel so alive and I never wanted to leave
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Oct 9‚ 2010 English 001 MA Essay My First Job in U. S. A. Before I came to The United States‚ I worked in several jobs in my natal country‚ Dominican Republic. The most of them were not exactly the kind of job that people would enjoy. I have worked under the hot Caribbean sun‚ lifting and carrying heavy bags of sand at a construction
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woke up Saturday morning without my alarm which was the first time because I got an extra hour of sleep. I usually warm up my bagel in the toaster‚ but instead turned on the oven for that. I had to do some homework for my classes and read a couple of chapters of Fahrenheit 451‚ and I did that for a couple of hours. Every time I wanted to check my social media‚ but I stopped myself. Since I was so bored‚ I started drawing and coloring. I played some card games with my sibling. Usually‚ when I am doing
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As stated in my first journal entry‚ I originally saw this course as a skill to add to my resume. After reading chapter one I realized the value my personal life would gain learning about nonverbal communication‚ so I went into week two all gung ho and ready to tackle it! I knew having this skill would put my life back on track by giving me the tools I needed to hide my screwed-up life. This would lead to new friendships and relationships where I could verbally open myself up to others. All I had
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Book Report on First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung The name of one of the books that I read this summer is called "First they Killed my Father" by Loung Ung. I choose this book because it was recommended by an older friend and it was recommended to me by my English teacher. My older friend told me this was a good book and he couldn’t put it down. He also told me that it was a easy read and that I would like it. My English teacher also told me that this book is good and that I would be interested
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On September 3‚ my boyfriend and I attended the 38th Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park. This was my first jazz concert. My boyfriend and I headed towards the Jay Pritzker Pavilion; its stage looked like a steel version of the Sydney Opera House. As we looked for a place to sit‚ I noticed that the audience’s demographics consisted of Indian‚ Asian‚ some African Americans‚ and Caucasians. We sat near the stage in the plastic orange seats because the grass area was extremely packed. However‚
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