It was as if I had won the World Series. Next I would be touring the country‚ signing autographs‚ and riding on floats in city parades. Everywhere I’d go‚ locals would triumphantly hoist me atop their shoulders as I would wave to the adoring fans. I believed this all to be true. I was on top of the world‚ and a member of the red Aces‚ the winning team of the Ridgway‚ IL‚ tee-ball tournament. At five years of age‚ this was no small feat. It was the most significant event of my dear little life
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Growing Pains Growing up I was an abused child who wanted nothing more than to break free of the horrible torture that was imposed on me every day of my childhood. My mother hated me‚ and she was not shy in saying so. She would belittle me as if it gave her some kind of sick pleasure in destroying my fragile‚ developing ego. Naturally‚ I would grow up to be a person who didn’t have any ambition or goals for the future. This was because I focused all of my energy on the thought of getting away
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How It Started A system harried by us slaves rebellions and conspiracies developed a network of controls in the southern states‚ backed by the laws‚ courts‚ armed forces‚ and race predjudice of the nation’s political leaders. The south Basically wanted cheap land to push slavery more to the west. The south resented paying for projects that provided little benefit to its people. The south referred to those areas that permitted the practice of slavery. Many slaves dreamt of escaping the cruel‚ horrble
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pADVENTURES of an Atom By: Nicole Zemaitis Atom-Smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of the element. Scientific discovery is how the present day Atomic Theory was made up. The current atomic theory was formed by different scientists over many years‚ each scientist building on or proving theories wrong. Democritus 460-370 B.C. Narrative: Hello! My name is Anna the Atom. I’m writing to you to describe
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I am a fish‚ very small and cute. At one time a long long ago‚ I used to live in the depths of a river but‚ as time passed by‚ my life has changed a lot. This new life that I am spending now‚ is just wonderful‚ and I like it immensely. However‚ life was never hard on me. Even when I lived in the river‚ I was very happy as‚ life there was calm and quiet‚ and I gained a lot of experience there. Going backwards down memory lane‚ I can very clearly recall my life in the river. There‚ in the depth of
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I have an extreme love for Music. I first started my journey with music in elementary school‚ at that time I never knew music would come to be such a part of my daily life as I got into middle school and high school. I was first in choir all through middle school and my freshman year in high school. I became accustomed to learning how to sight read and memorizing new music within a week. Learning new music and being able to sing it along with my choir members was more than rewarding and I loved
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Writing Your Autobiography Introduction Remember‚ an autobiography is a paper written by you that contains information about your own life. As with any paper‚ you need to begin with a strong introduction. Your introduction to your autobiography can be 1 or more paragraphs. However‚ don’t make it too long that your reader gets bored‚ and don’t make it too short that you’re missing important information. What to include in your introduction: • A strong first sentence that grabs the reader’s
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FAMILY HISTORY A. Parents In the place of Sultan Kudarat in South Cotabato‚ my mother Milagros Arandil was born with a Filipina race in the year of 1967 with an average daily living. My mother graduated in Bukidnon State University with the course of Bachelor of Science in Basic Elementary Education. My mother is fond in designing and planting plants‚ she likes also to cook delicious foods for us. Whenever Christmas is fast approaching she likes to decorate our house with different
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Science Autobiography My first memory of learning science was in elementary school. I am unsure of the grade I was in‚ but I remember the lesson was about plants and how they grew. This lesson was fascinating because I was able to see a plant in all stages growing in water in a plastic baggie. I had never grown anything before‚ although my parents had a vegetable garden and a few houseplants. I can remember comparing my plant to the plants my mother grew in the windowsill. This memory stirs feelings
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Franklin’s autobiography represents the American dream of rising from rags to riches‚ or as Franklin himself says “Having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred‚ to a state of affluence...” (Franklin1). Franklin writes to his son‚ as his own form of a self help book. He hopes that through his life story people will be inspired to do as he did‚ and find a path to becoming successful. Today‚ he stands as a shining example of what it means to be an American business man
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