Personal Literacy Essay For as long as I can remember literature has always played an important role in my life. As a young child‚ I can remember how excited I’d be at story time each night before bed. My interest in literature carried on throughout my school years...from kindergarten...when I was placed in the red bird group‚ which was the group of strongest readers….to high school…when I had the benefit of being taught by one of the best English teachers ever‚ Ms. Irena King. Now as an adult
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Definition essay: EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT We’ve learned since we were born. We learn everyday during our life but not all of us understand all process of learning. There are two terms about learning we often use without fully-understood meanings. They are education and personal development. First off all‚ education is the act of process of educating or being educated. It refers to the knowledge and skills obtained or developed by
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The glaring white walls that scare most others bring comfort to me. During my life I have spent a profound amount of time wandering the halls of these mazes. Each room in this building has a story behind it‚ a path of hope‚ pain‚ and resilience. To me‚ hospitals are one of the places I feel most relaxed. My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis is 2003‚ just as she completed her PhD in psychology. As she finished what she thought to be the hardest portion of her life‚ she was dumped into a
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Well‚ I am working and all of the sudden got a call. It said‚" Good evening Caledonia elementary this is the principal Rodger hill speaking. Do to the weather we will give early dismissal at 10:30. Great a snow day‚ I had to take off work. Ok so I thought well lets make this snow day fun. So I went by Kroger and got some fun things for a snow day. I got ham‚ cheese‚ hawian rolls‚ milk‚ coke‚ marshmallows‚ and hot chocolate mix. I thought i’d call and let my kids know to ride the bus home. Well
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It was a cold and crispy morning‚ darker than the blackest night. The clouds covered the moon it was four o’clock‚ I had just got done eating my favorite cereal which is Rice Krispies of course. I went to put my clothes on‚ they were a little wet from last evening we went out. As I put them on‚ my face cringed from the coldness. I walked out the door to the four wheeler and brought it over to the camp and waited for my grandpa to get out of camp. Once he got on the back me and him were off‚ it took
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Just Need to Stay Strong People say real friends are hard to find. I never had any reason to believe this because I had the best friends anyone could ever ask for. At least that’s what I thought. Demi Lovato says‚ “People say sticks and stones may break your bones‚ but names will never hurt you‚ but that’s not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven’t forgotten.” After two years of torture I found out what Demi meant when saying that. Bullying has to come
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I remember the first time I created art. I was seven years old and I was already in the midst of learning about myself. The pencil crayons felt like paint brushes as I let my inner artist run wild. I felt like Matisse himself even though I had no idea who that was at the time. I drew a rose and an off-coloured clownfish that looked more like Tiger. Although the things I drew had no significance‚ the idea of creating something captivated me ever since. I practiced baking to settle my need for creation
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Founded in 1867‚ Canada is a country formed by the merging of Anglophone and Francophone territories in the New World. In addition to the English and French‚ the Native American tribes all over Canada (such as the Metis‚ Ojibway‚ Cree‚ Iroquois…) were a key part in the formation of the country we call home‚ Canada (If you identify as a Canadian). Canada has a vast amount of habitable land yet it has a very minuscule population in comparison. Therefore‚ in order to utilize the large amount of land
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One night at the ballpark‚ I was able to do something I had never done in a softball game before….. Pitch! My parents and softball team were all present and they were anxiously watching me. I was incredibly nervous and excited all at the same time! Up to this point I had only had one pitching lesson and I had never had the chance to pitch in a game. This is what happened next…... We were playing the Panthers and I was positioned at first base when suddenly I heard my coach call my name. He
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Like most people‚ when it comes time to decide on where there’re going to eat‚ I’m plagued by indecision. One thing that everyone in my family can agree on when all else fails is Mexican food‚ so when asked where I wanted to go eat today‚ I picked Gringos. I keep hearing positive talk about it‚ and thought I would see what all the fuss was about. It’s important to note that I moved from the Dallas area where my family and I would eat Mexican food at several times a week and since moving I have yet
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