As I walked around my city to feed the homeless‚ I chose to go to the first neighborhood I’ve lived in out of several. As I was taking in the nostalgic scenery‚ I motioned towards a man who took shelter behind a dumpster. Not wanting to startle him‚ I kindly greeted and offered him one of the many pb&j’s I had prepared earlier. “I don’t want your disgusting sandwich‚ I’d rather eat Mcdonalds‚” he said harshly‚ assuming I was helping him out of pity and not the kindness of my heart. This wasn’t the
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It was a dreary day in October when Mom asked if Kaley‚ my older sister‚ and I would want to come with her to a sonogram. My mom was eight months pregnant at the time. Kaley and I have talked about this for awhile now‚ and we got the chance. The next day‚ Kaley and I left school around nine o’clock and checked out. We got in Kaley’s truck and drove up to the hospital. As we were walking in the doors‚ we saw mom waiting for us. She looked so happy. All of the nurses were really nice and said hello
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It all begins back in 1776 when I was a young 15 year old girl named Aria. Me and my family live in the amazing palace in SpringDale which is a one day’s ride to Genovia. My dream was to find true love‚ but my father did not share that same dream for with me. Jacob is the soon to be King of Genovia‚ but first he must have a bride. He is a 26 year old prince that is known for his temper and no one really wants to marry him‚ but he must in order to become king so all of the most wealthy and well known
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A journey is defined as the travelling of one place to another. However‚ whilst studying Journeys‚ I have found it is much more than that. Often‚ we underestimate the power and importance of the lessons a journey may possess. I have chosen three texts that relate closely to the aspects of Journeys of Discovery. My first selected text is a poem called ‘Journey’ by Narendra Kuppan. My second chosen text is the movie‚ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and my third text is the book‚ ‘Tomorrow When the War Began
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I believe in a small tract of land in Augusta‚ Georgia exist a vortex to the Heavens. The vortex consists of azaleas‚ tightly mowed southern grass enclosed by century old pines and closed off to the world except for the select few. There is not a set way for one to gain ability to reside here‚ instead one has to set their own path. People aspire to make it‚ however without a template the challenge rises in difficulty. Every April the world gets a glimpse of the safehaven. The time is short lived
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I came to Lusher in the 8th grade. That was when I first heard that moles were an unattractive quality. I was in art class quietly painting with my soft-bristled brush coated in liquid red when I overheard a classmate ask their friend what they found attractive in girls. The brown-haired boy first listed what he found attractive in girls‚ such as a nice smile‚ clear skin‚ and large assets. Although after he listed the appealing aspects of what he associated with girls‚ he listed the “beastly” qualities
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The eventing discipline of Equestrian sports‚ is a very vigorous and a complex‚ step by step process. The very best trainers understand there are many different ways to buy‚ train‚ and care for the event horse. Eventing is the biggest and most common discipline in Australia. Many of the Thoroughbreds that do not make it to the track are flipped and trained into eager event horses. Eventing includes three phases; dressage‚ cross-country and show jumping. Horse and rider need to be proficient in all
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“Awards become corroded‚ friends gather no dust” - Jesse Owens. This quote was proudly displayed on the back of the team shirts for my senior year. The design was chosen unanimously by the upperclassmen due to the fact that the quote tied together all of the meaningful experiences that we’d shared with as friends and classmates throughout our years as cross country runners. The gift of running has given me so much in life in regards to comradery and friendship. The experiences gained through running
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We have made an emergency travel to my country this July‚ which was too unexpected and cannot imagine the situation at this point. We lost our Mom (56). She had struggled with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) since past 8 years. During this time period‚ she was regularly followed by the Doctors advice and medicine with acute care. But‚ everything effort went in vain this July. She was admitted in the hospital 25 days before this was happened. We were in regular touch about the health condition
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I came to the United States from Colombia when I was just 3 years old. I was brought into the country of bright opportunities because like every other parent‚ my mother and father wanted what was best for me. My mother had to give up her dream job in Colombia‚ which was being an accountant for an essentially important company‚ in order to facilitate my well-being and open up the doors for my future. As the years progressed‚ I began to acquire both languages‚ English and Spanish‚ but there was a point
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