“You have to play an instrument whether you like it or not!” my mom yelled as she dragged me to my piano lesson. I dreaded going to piano lessons. The teacher would slap my hands with a ruler if my hands were not cupped correctly. She would yell‚ “Again!” if I played one note wrong. After endless crying and begging‚ my mom finally let me choose an instrument. I wiped away my tears with relief. “Drums!”‚ I replied confidently. After three years‚ the music school decided to organize a recital. I wanted
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The Ravences When I was a young boy in the 3000s‚ my mother was so kind to me and caring. she always said it would change. The world would change. That this world would become kind and open to our class. I believed her optimistic words for most of my childhood and a small portion of my teenage years. She kept me moving forward with my life. Every insult‚ threat‚ or outburst thrown at me was deflected by my gentle mother’s soft voice playing in my head; things would change soon‚ they had to. I used
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Missing Chapter one I didn’t want to back. I didn’t want to face the humility and pain that it brought me. All it does is bring back the memories of my sister Bianca‚ and how Percy had lied and told me he would protect her. I used to think of camp as a safe haven‚ before the whole incident of course. It was a place I felt safe from the outside world. A place that felt like home. I felt as if I had a family. A real family. For the longest time we were on our own. No Mom‚ no Dad. Just each other.
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I was born September tenth nineteen ninety two in Montgomery Alabama. My mom‚ Dr. Benita Cahalane is the Special Education coordinator for Chilton County. My dad‚ Rick Cahalane is a football coach‚ and History teacher at Stanhope Elmore. My parents were told that they were never going to be able to have children after my mom’s fifth miscarriage. After praying for seven years‚ I was born. I was‚ and still am considered a miracle. My childhood was normal. When I was three‚ my mom was offered a job
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It was a surprisingly warm night during the summer. Everyone in the house was sound asleep in their rooms except for me. I was watching a show on the laptop in my room when out of nowhere I hear a bone chilling scream from the neighbor’s house next door. Before I knew it I was out of bed putting on my shoes to see what was happening. When I opened the front door I saw a bunch of other neighbors turning on porch lights to see what was going on too. What I saw next I could never un-see‚ it was
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Hi‚ I’m Lilly. I am ten years old. I live in New Orleans on 22nd Avenue. I heard that there’s a hurricane coming and it is called Hurricane Katrina. It is also a category five hurricane. Two days later mom‚ dad‚ Cleo‚ and Michael woke me up and the house was full of water. Dad told us to get on the roof. My best friend‚ Claire‚ lives next door to me. I saw her on the roof. I yelled her name and asked her if she’s okay and she said she was. I was very nervous. I could hear the wind blowing in
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The time had come for the darkness to take her away‚ as the wisps of glory that she had once known faded in a single flash of memories. The blade that was struck through forcibly into her abdomen was only a small cutting knife but‚ it was enough to inflict the pain only the past would know. Her skin would soon grow cold and pale because‚ the blood spilling from the multiple stab wounds was enough halt her heart from ever pumping again. I was only one room over‚ hunching and curling under the blankets
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Throughout my entire life I would have never imagined ever having to deal with the loss of someone so close to me. My worse fear was something devastating happening and me not being able to deal with it. I always assumed‚ which is kind of crazy that my family members were immortal and would live forever‚ however on this particular day in January my life came to a screeching halt and I was changed forever. It all started a few months ago when my granny begin to get sick. She went from being totally
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During the summer program I met many different people from various places. One person that I met who I became good friends with was Isabella. Isabella is a high school student going into her junior year. She’s from Boston‚ Massachusetts and lives with her mom‚ dad‚ and older brother. Her dad moved to the United States when he was younger from Argentina‚ and her mom was born in Italy and also moved to Boston when she was younger. The class she took in the summer program was creative writing: journalism
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Over the years‚ many have marveled and wondered at the heroic deeds of the mighty warrior Aeneas. Much hearsay and embellishment surrounds this prominent figure of Greek lore. But who resides behind the rumors? What kind of man would venture to the depths of the underworld? To find out‚ one can simply visit his palace in Latium. I myself journeyed there several months ago‚ to find out if the legends spoke true. After strolling through the gorgeous halls‚ the guards escorted me to the throne room
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