I was born into a blend of two cultures. I was raised in a Mexican-American household‚ my family of Mexican descent and the society around me American. I was living on American territory with Mexican customs and American expectations. My family wanted me to be better than they ever had the opportunity to be. My home became my safe place; My community was my shield. I grew up on both sides of the southernmost border of the United States of America. I have seen both sides of the border and
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Baseball The summer that I was seven‚ I spent most of my time playing backyard games with my brother and our neighbors. They were all at least three years older than me and I was the only girl‚ but I had lots of fun‚ and in my second grade mind it made me feel cool since they were big fifth-graders. Our favorite game to play was baseball since my brother had gotten a set of bases and a plastic bat and a whiffle ball for Christmas. We would set the bases up in my neighbor’s front lawn and if the
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Downstairs from Meme’s is a basement apartment that Meme’s mother fixed up and rented to a Puerto Rican family. Louie’s family. Louie is the oldest in a family of little sisters. He is my brother’s friend really‚ but I know he has two cousins and that his T-shirts never stay tucked in his pants. Louie’s girl cousin is older than us. She lives with Louie’s family because her own family is in Puerto Rico. Her name is Marin or Maris or something like that‚ and she wears dark nylons all the time
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“And‚ now…it is time to announce the winners for Problem 3‚ ‘Pandora’s Box‚’” said the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals master of ceremonies in his most resonant voice. He was about to name the top six high school teams in the world! My team sat in utter suspense‚ hoping our names would be called. We had worked harder this year on our problem solution than ever before. We grasped each other’s’ hands and sat‚ feeling full of both excitement and anxiety and waited. Finally‚ the announcer spoke again:
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It only takes violence or words to change this world‚ cops have families too.It makes no sense‚ they kill their own color‚race‚religion. We the people start looking down to them because of their omnipotent actions.Instead of looking at the color of someone’s skin why don’t they look around at the damage that they will be doing.This story pertains to when I had a frightening experience and how I changed after this. It was a gray cloudy day outside‚ I was entering 5th grade‚my sister preschool‚and
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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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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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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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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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As I crossed the road with my dog Henry‚ I could feel the frigid winter breeze on my face. Then I felt a snowflake land on my nose like a plane landing after a long flight. I didn’t like this cold weather at all but I had heard many children around me cheering and laughing. I heard things like “woohoo it is snowing” and things like “oww don’t throw snowballs at my face”. That last one made me chuckle a little bit when I had heard it. Then I heard someone yell my name‚ which is Brian by the way. So
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