Sister‚ I know this was my choice‚ but that didn’t ease the waves of shock that crashed over me when our plane touched down in Chicago. Of course I knew that English would sound different when natives spoke it‚ that the land of the free wasn’t exempt from humanity’s self-destructive prejudices. I guess I just wasn’t anticipating the international flight attendant to pretend to misunderstand me ‚ or the thick Texas drawl to first teach me what “y’all” meant in the back of a Taxi cab. Those first few
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Stephanie Hernandez English 100 Professor Walters 07‚ December 2012 What it really takes to Get Far in Life. My life has just been a total nightmare. I had never imagined that I would have to go through half of the things that I had gone through. Life had messed me up really bad. I never asked for anything. I just did what I was told because I was obeying the rules. I had always lived with my grandparents. They are like my parents since my real parents were never around when I was
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Sandy Gilmore Mrs. Easton English 1301-018 4 February 2013 How the Fairy Tale Came to Life The day that I became a bride changed my life forever. I was marrying my knight in shining armour‚ and what I think is the love of my life. My brother Richard and his wife Cathy graciously allowed my husband and I to have our wedding at their house which was the greatest blessing I could have asked for. The time was nearing that I would be walking down the aisle and the perfect vow would be read. On
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I grew up in a lot of different places‚ I started in New Castle then move to Hartford city. After that my parents split up I moved to my grandparents in Dunreith to live with my grandparents. After my parents got back together we moved to Gas City and have been here since I was in 5th grade. I enjoyed New Castle mostly because I don’t remember much about it‚ I remember a couple of my friends and only being a few minutes drive from my cousins or my grandparents house. We moved out of New Castle
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I have always done lots of sports‚ but I had never done volleyball and decided to do Oregon Volleyball Academy (OVA). With all of the good volleyball players that were there‚ I knew that I might not make a good team‚ but I didn’t think it would be as hard as it was. I have learned that if you don’t give up‚ even if you don’t get where you want to be you can still get better. I was terrified the day tryouts came. When we got into the loud‚ hot gym‚ it was crammed with players who I knew had played
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Coming to the United States in 2001 was a huge challenge my parents and I had to overcome. I was three at the time and I could barely speak my own language‚ Urdu. Staying in a one-bedroom apartment in Arlington‚ VA was fine at the time‚ but it started to get a little less spacious once my younger brother was born. My parents knew we had to move someplace bigger that had more than just one room. So we moved to a three-bedroom townhouse in Falls Church‚ VA about ten miles from the previous house. Here
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Composition helps the student to express his views on what is happening in the world around him‚ besides expressing personal thoughts‚ feelings and experiences. A Memorable Family Occassion The return of my eldest brother from overseas after completing his medical studies in England was a memorable family occasion. Every member of our family turned up at the airport with joy and expectations to await his arrival. As the plane taxied in‚ we wondered how he would look after his long absence
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Annette Cavender RWS 305 Word Count: 1326 At the age of twenty-one‚ I thought I knew it all. I thought I had life figured out. Because I had fought through and overcome a good amount of obstacles throughout my life thus far‚ I felt as though I had a good sense of what the world was about. I couldn’t have been more wrong. My life changed forever on a random‚ seemingly normal afternoon. My secure sense of how things were‚ and how I expected things to continue‚ was shattered. All it took was
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Farah Ballestreros. COMP 101. Tuesday‚ January 28‚ 2014 FINAL . “Graduation‚ the hush-hush magic time of frills and gifts and congratulations and diplomas.” You weren’t lying when you said that Maya Angelou. May 19th‚ 2013 I had dreamt of that day for almost four years. I know I can’t be the only person who feel this way. I remember it as if it was just yesterday. So many different emotions going through my mind all at once. Happiness‚ Sadness‚ I felt relieved because it was almost
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What would you do if there was a violent car crash in front of you? What if someone was drowning or being attacked? Would you risk your safety or well-being for others? While at a block party last Fourth of July‚ a dangerous accident made me realize how brave I could be. I live on a cul-de-sac with a roommate‚ Chris. Chris and I were invited‚ by our neighbors‚ to a block party this past Fourth of July. They were going to have plenty of food‚ drinks‚ fireworks‚ and games for kids and adults alike
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