Fitriana’s head was covered in a hijab and she was dressed in oriental clothing in Brownsville‚ Texas where almost everyone is Hispanic‚ but I did not question why she would be in the city; my question was “What in the world is she be doing sitting in a Christian church?” Curiosity filled the air inside the temple as people stole glances at her every couple of minutes. As it turned out‚ she was a foreign exchange student housed by one of the families of church. She soon became a sensation with everyone
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Language has played a big role in making my life successful. As senior year was ending I had a major life changing decision. I was unsure whether to pursue my passion of baseball in California‚ or to hang up my cleats for the last time on a high note. Although this was not a life or death decision‚ It was still a decision that was still near and dear to my heart. After going to several people for help and many sleepless nights‚ I still felt helpless. I finally came to the conclusion after hearing
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Choosing a cultural event for my assignment wasn’t easy for me. There were so many different types of events to consider that choosing only one was difficult because there are so many to choose from‚ that I have an interest in‚ almost every type. I looked around and found an event which I chose to attend because it offered the opportunity to educated myself on different international islands I didn’t know about. I would identify this event as international plane ride to different countries. Venezuela
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When I was twelve years old‚ my friends and I went to a place we called: “ The field.” The neighborhood kids and I would play all kinds of sports there. One summer day‚ we were playing baseball. My friend was up to bat my other friend was pitching‚ I was playing the field along with others. My friend pitched the ball. My other friend swung and the ball was called foul‚ but that is where all the houses were. Because it went out of the field and into an area where there were houses. The baseball broke
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Ten years ago I married the love of my life‚ I thought we would live a long life together. But‚ two years later disease had spread over Athens and I had fallen ill. With me near the end was my wife‚ Hermia and our twelve month old son‚ John. I could not process what was going on at the time I refused to believe that my time was almost up. I was not prepared to let go I did not want to miss my boy grow up and the chance to raise a child with Hermia. There was no way for Hermia to ever be prepared
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Grendel‚ arrives to the porch of Herot‚ as his demon like appearance is exposed due to the glimmering overhead light shining upon him. He hurriedly grips the door handle and tears the door straight to the floor. The collapsing door and Grendel’s stomp into the grand entrance was as loud as thunder. Straight ahead of him‚ lay the warriors‚ sleeping like rocks. The walls of pure gold were so shiny‚ it was as if it was reflecting off the warriors skin. A sense of pure joy fills his mind‚ and his mouth
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Trying new things can be tough. Facing our fears is something many people refuse to do. I had to face my fears this past weekend‚ when my family decided to go on a skiing trip. I woke up around seven thirty or eight o’clock on Sunday morning. My mom‚ younger brother‚ and I stayed at my mom’s boyfriend’s house the night before. The original plan was to get up around five in the morning to get to the ski resort earlier‚ but we ended up sleeping in a little bit longer than expected. My mom woke me
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It was a perfect day for me‚ I couldn’t think of anything that could ruin it. I made new friends when I made the basketball. Until I got home that day. As I walked into my house I noticed something strange. My father was home sitting on the couch and as fast as I could I tried to remember if I did anything bad I couldn’t remember the last bad thing I did at school‚ then a million more thoughts rushed through my head as I remembered the C on my report card. When my dad called me in a serious low
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The pain that shot through my veins and in my leg was like when I try to lick soup that has just came out of the stove. The agony I felt when I realized my feet weren’t straight told me that I was in trouble. I knew I had to do something because if not I would be left stranded on a mountain. I will never forget the moment I broke both of my ankles. The wind blew in my face as the fresh fallen snow was packed and hardened‚ leaving a perfect trail for snowboarding. As a novice snowboarder racing probably
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In the middle of the night‚ I woke up sweating and gasping for air I squirmed under my sheets as if they were large white hands‚ intent of choking me in my sleep. Taking a deep breath‚ I tried to calm myself down. I spent the rest of the night exhausted‚ but not willing to slip back into sleep. Finally‚ the sun rose from beyond the rolling green hills on the horizon. I rapidly got dressed and tried to smooth down my rumpled plain gray clothes. Every girl or woman on the whole Island of Alphaya‚ my
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