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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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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Anything‚ but normal would describe my eldest son Donald‚ or as he prefers Donny or Don. His timing was impeccable when he came into this world two weeks early on opening deer hunting weekend. By the way‚ nothing stops an opener in a family of avid hunters‚ not even a baby. His dad was there to see him into the world for about a day. Back then‚ it was common practice for a 7-day hospital stay after a C-section‚ talk of postpartum blues‚ I cried the whole time. When I look back‚ I see a sweet‚ happy-go-lucky
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Moving I was quieter than usual as my family piled into the car. We were going to go see our new house. The house I didn’t really know how I felt about yet. My parents had always talked about moving into a bigger house when I was younger‚ but I never thought it would actually happened. I couldn’t think of any reason why we needed to move. I liked our current house just fine--with all the fruit trees and the small backyard‚ and the room that me‚ my older sister‚ and my brother shared. Plus--moving
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I am fired up for 2017. My family is going on a trip to Maui in the summer‚ I am going to play football for the 7th grade football team in September‚ and the new Star Wars movie is coming out in December. For the 4th of July‚ my family is going to Hawaii this summer. We will celebrate my mom’s 40th birthday and my grandma’s 70th birthday. I have never been to Hawaii before in my life‚ so I’m really thrilled. We are staying at the Honua Kai Resort on Kaanapali Beach in Maui for a week. We are also
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Coming from a low income family‚ I understand my parents won’t be able to assist me financially. FAFSA is a life changing opportunity‚ and so are scholarships and government grants. Scholarship money will ease the fees for tuition‚ books‚ living‚ and everything I need to attend the University of Texas at Austin. I have a passion for hearing other languages‚ it’s amazing to me. The structure‚ tone‚ and expression changes completely! I watch reality south Korean shows‚ Japanese anime‚ and read biographies
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My sister’s birthday was coming up on August so my mom was asking my sister if she wants a quinceñera and my sister said “ I don’t know”. The next morning my sister couldn’t decide if she wants quinceñera ‚ later that day my sister finally made a decision and she said “ yes I do want a quince” and then she was trying to look for a dress and decoration for the quince. My sister didn’t find the dress she wanted because she wants her dress like ranchera so she was really frustrated because she couldn’t
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After I had spoken to King Hrothgar as well as telling my adventures‚ they had decided that I was allowed to fight against Grendel in battle. It was time for I to sail across the sea to the land of Danes and fight the demon Grendel. After arriving in the boat‚ our troops landed on Danes. The sun was setting so I had told the King Hrothgars men for rest first before fighting the beast Grendel. While we were asleep Grendel had come to our campsite in Herot hall and smashed the door down. Most of the
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Screaming wildly‚ she jumped. Like a rocket‚ her legs launch off the cliff. Wind rushes through her auburn locks. Cheering drowns the air. Fear and excitement fill her eyes. CRASH! The young woman pierces the calm surface‚ shattering the sun. Then‚ silence. Nothing but the sound of waves splashing the cliff. Time passes and the mirrored surface restores the sky’s azure perfection and his glaring‚ golden eye. Once again disturbed‚ the water shatters. Eyes bright and smile gleaming‚ the fiery-haired
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