My parents argued a lot when I was younger‚ but I didn’t understand what they were saying. I would be playing with my dolls‚ obvious as to what was going on right around the corner. My mother tried hard to make everything seem fine on the outside‚ but everyone around me knew what was happening. My dad picked me up like normal‚ took me to Sonic‚ got us root beer floats and drove around the backroads of Ada. My dad told me sometimes marriages don’t work out and how he was going to move out‚ but he
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The bright-eyed kids storming through my Social and Emotional teacher’s classroom looked like a cast of hawks bursting through the room. They scanned the room‚ their small bodies twisting and turning in search of someone‚ anyone they knew from last year’s SEL pairings. “These‚” my SEL teacher‚ Mrs. Smith‚ waved her arm over the small children‚ “are our first grade buddies. Pair up and start the project we discussed yesterday.” As she waddled back to her desk‚ a small kid with obviously bleached blonde
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Last time I video-called my relatives overseas‚ sitting there with a flushed face‚ responding with nervous laughter as they spewed their native language. Losing my native tongue felt like being stranded on an isolated island‚ with glaring eyes piercing me with judgement. When I was younger‚ visiting Vietnam every summer polished my Vietnamese skills. I spoke confidently amongst my distant cousins and locals from the markets of Co Gong. I remember the younger me gleefully filling out workbooks and
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There was never a time in my adolescence when I wasn’t running. Ever since I could walk‚ I would run. My parents used to joke about how I went from crawling to running: there wasn’t a walking stage in between. From running for my town during the summers to running in middle school and eventually running in high school‚ it was the only thing I looked forward to. Freshman year‚ I was already running varsity. How cool is that? I cannot describe the feeling I experienced when my feet hit that starting
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My personal strengths are many including vocal volume‚ organizing the material‚ posture and presenting the introduction and the conclusion. I believe I speak loud enough for the audience to comprehend what I am saying. Finding the correct volume and applying it to present the material allows me to effectively convey the information to my audience. Also‚ it is a way to grab attention with varying contrast in the speech. For example‚ you can speak softly when you narrate a sad story. In this case‚
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Celeste Armbrister Mrs. McFarlene-Bain English 119 Section 21 November 11‚ 2016 Phobias and Fear and how they affect The Bahamas On television‚ today a show call “Fear Factor” displays fears as a joke or some form of entertainment where people were challenged to perform many of terrifying and/or disgusting stunts‚ from driving a dangerous course to eating something nasty. On social media people‚ also display acts of frightening someone with something they are afraid of as joke. Everyone is afraid
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My personal health is not the way it should be right now. When I signed up for this class I was hoping it would help me with my weaknesses. A lot of my friends go and work out mostly everyday and I always tell myself that I am going to but I never do. I have always wanted to make myself get on a routine and workout or eat healthy and lose weight. Keeping up with school‚ my job‚ and a sorority is not that easy‚ the last thing on my mind is being healthy. Sleep overrides everything in my world I love
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My Personal Hero Over the summer‚ I moved into a new house with my mom and brother. This will be approximately the twelfth time I have moved houses in my lifetime. The twelfth time I have packed up my life and relocated. The twelfth time I have seen my mother prevail through trying times. My parents divorced when I was four. I can recall the separation well. My mom had to start over with my younger brother and me at her side‚ a single mother with two very young children. She has always strived to
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In life‚ we all have goals. My main goals are set based on my academics and then I have my personal goals. If one does not set high standards‚ then what will one have to strive for? At first glance‚ Lampasas looks to be a small-town with nothing to do. Living in Lampasas‚ it is either a huge challenge to be accepted or one of those things that just happens. In Lampasas‚ there aren’t many places to eat‚ a pool or two‚ and just enough gas stations to cover the entire map of Lampasas. Living here as
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As the dark stadium filled with people‚ with the sounds of music and people exploding everywhere‚ the crazed fans yelled at the top of their lungs. The enormous stage was rumbling with the sound of a single guitar as the band slowly started their next encore performance. I thought to my self‚ "Is this real‚ am I actually here right now?" I had a weird feeling the entire time because I had worked hard all week to simply listen to music with a bunch of strangers. The day started off pretty normal
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