Fear was the first thing I felt when I woke up to his screams. I was stuck. Frozen. Paralyzed. I could not rip off the comforters from my body. I was only seventeen years old when the car accident happened. I was only seventeen years old when I was in for a rude awakening. I was only seventeen years old when death decided to knock on my door. I never truly valued the importance of how safe driving can save your life. First‚ I remember the house felt sickeningly cold‚ like a hospital waiting room
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The cat meowed. In my family‚ since neither of my parents graduated high school‚ at times money is hard to come by. My dad owns his own painting/construction business and my mom is currently unemployed as my grandfather has to have round the clock care after my grandmother died because he has several psychological and physical issues from his time in the Vietnam War and therefore cannot be alone by himself. The thought of how to pay for putting one child through college terrified my parents and still
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Janica Kostelic is perhaps one of the greatest Olympic skiers of all time. A four-time Gold Medalist‚ Kostelic is known for her perseverance and determination to succeed. “It seems the more difficult the conditions‚ the better I do‚” Kostelic once said. Caspio has its own Janica Kostelic in Professional Services and Customer Support Director Bahareh Mahdavi. Whether speeding down black diamond slopes‚ sky-diving from thousands of feet in the air or leading her team to meet its goals‚ Bahareh is
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Volcano Personal Narrative “ Mom what day are we moving‚ I still have a lot to pack”‚ Sheila asked while she had been packing her bags. “ I think tomorrow‚ that’s the only day your dad and I are off‚” said her mom as she was packing her things too. It had been the next day and Sheila didn’t really care if she moved because she didn’t really know anyone and she was more excited to move than to not move. Weeks had past and her parents and her had went around the neighborhood meeting them and Sheila
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As an American-born Chinese‚ I am in a difficult situation. I am American by nationality and Chinese by ethnicity‚ but combine the two and the lines become blurred. Ever since I’ve started learning Mandarin‚ I have become more aware of how displaced I am. When people see me they will question where I’m from. I reply with “Chicago” but there’s always the follow up question of “No‚ where are you REALLY from?” Before I started school‚ my reply would always be “Chicago! I was born and raised here
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Haley Paulson Personal Narrative Paper It was a beautiful day in Plymouth‚ Minnesota. The smell of summer was in the air and the grass was greener than ever. The birds were chirping and the trees were swaying in the sweet summer breeze. The sunshine is streaming through the cloudless skies... and Anna is smacked down by an offender! The offender‚ the meanest and biggest girl on the Plymouth soccer team definitely knows how to play dirty and get away with it. I call her Four‚ which was her number
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Fishing A Lot of people go out on the lake every year to go salmon fishing; I am one of them. I go out salmon fishing every year with my grandfather and brothers. I am an avid angler and fisher whenever I get the chance. what happened this day was something I had never expected to happen. My mother took my brothers and I over to one of my mom’s coworkers (and good friend’s) house on the white river. whenever we went there we knew we were either fishing or kayaking. I have never done them both
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For many people. the months December through February create a vision of happiness and holiday cheer. The thought of all the warm Christmas cookies you and your mom would make‚ or the pine sweet smell of your just brought home tree‚ you‚ already prepared with your basket of ornaments‚ dusty from being in your basement all year long. The hope of a new year‚ of new beginnings‚ of fresh snow‚ and coming inside from the cold to sit by the burning fire with your favorite book. Thinking of these months
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It all happened the other night‚ while I was at the station working on some paper work. I believe it was Saturday. I got a call‚ and because I did not know what I was getting myself into... I answered the phone‚ it was the Bennett triplets‚ MEOW... they can talk! They went on and on and on about these... these mittens‚ they said they were missing‚ it was all a blur‚ they all talked over one another‚ something about pie... and I couldn’t really make much sense of it. Anyways I went to their house
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Magnificent Lombok I had my holiday on 29th of December – 3rd of January 2017. My destination is Lombok because there are many beautiful beaches there. I went to Lombok by plane. I went there with my family. The activities I’ve tried there are very fun to do. At the first day‚ we stayed in a hotel near Senggigi named Coconut. The resort has a beautiful views and the building material is all wooden. I love the facilities there‚ mainly the Wi-Fi and the swimming pool. First‚ we went to Senggigi Beach
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