I am undeservedly privileged‚ completely unjustifiably privileged. I have not earned this privilege and I won’t pretend that I have because it is solely based on the color of my skin as opposed to the quality of my virtue. If you had never seen me‚ or my skin‚ you may have already correctly assumed that I am white and that I have been granted the irreplaceable gift of “white privilege”. This gift results in an unidentifiable trust that you can not buy‚ sell‚ steal‚ or make and too often is it overlooked
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If I had to choose whether to be forever homeless‚ but free to roam the earth as I please or live the life of luxury and be locked in my mansion‚ I would choose to live the life of luxury and be locked in my mansion. First‚ I would have to worry about food or other needs. Homeless people sometimes go days without food or water. I cannot imagine how difficult that would be. If I were homeless‚ I would spend my time roaming the earth for something to eat. I would not have enough money to even travel
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“We’re going to mine off the navigation path?” I snapped. “Wicked Pass is the closest feeder system to the Wildlands. We don’t want to mix with those types of people‚ they live lawlessly.” “Where is your adventure?” Fisher laughed. “We’re going to make a killing on this belt. If any trouble comes…we will warp and jump back out.” My father started his mining career wildcatting this way‚ but he had never taken me mining in a lower security system before. However‚ I’d actually been in Wicked Pass before
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Boom! Went the roaring of the monster trucks as they came to life. At the top of the stadium stand the ground was shucking up through our bodies as we sat down to watch 2017 Monster Jam. It was January 20 on a Thursday evening when me and my family decided to go to Monster Jam. Early Friday morning we left our house to pick up my friend Brandon Hall then we could finally head to Orlando Fl. When we finally arrived at the interstate we had 5 hours before our arrival at the hotel. The beginning of
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It was a Friday night in mid August 1991. I was a noseguard and middle linebacker on defense‚ depending on the play. I also played right guard on the offensive line. This is the story of a night that could of well ended any hope of being an athlete‚ on any level‚ from this point on. I will be telling the story from the defensive side of the ball‚ due to that is where I was playing when I had five vertebrae‚ slightly‚ separated. The clear ski appeared like god had popped peepholes in it so he and
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Sarah: This bima holds many l memories for me. 30 years ago I was up here with my family having my bat mitzvah. I have many wonderful memories of that event. My father falling asleep during the Friday night service in the front row. My grandfather‚ your papa‚. always an opinionated guy‚ not sure if he could come up to the bima and say the torah blessing because he did not believe in god‚ but letting me know he was proud of me in his own way. And Rabbi Axelrod‚ a wonderful warm man‚ welcoming
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I received a call from my son’s uncle‚ Harold asking if I would give him a ride to a friend’s house to examine some pit bull puppies she had for sale. At first I had planned other activities for the day‚ but my daughter who overheard the conversation begged me to go. I made the plans to pick him up and as we were getting ready to leave‚ I reminded my daughter that we were not going for us. I had owned dogs in years past‚ and after the last one was stolen out of my yard‚ decided it was too painful
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As a child‚ I had always been very quiet and very reserved. My mom always said that I barely cried and was always particularly calm. When I was in the 3rd grade‚ I often struggled in math class and was too shy to ever ask for help. I was given news that I was to attend summer school and that it would determine if I would move on to the 4th grade. In summer school‚ I also struggled and even though I knew I wasn’t understanding the concepts I remained silent. I received a call saying that I had failed
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I ride on the deserted one a.m. highways. The streetlights zoom past me one-by-one as I enter hyper speed into the road’s abyss. I ride to Sunway‚ second home to me and Ben‚ my closest friend. I forgot to print out the tickets for the Laneway Music Festival in Singapore I’m attending the day after so I pull out the “bro card” on Ben. We plan to meet at Bidara‚ the go-to restaurant for when we feel rebellious and sneak out of our homes‚ unbeknownst to our parents‚ late at night. I ride out early to
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After Dana hurt Roy he had to stay home all weekend to make sure he was okay. Before going back to school he was nervous about seeing Dana again although he was not at school. When Garrett saw Roy at school he told him that everyone was talking about what he did to Dana and that they think he is a tough guy. Roy asked Garrett who the tall girl with the red glasses is‚ and he said that her name is Beatrice Leep‚ she is a major soccer jock‚ has a major attitude and is so tough that she broke the collarbone
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