It was at this exact spot that I stood here 20 years ago‚ before you‚ the people of the great Ithaca. Having to leave here wasn’t something I ever desired‚ who ever loves to leave the ones they love and they one they trust. I left for the war and I beat myself up daily‚ but I realized that I left to war so I must come back‚ I cannot die in this war and I must be able to come and fulfill my role as leader. Achilles‚ Ajax‚ Patroclus all deserve respect as well for aiding me in the war‚ helping make
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Without my uncle Donald‚ I would not be where I am today‚ I owe him everything‚ and all I must give him is love‚ but there isn’t enough love in the world to show him how much he is loved by me. I will try to tell you about him as best I can‚ through my tears. My first real memory of my uncle Donald was age seven or eight. I spent most of my early years with my grandparents and Donald was there‚ and I am sure there was a lot of interaction between us‚ because I have always loved him‚ and
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Martha was her name and she was one of the eldest people in the village. Her mother had taught her magic and she simply never stopped experimenting. She was good: she was able to talk to plants and heal almost every disease and she was able to sense danger coming to the village days ahead. She sensed me although she wasn’t able to see me but she knew where to look. Martha was the one that had found me on the shore‚ wet and out of conscience‚ she was the one to drag be back to the village and start
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These are the vows I have yet had the chance to say and the words I rarely say aloud. I will always be better with showing you my love‚ then speaking it. This gift is my way of saying I love you without having to say a word and showing my devotion to our future together. I have known this fact and feeling since the first real date we had (not Slick Willy’s). The hope chest was the true beginning and the first time I had the opportunity to say I love you with my hands in my own way. Cecely‚ you
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Today I’m here to tell you a story of a brave elephant. So here it goes the story of a kind soul in not such a kind world. There was a girl named Eli. She was 13 years old‚ she lived in kind kingdom. She lived with Mamma and Pappa elephant and she was taught to be nice to people all the time‚ even if people weren’t nice back. Eli was very sad‚ she just wanted a friend. Anyone would do Eli just so badly wanted to be liked by people. Even though Eli was super nice to people she hated going to school
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When asked to make a short speech on my dad‚ my first thoughts were “NOOOOOOOO I do not want to do this!!!” But after I thought about things to talk about‚ it actually turned out that I had to choose what not to talk about! I am very lucky and have a dad who has and always will be there for me. He coached my baseball team when no one else could do it‚ he always has offered to take me to the batting cages and has spent several hours thinking about me and what he could do to make my life better.
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Hello. For those of you who don’t know me‚ my name is Gene Forrester. I was Phineas’ roommate and best friend. We are here today to pay tribute to and celebrate Finny’s remarkable life. Truth be told‚ writing this speech was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. It wasn’t challenging because I knew too little about Finny to share‚ but because I knew too much. I knew Phineas better than anyone else; we were constant companions. We were two parts of one whole and the more I got to know Finny the
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I had always wanted a puppy or pet since I was very young. However‚ it was fourth grade when I started to really want a dog. Every night before I went to bed I would pray and ask for a puppy for Christmas. As Christmas came and went‚ I had started to lose hope of ever being able to get a puppy. However‚ little did I know that my prayers would soon be answered. It was Saturday‚ February 26‚ 2010. It was just like any other Saturday‚ my parents were going to run some errands and I decided to tag along
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When I sat down to write this tribute‚ there were so many things I wanted to tell you all; from each adventure‚ every smile that was made because of Isabel’s gentleness & generosity‚ to every laugh and all the times I can possibly remember of her.. Good or bad. When I had first met Isabel‚ I was boarding off from sea one sunny winters afternoon. What had caught my attention about her the second I laid eyes on her was her laugh‚ & the curls of her dark hair swirling in the wind; the first time I realized
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Playing the board game Sorry with my grandmother and sister‚ I draw a seven and knock both of my grandmother’s pieces off the board. “You’re just vicious”‚ she alleged in a joking voice. As unimportant as that day might’ve been‚ I know that not all people would even play the board game with their grandchildren. Sue Straw was born on August 11‚ 1958. She had eight siblings‚ and she would give birth to my mother on March 19‚ 1978. My Grandma is special to me because she is generous‚ dependable‚ and
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