Leonard Byrd Mr. Baxley English 100-08 July 14‚ 2013 A Gift from My Dad It was around the time that my father was going to turn 60. He became very ill. He had moved to Asheville‚ North Carolina. He asked me to come see him. I went‚ and he explained that he had the Agent Orange Poisoning and it was causing all his internal organs to shut down. He also said that it would only be a few weeks before he would probably be dead. I sat there emotionless. He asked me to stay with him until he passed
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BENEFITS OF DRINKING WATER The human body‚ which is made up of between 55 and 75 percent water (lean people have more water in their bodies because muscle holds more water than fat)‚ is in need of constant water replenishment. Your lungs expel between two and four cups of water each day through normal breathing - even more on a cold day. If your feet sweat‚ there goes another cup of water. If you make half a dozen trips to the bathroom during the day‚ that’s
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TORONTO- The scientists at Advanced Cell Technology reported this Sunday in The Lancet that they have restored the sight of two women who are legally blind‚ by using embryonic stem cells. One patient named Mary‚ 51 years of age had macular degeneration‚ a progressive disease of the retina that affects the light-sensing cells in the central area of vision known as the macula‚ which stops working‚ and is a very common disease. 25 years old of age‚ Victoria the second patient‚ had Stargardt
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How is one mans ability measured? Judging him based on his vocabulary? Possibly his actions? In "A Message to Garcia" speaks about the war between Spain and the United States‚ Cuba needed to communicate with the leader of the Insurgenets by the name of Garcia. He was in the mountains of Cuba‚ no where to be found during this time. The president demanded to find him rapidly‚ someone then mentioned to him that a man named Rowan would assure to find him. This well-reputated man was then requested by
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Did you wonder how many accidents happen‚ when people are indifferent to what surrounds them? More and more people choose to ignore the person who is in trouble‚ or can Be i n danger. We are accustomed to ignore other people’s troubles and difficult situations in life‚ we have different morals‚ Not the same as before. Now indifference became commonplace. The twenty first century has brought many innovations‚ most of which makes sense to "self-preservation". In the story "Samuel" written by
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Hell Date People in life will go through bad things. Sometimes it can be a bad job‚ bad relationship‚ or even a bad breakup. I am here to talk about a bad date. I know that later on in life I will probably go through other dates‚ but this happen to be the worst date I have ever had. The things that consider this a bad date for me are when my boyfriend at the time had me pay for everything‚ put me to sleep during the date‚ and vomited on me at the end of the night. I am not the person who thinks
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Be Assertive! Here are some tips on being assertive. Use a strong voice Stand up straight Remain calm Be positive and honest. Don’t agree with others Say “No‚thank you!” Don’t slouche and have poor posture Stand up for what you believe in Have a well paced speech. Be firm and in control don’t be aggressive Being assertive will show your peers that you don’t want do drugs‚ and they should stop asking. Want Help? Here are some help lines to contact
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By far one of the best books I read‚ but mostly just because it’s filled with action and slight romance. The Outsiders is a book filled with greasers and kids that don’t fit in with society‚ hence the name outsiders. It’s shows off how some people that can be represented as hoodlum like‚ they can still be honorable and respect one another. The book has multiple genius quotes that can be interpreted in different ways‚ but still hold its meaning. The main character‚ Ponyboy is seen as a innocent and
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Letters from Rifka The genre of my book is fiction. The setting begins in a train station on September 2‚1919 in Berdichev‚ Russia where the sun rose above the trees at a train station and Rifka stood outside a boxcar. Rika is the main character and she is a 12 year old jewish girl from Berdichev who is trying to flee with her family to America. The main characters of the story are Rifka‚ her mother and father and her two brothers Saul and Nathan. Her and her family are trying to escape from the
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Strangers From The Pacific Shore There are lots of immigrants coming to the United States from all over the world between 1815 and 1920. United States becomes the land of emerging economy. The Italian‚ Greeks and Chinese saw the opportunity of a better life‚ planning to make enough money and return home and buy some land. But many immigrants like Irish and Jewish immigrants had no intention of returning to their homelands. The Jews of Eastern Europe were often escaping persecution and did not
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