his essay “I Listen to My Parents and Wonder What They Believe”‚ explains how children need to acquire morals that they live by so society can operate without the selfish ruining the lives of everyone else. It comes down to living together in cooperation as a people from values we have been taught or acquired. For me‚ my moral values come from two sources. My identity as a Christian and the set of values I am supposed to live by‚ and the values I have adapted from my family. My Christian values could
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It was my first day of college and I was both nervous and excited. Nervous because I’m older‚ have a husband and children at home. I don’t want to fail and disappoint them. I felt excited for the same reasons‚ my family. I can earn my degree and get a better paying job than my current EMS job. I would be able to spend more time at home and help my husband provide for our family. As I prepare for my first day‚ I look at my textbooks‚ my notebooks‚ all my pencils and pens and have my laptop out. Everything
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The first day is always the hardest. You go from being the leaders of the school‚ to the babies of the school. It was the first day and everybody was full of both excitement and fear. I looked around‚ I saw a bunch of crowded newbies all around me‚ anxiously awaiting the bell‚ at the start the only person I could recognise was Chiara. Chiara is one of my best friends; we went through primary school together. Gradually more and more people showed up‚ until I could barely move. A few of them
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Chloe’ Coure 10/6/11 3rd hour The Day My Niece Was Born It was a regular cool autumn day‚ I was at home with my little sister. Time passed‚ and my mom finally got home from work. A few minutes later‚ she received a phone stating that my oldest sister Ciara is in labor. When I found out‚ I was shocked and excited at the same time. I hurried up and got dressed we got in the car and rushed to the hospital. When we arrived we went to the room she was being held in‚ she took epidural so
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Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite times of the year‚ besides Christmas. I love spending time with family and friends while enjoying the delicious Thanksgiving meal. My aunt’s husband is a culinary chef‚ so with that being said‚ our meals are always homecooked and taste heavenly. My entire family gathers on Thanksgiving Day at my aunt’s house where we spend the entire day eating‚ catching up with one another‚ and enjoying each other’s presence. Most importantly‚ we all get to see my cousins who range
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The Day That Changed My Life Forever It was a bone chilling January night; my mom received a call at about 11:15 PM‚ a call that changed my life forever. My Aunt June was on the other line. She was crying so hard my mother could barely understand her. Through the sobbing my mom finally understood that Brian‚ my cousin‚ had been in a horrible accident and she didn’t know how bad it was. My mother jumped out of the bed after she hung up the phone. She screamed up the stairs at my sister and
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It was the day my son was to join school. My husband gave him a bath‚ dressed him in his best clothes‚ handed over to him the new colourful backpack with the accessories for the first day at school. The little fellow hoisted it onto his back immediately‚ and sat in the cane chair‚ his face shining from the shower and eyes sparkling with excitement. The rest of us in "Vivien Villa"– my husband‚ daughter and I- stood there for a moment looking at him‚ and then we broke up‚ my husband to the bathroom
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The Day that Changed my Life There I was having an ordinary day‚ a barbecue with my friends where all went as normal and then I get a call from my daughter‚ I was so happy as she hadn’t called me in over 6 weeks but that happiness was only temporary. She wanted to have lunch with me at that afternoon so I abandoned my friends and the barbecue just for her. While there our conversation stays on only one topic‚ me‚ until she wants the favour that I regret giving- my permission to go to Kenya for some
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Students Speech given or a privilege? Without a doubt schools have the right to limit student’s speech in order to protect the school community’ safety. Several court cases have already discussed about the rights of the people for example Tinker V. Des Moines Independent School District. Teachers and administrators are all wondering if students should be sent to disciplinary detention or suspend the students for bullying. Schools should be able to limit online speech because it is harmful‚ affects
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My First Day at University Every student of college‚ in his life‚ at certain point‚ dreams about his university life. It is the dream of every student to get admission in a university of high esteem. A university with full colors of life makes a bigger share in good memories. I also thought about the same thing. After I had done my Fsc exams‚ I appeared in entrance tests of different universities. I got admission in few of them and my final decision was for Air University for its emerging repute
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