Genna Smith I-Search Rough Draft Introduction In the past decade there has been a rise of obesity in children. I believe along with many credible sources that a lot of the reoccurring obesity problems we face with children have to do with fast food. You could almost say that fast food is kind of like a drug for kids. It is always fun to go out to eat as well as take in food that is high in calories and saturated fat. Although fast food may be a large factor in childhood obesity‚ it is
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Childhood happened like a blur‚ some instances standing out more than others. There is one place which definitely stands out from my childhood; it is in the woods‚ barely a mile away from my house – the place where I used to spend entire days with my friends. I lived on the border of my town‚ all I needed to get to the woods was to cross the narrow road‚ jump off the black old fence which was too short to hold anything in – or out and walk‚ feet shuffling through detritus along the curved path
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Describe how you have spent summer (or long school) vacations during the past two years. Few years ago‚ we took a vacation to my grandmother’s place. It was a long exhausting journey to our destination I remember traveling in that crowded bus and from then on I don’t remember how I got from that bus to my grandmother’s home. I just recall sleeping through out the entire journey. The very next morning we decided to leave for a nearby waterfall. I took the responsibility to pack our snacks
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A Moment of my Summer Nights The most relaxing and jubilant moment for me after a long‚ hot day is the family time together in the backyard after dinner. It is a good day today and not yet dark. I made the hot‚ green tea in my husband’s favorite blue and white porcelain teapot‚ and brought it out to the table on the patio. The sky was a beautiful‚ landscape blue with little clouds; the cool breeze gently blew my face and brought the smell of fresh cut grass; the birds were chirping as they
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During one night when the family gathers to play Monopoly‚ like they used to do when Mom was alive‚ the tension explodes. Joe didn’t want to play anyway‚ he wanted to go to a party with his friends. After a fight with his dad‚ Joe ends up calling the police‚ claiming physical abuse. It’s a radical move‚ dark and evocative of a deep psychological schism. There’s a furious and smart movie inside "The Kings of Summer‚" a first feature by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts‚ a film about three teenage boys who
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Melody Kelly August 2‚ 2013 Week 7 assignment 1 Expository essay ENG 101 Melanie Shepard The topic I chose to write my essay about is being an early childhood teacher because that is what I am studying to be. I have also learned a lot of interesting facts while doing my research. Being an early childhood teacher makes it so the teacher is also a guide to the children they are teaching and is also able to teach the children new things‚ and keep them safe from any harm that could come
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In the memoir When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago‚ the author recounts her childhood. Also referred to as "Negi‚" Esmeralda shares the various stages of her upbringing throughout Puerto Rico’s various cities‚ including Macún and Santurce. After dealing with several uprooting experiences‚ multiple schools‚ and even more challenging periods of adjustment‚ Negi is ultimately uprooted once more. After several years without commitment‚ Negi’s mother Ramona decides to leave Esmeralda’s father
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In Engstrom’s piece‚ “Yes… But I Was Drunk”‚ ideas regarding speech communities are expanded on‚ more specially the speech community of college aged people. It discusses how the way people talk about experiences influences and is influenced by social change. It then dives into the perception of college drinking and how alcohol consumption does not merely lead to bad decisions‚ but instead explains how certain habitual ways of speaking normalize underage drinking and justify bad choices. This same
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I have been dreading these summer classes because I am a first timer to this experience. My entire mood changed as soon as I stepped into that classroom because I had the pleasure to meet some of my classmates. Some of the classmates I had the pleasure of meeting with were Cytlaly‚ Tristan‚ and I also let them know a little about myself. We shared personal influences‚ goals/aspirations in life‚ and a little about ourselves that makes us different from each other. I realized that we share the same
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Monday‚ 20 May 2013 Summer Farm - Norman MacCaig Summer Farm Norman MacCaig Summary: The poet lies within the depths of his mind‚ probably in his happy place as his mother’s family lived in the rural area‚ which is reflected in this story. Everything described in the story is part of his mind‚ with perhaps every animal representing a different aspect of his mind. This poet always discusses the concept of having layers and layers of dreams‚ like how the mind is made up of layers and layers.
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