Gisela Lopez Ms. S. Nylander English 1A Narrative August 26‚ 2012 The Most Memorable Day of my Life The most memorable day of my life was‚ September 4‚ 1995 in Chicago‚ IL. It was 6:00 a.m. when my alarm clock woke me up. The first day of high school was finally here. I was excited‚ but a lot more nervous. I got out of bed‚ got ready‚ and then was on my way to the bus stop. All I could think of is the stories I heard about high school being so horrible with all the mean teachers‚ the hard tests
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into Comp II makes me reflect on my time in Comp I. As a writer‚ I have grown older and wiser since my semester in Comp I and sometimes wish that I could take the skills I know now and apply them to my writing back then. I learned so much in Comp I and improved as a writer and student because of it. Comp I taught me how to organize my time‚ to put more emphasis on grammar‚ and to work hard to get the grade. Comp. I helped me improve my organization skills. I had so much trouble in the beginning
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“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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2: The story could be about whether the protagonists are truly gentlemanly or not‚ based on the qualities listed above. Question 4-(1): The driver did not approve of the narrator buying fruit from the two boys because (a) the boys were untidy and poorly dressed (b) the strawberries were not fresh (c) they were asking for a heavy price (d) the driver did not approve of small boys who worked Answer 4-(1): (a) the boys were untidy and poorly dressed Question 4-(2): The narrator was most
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Almost eight years ago I was abused physically and mentally‚ I didn’t think that even now it would haunt me‚ or that I’d have to go to therapy because of it. I won’t go near that house for as long as I live. Because the pain still lingers even if it was in the past. I lie on the floor of a hoarder’s bedroom‚ cluttered with trash‚ dirty cloths‚ spoiled food‚ and food stains in the cream colored carpet. The roar of a busy highway a little less than a mile away makes my ears hurt. I had slept on the icy
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The Day I Woke Up as a Girl Since I was a small kid I remember daydreaming about being a famous soccer player‚ a firefighter‚ a soldier‚ a world famous disk jockey‚ a super hero or even a ninja. As I grew older‚ my dreams and thoughts started focusing more on getting married‚ having my own family and live in a beautiful home. I have never really spent time to think about the possible impact that my life would have if one day‚ just like magic‚ I would wake up as a woman‚ a female version of
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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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Shaneqwa L. Morton Mrs. Debra Ashley English 032 October 18‚ 2011 My First Day at High School Did you have an exciting day on your first day of high school or was it the worst? My first day was exciting and bad. I was so glad to be out of middle school and on to the next level. My best friend and I always talked about when we get to high school we were gone do this and that. We just couldn’t wait. We even rode to school together to make sure we wouldn’t get lost. Plus we were always together
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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 I recognised
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It was the first day of my new life‚ the life that I was going to spend buried in books‚ cramming to meet deadlines and running to class‚ late as ever. As I boarded the bus that fateful day‚ I thought of how this would work out. I wondered how all of my high school friends were doing. They were still having fun‚ sipping the last drips of fun from summer’s cup. I longed for the times we spent together just this past summer‚ swimming on the sandy beaches of Batangas. I sat there thinking
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