I am a very optimistic and determined person. We’ve all heard about the girl raped‚ abused‚ or even in foster care right? Luckily‚ I was neither of the those. Although just because I have never been that girl doesn’t mean I haven’t had my own struggles and obstacles I have had to overcome. Obstacles that made me who I am. The ones that gave me my identity. My obstacles started as a baby. I was conceived when my mother was only thirteen years old. She lost custody of me and my older three siblings
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This review paper will be evaluating and discussing the book “When I was Puerto Rican” by Esmeralda Santiago and some of its important themes. This book does an amazing job at giving a voice to countless minorities who have faced similar situations‚ struggles and triumphs that many of the characters in the book experience. It serves an important purpose by allowing a candid view into the lives of so many who are often misunderstood and misrepresented. There are many important themes that are addressed
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framing -It’s easy to use when contractors are building your house -less framing material compared to wood but will still be the same structure if you used wood. -Walls‚ roof and ceilings will not change due to the weather changes -they do not rot‚ absorb moisture or create mould -resistant against termites Roofing Cool roofing -once the product is painted onto your roof the sun is reflected away. -it can be painted on wood‚ concrete‚ plaster‚ metal and glass. -when it’s hot it is preferred
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The Day I lost Him Do you ever look at your boyfriend/girlfriend‚ best friend‚ brother/sister‚ or anyone you love and wonder what would life be like without them? Or do you ever imagine that they would just be gone one day? I never think that way. I think that everyone is invincible and everyone is going to live forever. That is how it seems at least. That is definitely not the case. I guess you could call me an idealist‚ but in reality people that you see everyday could be gone tomorrow. That
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A day that I wish I hadn’t experienced was October 28‚ 2005. On that day‚ I had to have surgery on my palate. The surgeon cut open the top of my mouth and lengthened it a half an inch which is called a z-plasty. I had the surgery because when I was younger I had a clarity problem with my speech. The first reason why I wish I didn’t have to experience October 28‚ 2005 is that I had to go under anesthesia. Because of this‚ I threw up blood a lot during my recovery. My recovery was three weeks. The
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high school days‚ we wanted everyone to know our name. We wanted popularity and our reputation meant the world to us. What we do and how we act reflects directly on our name. For Shea Simmons what happened to her name was not her fault. Shea spent countless hours practicing and working on Mock Trial‚ working towards getting the scholarship from the Metropolitan Bar Foundation. Everything seemed perfect and at the end of the finals-they had won! However‚ all that came crashing down a few days later
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I was asked from the time I could talk “What do you want to be when you grow up.” My answers were always changing depending upon whatever new fad or hero I was into at that time…Nascar‚ Teenage Ninja Turtle‚ GI Joe‚ Fireman‚ Cowboy‚ Football player…it wasn’t somethin I seriously thought about at the time‚ except football‚ as to what I could make a living at doing or what would make me happy in the future…it was all about what made me happy at that moment…but then I started getting older and the question
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My Last Day At School The twelfth of February 1960‚ was my last day at school. I was full of mingled feelings of joy and sorrow. I was happy at the idea of freedom and preparatory holidays for full one month. I was sad at the thought of parting from my teachers‚ friends and Alma Mater. We were asked to come to school at 2 p.m. on that day. All the students of the 10th class were well-dressed. Everybody appeared at his best. First of all‚ we were photographed. Then we had a sumptuous feast
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gakunen no shigyō-bi First Day Of School Camille: Kon’nichiwa! Ohayō. Ogenkidesuka? こんにちは!おはよう。お元気ですか? (Hi! Good morning. How are you?) Roanne: Ohayōgozaimasu. Watashi wa genkidesu. Sochira wa ikagadeshou ka? おはようございます。私は元気です。そちらはいかがでしょうか? (Good morning. I’m good. How about you?) Camille: Genkidesu yo! Tokorode‚ Watashi ni anata no namae o oshiete itadakemasu ka? 元気ですよ。ところで、私にあなたの名前を教えて頂けますか? Fine! By the way‚ may I know your name? Roanne:
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for schools to switch to a four day school week‚ but not all of the benefits are for students. There are “Sixty-two school districts‚ constituting 34% of the 178 school districts in Colorado” and those sixty two school districts “schedule 7.5 hours per day for 144 days of school instead of the normal six hours for 180 days” (Dam). By switching to a four day school week‚ students grades and their attendance were improved. The school saved money and since there is only four days in the school week
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