crushed. And school? Don’t get me started. Being a freshman isn’t easy. These halls are full of rumors‚ assumptions‚ and judgement. How do I even escape‚ or survive with this? Easy said‚ my violin. I fell in love with the violin when I was only five years old‚ when I first moved here to Visalia from LA. Most kids back then would want to go see a Barney concert. But me? I would want to see a symphony play right in front of my eyes. And yet‚ my mother encouraged this‚ and bought me a violin. She told
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could die from one little mistake? Done a dance with something‚ that speaks another language? Now do you understand? The risk we take. Have you ever had a teammate ten times your size? Have you ever‚ practiced 5 hours a day‚ 7 days a week? Still think it’s easy? It all started when I were around 3 or 4 years old. I had just started at a horse riding school in Smedby. I don’t remember a lot from that time for how
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All summer in a day‚ Imagine yourself living on Venus‚ a planet where it has been raining nonstop for seven years. Then Imagine being the only one among your friends and classmates who still remember the rain‚ because you once had a life on earth. This is the life of Margot‚ a frail nine-year-old girl who rarely speaks‚ who does not play with the other children and who‚ according to the rumors‚ might be sent back to earth because of her depression‚ despite the loss of thousands of dollars for her
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Proverb: “Things are not always what they seem.” 1. What did you do well? Elaborate on why you think you did well on these aspects of your speech. What I believe I did well on was link the proverb with the speech and told a story that relates to it. The story was about how I tried skydiving for my first time‚ and was nervous for it. But after doing it I ended up liking it. Also I believe I did well when it came to looking at my note cards. Only looking backs at it a couple of times and always tried
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Instructor’s Toolkit for Julia Morales’ Monologue Julia’s introductory monologue can be used in a variety of ways. Here are a few to consider: large class discussion small group discussion during class or clinical reflective journaling assignment web-based assignment: listen to the audio or read the script‚ then discuss and summarize the group’s conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What are Julia’s strengths? What are your concerns for this patient? What is the cause of your concern? What information
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door of our apartment a sheet of paper that said : the "night will be very hot" it was the announcement the roundup would be the next following day. The same day‚ in the afternoon came my friend Gilbert and as always he brought a basket with fruit and some vegetables. He explained to my grandfather and mom that the roundup would be for the next following day the 16 that it was necessary to hide and take all feasible precautions‚ also explained that his dad would pass to collect the "basket" that was
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There once was a boy who was only 15 years old and has been smoking cigarettes for 5 years. He thinks his father hates him because they don’t do anything together. Because of this‚ the boy disrespects and disobeys him as a way to show rebellion from his father. The next day‚ the boy comes home from a party and his dad sits him down to talk because the boy smells like cigarettes. His dad tears up and says‚ "Remember 2 years ago when I came home from work really happy?" And the boy replies‚ "Yeah‚
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I used to have this manager back when I was a bartender. One night She told me: "I don’t know what it is‚ But something about you reminds me of my ex-fiancé" She kind of looked off‚ A twinkle moistened her eye‚ And wrinkles hoisted either side Of her lips And she said: "He’s such a dick" Wow. “Fuck you too”‚ I thought. I blew it off. I acted like it never happened. But I added those words to the collection of: "You Always"‚ "You never"‚ "Why can’t you"‚ "I wish you"‚ "You used to"‚ "I told
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It was March‚ but still frigid in Detroit. With the humming of the heater and the strong rustic winds outside‚ it was still quiet and calm. There sat 16 year old Veronica Skyes on her bed with her laptop‚ typing away. The constant pitter patter of her delicate hands bouncing on the keys sounded relaxing. Her room was pretty clean‚ other than the pile of clothes in the corner of her closet. She had blue walls‚ and a galaxy painted on her ceiling in her bedroom. If you looked to close you’d be hypnotized
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Ch. 2 “Honey…” . My Mom. My strong‚ tough Mom sounded hopeless. Helpless. Did she mean for her words to cut through me like ice? To tear through me? “What do you want?!” What do I want? I want her to stop crying‚ to be strong. She’s not the one who’s going to die. I want her to tell me that this isn’t real. I’m not sick! I’m...great! Right?! I want some quiet‚ so I can navigate my swirling thoughts‚ fighting for domination. But...I want her to listen. To understand. She needs to know that
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