My Summer Vacation My summer started on the day I graduated. At first it was a little sad to me because it had meant that my high school years were over and I wouldn’t be able to see all my friends as much anymore. I soon figured out that it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Yes it meant that I wouldn’t be seeing my friends as much anymore but I turned 18 six days after graduation. I had more freedom than I knew what to do with. For the first month of summer I swam
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Sara‚ my grandmother‚ was such an inspirational person to me and to others around her. She lived a long beautiful life and saw many things while she was alive. Growing up my grandma was a major part of my life‚ almost like having a second mom and yet she was gone before I knew it. July 18 was the date when the world stood still. Not only had I lost my grandmother‚ I lost a friend‚ someone I could talk to without being judged‚ someone who could show me a piece of the past and let me know how it once
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Lorna Goodison states in her poem “Guinea Woman”‚ “Great Grandmother was a guinea woman”(Goodison). This statement can be interpreted in many ways as guinea has multiple connotations. For example‚ Guinea is a country in West Africa‚ but it is also an ancient coin and name for a witch or wise-woman. Creolization‚ as a term‚ also has multiple meanings. These meanings are based on different aspects of the mixing of cultures. This can be a mixing or change in religion‚ music‚ food‚ and skin color. The
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Eulogy for my great grandmother Rosario Lagrimas(lola Ayo) I. Introduction She was born in Northern Samar and married to Adriano for more than 50 years. Gave birth to 6 children‚ and they are Agripino (the Eldest/Lolo Pinoy)‚ Anita(Lola Aning)‚ Dominador(Lolo Doming)‚ Ronaldo(Lolo Wado)‚ Norma(Inse/Lola Norma) and Nimfa(Mamay Nimfa/Youngest). She had gone to Manila to take good care of her grandchildren‚ who were Maria Paz‚ Estela and Rodrigo. II. Body The “Snowbear” candy‚ drinking coffee
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Loved One” The stillness of your beloved grandmother’s face was frightening. She looked almost like a porcelain doll. You saw your beloved lying in the casket wearing her favorite suit‚ her hair and makeup done up nicely. This was goodbye. Your grandmother has now reunited with her husband who died almost twenty years earlier‚ in the eternal happiness called heaven. Though you know that all of the pain and suffering your grandmother endured has ended‚ it is still hard for you to picture what life
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I decided to interview my grandmother about her work experiences. I felt the best way to format her answers was chronologically. The personal and biographical questions were used to re-create the story of her life focusing on her work experiences and the factors that have influenced them‚ with a few evaluative questions and her answers at the end. My grandmother‚ Carmen Claudio was born in Mayaguez‚ Puerto Rico on May 18th‚ 1947. At the age of six‚ Carmen began doing chores around her home. She
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It wasn’t supposed to happen; I’m supposed to have my grandmother still. There was always that time before things got bad‚ when I had thought she was going to live forever. I can remember that day‚ like it was yesterday. The sun was glistening‚ the birds were chirping‚ and the wind was whispering. I had gotten off the school bus to go to my grandmother’s house. It was my usual routine‚ every Wednesday I went to see her. When I got to my grandmother’s house I was greeted by Dennis‚ one of the mentally
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My most favorite place has always been my grandmother’s house. This is the place I would have to go to before and after school. I have always loved my grandmother’s house because it made me feel safe and warm. There was a smell of coffee in the air at all times. It seemed as if all my grandmother did was make coffee. If I smell coffee‚ I instantly think of my grandmother’s house. My grandmother’s house will always be filled with people. I can remember sitting in a chair watching her do hair
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My Great- Grandmother‚ My Best Friend Everyone has a special person in their family that they are closer to than anyone else. For as long as I can remember‚ Shorty was my favorite great- grandmother of them all. She was not just a beautiful and special person to me‚ she was also one of my best friends. I was able to tell her just about anything‚ and she always knew exactly what to do or what to say. Ever since I was a young girl‚ I would spend school breaks‚ especially the long and hot summers
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lady‚ represents her misguided moral code. When the grandmother prepares for the car trip with the family‚ she dresses up to be prepared for a car accident so that anyone seeing her dead body would know that she’d been a lady. The grandmother seems to be entirely unconcerned with the fact that she’s dead in this scenario and oblivious to the fact that other people—including her three grandchildren—would have probably died as well. For the grandmother‚ the only thing that matters is her standing as a
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