To begin with‚ when I was a little girl I lived in South Central Los Angeles‚ California with my two parents whom the names are Arturo Ferreiro and Cynthia Contreras. We all lived in one small pink house with my grandmother named Yolanda Contreras. My parents worked so hard to move from the ghetto. My mother once said to my grandmother “ I don’t want my daughter to distinguish the negativity.” There were so many crimes around our area and honestly‚ it was dense to walk around the neighborhood without
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problem that I solved when I was little‚ led me to a problem I would like to solve now that I am older. Going into first grade I was not at the same reading levels everyone else was at. I could not read at all‚ it did not really bother me until the class got assigned reading levels. I was put into the lowest level while most of my friends got put into different groups and were allowed to read different books then me. Not long after I was put into the lowest level‚ a lady came to my classroom and
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Sitting in the freezing rain on a December afternoon wondering what I did so wrong to be thrown out of my house. I look into the puddle that was formed due to the accumulation of the rain. As I lean forward to look into it all I see is a reflection of a child that was misunderstood and used his entire life. This child was me. While many children had a childhood filled with laughter and friends; this was not the case with mine. As a child that grew up with no friends; a person would perceive me
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getting my first car at the age of 16‚ I faced one major problem: no money. Searching for an answer‚ I gradually learned that getting my first job taught me many valuable life lessons and helped me evolve into the person I am today. After almost 4 years of work experience ranging in many different fields‚ I have adapted new skills and abilities‚ as well as the value of money. With challenges being faced‚ the forced me to manage my time‚ money‚ and effort in an organized way. This changed my direction
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two-years-old‚ I was by the state of Missouri‚ legally abandon. This all seems like it happened a little too fast so let me rewind a bit. 15 years ago‚ on March 10‚ 2001‚ I was born addicted to heroin. During those two years I was with my biological family‚ a lot happen that wasn’t for the best. Since I was addicted to heroin‚ I went through the withdrawals as a baby. I was lost as a baby‚ I just didn’t know it yet. After seeing that my biological mother was driving with me while high on heroin‚ my grandpa
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Every morning before school the gods say together‚ "Oh Poketta save Loretta". Poketta was known to be a very strong and lady. Loretta on the other hand‚ was very quiet and easily scared. When Poketta and Loretta were children‚ Loretta got captured by King George William. They claimed she stole the rattler of the baby prince. The only way she could be bailed out of the dungeon was to win the battle against the king. Poketta had promised Loretta she would save her from the king. However‚ the time
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coming to America. When I and my family came to United State I was at the age of 17‚ and I started going to school in 10th grade in the cities. Where I learned most of my English skills‚ I was so nervous at the first time that I started the school in America but at the same time I was happy to start new school. Even though‚ it was the very hardest part of coming to a new country‚ I did not give up. I had lack of understanding with the students and teachers‚ because mostly was my language pairs. The accent
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TITLE: The Elements Author: Theodore Gray Pages: 200 Genre: Non-Fiction Name: Sooraj Shah Date: 1/30/11 Plot Summary: I will be talking about 3 elements in the plot summary because there is no plot in the book. Each page is just talking about an element‚ so you could start anywhere in the book if you wanted to. The first element I will discuss is hydrogen. Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table and is the most reactive. It only has one proton and one electron. It is the
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years‚ I figured I was beyond seeing anything new. I was wrong. It was the beginning of the school year and I was hoping I would pass twelfth grade so I could try to go to college but right now chances looked slim. I am the classic couch potato‚ plump like a pig and lazy‚ that was why I couldn’t pass. Over time I began to realize that I would need to alter my ways or I would spend a miserable life. I resolved to lift weights and run every day and get into shape and try a lot harder in school. I was
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Once upon a time I lived a semi normal life. The last day I lived that life was Thanksgiving of 2002. The people that made up my semi normal life was Papa‚ Nannie‚ Mom‚ Aunt Jodi‚ and me. As you may of concluded it was Thanksgiving‚ but this one wasn’t like the rest. We were going to Chicago to my Aunt Jackie and Uncle John’s house to have Thanksgiving dinner. The thing is we would of had dinner at Nannie and Papa’s‚ but a little less than a year before Papa was diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung
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