“Thankful” There are so many things to be thankful for. However the things I’m thankful for the most are what I’m going to be expressing in this short story. The first thing I’m thankful for is my mom. My mom is a healthy strong independent woman. I’m so thankful for the love and wisdom she has given me for the past 18years. I’m so thankful for her because she has taught me everything happens for a reason. That reason being is to make you stronger and make room for new things. My mother is one of the
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the Right Thing Essay Youth violence and drug abuse has become a major issue in our society today. 1 in 7 teens said they have been in a fight on school property this past year. More and more teens are doing drugs because they see people doing on television or are influenced by their friends. I have seen and heard of situations that have involved drug abuse and violence that have affected my life. It may not have happened directly to me‚ but I have seen and heard of some of the things teens have
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times we once knew‚ especially when our lives are troubled. There’s tremendous appeal in this theme and it’s handled well here. We’re right there with the singer as she knocks on the door‚ talks to the people who live in the house‚ and describes the things that happened there as she grew up‚ all the while hinting at the troubles that have driven her back home to try to heal. STRUCTURE While it’s possible to look at this as a VERSE / CHORUS / VERSE / CHORUS / BRIDGE / CHORUS form‚ it doesn’t sound
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3 Most Valuable Things to Me The first thing valuable to me is God‚ he gives me the strength to get up everyday and want better‚ he gives me health‚ a wonderful life‚ a blessed mother and family. He also valuable‚ because he watches over me everyday and makes sure I’m ok‚ he made very unique and I thank him everyday. The second thing valuable to me is my mother. She motivates me to get a education and want to become a better person. She is one person that I can rely on to get anything I need
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In the reading of the book‚ “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien ‚ I had mixed emotion on this book because of how the events were organized and how O’Brien decide to narrator the book. For example in the beginning of the reading it was understandable and made sense‚ however after the first couple of chapters I did not know what or who was talking or being talked about. O’Brien would be talking about some war story or someone ‚ and in reality it was really Rat Kiley‚Curt Lemon or Azar talking
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Mr./Madam Toastmaster‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ “What is this life ‚ if full of care‚ We have no time to stand and stare”. These lines from the poem “Leisure” by W.H. Davies struck me as an apt way to introduce myself. Because I AM A MAN OF LEISURE. Why do I say so? If I were standing before you‚ 3 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as an IT professional working for so-and-so company. If it were 2 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as a full-time student at the Cyprus International Institute
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Justin Ford Intro. to Sociology Generation Me It is very apparent that today’s generation has changed greatly since generation of the “baby boomers”. Children in the current generation are coming into a completely different world than it was just 30 years ago. From almost every kid owning a cell phone‚ televisions being flat‚ and social networking‚ it is obvious this isn’t the same world that our grandparents‚ and even our parents were raised in. Looking back at the generation of the “baby boomers”
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Growing up I don’t recall anyone ever reading to me‚ I just picked it up myself. Before I was in school I was reading the basic things like Dr. Suess. Also I read things like‚ if you give a mouse a cookie‚ the very hungry caterpillar‚ and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. While learning how to read on my own‚ I found it very easy to read books that kids my age would find very difficult. I also had things like a leap pad which had children books on it to help me if I found a word hard to read or difficult to
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a chance to make our dream a reality. My American Dream is to have a good career. Having my dream career is important to me because it will make my life easier‚ help me stay responsible‚ and will never feel like an actual job. If you love what you do‚ then you will never work a day in your life. By having my dream career‚ will make my life easier‚ because it will set me up for the future. A reason you need to have a good future is it will take some pressure off of you. The good job will make
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What is art for me? What is art for me? This is a legitimate question‚ but the answer is not easy. The simplest answer is to say that it is art which stood the test of time and still remains meaningful. When I heard this question‚ it made me think about the word art: What is art for me? ; How do I define art? ; And what is its significance to my life? According to the dictionary‚ the word art is the conscious use of skill and creative‚ imaginative especially in the production of aesthetic objects
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