I believe that the qualities of character‚ leadership and service in a persons life are very important. A persons personality and qualities mean a lot. I have always pushed myself to accomplish many things. I am hardworking‚ responsible‚ and committed to every endeavor I pursue. My character is a main pillar of what I am today. I work and try very hard in school but as the same time I have fun. I take full responsibility for my actions and I always think before act or say anything. When I got
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War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” (Tim O’Brien‚ The Things They Carried) Ah‚ war stories . . . tales of heroism‚ bravery‚ and friendship forged in the heat of combat; a sweet homecoming won by a hair’s breath; and an uplifting moral. If these are the ingredients you want in a war story‚ check out your latest Hollywood war flick. The war stories you’re about to read are much less morally satisfying‚ and so much more fulfilling.
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When I asked if growing up was different than growing up in the American culture‚ he just laughed and said it was much different. He was never able to bring any girls around‚ and he never was allowed to go to any high school dances (i.e homecoming‚ prom‚ etc.). He even told me that in the Syrian culture it is the “norm” for people to court‚ and two of his siblings courted. As a little kid he told me that things could be very different because of his mixed languages. “I remember in kindergarten
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Akin to the Salem Witch Trials that took place in 1692 and 1693‚ the assassination of the great Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar appeared to be unreasonable or unjust to many of those that honor him. However‚ unlike the notorious Salem Witch Trials‚ it is clear that as light manifests itself upon the mysterious reasons in regards to why Julius Caesar was brutally murdered‚ it is made obvious that Julius Caesar may not have been quite the adored and honorable man that the Romans
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You have been given a direct order to rock the f**k out. Rock out like you were just given the last rock n roll album on earth and the minutes are counting down to flames. Rock out like you just won both showcase showdowns. Rock out like the streets are empty except for you‚ your bicycle‚ and your headphones. Rock out like your lips were just placed onto a break dancing muse with legs that go all the way up. Rock out like publisher’s clearing house is ringing at your front door. Rock out
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I pulled up my socks‚ slid in my shin guards‚ and tied my cleats extra tight; my hand was in the huddle as I looked around at our pink jerseys and proceeded to shout my team name. I was about to play my first soccer game ever on a 6v6 field with my dad at my side as my coach. Who knew that eleven years later I would still be playing and working my way up to the collegiate level. Starting in the fall of my freshman year‚ I played in an extremely competitive national league‚ where everyone was trying
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My mom longed for a big family and after having only four children‚ she said that was enough. She had dreamed that her first would be a girl but on her first attempts she got boys‚ whose names although known by many‚ were picked‚ anointed‚ and prayed over to build them into the men they would soon become. As funny as it may sound before her third attempt she told me ¨I prayed and asked God for not only a healthy baby girl but...¨ she went more into detail and said ¨I want a daughter who would stick
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motto. B. Keeping opponents to scores under double digits was pivotal to their #1 ranking in the state. We had the “all for one and one for all” spirit that it took to be champions. C. Only one loss at home and most painful due to it being the homecoming game was a loss to Camarillo High School‚ the final score was 10-9. This just made the defensive that more determined to shut down any other opponent we may have faced. Topic Sentence #2: Away Games A. I was the Defensive Signal Caller and
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trip has been. The character displays confidence as he stops for nothing admiring his appearance of a thriving moneymaking middle-aged man. “The success of his trip and the feeling of power it gave him carried him along toward the triumph of his homecoming” (pg.24). The man drives by numerous hitch-hikers turning his head but stops when he sees a good-looking young girl walking along the side of the highway. “Why should people pay taxes so that other lazy bums could fritter away their time roaming
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Ethel Wilsons Mood in "Hurry Hurry" Ethel Wilson’s "Hurry Hurry" is about a man who murdered a woman on a what used to be peaceful‚ quiet and innocent island. The mood she starts with in "Hurry Hurry" is peaceful at first‚ to help the reader picture the island as Miriam sees it‚ then it gradually turns into a tense and scary mood. Ethel shows this through the structure of her sentances such as the the point of veiw and the repitition of words or descriptions ‚ the imagery of her writing‚ and the
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