sixteenth president than the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. Only a few pieces of text speak about who he was as a person. Abraham Lincoln had great qualities such as being determined‚ down to earth‚ and honorable. One of Abraham Lincoln’s great qualities was how determined he was. The first example of this was a quote from A Lincoln Preface that reads‚ “I will violate the Constitution‚ if necessary‚ to save the Union” (Sandburg 502). He is so determined to save the Union he will break
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When I Grow Up (Names of the authors have been changed to protect identities) Jesse B. Age 9 Winner (tie) of 3rd Place Prize for ages 7-10. Every person is born with a special talent and I think when you grow up people have a chance to use their special talent. Lots of people are born with different talents. I think that it is a good idea to try different stuff. If you find something you really like and you’re really good at it you should go for it. But talents aren’t the only things of
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When I turned around the corner‚ I was shocked. Kamal was still standing beside the road‚ exactly where I had left him half an hour ago. He looked spaced out and unaware of the rushing traffic around him and the busy pedestrians swirling around him. He looked very lost and forlorn. I quickly approached him and tapped him on his shoulder. He gave a startled jump and immediately went into his judo stance. "Hey‚ it’s only me‚ Lilie‚" I quickly assured him. He relaxed his stand but the
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When I was born in the US I took on the title of being my families first generation American; something I wouldn’t realise the significance of until much later in my life. Even as I was born in the US I still feel as British as tea and crumpets. Sunday wasn’t spent watching NFL games‚ but was instead spent watching British Premier League games. But with sunday soccer and 4th of July parties‚ I have grown to embrace both sides of who I truly am. “Wait so if you’re british‚ why don’t you have an
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A PERSON WHO I ADMIRE IS … A person who I admire very much is my sister. Why my sister is the person? She is not a world famous or multimillionaire person‚ but she is a very important character in my life. I save my admiration for her because she is a special woman. I admire my sister because take care of me when I was little and the same goes now. I love her very much not only because she is my sister but the way she acts and her personality herself fascinates me. She lives with me‚ in our home
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I started my period sometime after Christmas on a Sunday morning when I was in seventh grade‚ (I only know it was after Christmas because I ruined the skirt we had bought me for my Christmas outfit from Limited Too‚ I was SO MAD). I remember being in the middle of my Sunday school class and thinking that I must have peed myself on accident‚ getting up after the class was over going to the bathroom and freaking out about blood being every where. I put a pad on that my mom encouraged me to carry in
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The Person Who I Admire Most Everybody has someone he or she admires very much in the heart‚ who may be a scientist‚ a writer or a super star. As for the one I admire the most is my dear father. My father is a teacher who deeply loves his work. He treats it enthusiastically and conscientiously‚ and he is full of respected at work by his colleagues and leadership. For always being a responsible person at the work‚ my father also merited many awards. He is also broad-minded and rich in love and
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“The person I admire” I admire a lot of people but the person I admire the most is my friend Amie. She is very important person in my life. She works with young children and after whole day she is always calm and helpful. She can find the time to meet and help with any problem. I can always count on her. She is a teacher of the deaf. She changed her whole life and carrier after her youngest daughter was born deaf. She went to school at night and worked during the day. All while taking care of
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The Person Whos Influence I cherish If you’ve attended Pakame high‚ you’ve probably heard of Dr Ndlovu from a student or a faculty member at one point or another. Or perhaps you may have simply heard Dr. Cool from down the hall‚ arguing about the role of Judaism in American eating habits or some other arcane topic. For a physics teacher‚ Pakame has a lot to say about practically everything. Because of him‚ l have gained greater knowledge and self-confidence. When questioned about which quality
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everyone has a person whom they admire. A majority of people seem to admire someone because of fame or fortune. I‚ on the other hand‚ do not place my admiration on material possessions or people who idolize them. My admiration is reserved for someone far more priceless than anything this world may offer. Therefore‚ my mother‚ is the person whom I admire most because she was supportive‚ she was tenacious‚ and she was a provider. First‚ I adore my mother because she was supportive. I participated
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