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Faster Than Usual Stop Thinking About Prom School
1,617 wordsProm is approaching, and Im not ready, I think to myself. I havent bought my dress yet, my shoes, or made any appointments. I dont even have a date! I cant say I blame the guys around here, I mumble while feeling very sorry for myself. Im very predictable. I do the same things every day! I wake up, get ready for school, walk outside to my freezing cold car and scrape off the windows, and head off to school. I wish Dad would let me park in the garage. Im the one that has to leave the house at 7: ...
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Make A Decision Live And Die
1,573 wordsIn Nineteen Eighty-eight Tracy Chapman released her self titled debut album that retraced echoes of racial difference throughout time. When released, Tracy's first hit album sold vastly worldwide affecting millions of people's firm beliefs on racism is just one year. In Nineteen Eighty-nine she sold ten million albums and won herself three Grammy's. Tracy had herself off to a great start, but the best had just begun for this black vocalist. On her self titled album, she had several hits of which...
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Ease The Pain First Time
1,913 words... ff still beside my mother. The pain in my ribs was fading along with the sun rays that lit the room. The sounds of the birds chirping outside filled my ears and blocked out the unimaginable words that once filled them. My body began to relax and I thought to myself that everything was all right. The darkness of my eyelids seemed to take over me as I began to nod off to sleep. I reached my hand out with an open gesture to connect with my mothers, and I felt the clammy feeling of her arm as I ...
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Drinking Problem Father Died
766 wordsIn My Fathers Life by Raymond Carver I learned that Raymond Jr is an alcoholic, has the same name as his father, and an inability to settle. These are all traits that he has in common with his father. I will further discuss the things that children learn from their parents and take with them throughout their adulthood. In the beginning of the story we are told of the common names between Raymond and his father. I got the impression that he did not like having the same name as his father. I base ...
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Christmas Eve Three Months
1,199 wordsThrough out my whole younger life the only thing I can remember my father teaching me was how to feel bad about my self. Your to fat Stew, why do you have to be so stupid? Huh, why you ungrateful little piece of crap. I brought you into this world I can take you out of it. These are only a minor few of the things my father, John Carrier, has told me in my life. They may have been the first but they sure were not the last. My father was a tall man of about 63. He was very muscular and stronger th...
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Irish Catholics Northern Ireland
867 wordsLike most Americans, my family is made up of many different ethnic groups. My mom's side is Irish Protestant descent. My dad's side is mostly English descent and a little of Native American descent from his mother. There is some in which I do not know because my dad does not know who his dad is. He was adopted by a man named David Mitchell, this is where my last name comes from. My grandmother died and never told my dad who his dad was. My dad could find out from his birth certificate, which is ...
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Relieve Their Worries Stress In Their Lives Drinking
1,032 wordsDrinking has always been a problem for teenagers, particularly for the past few years. Research shows that over 60 % of high school seniors drink at least once a week, although the law does not make drinking legal until age 21. In reality, kids are drinking at increasingly younger ages. The question is why do teens use alcohol when they know it's forbidden? Students give various reasons; with most saying they drink for enjoyment, to be accepted by friends, to forget problems, and to reduce stres...
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Caught His Head Head On The Side Bike
1,330 wordsThese are some of my memories that I can remember clearly. Some are from a very long time ago and some are quite resent. I have three, some parts of them are bad memories and other parts are that good that Ill never forget them. One of my earliest memories was when I was about 3 or 4 and lived in a small house in Warrington. It was a hot sunny day and I was out in the garden playing football with my friend Joe. My Mum, and Joe's Mum, were both in the house having dinner together because they had...
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Parents Dad Divorce
620 wordsMoving boxes make me think about the time my parents just got divorced. It was second grade and just after Christmas. (I guess spending Christmas of ' 91 together was a kind of gift from my parents to me. ) I lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the time, and it was freezing. Snow blanketed the grounds and the air was crisp. My mom and I were moving out of the apartment that we lived in with my dad. I remember being angry, confused, and hurt. I was mad that my parents were splitting up. Why couldn't t...
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Heimlich Maneuver My Dad Saved Me I Brother
770 wordsCertain lessons that a child learns earlier in life will have a great effect on them later in life. For example, if a child learns to share at an early age that child will learn how not to be selfish later in life. Since children are known for getting into things that they have no business doing people should learn life saving techniques The Webster dictionary defines the phrase Heimlich maneuver as "an emergency skill used to dislodge an object stuck in the windpipe by applying pressure to the ...
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Mom And Dad Family Unit
1,352 words... dad off to war, grandparents, aunts and uncle. Family structure is still intact except for mom outside of the house and dad off to war. Grandparents begin to play a larger role in the house as far as house maintaining. Mom is living with grandparents. 1940 - 1950 's - Mom and dad are working; only 2 children, and grandparents are around but more distance in family. Because of transportation the 5 mile radius is extended and smaller nuclear families. Move away from grandparents and home. 1955...
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Group Of Friends Day Of School
1,390 wordsMy socialization while growing up had everything to do with my parents. In my household I didn't have just one certain style of parenting. My mother was a permissive parent, and my father was very much an authoritative dad. This was able to happen because my father travels a lot of the time and is out of the house, therefore giving me the chance take advantage of my mom being so much of a push over. When my father was gone on business I could get away with anything such as not cleaning my room, ...
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High Blood Pressure Las Vegas
1,047 wordsCreative Story: Grandpa By Eddy Arevalo We were going to Las Vegas for vacation. I was looking foward to having a lot of fun there. When we finally got to Las Vegas, it felt like an oven jacked up all the way. When we got to the room it felt like when you open a refrigerator. Then we went to see all the major attractions, like Cesar's Palace, this was one of my favorites because when you go inside the roof looks like the sky inside of a building. I also took some pictures in front of the hotel n...
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Mormon Church Six Children
1,508 wordsAbsent Fathers Narration The date is April 30 th, 1970. Im eight years old. I wake up in the morning and I think it is a school day, only no one is getting ready for school. Im the youngest of six, and usually the getting ready for school routine creates quite a commotion. Im vaguely aware that things are not as they should be. My mom appears to have been crying, which is not uncommon in my home. Im not too alarmed. My sisters are comforting Mom and each other. My brothers are subdued. Im still ...
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Back To Work Parent
2,584 wordsLilies Last Forever? Diiiiiiing Dong! ? Lily? s eyes slowly fluttered open. She glanced at the alarm clock, which said 11: 39 a. m. Getting out of bed, walking slowly down the carpeted stairs which tickled her tired feet a little, and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, Lily went to the door. When she opened it, nobody was there. She could feel the morning breeze lightly dancing on her face and the bright sun stinging her eyes. She started back up the soft stairs now comfortable to her feet, thin...
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Grandmother Soft Spoken
1,443 wordsGrandma Grandmas Passing Grandma? s Passing Grandma was a frail older woman, in her early 70? s, and of small stature. Her skin was of a light brown complexion, wrinkled and ashy. When I sat on her knee, her brittle hands would always gently wrap around my waist. I would kiss her on her cheek, which was always cold for some reason. Grandma always wore dark blue dresses that came down to her ankles and an old pair of black dress shoes everywhere. You know, the ones with no heels that appear as if...
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Luxury Prison Dad Food
849 wordsIt was just like Vancouver, everything is so unstable! For five days straight there were golden mornings and glowing afternoons. Then when Saturday crept up on the celestial planner, the sky's face lifted to gray and drizzling. If this weather change could be viewed with thought maybe it would seem almost shocking. It was not really cold, but it looked like it. Mom occupied herself in the kitchen, doing what really was not necessary. Oddly enough, she was always standing there doing all the some...
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Outward Appearance Low Fat
1,177 wordsThe men and the women in my family are quite different in their ways of looking at things. The men in my family place value on what something can do. The women place value on what something looks like. The men are interested in acquiring things that will serve a physical purpose. When shopping, men look for things like features, performance, durability, and remote controls. The women tend to look for things that are described with words like cute, pretty, and matches the carpet. Also, it seems t...
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Proud To Be An American Brown Bess
1,971 wordsMy Brother Sam is Dead Author: by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier Category: Historical Fiction Summary: It starts out in the 1770 s during the Revolution War and Samuel Meeker or Sam for short just interred the room of the tavern and he chimes in to everybody who is waiting to eat, he comes in saying where beating the Lobster Backs. His father, Eliphalet Meeker but called Life for short, starts arguing with son. After a while they calmed down and change the subject. Finally Tim Mee...
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Golden Rule Phone Call
1,658 wordsWhat Social Virtues Social Virtues What is being Social, and what virtues do you need to possess to become sociable? Throughout your life you are going to being interacting, and communicating with just about everyone who is living around you and working with you. In my paper I am going to be talking about some of the major virtues you will need to acquire to become a ethically wise and social person according to the three leading ethical philosophers; Aristotle, Kant, and Mills. I chose this top...
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