Descriptive Essay My nose is overwhelmed with the smell of hairspray‚ baby powder‚ and a fruity perfume. There are too many girls in here‚ all struggling and fighting for a space near the mirror that covers the entire back wall. It’s dim in here‚ but it’s a good kind of dim‚ almost calming. The only light is coming from the round vanity bulbs that line the top of the mirrors‚ making it so that the fluorescents don’t impair what natural light reveals. I make my way to the red lockers on the right
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First off‚ am going to say that I don’t think that I ever had any personal racism experience in my life. I don’t think that a white person every judge me to my face. Maybe behind my back they may have but not in my face. When I was growing up I have always heard the things about the white man’s. It’s easier for a white man to get a job‚ white people don’t have problems‚ father issues‚ financial issues‚ relationship issues‚ white people don’t care about black people‚ it’s a white man world‚ Jesus
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The advice that was given to me about writing my personal statement is that whatever I wrote‚ it must be a statement that came directly from the heart. I’ve found that in order to do this‚ I must actually write about my heart. When I was born‚ doctors discovered that I had a ventricular septal defect. The defect needed to be repaired‚ or I would have been wheelchair-bound and not lived past my fifth birthday. The experience of my heart surgery was not only life-altering for me‚ but for my parents
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“You’re trapped now‚ Erik.” He said. His goons had me trapped on the roof. He had a Spec-Ops 40 cal. Pointed at my forehead. “That’s what you think. Sorry‚ Mr. G. I kind of have to go. Tell Bone I said hello‚” I said as I jumped off the roof‚ in freefall motion. Have you ever felt the wind rush in your hair as you fell from a roof‚ hurling to the ground? No? It’s a really fun! You should try it‚ but more safely. “Left! Move to your left!” She yelled at the helicopter pilot. As I fell into the
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I bring my callous fingers swiftly down on my keyboard desperately typing to my newfound comrades‚ praying my warning is delivered before it’s too late. I smash my pinky finger into the enter button‚ sending a quick jolt of pain through my hand‚ and sit anxiously waiting for it to appear on screen. My heart drops to my feet as I stare in horror at the sight of my ally being bombarded with attack after attack unable to even plead for help. I am too late. Through technology we have been able to connect
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Gun in hand; I took a step backwards from the line of fie. Breathing heavily‚ I knelt down to try and catch my breath from running. A loud noise exploded in my ears leaving a ringing noise that left me deaf. The man next to me got knocked to the ground from the impact. I looked up‚ still with ringing ears‚ trying to catch something that would make sense of this. People around me opened their mouths to scream‚ but nothing came out. Fire rose in the distance. The heat smacked against my black army
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I have always been fond of the way the snow-covered trees stick out like sore thumbs against the blue sky during the frigid winter months. When I was seven‚ I would stand outside for hours swaddled in winter gear‚ just breathing out puffs of air that would appear in front of me. A buldgy jacket‚ mittens‚ a hat‚ and socks sticking out of my clunky boots. Everything I was wearing matched the blue sky‚ because god forbid I wore an outfit that didn’t go well together. I’m not sure what had initially
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It was about noon. The sun was high and bright. The air was crisp‚ clean‚ and without a breeze. It was about 87 degrees with about 10 % humidity. The city was busy‚ infact really busy. A lot of people were out and about‚ taking advantage of the weather after a cold spring. The weather had just began to turn around and today was the warmest it has been all year. It was also a perfect day for opportunity. I walked slowly and steadily. Creating a normal casual look‚ bringing no attention to myself
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I promised Stella I would get Ruby into a better place‚ but why does it matter‚ she just got here. Shouldn’t she have to die here just like all the rest of us. She’s just a little elephant and with her‚ maybe we’ll be able to get some visitors. If anyone should get out of here it’s me‚ because I’ve been here the longest time not the little elephant Ruby. I feel that I’m better than everyone else and it even says it on the billboard‚ “Come see the one and only Ivan mighty silverback.” I haven’t had
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I will never forget the first time I saw NYU. I was seven years old standing in Washington Square Park looking at this magnificent building‚ unable to look away. I had no idea what this place was‚ but I was amazed none the less. At that moment my mother‚ an immigrant from the former Soviet Union‚ told me something I will never forget. She said‚ “I came here so that you would have the opportunities that I never dreamed of‚ this is one of the best schools in the world and one day I hope you get the
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