living in Cambodia during the Cambodian Genocide was like. Each day‚ instead of growing larger and stronger‚ children were growing weak. As a young girl‚ Loung Ung lived through this war. Years later‚ she wrote a novel called “First They Killed My Father”. In this book‚ Ung records the experiences that she and her family encountered while trying to live through the civil war. If I were to meet any of the individuals mentioned in this novel‚ I would
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Dance with My Father Dear Lord‚ “I know that I’m asking for too much‚ but could you send back the only man that I trust?” These are the words that I pray every night before I go to bed. When I was a child‚ my daddy would come home from work and I would run up to him and jump into his arms. He would spin me around until I got dizzy to the point where I couldn’t even walk straight. Every time my mother and I would disagree‚ I would go to my daddy to get my way. I always got my way with him
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Marien Lara Orbezo Lira FYW 100-C November 30th Courage led Saima to fulfill her dreams. This is the story of an Afghan girl whose life had a change she always dreamed of. Saima‚ the main character‚ relates the story. Since the moment when Saima´s father stated that his daughter would be stronger than a thousand Pashtun boys‚ and different than any other Pashtun girl‚ Saima´s firm ideas became even stronger. The story starts in a country where women are treated poorly and abused. Saima tells how
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species‚ reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). It is the third largest land carnivore (behind only the Polar bear and the Brown bear). Its most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts. It has exceptionally stout teeth‚ and the canines are the longest among living felids with a crown height of as much as 74.5 mm (2.93 in) or even 90 mm
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Today I’m thankful for my brother Trevor. Hard working‚ outgoing‚ funny‚ and simple are 4 words that describe him perfectly. No matter what he’s doing he puts his full effort into whatever it is. If it was a sport he wanted to be better at‚ he would spend hours working on it in his own time. If it was a project he needed done for school‚ he would put it before anything else. If it was a few extra hours of studying to get a good grade‚ he would do it. But most of all‚ any time anything needs done
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Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard is the story of the real space mission that took place in 1969. The three astronauts had always dreamed of landing on the moon but not long after the astronauts launched into space did they realize that the task would be near impossible due to an explosion of an oxygen tank. Getting home safe became their next mission. A character in this film from whom I learned something is Gene Kranz played by Ed Harris. I learned that thinking calmly helps you and people around
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Memoir- Losing My Best Friend I remember everything as if it were yesterday. The shock‚ the sadness‚ the pain‚ and the sickness she had to suffer. I remember sitting beside her‚ holding her hand as she had IV’s put into her arms. I remember the conversations we had; she’d explain to me how she just wanted to go outside again; she’d be enthusiastic for the day she got out of the hospital; we made plans for when she beat cancer. Two years have gone by so fast‚ and there hasn’t been a day I haven’t
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Losing a job Work is extremely important to anyone who needs money. For me‚ I like to work every weekend here in America. I have two jobs‚ one in the hotel another in restaurant. When I was living in Saudi Arabia with my family‚ I had been working with my father in his company. I was the manager in one section there. I was not feeling comfortable because sometime I worked for free. When I asked my father about my money; he always said no money between son and his father; otherwise‚ this
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Joseph Mauriello 850301218 October 13‚ 2011 Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson 1) One of the first and most important points that Branson touched on was that‚ “you want to create something that you are proud of.” By this‚ he means that you should have a genuine passion for the business you are starting. Without this passion‚ you might not have 100% belief in your company or product and as a result‚ not procure your greatest efforts into the success of your business. Additionally‚ Branson
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Role Model- My Father A role model is someone you look up to‚ who can have a major impact in your life. My father‚ Monish Inani‚ is my role model. My father possesses certain qualities that I admire. He is loving‚ caring‚ selfless‚ hard-working‚ a devote Hinduism‚ he displays good moral values‚ and he has taught me important life lessons. My father has been very patient with me; he has never given up on me and encouraged me to be a good model citizen. Throughout the years where I have been growing
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