Myself as a Writer Gatphan Atassi 2nd Period AP Lang It is no surprise to anyone who has known me since my years as a "wee-little" first grader that language is my "Achilles Heel." The inner confusion in an up-and-coming student’s head when introduced to two languages since birth is quite a mess. Having to live in a world half dominated by the colloquial English language that is spoken everyday while the other half is controlled by the strict rules of Arabic drives me insane at times. Lately
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Thumb wrestling federation Regan Lee Block C/D Paolo!! Paolo! My mother said‚ Paolo what did I say about watching those thumb wrestling matches” “come on ma what has thumb wrestling ever done to you” said Paolo “you know what I finally think your old enough to know. Now Paolo you’re Grandfather Enrique you know the man you always see in the old pictures well when he was 22 he was drafted into the TWF‚ he was better known as rumble because of his monstrous thumb. Anyway he was knocking
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Growing up with my mother‚ who was white and Peruvian‚ and her side of the family was damaging when it came to understanding my Black heritage and also understanding how to take care of my Black body. My mother always had my hair in braids because she didn’t know how to take care of it‚ whenever it was out my white family members would always play with it and call me a lion‚ my cousins called my braids ghetto‚ and I just remember laughing along with them‚ pretending like their words didn’t effect
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I close the front door‚ kick off my shoes‚ and throw my bag down. Rummaging through the mail after multiple bills and shopping adds we never look at‚ I finally got it. This is the moment I have been yearning for since I was 12 years old‚ my letter from NYU. This will either make all my dreams come true‚ or have them all explode right in front of me. I sheepishly open the letter‚ not wanting to rip anything. I read it out loud‚ “Dear Dakota‚ we are pleased to announce that you have been accepted into
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The time when my fifteen year old daughter wrecked my car. On this day I had a doctors appointment so I decided to pick Brittany up from school and take her with me. We arrived at the doctor’s office on time‚ now keep in mind it’s cold in most doctor’s office‚ so I suggested that if she got cold she could go set in the car so I gave her my keys. The nurse called back to see the doctor‚ Brittany remained in the waiting area. Twenty minutes had pasted and the nurse was knocking on the examination room
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My worldview has been shaped and expanded over the course of my life by different influences. Family‚ friends‚ sports‚ education‚ even strangers have made impacts on my life in one way or another. The three main components that helped me develop my worldview would be being a christian‚ being a young adult in college‚ and also being a nurse because they molded my perspective of things. Being a christian and growing up in a haitian baptist church is what first shaped my view of things. Also being in
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story ending with: “…he left and closed the door behind him quietly.” 4) Success comes to those who work hard. Do you agree? 5) Strength 1)Why should children help their parents at home? 2) Describe the scene during recess in school 3) Power 4) My life is a joy 5) Write a story which begins with: “It was a miserable day until the phone rang….” 1) An ideal holiday 2) The benefits of saving when you are young. 3) Social networking brings more harm than good. Discuss. 4) Write a story which
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"Hey grandma I’m taking the four-wheeler‚ and going down the road and back " hollered Glenn. Emma Drake my cousin yelled back‚ " I want to come with you! " He yelled " let me go down the road first." Then about five minutes later another family member came speeding in the driveway. He told us that Glenn was down the road and the four-wheeler was flipped over completely. So‚ my grandma called 911 and after she was finished we speeded down the road. When we headed down the road we heard
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Yellow When I was younger‚ she was and is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I spent so much time with her. She was my great grandma. She was amazing and everyone who met her loved her. With her we went garage saleing; we also spent a lot of time camping‚ and I went to her house. I played with my cousins‚ and loved to be in the hot tub. On rainy days‚ we do crafts‚ or play board games inside. On every Christmas Eve we would all get together‚ and she would put together games
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British while they are celebrating Christmas. Many people have died and they needed more soldiers so I volunteered. Wife Today is the day. My husband is going off to war. He kissed me goodbye and told me that he was going to go meet up with General Washington. It has been said that the General has lost many soldiers and has requested many more. I kissed my husband goodbye and told him to promise me he would write whenever he could. Husband It’s December 24. Tomorrow is the day that General Washington
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