It was the first day of Therapeutic Modalities class and Dr. Gay eagerly entered the classroom. Without hesitation‚ she went around to each one of us students and handed us a picture of a hammer. After each student had their hammer‚ she quietly went to her podium and began lecturing on the first chapter’s material. No explanation was given‚ no justification for why she might do such a thing on the first day of class. I began to think‚ why a hammer? What’s so special about it? Then I considered what
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Knowing how to tell the difference between gunshots and fireworks isn’t something people should be proud of. It really shows the gun violence issues we have in America. Many people have different stories as to how they learned to tell they two similar noises apart. This is mine. When I was nine years old‚ my brother was almost shot. I was down in my basement watching TV when I heard a noise. BANG! My concentration on the TV was broken by the sudden noise. I muted the TV and listened for it again
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“And‚ now…it is time to announce the winners for Problem 3‚ ‘Pandora’s Box‚’” said the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals master of ceremonies in his most resonant voice. He was about to name the top six high school teams in the world! My team sat in utter suspense‚ hoping our names would be called. We had worked harder this year on our problem solution than ever before. We grasped each other’s’ hands and sat‚ feeling full of both excitement and anxiety and waited. Finally‚ the announcer spoke again:
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He doesn’t remember when they first happened. The thoughts. The ideas of escape. Sadly enough‚ he had become comfortable there. They fed him every day. They made sure that his enclosure stayed clean. He had a fairly comfortable spot to sleep in‚ and after two years of being there‚ he had a somewhat safe place to be. Physically at least. When he was just a boy‚ he was treated just like every other child at the farm. He and his siblings were taken from his parents when they were less than a day old
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It only takes violence or words to change this world‚ cops have families too.It makes no sense‚ they kill their own color‚race‚religion. We the people start looking down to them because of their omnipotent actions.Instead of looking at the color of someone’s skin why don’t they look around at the damage that they will be doing.This story pertains to when I had a frightening experience and how I changed after this. It was a gray cloudy day outside‚ I was entering 5th grade‚my sister preschool‚and
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Only the strong embrace these and the weak avoid them. Obstacles. They are in life‚ relationships‚ friendships‚ sports‚ and my front yard. “Girls‚ go outside and find something else to do. Your dad and I are trying to rest.” yelled my mom. “Guys‚ let’s go outside and make up obstacle courses!” Eliza hollered across our living room as my parents were trying to watch TV. My sisters and I were frequently yelled at by our parents to stop being so loud and disruptive as kids. Whenever my parents
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Sickness hangs heavy in the air with the stench of death. Soldiers walk by me in tattered clothes‚ some missing shoes and toes. As I lay on the ground of my hut‚ trying to sleep‚ that another poor soldier had to build‚ I shiver and huddle in a ball to try to keep my body heat toward me in an attempt to keep me somewhat warm. The Continental Army made our winter camp in a town called Valley Forge‚ located eighteen miles out of Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. During the winters of 1777 and 1778‚ there
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Behind the camouflage hunting blind was an anxious‚ younger me with my dad‚ looking through the binoculars at the buck in front of me. This moment in my life was one of many moments where I grew up. My 8 year old self was definitely scared about shooting my first deer. I felt like the pressure to be perfect was on me. Deer hunting may just be a fun hobby to some‚ but to me it’s family time. My dad took me hunting with him since I was 4 years old even if I just watched him. Lots of people find
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We begin in the Kingdom of O’Hara with newly reigning queen Violet Chachki‚ a beautiful woman with amazing features and characteristics: beautiful eyes‚ smooth lips‚ stunning dress. However‚ trouble struck when she got an alarming call from her friend Queen Katya of the Soviet Union. “Eek‚” Katya shrieked‚ “Violet‚ please help me! All of my diamonds have gone missing!” “I’m on my way‚” Violet said and she immediately vanished into thin air. Violet then appeared in the ravaged streets of Saint Petersburg-
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Bailey’s life had begun‚ and within weeks she was moved from her hometown of New Haven‚ which she has no memory of‚ across the country to Texas. She spent the next two years in Texas‚ until there was word of a theater in Greensboro‚ North Carolina that was being opened. My father was helping to build and fundraise for this theater‚ where he would work for the following years. So within two years of her life Bailey was ready to move across country twice. However‚ while moving to her new town her mother
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