Gertens was a “dream job.” Often‚ while sitting in class‚ my attention would shift from the teacher to my older classmates as I would constantly overhear them talking about the ludicrous amounts of money they made at the local garden goods store. Now‚ as an ignorant 16-year old kid who just got his driver’s license‚ this made my eyes widen. For the first time in my life‚ the quest to acquire money was skyrocketing to the top of my priority list. My parents were slowly beginning to cut me off with the
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Spirited Away Essay In the movie ’Spirited Away’ by Hayo Miyazaki is about a journey to the land of spirits of a ten year old girl named Chihiro. She has puffy cheeks and downcast expression and can be seen as having an awkward personality - angry and miserable‚ and unwilling to do anything out of the ordinary. However in the course of the film‚ she matures and finds the things she truly values. though not in the usual obvious manner of similar stories. Spirited Away is an experience in which along
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Song Analysis “Home” From Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast starts off with a handsome man‚ turned into a Beast due to a curse that can only be broken by having a woman fall in love with him before the time runs out. The main character‚ Belle‚ is captured by the Beast in return of letting her father go free from being his prisoner. After a series of altercations‚ Belle and the Beast get along but Beasts presence is found out by the community and a mob is out to get him. After being stabbed
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Joseph Nicolosi Instructor: Mallen English Composition 9/24/2014 First essay Little Drummer Kid Back when I was a child I never asked for much. I never had much of an interest in toys and spent most of my time alone. Even at the age of 8 I was a deep thinker‚ always questioning why things happen the way they do. I was constantly observing the world around me as if I was on the outside. I learned to appreciate silence at such a young age and didn’t speak much. I only spoke when I was spoken to
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beckoned me to the block. I mounted the block and fastened my goggles tight against my face. I wrapped my toes around the edge of the block and peered down into the clear light blue water. Next‚ a voice spoken from over a speaker told swimmers to “take their mark”. I bent down and within a couple seconds‚ the buzzer went off and I dove into the water. Many memories such as this one come to mind when I think about my first swim meet. My first swim meet is an experience that is very meaningful to me
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black. This theory relates perfectly the theme of racial identity in Barack Obama’s book‚ Dreams from my Father. In this book‚ Obama discusses racial identity as a means to find yourself in the United States. He does this by allowing the reader to follow his journey through life‚ and discussing the experiences that caused him to question his identity because of the
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“My First Car” Most people dream about what kind of car they want to get when they start driving. First cars are really special. Like most teenagers‚ I had to settle for a used car even if it was not my dream car. My first car was my most memorable car because I got my license in it‚ it was all mine‚ and I had a wreck in it. When it was time for me to get my license‚ I did not have a car. I had practiced driving my sister’s car because it was much smaller than my mom’s SUV or my dad’s truck
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My First Dog It was a warm sunny‚ Saturday morning. It was also the day we were going to get Kola. My mom said to me‚ “Are you excited to go get Kola?”. I said‚ “I barely slept at all last night because I was so excited”. Kola is a 4 month old bullmastiff. He was born in Argentina. When he was 2 months old he came on a plane to America with his brother‚ Watco. For 2 month they lived in Tennessee. That is were we where going to pick him up. It was a 4 hour drive but‚ it was worth it. The whole
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My First Date Dax and I have been communicating for the past few months and he finally asked me to dine with him on February 14th. It was my first date and I can clearly recall the details of our exquisite night from the beginning to the end. He picked me up at home with his Subaru Forester exactly 6pm; dressed in a red long sleeved plaid shirt with black jeans and sneakers while I felt comfortable in a black and white leopard mini dress with black stockings‚ red heels and
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A Description of My Home Village/City I live in St. Louis Missouri in the United States. I actually live in a suburb of St. Louis called St. Peters. It is about a twenty five minute drive to downtown St. Louis. Missouri is the state right in the middle of the United States. There are about six million people living in Missouri‚ and around 400‚000 people living in St. Louis. St. Louis is a very diverse city. We have many people from different cultures from all around the world living here. We have
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