The Worst Christmas Ever It was December 1991‚ I just had my ninth birthday two months prior. My father was a cross-country truck driver. He had been one since before I was born. He loved being able to see new places and even visit places he had been before. He loved taking my brother‚ sister and me on “runs” with him‚ when we didn’t have school! In the few years‚ before his death my father had a Triple-Bypass and had a pacemaker put into his heart. This December 12th will make it nineteen
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Alexis Wiggins Mrs. Tuzzolo English I Honors 15 September 2014 The Worst Birthday Ever I’ve had my fair-share of bad birthdays‚ but there is one that tops them all by a long shot. In order to understand the happenings in the story to come‚ you must know a few things. My younger brother‚ Austin‚ had been sick a few days prior to this particular day. Austin had a high fever‚ a cough‚ and a drippy nose. Worst‚ or best of all‚ depending on how you look at it‚ he was constantly sleeping! By nature
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As a teenager I had many goals for myself in mind for the future. I decided that for my goals to happen I need to pursue a college degree after I graduated high school‚ but I knew that my parents wouldn’t be able to afford my college tuition. Before joining the service‚ I had plenty of part-time jobs as waitressing in different restaurants which at the time I thought it was a stressful job. If I had only known that going through army basic training was going to involved double the stress and aches
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defensive performance. Being a signal caller I knew all the positions and where everyone needed to line up. C. We finished the regular season away games a perfect 5-0. We knew we can win at home and win away‚ but this was the first time that any of us ever played in the playoffs. Topic Sentence #3: Playoffs A. The first game was at home and you can feel the electricity in the air‚ Channel Islands High School had not been to the playoffs in 4 years‚ and they never had a #1 ranked defense.
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It was such a sun shining day that Anna and her friends decided to have a ride to the Beach instead of being stuck in a boring hot class‚ crazy with numbers and operations. After three hours on the way‚ the illuminated beach appeared slowly in their sight. It felt like the world turned to be with just two colors‚ yellow of sand and blue of water and the sky. Dazzling sunlight made the sand sparkle like a thousand tiny jewels. However‚ what Anna didn’t know is that all of sudden in a blink of an eye
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APPLIED LEARNING PROJECT 2 Overview This Applied Learning Project (ALP) will review two different health care delivery systems within my local community that offer similar services. I have chosen the Veterans Affair Facility and the Health South Rehabilitation Hospital‚ both are located in Fort Smith‚ Arkansas. Both facilities offer similar rehabilitation services‚ physical rehabilitation and mental rehabilitation. This ALP will analyze how both of the systems
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My Worst Day Ever Something’s banging inside my head and I wake up to the ugly sound of the fire alarm. When I realize where the sound was coming from‚ I run to my parent’s bed to only find out that they’re not home. I remember them telling me that they were staying at my uncle’s house and wouldn’t return till the next day. I run downstairs and call the fire department and then my parents to tell them the news. The fire department arrives first‚ and my parents are right behind them. They inspect
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The general public has come to believe that a lot of what they know about the term “Internal Affairs” is at often times correct and they know what the process is and how everything works. However‚ this is usually not the case because almost everything that we see on TV or in the media is typically false. Internal Affairs agencies within most of the police departments in the United States are responsible for helping to ensure police ethics and integrity within their respective agencies by investigating
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The Best Worst Trip Ever. I’ve never been a fan of road trips very much‚ but when it involves getting a free car‚ who could say no? It all had started with me visiting my family in Las Vegas. My grandpa’s best friend loved the fact that I was going into the Navy‚ and as a graduation present‚ felt I had deserved a car. So my dad had agreed to go on the road trip from Nevada‚ to Michigan‚ with me. A two day trip he wanted to make it‚ but my dad and I have never had the greatest luck. I had felt that
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TV: The Worst Invention Ever? Nowadays‚ TV has become a necessary part of people’s daily life. Some people believe that TV is destroying our society and is the worst invention ever. There is no denying that TV does have some drawbacks to society. For instance‚ watching too many TV shows wastes people’s time and hurts their eyes. In addition‚ broadcasting many diversions on TV can make people’s mind more superficial rather than reading books to do self-improvement. What’s worse‚ exaggerating actual
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