My Great Grandma‚ Marcella Wallace who was born in the 40’s and lived in Michigan in the 60’s. She was raised Roman Catholic and taught to “Look for the good in people” (Wallace) and to “work hard‚ so you have a better outlook on life” (Wallace). This is her story of the beginning to the end of John F. Kennedy’s presidency. It was July 13th‚ 1960 when news went out that John F. Kennedy was running for President. He was a Roman Catholic and believed in finding good in people‚ and planed to take part
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name back. When my mom would bear her the bad news he has been gone for years‚ my great grandma turned as silent as a mouse for the remainder of the day‚ wallowing in her sorrow. Yet‚ as her memory faded‚ mine
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I am a person who is inspired by my aunt. Everyone has inspiration from someone in their life‚ whether it is a celebrity or your own parents. Inspiration is something that inspires you to do something in your life. Many people do things out of the kindness of their heart‚ and some do not realize they are inspiring others around them. In my life‚ there is a lady whom I have known my entire life. She has had the biggest impact on my life and she turned me into the person I am today. To me‚ my aunt
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Recently‚ a visit to see my grandma changed my perspective. This visit was the first time I saw my eighty-nine year-old grandmother in her new home‚ an assisted living facility. My grandmother was always a strong‚ independent woman. But now she can no longer live independently‚ due to her advanced age‚ and we have had to move her out of her home into an assisted living facility. The facility that my grandmother lives in is rather innocent looking when you first glimpse it‚ but when you see the residents
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the first time I saw my grandmother braid her hair‚ I was instantly astonished. The way she maneuvered her hands as she glided the hair between each finger‚ overlapping each strand of hair onto the next‚ was so delicate and precise. The finished braid dangled down her back‚ reaching all the way to her waistline‚ it reminisced that of a princess‚ from the storybooks I had seen. I knew only after moments of watching her‚ this was something I had to accomplish; easier said than done. I wanted to
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Good morning judges‚ fellow students‚ and staff. The late Erma Bombeck once wrote‚ "If I could live my life over‚ I would have laughed more." Bombeck was one of America’s funniest columnists and author of many theses on humor of life. She KNEW the importance of laughing. For one‚ people who laugh is pleasant to be around; try pulling a long face all day‚ and pretty soon you will notice others avoiding you. The power of laughter can never be underestimated. It is a part of life. Laughter is a universal
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CJ Baker Becoming a Humorous Non Fiction Writer Erma Bombeck was an ordinary woman (by her own admission) but could put out a great one liner. “When I stand before God at the end of my life‚ I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left‚ and could say‚ ‘I used everything you gave me.’” She started implementing her skill for words while in junior high‚ high school‚ and college by writing for the school newsletters and graduated to writing a humorous column for her local newspaper
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others. With texting‚ writing and speaking‚ teenagers and even adults have grown the habit to communicate in those ways illiterately. Also‚ reading novels and such make people more open to different situations. If I Had My Life To Live Over by Erma Bombeck exemplifies this where she lists things should would have done before finding out she had a fatal disease. Furthermore‚ people should read literature because it enables one to express themselves with the words on a page‚ or screen and apply it
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glory. George Plimpton’s “Desperately Seeking Humor” describes the great lengths a group of comedians and writers went through to put a humor section in an edition of a magazine‚ as they all believed that comedy was an important part of society. Erma Bombeck argues in “Warning: Families May Be Dangerous to Your Health” that while it is believed the American family is at its downfall‚ she feels there are actually many traits that give the American family potential‚ such as education and the pride of
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stand with a foot in two worlds - the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes - and you try to bring the two together - Mitchell Kapor Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy - Erma Bombeck The artist in me cries out for design - Robert Frost Design works if it’s authentic‚ inspired‚ and has a clear point of view. It can’t be a collection of input - Ron Johnson Perhaps believing in good design is like believing
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