Personal Response Number One Title: Dreams from My Father ‘A Story of Race and Inheritance’ Author: Barack Obama Genre: Autobiography‚ Life Memoir Before Barack Obama was a Politician he was an author. ‘Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance’ is an Auto-Biography written by Barack Obama. The book describes Obama’s life in three parts‚ from his birth in Honolulu‚ Hawaii up to the final part of the book which includes his emotional and revealing trip back to his father’s homeland;
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A few days after I went home with Phoebe‚ I ended up getting sick and my parents sent me to a hospital. I was trapped in that hospital for about a month with nothing to really do. You know what was funny though? The days practically flew by‚ right out of the window. Before I knew it‚ half a month had passed. I was slowly getting back my strength and everything else as well. I made sure I asked the nurse‚ who was taking care of me‚ to bring me malted milk. She was very kind to me‚ and chatty in a
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Christopher Taylor ENGL 123 Mr. Bodenschatz Personal/Narrative Essay Late August 1985‚ my father’s dreams of a second son came true in St. Louis‚ Missouri. My mother and my father made me a junior to carry on the name of my father. My full name is Christopher O.C. Taylor Jr. The O.C. comes from my grandmothers name Osceola; they use to call her “O.C.” or “Osce” for short. I was raised on the north side of St. Louis in the downtown area. The area I grew up in was not the greatest place
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impact on the world to show my life is worthwhile. Obstacles have been part of my life struggles beginning at the age of three‚ when I was informed my mother would probably only live for one to two years‚ because she has an autoimmune disorder that was unidentifiable. However‚ my mother overcame the odds and is alive‚ but can’t function as a healthy individual. Thus me and my sister were home-schooled and I quickly stepped into the shoes of caretaker as my father had to work to support our family
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has had the most significant influence on me‚ I began to think about all the people that were part of my academic career. Then I realized that I was looking at the wrong part of my life. I should not have focused on the people that have influenced me in the academic aspect‚ but the one person who has influenced me the most every day. My mother has the greatest impact on my life as a whole. My mother’s loving‚ caring‚ thoughtful‚ gentle‚ and persistent nature has shaped me as the person I am today
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Harris Professor Mathewson English 132-01 September 24‚ 2012 How I Broke My Wrist I thought I was going to play a friendly game of football until something bad happened to me. I broke my left wrist and it hurt really badly. I learned that breaking a bone is very painful and recommend that everyone avoid anything that could cause you to get hurt in serious way like breaking a bone. It all started on the weekend when my brother and I were really bored. We decided to go up to the athletic center
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The Grass is Al My shoulders blazed from the beating sun and my palms were sweaty. I walked confidently toward the green as the other athletes were waiting on me. I was playing toward what looked like an amateur’s ideal score‚ a 45. It was the first home golf match of the year‚ and I could not afford to score any higher than my goal. I had to make sure my mind didn’t mess up more shots than my body. The smell of my sweaty glove was filling the air around me. My tee shot off of hole number five
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My Mom. My Hero. Growing up I was always closer to my father than I was to my mother. People said it was because I was the youngest and therefore I was considered daddy’s little girl. That was partially the reason‚ but there was more to it than just that. It was mainly because my dad was such a sensitive and caring person‚ just like me. That does not mean that I love him the most but that I relate to him in a way that I can’t relate to my mother. My mother has always been the strict one in the house
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There are five people in my family. My mother and father‚ two sisters and myself. One sister is older than me and one is younger. My older sister’s name is Sunanta. She is 15 years old. She goes to Satree School. She is kind and helps me with my homework. My younger sister’s name is Sukanya. She is eight years old and she goes to the same school as me. I like to tease her but I don’t think she likes it. My parents are both doctors in our local hospital. I am very proud of them because they help people
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of a nursing home. I hear the sounds of wheel chairs and walkers scraping against the hard wood surface. As I walk to station one‚ I stop by the break room to store my food. The room is full of people charting the prior shift. Walking out of the room‚ I continue to station one. Finding the cork board with the neon green paper‚ I see what hall I am working. There is only my name and one other on spring hall. I know it is going to be a rough night; but at the end‚ I will remember my goal‚ which is
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