cherry table. From the doorway to the dining room‚ three strong knocks swivel my head to the front of the cottage: an arched wooden door waits patiently to be opened. Squinting into the sun‚ I discern four people of varying shapes and sizes standing in front of the door. Each one chosen in an attempt to achieve a range of geographical location‚ time periods‚ ways of life‚ economic standing‚ age‚ gender‚ and experience through major world events. Stepping to the side‚ I greet each of my selected guests
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When I first received my egg-baby‚ I was not excited about becoming a parent. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous to take care of a baby‚ especially‚ a baby whose birth involved a boiling pot. However‚ when other classmates discussed the specific designs for their carriage or egg-baby‚ it did not seem like a bad idea afterall. As time progressed and information was spread about whose egg had cracked or been proclaimed dead‚ I was proud to have kept Eggsmeralda safe and unharmed. This experience
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The pickup’s engine roars to life when my Dad turned it on. I was in my room packing. I was deciding what to take camping? I was thinking to myself that I should take a first aid kit‚ a flashlight‚ a sleeping bag‚ and some water. When I finished packing my bag. I was thinking to myself‚ my parents should do the rest. I mean I got all I need. My mom calls out to me; “Connor hurry up we should have left already.” I run from my room with my backpack downstairs and out the door. “Your dad is calling
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Walking into my Abuela’s house‚ I was greeted by the aroma of authentic Mexican food‚ my Abuela’s famous Enchiladas. My parents sent me to my Abuela’s house all the way in a small Mexican village as my parents had recently made the decision of officially splitting apart. I was Abuela’s only source of support at this time and I had to be there for her. Recently having my Abuelo pass away‚ my family was in a tough situation with it coming at us all at once. But even after the great loss‚ Abuela stayed
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I moved into my home when I was about 4. They house we used to live in was going to be too small once me and my sister‚ Mira‚ got older. I was very sad that we were leaving the house I had lived in my whole life. I had many fond memories for it‚ such as my dad building a playing structure for me and my sister. I remember thinking that I had a say in which house we were going to buy‚ and I thought that I had a part in making such an important decision‚ which I know now is preposterous‚ but I felt
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with both parents and my older brother in a safe home and parents that took care of me and never made me worried about anything. I past my High School with a lot of A’s. I never got into trouble in my High School years‚ but it all went wrong when I moved away from my home. I moved to a little apartment in the market‚ not that long away from where I grew up. But it was different.Graffiti and gunshots were a part of everyday and every night too. I didn’t really have any friends from High School because
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A father searching for his five-year-old son’s ipad could be on his way to spending 15 years in prison for finding something else. The Sun reports Sean Donis turned to the “Find My iPhone” app when he couldn’t find his child’s ipad when he noticed something strange. His wife’s phone showed up on the app‚ but Nancy Donis wasn’t where she told him she would be. The father accidentally tracked down his wife’s location‚ which blew up in his face when he followed her trail. Sean had his mom come watch
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Often people look at nursing homes as a place where older adults go to live out their final days‚ I honestly believe this is the way society perceives nursing homes because of how older adults were cared for in the past. According to the book Community Care for an aging society. “Since the colonial period‚ the primary provider for the care of the elderly adults has been family.” (pg.42) (Cox) An older adult having to go to a nursing home does not necessarily mean that they are going there to live
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the middle of winter. My husband and I had just recently moved out of the States to live in Europe‚ mainly to be closer to his family. We realized quickly we didnt know our way around in this new country and new city so we began to go on a walk in a new part of town each morning. This one particular morning we had no time for our normal peaceful walk due to the sad loss of my father inlaw. We were running late for the funeral as we rushed across a bridge to the funeral home in a panic. As we made
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escapes his home‚ in search of a new one. Leaving on a small‚ open boat with his older brother‚ niece and nephew in 1981‚ he finds himself displaced. Without a home and treading dangerous waters‚ he speaks of the tragedies many refugees such as himself faced‚ "Half of the people who left died on the ocean". He considers himself lucky to have even survived on the boat. Mr. Nguyen spends five months living in a refugee camp
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