home and sitting there reading books to fill my class reading log was awful. I even remember trying to forge my moms signature to try to get out of it. My parents took turns daily tying to teach me how to read‚ but it never worked. Since I finished kindergarten without knowing how to read‚ I was put into a summer reading program. Being illiterate was caused by my lack of desire‚ and I suffered from it in the future. Trying to learn to read day in and day out in a room as hot as a sauna was not making
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a feeling this day was about to get worse. I didn’t find a gas station. I looked at the clock‚ and it was 3:39 p.m. That was the ninth time I looked at the clock‚ and I knew that it was something I’d be doing until I got to work. I needed to get gas in my car because I knew I wouldn’t make it to work‚ and I also had to dropped my mother at my aunt’s home. Luckily‚ after I dropped my mom‚ I saw a gas station‚ and when I looked at the clock again‚ it was 3:44. I was about to reach my work place‚ and
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English 101 Narrative Essay In Death‚ You Live Forever “Can you get me a glass of water?” my mother whispered in a hoarse voice. I nodded and quickly escaped the dimly lit bedroom to fetch my mother a glass of water from the kitchen. She said she wanted water‚ and I believed her one hundred percent‚ but I knew that she had another motive for sending me out of the room. She wanted to speak to her friend‚ Angelo‚ in private. I knew she would be talking to him about her condition‚ but that’s as
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Jazmyne Turner Lydia Gwyn English 111 N4 February 12th‚ 2015 Dr. Crumpler motivated to change my career goal into becoming a biomedical technologist Dr. Crumpler motivated me to change my career goal into becoming a biomedical technologist. It all started when was reading an article online for a black history story for a program at my church on someone famous from the past. So I decided to do some research about Dr. Rebecca Crumpler. I found an article about Dr. Crumpler. Although I could had have
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I finally quit for good‚ I gave it a good try‚ but it was easier to quit than stick it out. When I quit school in my freshman year of highschool I did so at my mothers urging with her promise that I could attend school the following year and she would support me. Of course that didn’t happen. She once again urged me to stay out of school to work and help support the family because I was the only one that had a job. I have often regretted making that choice and wonder what would have happened
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Heart racing‚ breathing becomes more shallow‚ and all of my senses seem to suddenly become heightened to somewhat extraordinary levels. These are but a few symptoms of an adrenaline rush. Anyone of us can experience this during moments that scare or excite us. What if all of this was experienced during a life impacting moment? The only thing going through your mind‚ "Damn. I messed up this time." Where can you hide to when hiding would be morally and legally wrong? Only thing you can do is face the
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Narrative Argument The Dangers of Cell Phone Use While Driving In today’s society‚ most people communicate using of cell phones. Just 15 to 20 years ago‚ cell phones were a rarity for the average person. The average income person could not afford a cell phone. Today‚ cell phones are affordable and the majority of people own them. The days of waiting until you are home to use a telephone or searching for a pay phone if you are out are long gone. In fact‚ pay phones are being removed‚ which increases
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A day before the geography’s test‚ I attend my friend’s birthday party. I had a lot of fun at the party and I came back home so late. After having a warm bath‚ I was tired and felt too sleepy. I still remembered my geography’s test but I could not open my eyes to learn. I promised to myself that I would learn it early in the morning before going to school. But I could not image I wake up too late to study. I went to school in a hurry. When taking the test‚ I felt butterflies‚ shaky and my heart
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I graduated high school in 2011 but I started my first ever semester of college in the spring of 2017 at Southeast Missouri State University. I was extremely nervous about being in an English class in college. The writing in college is completely different from writing in high school. Writing has never been my forte but I have managed to learn some new things and relearn some old things. My first writing assignment was a literacy narrative. I had no knowledge of this topic. Once the professor explained
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The prewriting method I had chosen for my narrative essay was freewriting. The reason why I chose that method is because of the topic I was given. The topic was my family’s traditional food. So‚ because the topic is about my family‚ I thought it would be easier to free write since it’s based on my own knowledge. This method allowed me to share what came into my mind‚ which included knowledge I knew about my family’s traditional food and its importance in my religion without stressing on research
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