Alena Professor Okun ENC 1101 3 February 2014 Narration Essay Number One Growing up nothing ever affected me as much as the time when I saw my baby sister in agony. Cecelia was only two years old at the time and yet she had already gone through something so horrific and frightening for a toddler to experience. I could not understand what was happening as I was only a little girl. The feeling that I had in the pit of my stomach left me feeling petrified because it was truly one of my worst experiences
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employed as a teacher while placing my baby into preschool since there was no Daycare on the island. I had committed to an extra task like waking up in the early hours to fry pancakes to sell in the school in order for me to support my daughter and family‚ since teaching was not providing enough to assist me financially. Facing the hardships in growing up in an undeveloped island was a great challenge for me‚ because all we depended on was our land and sea. Being a student in an American Territory
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gangsters. He was gone for a year‚ and‚ my seemingly perfect life was completely destroyed. At least I thought that was the case just after my dad left us.The group of men who took my dad away from my family was not only after my dad‚ but they were also after my family. For safety issue‚ my entire family was forced out from the tranquil life that we used to have. The change in my life was so big that I thought I would never live through this transition. The biggest change was my enrollment in a Korean
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I saw with my own eyes what it can do to a person. It turns them from someone you know and trust‚ into a stranger who knows exactly how to hurt you. Drugs took over Michael completely; all he cared about was getting high. He did not care about his family. He did not care about how much pain he was putting us through. Not to mention how much pain he was putting me through. It was like a slap in the face whenever my parents would compare me to him. Whenever they would voice concerns that I was going
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was there it was special but there was one day that stood above the rest‚ Saturday. Ever since I could comprehend what was going on in the world‚ I remember that every Saturday‚ no matter what‚ we would have our family breakfast. It was the one day of the week‚ that everyone in our family looked forward to because my grandma would not only make a great breakfast consisting of homemade beans‚ that were to die for‚ and papas con huevo or eggs with potato‚ so simple yet it bursted with flavor. In fact
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Compare-Contrast Essay Eng121: English Composition I (AXC13480) Regina McKinney Professor: Nancy Segovia January 1‚ 2014 A narrative essay is about storytelling for a narrative story to work it must capture and hold the audience attention you must give a clear understanding of your story. A descriptive essay lets you describe in detail what the essay is all about using words that appeal to your sense of smell‚ hearing‚ see‚ touch‚ and taste. A descriptive essay lets you use words that
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Recently‚ I met little Ricky in my newborn photographer studio. He’s the newest addition to Lauren and Ricardo’s family. I met this family when they came in two years ago for their second child’s newborn shots. It’s always such a priviledge when parents return with their newest additions. Ricky was 8 days new when he was brought into the studio. Lauren and Ricardo have two girls‚ Alexa and Adalyn. Alexa is 8 years old‚ and Adalyn is 21 months. This is their first boy‚ and he is such a cute‚ little
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Strawberry‚ lies my home away from home. It’s the good old‚ “Olson family cabin.” Sitting at approximately 5300 feet elevation it is naturally 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix. Which is great because you don’t melt in the summer like you do down in the valley. It is not your typical log cabin. Rather‚ it is a small house with a large loft‚ almost as big as the house. It is surrounded by tall‚ rich green pine trees‚ and for that reason my family has dubbed it the “cabin.” It has beautiful‚ hand crafted‚ wooden
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Two days before the wedding feast my family began to prepare for the big event. Family relatives arrived at my grandparent’s house with soft drinks and alcohol beverages. The woman began to gather all the dishware and pots ready. Meanwhile the man began to dig the underground oven. The day before the wedding the brooms family sends food to the bride’s family so the bride’s family can have a dinner feast with their guests. After dinner the bride’s sisters went to my grandparents house to decorate
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took on low paying jobs to make ends meet‚ never giving up on her dreams of living in America. Since my childhood‚ she has always taught me the importance of being kind‚ generous‚ and playing an active role in the community. And after visiting my family in Fiji‚ I saw first hand what it meant to have those qualities—the kindness‚ generosity‚ and outgoing nature of the village. They also showed what it meant to be a part of a community by working together‚ farming the land‚ and cutting sugar cane
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