THE PULL-UP BAR Pull-up bar‚ people think that it is just a piece of metal you hang on your door‚ trust me it’s not and I will tell you why. But first I am going to ask you question do you believe in the world greatest lie? If you are wondering what the world greatest lie is‚ it’s when someone believes that at a certain stage of his life his destiny is controlled by fate. I play soccer and I want to reach the top level‚ and to do so I have to concentrate on my upper body strength as much
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refugees till we came to the U.S. in 2011. Growing up in Syria as a gay man was as hard as growing up in the jungle with predators. I was being beat up and raped several times by Syrian regime militias.
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I grew up with a father who knew best how to take a pill. The night he died‚ the forty xanaxes went down easily. It was the rum that burned his throat a little bit‚ but that burn meant he was still alive‚ didn’t it? Somewhere in between the sips of fire‚ he passed out‚ and eventually he passed away. I would like to tell you I am angry with him‚ but I will not be angry anymore. I sobbed this over his still warm body one hundred times until my throat burned a little‚ too. My dad was a drug addict.
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of people‚ from the far south to the east coast and across the Atlantic‚ I have had the opportunity to expand my mind and knowledge. Growing up in the military has also taught me the importance of manners and discipline. I remember when I was about 10 my dad made it a rule that if I forgot to answer with “yes sir” or “no sir”‚ I was required to do 10 push ups. Although the discipline wasn’t without justification though‚ it has come in handy more times that I can list‚ such as job interviews‚ meeting
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Growing up as a Latina and a girl I was constantly reminded of the differences between me and other people around me. Firstly‚ belonging to a minority group that is always seen as exotic or foreign‚ becomes tiring and overwhelming because you constantly feel like you don’t belong to the society you live in. It is tiring because I often hear people talking about how they went to a Mexican restaurant and had amazing food or how they love tacos but the tacos they associate as tacos have hard shells
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Growing up‚ most of the children I knew would go to church on Sunday’s‚ visit their grandparents’ house to bake cookies after school‚ and have milk and cereal for breakfast every morning. But I had never set foot inside of a religious building‚ couldn’t even speak the same language as my grandmothers‚ and ate congee with fermented soy beans like it was the most natural thing in the world. My little town where I’d grown up‚ made friends‚ and built memories was‚ to say the least‚ completely un-diverse
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In a Rush to Grow up A year ago all I could think about was‚ what could be any better than being an adult. I had just been a year into my volunteering for Silver Cord (a school volunteer program) when I begun to think I was capable of working‚ because I enjoyed being able to give back to the community through Silver Cord. I needed something that would give me the chance to work weekly in the same environment. I thought work could grant me the pass to become a responsible adult. When I was hired
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Growing up in rural Kansas was boring. Especially since I grew up in the seventies. There were no cell phones or game systems to occupy my time. My family had an old black and white television set. I loved to watch The Price is Right in the days before Bob Barker’s hair turned white. After the show was over‚ the only way to kill time was to play outside and wander down to the creek that ran parallel to our property. There was a secret trail buried in the wall of trees that lined our two acre yard
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Shouts and laughter echo throughout the kitchen as my grandparents recount stories of growing up in Mexico as young adults. Everyone’s eyes light up with animation as family members contribute to the conversation while eating homemade tamales and menudo. At each of my family holiday gatherings‚ the dinner goes beyond the consumption of a home cooked meal. These family gatherings are very important to me and have contributed to who I am today. My grandparents masterfully orchestrate the discussions
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from our time together‚ the most important lesson I could ever teach you as your father‚ is to never give up. When you’re all alone in life and it seems like nothing’s going your way‚ you just need to keep being yourself and keep doing your thing‚ and people will notice how great you are. In the worst most awful time of your life my best piece of advice to you is just keep going‚ never give up on yourself and the results will surprise you every time. I guarantee it.” Words like this haven’t been told
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