I did not become addicted to alcohol or drugs‚ instead‚ I became addicted to escaping from reality. Born in Michoacan‚ Mexico I experienced the reality of feeling unsafe and unprotected‚ sleeping with an eye open just to see if I was the only one in my room. In a country where kidnapping and killing were the solutions to keeping a mouth shut from speaking the truth. Murder victims’ tortured bodies frequently appeared on roadsides without an explanation. I lived in a country where a good education
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Friday night‚ as our entire family sat together in the living room watching an episode of Jeopardy‚ listening to one of the contestants give their story about how they taught their African grey parrot to not only have an eighteen hundred word vocabulary‚ but also be bilingual‚ you could feel everyone’s boredom spread throughout the room. My brother‚ who was sick and tired of hearing Alex Trebek said‚ “Guys‚ why don’t we ever go do something fun! We should go to Magic Mountain this weekend.” I shrugged
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Middle school was really weird time for me. It seemed like it was the most dramatic / drama filled. Our school at St. Peters was messed up‚ anything that could happen did. I’ve had teacher come up to me and ask for answers to what happened. Students doing bad things and etc. Also middle school to me was so fun‚ because people who I like got in trouble because of me. If you weren’t my friend at St. Peters you better hope that you weren’t mean to me‚ because if you were the teachers would find out
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Many people I know have learned many life lessons while playing the sport of football. Vince Lombardi‚ the Green Bay Packers former coach‚ has a quote that no sports editorial can disagree with. I survive by this quote every single day of my life. The quote says “Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work‚ sacrifice‚ perseverance‚ competitive drive‚ selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile
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I have owned a number of vehicles in my lifetime. A couple of new ones‚ with the new car smell‚ and all the gizmos and gadgets that make new cars so desirable. I’ve owned mostly used cars though‚ and some of them were real beauties‚ that I hated to get rid of when the time came to part ways. The worst of the lot‚ the car I felt‚ that most nearly put me in an early grave‚ was without a doubt‚ a 1971 Chevy Vega. The Vega was introduced by Chevrolet in 1970‚ and was manufactured until 1979. I guess
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The summer of 2009‚ I arrived to the United States with my mother and two siblings for the first time. While I was looking forward to new opportunities in a country known for its liberties and opportunities‚ leaving my home and family was devastating. I cried every night because I was 1‚509 miles away from my birthplace. I was now in a foreign land and I could not identify with many people. That was the start of a brand new era. It was difficult adapting to a new country‚ language and culture. I
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The waves crash against the shore as he sits beside me on the sand‚ our feet touching ever so slightly. I hug my knees to my chest and force myself to keep looking at the sea‚ a blur of endless blue to my watering eyes. My heart is a rock‚ sinking into the ocean of my chest and he knows this. “It’ll be okay.” The words fall from his lips‚ soft and wary. An unsaid question hangs in the air between us and I start to trace patterns on the sand with my finger. I can hear him sigh. Will it really be
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Today’s night was the scariest I could ever be afraid of. At my work‚ I stayed overnight just to get extra paid for getting the job done. There was no one except for me who is working in the darkness alone‚ at first it was terrific‚ but I deal with it. Furthermore‚ I began to work on my computer‚ which has my name as‚ “Michael Brock” on the front of my desk. I also had coffee with me just in case if I’m going to be here all night long. As I was continuing on my work‚ I heard a noise coming from
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It was a nice spring day‚ the sun shined bright‚ the flowers waved in the wind and you could smell the fresh cut grass. In a rural area right outside of Smithville lived a teenage girl named Grace. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. Grace was small for her age‚ but she was mighty. She was shy‚ but caring and she loved animals. There was something special about Grace that only a few people that were very close to Grace knew. Grace had the power of speed. Grace was a normal teenager before she got
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I looked back for the last time before walking into the gate of the airport. My feeling at that moment was ambiguous. A part of me was sacred and did not know what I was going to face in the year that lies ahead. However‚ another part of me commanded my legs to move on. I was about to board a jumbo jet on its way to the United States. I knew it was going to be one of the most wonderful years of my life. I was right‚ my sophomore year as a foreign exchange student in the United States was adventurous
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