that summer my grandmother and I were visiting a nursing home. She is an ordained minister and was going to deliver a message to the residents. On the way in she tripped over the doormat and fell on her left side. In April of the same year‚ my uncle Eugene‚ her eldest son‚ passed away. It was not evident that this tragedy put a tremendous amount of stress on her‚ but we were able to tell. During this time my grandparents were living in Gary‚ Indiana so my family and I made frequent trips to their
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Since I had started school and writing composition‚ I have had experiences that either was good or bad. But at the end these experience helped me through my next and future years of school and college. One of the incidents that most marked my writing experience was in sophomore year. The prompt was doing a resume for college‚ and I actually did or tried my best‚ but then again the result wasn’t so good. The resume was almost completely marked by red writings‚ of my grammar. All though the professor
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grandparents who won’t ride the rides. At age five I was tall enough for most of the rides at Busch Gardens. It was a Friday night in June‚ when my parents were planning a trip to Busch Gardens. Also planning to invite my grandparents to watch my brother and I while my parents rode the roller coasters. Saturday‚ warm and sunny‚ everyone was awake and ready by seven. We were to be on the road at eight in the morning‚ hoping to arrive at Busch at nine.
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2011 at 1:00 am. I am watching a movie in the basement with Matt. My sister is fast asleep in her bed. My mom is looking over her mother‚ sleeping by her side. My dad is watching another show on The History Channel. The phone rings. My heart stops. Who could be calling at this time of night? What is wrong? Are Grandpap and Meemaw okay? Should I get the phone? Do I want to know? Moments later my father answers the phone. I wonder who called. I need to find out. I hesitantly go up the
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event connects to my own and my outlook on life. My outlook has changed when I started going to church around the age of fifteen about to be sixteen. At first I had nobody to trust. Not my family‚ not my friends‚ no one. But one day‚ my friend asked me to go to church with his family‚ I decided to go because I had nothing to do that day. That decision was probably my best one I’ve ever made. During the session‚ I got emotional because the pastor had us pray a lot and to put our trust in god. When
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Almost within minutes it seemed he had arrived at Mission Beach. The sun was pretty much sky high on this early September day. He stood for a while gazing in the direction of the sand and sea. His hands were calmly by his sides. Noticing that the sun was too bright for his eyes‚ he slowly‚ with coolness about him‚ slid his sunglasses down from atop his head to the level of his eyes. The sunglasses were black and of a surfer brand style. Johnny could now see the details of what was happening upon
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mind before‚ which has led me to many questions. In this day and age people know how to handle a computer‚ I’d like to say I know more than your average bear. Many things are possible with a computer‚ like watching videos or listening to live streams. Every week or so a group of my friends speak about random topics‚ this particular week the gang decided to speak about religion. A topic I consider slightly taboo to discuss in large groups‚ a day I will never forget. Their conversation remained
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The Year I spent Easter Sunday in the Hospital To me Easter Sunday has always been a very important holiday. My whole family always gets together to celebrate it. We always go to the Ranch‚ and have lots of activities‚ and many kinds of delicious food. In the spring of 2010 I was expecting my first baby. It was a great feeling‚ but it turned out that his due date was on Holy Friday ‚ just two days before Easter Sunday. I had been feeling great during my hole pregnancy‚ so when I had my 39th
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My Graduation Graduation day is something many people will never forget. One of my biggest moments in my life was the day of graduation and the weeks leading up to it. It was one of the most exciting but nerve-racking moments in my high school years. Hearing my name being called to receive my diploma made things so surreal. I realized I was walking toward a new beginning in life and at that moment I realized how fast time had past. I was no longer a child anymore. The weeks leading up to graduation
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Love is a crazy‚ strange‚ yet enticing game. Many think that they will never fall into its captivating lure; I am one of these people. If someone had told me back in April‚ when Aingeal and I were officially introduced that he would later become my Fiancée‚ I would have laughed at the mere thought. It’s quite funny how life works. We have had our share of problems but I never would have thought I would lose him so soon. Shortly before finishing the last of my college classes‚ the only thing keeping
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