I was born in 1758 on a Virginia farm on April 28th. My family and I weren’t a very rich family but we made do. We lived in a small house and I had two sisters with 5 brothers. My dad worked as a carpenter and planter. We didn’t go to school because we were tutored at home. We liked being home schooled but it wasn’t a very good education though. At the age of sixteen I attended a better college for a better education the college was called the college of William and Mary. Although I soon dropped
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(Marijuana) • What do I already know about this topic? • My Research Question about this topic is: Part Two: Find four sources to answer your research question You’re responsible for finding four valid and relevant sources that address the topic you’ve been assigned. Among those
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Personal Narrative It was October 12‚ 2007. A calm and quiet evening and an empty highway lined with trees. Something happened that changed my life forever. I lost someone I loved and will never be the same without him. There was a devastating car accident that cost my father his life. To begin with‚ my parents got a divorce when I was four years old. My father had a fiance for about a year or two after the divorce and was living with her. He had an alcohol problem. After he was coming back from
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the Greek word that is often said when people celebrate life. The meaning is separated into three parts: connect meaningfully with others‚ engage with deeper purpose‚ and embrace life with attitude. I first began living with this standard after losing in a competition when I was in the seventh grade. This loss made me realize that setbacks should not let you down‚ and that better things are soon to follow. When I was in seventh grade‚ my middle school participated in a very well-known science
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to convey to the audience; it was my time to shine. At the moment‚ I was convinced that I longed to dance for the rest of my life. Dance delineates me; it is the only avocation that accurately defines each and every aspect of my life. Every time I ascend onto a stage‚ I feel unrestricted‚ I feel sovereign‚ and most importantly‚ I feel like myself. When I was eleven‚ I was asked to determine one word to portray my personality and naturally‚ only one term rose to my attention- dance. It was the ideal
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of basketball. My love for the game‚ along as myself as a person‚ has grown and gone through a lot of change since my first time touching a basketball over ten years ago. Basketball in my life has possibly changed more in the past year than the rest of my life combined‚ which has allowed me to learn more about myself‚ both on and off the court. All my life I have excelled at 2 sports‚ basketball and soccer. I have always put basketball on a pedestal above soccer‚ both because of my talent for the
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How basketball changed my life. There are a lot of sports in the world that people love‚ but for me the sport that excites me the most is the beauty of watching a basketball swish through the net. Basketball has been my favorite sport ever since I was a baby. Basketball has help me in life and also made me a more successful person on and off the basketball court. First off‚ my dad would always say the word “Work ethic”‚ when he would talk basketball to me. My dad would say “you got to have work ethic
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The day that changed my life forever It was a typical Sunday morning; I was in my bed sleep‚ completely oblivious to what was going on across the hall in my mother’s room. That’s when my little sister came in my room to tell me that my mom was crying. I didn’t believe her so I got up to see for myself. I’ve never heard my mother cry before so I thought she was laughing. I stood in the doorway for about five minutes when she looked at me with tears in her eyes and told me that my grandmother
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My life has been full of controversy‚ drama‚ violence and lies. It started in my freshman year of high school when I discovered my mother and father had split after 15 years of marriage. My mother and I were sitting in the truck when I noticed my father’s garage key was in cup holder. I’d seen it there many times when my mother kicked my father out of the house but it felt real this time. She turned and told me “he’s not coming back this time” I was relived at first but I finally thought that we
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Fady Abboud Prof. Gidley English026 28 August 2014 Teacher Life is unexpected experience‚ so full of surprises that nobody knows what will happen the very next moment‚ especially when you meet a person who has the ability to change your life in complete way. Most of us have met a teacher during our lifetime in school that made a difference and touched our lives in some way to make it better and to open our eyes for success. I remember when the first day of high school started. I was
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