tears I did to get there. I remember the days I had to swim over 10,000 yards in one day. The days I had to wake up at 5am in the morning to work out and swim before school. Everything I did to live up to this moment. Hearing each note of the national anthem crystal clear as i closed my eyes I could see the memories of me as a child at the YMCA being the only advanced one in my swim lessons. I knew i wanted to be good I wanted to be the best. So ever since I turned the age of seven I have strived
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I, as a second grade girl, had never seen something so gross, foul smelling of something decaying through the crisp summer breeze in Wisconsin, and seeing blood splatter everywhere throughout the little cabin that my family was staying at. Going through the little cabin, finding more disgusting things about it like seeing cockroaches scurrying around the wooden floors. I knew this was going to be the horror of all vacations. Knowing that family had a problem as soon as we got out of the Ford
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Ever Since I was a child i wanted to be good at something whether that be for my parents or myself. I wanted to make myself and others proud, having someone look at me doing something and say “Wow! He is really good at that!”. I tried so many different hobbies, from sports to video games to music. Nothing really stood out to me, as I was going into high school I began to ask myself “Am I even good at anything?” then my counselor who helps make my schedule suggested I try the theatre class as one
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April 30, 2013 Grief and Mourning Hello. My name is Sarah R. Dominick, and I am a nineteen-year-old, single, Caucasian American female. I was born in Denver, Colorado to a single mother of three, who was at that time in a lower-class, blue-collar, nonreligious state of being. While growing up, it was always very apparent, and still is apparent, that when our family loses someone, everyone suffers great loss. I have had three family members die throughout my lifetime so far, and every time this type
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* A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. – By Irish Proverb * A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done. – Anonymous * A mom's hug lasts long after she lets go. – Anonymous * A mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart a heart so large that everybody's grief and everybody's joy found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation. – By Mark Twain * A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive.
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Good afternoon, my name is Danny Cobb. I’m from Princeton, Kentucky I lived there until I was nine years old, and then I moved here to Madisonville, Kentucky. Today, I would like to talk to you a little bit about my bear, Lucy. You might ask “Why does an 18 year old girl have a stuffed bear named Lucy?”. Well, there is a story behind this little stuff bear. This particular bear came from my great grandmother, when she was on her death bed at ninety eight years old. I was around six years old
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"The day my heart, life and soul went from complete happiness to crumbled pieces" I was just a young, little girl. I was completely devoted to soccer, cheer leading as well as my grades in school. My family meant the world to me. I often say I had a "fairy tale" childhood with everything a child could ever dream of or wish for. I had a horse named Nutmeg, which together, she and I won many blue ribbons. I had a nice car when I got my license. We were members of the New Bern Golf & Country
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treasure in my life! I’m so proud and happy that I have such a beloved, adorable, wonderful, amazing and the most extraordinary guy in the world! You’re always there for me, notwithstanding the distance. You’re the most amazing person I’ve ever met in my life, smart, kind, gentle, simply irreplaceable, just the man of my dreams who came in the nick of time to put a spell on me as well as Prince Charming engages in a quest to liberate a damsel in distress from evil. This special occasion, this day is really
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My Dream House During a stress filled day do you ever find yourself daydreaming of being back at home? Not just an ordinary home, but the perfect house to relax and spend amazing moments with your loved ones. I always find myself dreaming about this not only the house itself but I also think of the surrounding and location of my house because the environment can influence the behavior, emotion and health. My imagination of a perfect home is a big, quiet, spacious and beautiful house located
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listen, support and acknowledge the people around you especially the ones who are disadvantaged (Jordan, 2003). A conflict, which I encountered with one of my best friends (Katelyn), occurred in May 2012, when she stopped talking to me because I couldn’t attend her birthday party one night that she had at a club because I had an exam the next day and needed to study. One of her other
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