could remember I always had stars in my eyes as bright as diamonds are. When I was in 4th grade I formed a group called the California Girls and each member had their own special “Hollywood “name. My Hollywood name was Debbie Ruby. I now know looking back, it sounds like a porn star name. But that was me at the ripe young age of 10 not knowing what went behind all that glitz and glamour I had seen on television growing up. In the 6th grade year book, right next to my picture beside ‘what do you want
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My Unforgettable Trip to California Mirna El Hadi American Intercontinental University English 106 Dr. Rebecca Coleman January 12, 2013 “My Unforgettable Trip to California” This past April, my friend and I took a five-day trip to California, where we visited San Francisco and the Napa Valley wine country. We flew out on a Friday morning and stayed in the Golden State until Wednesday afternoon. During our visit, we saw quite a bit of gorgeous scenery, ate some scrumptious food
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travel doesn't lead to the destination you had hoped for. But if you can look back on the trip and still smile...then it was worth it. PUT YOUR FAITH, TRUST AND EXPECTATIONS IN THE LORD! GOD BLESS. Sometimes you have to accept that things won't ever change, no matter how much time, effort and thought you put into it. Life's not about all the steps you've taken, or all the places you have been ~ but the footprints you've left behind. If life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, then
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was a kid. I am very fortunate to have my family because they have always pushed me to learn to read and write. Truthfully speaking I don’t think I would have gotten where I am if it wasn’t for my family. In truth, reading and writing are one of the best skills that you can obtain, it is a skill that most of us learn at a young age, and it is also one of the greatest and most helpful tools that will make our lives much easier. I remember the first book I ever read or tried to read was “The Cat in
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something else. I decided to be confirmed and continue my belief. The process to become a confirmed Catholic is a long one. You can’t just walk into church one day and decide to be confirmed on the spot. Most people don’t decide to be baptized into the Catholic religion, their parents decide for them when they are only a few months old. My parents made my decision for me as well. When I was in Kindergarten, I started Sunday School. While my parents were in church I would go to the classroom and they
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My Hero My step-dad Anthony M. Vanyo was my dad. He accepted me as his own family form the very beginning. I was called daddy’s Princess. When he came into my family’s life it was like a true Cinderella story. In his eyes I was a Princess. He was a tall man when he walked into the room he was larger than life. He was a robust man so full of life that is why it is so hard to believe that a heart attack took him away from me. I still feel all the love that he had for me. The memory of
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found my wife was pregnant with our first child, I didn’t know if I was more excited than I was nervous. We had not planned on our first child so soon but mistakes can happen. Listening to the babies heart beat every month and finding out that we were expecting our first girl made me that more nervous. My mind raced with many thoughts, was I going to be a good father? How do I change a diaper? What happens if I can’t get the handle on raising a child? I will never forget the day that my wife went
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about yourself. My background to date has been centered around preparing myself to become the very best _____ I can become. Let me tell you specifically how I've prepared myself . . . 2. Why should I hire you? Because I sincerely believe that I'm the best person for the job. I realize that there are many other college students who have the ability to do this job. I also have that ability. But I also bring an additional quality that makes me the very best person for the job--my attitude for excellence
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Letter’? Dear Computer, It is true, that I’ve never addressed my feeling towards you in letter, although we spent extraordinary amounts of time together. For this, I owe you a special gesture in form of a letter. Since our beginning in 2009, we’ve had some good times – especially those revolving around playing games and browsing the web, but also the ones that includes me typing in my homework on you. Those were the very best, and I wouldn’t use any other computer in the world for this particular
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much of it until one day I heard the words that would change my innocent image of myself into one that I saw as horrid and imperfect. The words that came out of my own mothers mouth, “Mira esto que tienes aqui, necesitas perder de peso Kendra no te miras bien.” Whats those words meant, for those who don’t know Spanish, is, “Look at this you have here, you need to lose weight Kendra, you don’t look good.” My own mother was judging me. I was never the heaviest in my family. My brother, who was 15 at
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