My seemingly normal life had come to a standstill. “We’re sorry Parker, but we have no other choice. We’ve thought it over and this is our decision”. These are the words my parents spoke to me as they informed me that our family would be moving from the small town of Fenton, Iowa to another small town called Whittemore, Iowa. This news came as an immense shock to my previously childish six-year-old mind. My brain swirled with all of the possibilities of what could happen to my previously mundane
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are all patient and hardworking. They are working hard to meet the needs of their family and trying to build a better future for themselves and their children. I remember too well a five-year-old little boy with wide eyes and curly hair living next to my door for a very long time. I once asked him what he wanted to be when he got older, he said he would be a good doctor because his mom told him he could help the poor when they were sick. I was amazed because kids his age would rather want to be a superman
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rifles and equipment and fell into line. I was thirteen years old and was ordered to carry the flag of our country. As we joined our battalion, we were told that our company would be head of the battalion. Our company was at the center of the line with my flag being the head of the entire battalion. I was about fifteen yards in front of about 400 men and I was the center point for leading our battalion. I was thirteen years old leading an army into battle. More people should go through the experience
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Outside the window, only a few houses still had their light on. The street lamps turned the glow color from white to yellow, a warm color that could pacify the anxiety of the passerby. I looked up at the sky. The dark blue sky extended to the boundless distant place, to the other side of the earth—America—the country where I wanted to go to school. To achieve this goal, I had to take two exams, the TOEFL and SAT. I took a deep breath, thinking about my TOEFL exam. Test Of English as Foreign
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But I still miss it very much. And I always see myself going back there in my dreams. So…I guess, if it’s possible I’d like to go back to visit the place where I spent the best part of my youth. Now if you ask me who I would like to go with…well, I can’t make up my mind. Right now I can think of many people I’d like to go there with: my parents, my wife, some of my classmates who also came back to China after graduation. Anyway…maybe I’ll just go there with my wife first
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But I still miss it very much. And I always see myself going back there in my dreams. So…I guess, if it’s possible I’d like to go back to visit the place where I spent the best part of my youth. Now if you ask me who I would like to go with…well, I can’t make up my mind. Right now I can think of many people I’d like to go there with: my parents, my wife, some of my classmates who also came back to China after graduation. Anyway…maybe I’ll just go there with my wife first
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years had passed and I can’t express how I miss my hometown and them. “Miss J, Can you believe it?” My co-reporter told me. “Believe what?” “Philippines is now the no. 1 fastest growing economy!” and so? Wait, what? I was about to say something when the CNN president clapped his hand “You know what this means” he said smiling “Yes sir, Thank you sir!” Hiding my excitement, I booked into the VIP room. A woman appeared that made my heart beats fast. “Ma’am Amy, Hello” I said hugging her
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6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Third, Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Fourth, Roman 10:9, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” And Romans 10:13, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” The last step contains Romans 5:1; 8:1; 8:38-39, “Therefore
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whenever I want to escape from my laborious homework, all that I do is just use my walkman to enjoy Eric’s beautiful lyrics! I will have a blast! And, According to my mom’s memory, I have been enjoying singing in the public ever since I was a kindergarten boy! Then, I started my own rock band and made several records of my songs and used them as gifts to my friends in my high-school graduation ceremony. And now I still love singing songs but only to myself but to my beloved girl as well. I am nuts
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leading business school of Bangladesh par excellence. My desire of being part of this peerless institution started with my eldest sister’s dream of getting into IBA. I was an eighth-grader back then. She used to go into raptures talking about IBA and of how splendid the campus, the faculty and the education there are which also sparked something in me. She worked her fingers to the bone but alas, she wasn’t shortlisted. This setback had distressed my sister as well as our family severely because we were
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