In every one’s life, the first time when he knows how to ride a bicycle, a motorbike or drive a car is an unforgettable and interesting moment in his life. However, possessing an own vehicle the first time in life is the more important and particular time. My first bicycle was very meaningful to me in my whole life. The bicycle was my closet and kindest friend. Everyday, it took me to school and home after school. It helped me go every where I wanted, even to all remote places I went. For example
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good. Every few weeks, I enjoy going to downtown Kansas City with my youth group and passing out things like water, sandwiches, and clean clothing to people who are living on the streets. We get to know some of the people we meet, and sometimes make special stops to see them. A few years ago, I met a woman named Alice. We started to see Alice more and more often when we went on these outings, and we got to know her better with each trip. She had grown up in Chicago, and when she was 17, she came out
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Hervin, so, I remained sitting beside him. He was my only friend in the classroom at that time because I knew him since he was my classmate before when I was third year. I come and go out in the classroom together with him every day. There was a time that I took courage to look back and found out if there was a vacant chair because I am not comfortable anymore of those murmurs I heard from my classmates, that I am his girlfriend and he was my boyfriend which is not true. There was a group of
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When I first heard we would be going on a field trip to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, I was really excited. I love visiting museums in my free time and was really looking forward to exploring one I had never visited before. I could not believe that I had never been there before with it being so close to my hometown. When you stand in front of the museum, at the Lorraine Hotel, you are instantly swept back to April 4, 1968 when Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Memphis for
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everyday lives. Everything. For example, when I look back into my past, I notice that I have lost and gained many friends. Why? Sometimes things just happen, sometimes people just grow apart and become incompatible, I’ve lost friends just from not talking to them for a couple months or gained entirely new ones just after one day. I even look at my own family and see how my parents have become so different from their siblings, how my aunts and uncles live in different cities, states, and countries
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My True Cultural Identity Being born as your average American, I never really payed much attention to my true cultural identity or where I originated from. Instead, I lived according to who I thought I was and did things the way any typical American would do. However, this story isn’t about who I thought I was or why I have dealt with the fact that I am an American, this story is about who I really am and what I’ve learned about my true cultural identity. Since before I can remember, my grandfather
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Taking my first steps on land after being held captive in a metal cylinder, for eleven hours, was one of the most invigorating feelings. Previously, while boarding the flight that would lead me to my final destination, I experienced unparalleled excitement. Soaring above the city meant a preview of what was to come, and disappointment was (the last thing I thought of). Barcelona, Spain rested along the north east coast of Spain in the Western Mediterranean. Filled with an abundance of sunshine
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memorable than other time periods, these nine years are years that people should never dismiss from their minds. These years include our change of understanding the universe, new gadgets that are widely used all across the world, and a time with unforgettable faces. In my essay, I will be writing about interesting history, a kitchen device popularly used today, and a well-known actress. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has arguably become the world’s premier source for exploration
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program. Our friendship continued after graduation. She would be invited to my children’s birthday parties and we would get together, share the struggles we were facing and our heart aches. I considered her my best friend. But it seemed she befriended my ex (Fermin) as
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Freedom Writers When she realizes that her students are living in their own personal wars, she takes the Diary of Anne Frank, Romeo and Juliet (another gangster story) to read in class. She notices that her school is segregated by race and color. So, she divides her class with a colored tape taped to the middle of the floor, and she says, “ were going to play a game, o.k.?” This activity helps them realize that they are all fighting the same battles, and are living their lives very much in common
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