would be out on the streets like a lost dog. Both of my parents have done their best to raise me and get me to where I am today. My older brother, Hector, has always been there for me. He is the reason I am not afraid to speak my mind. My younger siblings, Denise, Nemo, and Viviana, have all taught me to be more patient than I was. Patience is something I lacked greatly until they came around and it is something that is majorly needed in life. Speaking my mind has been both positive and negative for
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Out of all the fun things that our family did from going on a trip to Disneyland with the Andersons to our traditional winter retreat to San Francisco. The most memorable event of 2016 was freezing our tails on the white waters of Glacier National Park. This year was exceptionally special because us, as a family, went on our second rafting trip. Our host was the Glacier National Park Rafting Company and our guides were Doc and John. The two of them took our family, as well as another older couple
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The chances are if you have a sibling, at some point you have had some sort of dilemma within the relationship. That is exactly what happens in the story Sonny's Blues. The narrator and Sonny both share a scared and bumpy past from their childhood. Their past shapes how they cultivate their present. We all have experienced personal and shared hardships with family but how we react solely depends on the individual. The narrator starts the story off riding the subway to work and discovering his
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First it was so dark, and then I saw all these bright lights. I didn’t realize it then, but that was the moment that my journey had begun. The journey with two older sisters wasn’t fun, but two years later I wasn’t the youngest sister! Then another two years passed for me to learn that I got another sister. I went on with my life for another six years when I was given another sister! By then, I was a hardworking student who did her best in school with 4.0 GPAs. A score that I made sure I kept. While
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I spent two hours with my friend’s niece and nephew who are six month old twins. The twins Ayatt and Ahmad were born on June tenth and are fraternal twins. It was interesting to see how twins interact, since I have never spent time caring for twins. I enjoyed spending time with the twins. It was odd to see how different Ayatt and Ahmad were. Both of the twins recognized that I was a stranger, but they had opposite reactions towards me. Ahmad instantly was fascinated with me. He did not mind
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Today marks our sixth year anniversary living here in Canada. It seems as if it was just yesterday when we arrived here. Moving to Canada was indeed a difficult time for the three of us. The thought of having to start all over again was hard for us to imagine. Every time we celebrate our anniversary here in Canada, the memories from our first year of being in Canada keeps coming back. From our life in the Philippines to our current standard, everything was very different. My family lived a simple
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Rabbits Rabbits by Dorothy Nimmo 1. Summary: The story is about two sisters, who had been giving a nice china rabbit each by their uncle. They’re having a tea party in the garden and it is all very idyllic. But the oldest girl is very manipulating, and manipulates her little sister, to give her the rabbit her little sister had been giving. Then the older sister decides that she wants her own rabbit back, and she gets it her way. 2. Characterize the two sisters: Kate: Kate is
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Shayla Fletcher Mrs. Brewer English 9, Period 2 23 January 2012 Why We Hurt the Ones We Love Most Many people have realized we hurt the ones we love the most, and in the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, by James Hurst, it really make you realize why we do such a thing. There are two brothers in the story trying to make it together, and the older brother pushes it to the edge. The older brother, the narrator, is loving, full of pride, cruel, and hopeful all at the same time, towards his little brother
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Psychology of Leadership Mr. Bicknell Jonathan Figueroa 8-18-13 Authentic Leadership Story A life experience can tell a lot about a person and can influence others to become a better person. Many people have very sad life experiences, and others have had a great life experience. Each experience tells a life lesson that everybody can benefit from. In this case, my father’s life experience has motivated me to become an even better person. Life experiences from others can impact another person
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INTRODUCTION - WORKING STUDENTS Poverty rules the world. It is seen and felt everywhere. Here in the Philippines, most Filipinos believe that to curve poverty, they have to educate their children to spare them from becoming poor. Maybe this is what prod parents, sisters and brothers to go abroad, try their luck outside the country to earn enough to be able to give their loved ones the best education they can have. Lucky are the children who have OFW relatives who take care of their financial
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