Before I start my recount of one of the happiest moment of my life, I would like to give you a background of the lead characters of my story, my grandparents. They have been married for years, have 4 children, and 9 grandchildren in total. Their marriage, like any another marriages, has not been perfect. My eyes have witnessed them fighting so much that I could keep count of their fights in one hand, with a calculator. I literally grew up with my grandparents as my guardian since my mom used to
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Waking up not knowing where I was or what was going on. Only to see my mother and father in tears along with my sisters, I will never forget the look on each one of their faces till the day I die and long after. Sheer disappointment and fear is all I could see in their eyes. As I slowly started to regain my consciousness I began to realize what was going on. I was in a hospital bed, IV syringes and defibrillator patches all over my body. I was in the 10th grade, I was on top of the world. Perfect
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were marched over 1,200 miles of rugged land. Over 4,000 of these Indians died of disease, famine, and warfare. The Indian tribe was called the Cherokee and we call this event the Trail of Tears. As you will soon learn, it is one of the most brutal and racist events to happen in America. The Trail of Tears happened when Hernando De Soto took his adventures to America. After he came to America more and more Europeans came and began to invade on Indian land. The Indians became lost in bewilderment
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“Kenji” by Fort Minor In the song “Kenji”, Mike Shinoda, of Fort Minor, describes the difficulties his family and others experienced, being Japanese, in the United States during World War II, a sad and often marginalized time in American history. The main character in the song, Kenji, awakens one day to the news of Pearl Harbor. His family is whisked away and thrown into internment camps with other Japanese-Americans for years during the war. Between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese-Americans on
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anything at any given moment and put in a pair of head phones and be completely in another world. Without music, my day is completely empty and boring. I wake up to music; I go to school listening to music and even eat to it. Music is a source of joy, stress, tears, camaraderie and fulfillment for me. What would life be without music? The world would be a very quiet place. Music for me is a reminder of how things once were an indication of how things are, and a view of where society is headed. Music is
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shows the anguish that Frida has towards Diego Rivera. One key thing many people don’t know about Frida is that her husband cheated on her, constantly, and she knew that but still stayed with him. The significance of Frida’s painting is love and the joy and heartbreak it can cause. The meaning of Diego Rivera on Frida’s forehead is that she always has him on her mind and she loves him so deeply no matter how badly he hurts her, Diego is Frida’s third eye. Diego on the other hand, has an actual third
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Grieving for a Stranger I am the mother of three beautiful baby girls. They have brought me more joy than I could have ever imagined possible. That joy is what gets me through the day when sheer exhaustion leads to tears. They are truly the reason I get up and keep going each and every day. When I discovered I was pregnant for the fourth time, I was overwhelmed. All at once I felt happy, scared, confused, excited, and wishful. My husband and I had always wanted a son. He wanted a son to be able
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got closer we noticed that the bloody German soldier looked no younger than 16 years of age. I looked at John,” My God … John he looks no older than your son Paul”. John’s eyes began to tear up,” after all we have been through, after all we have done, I can’t comprehend that
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Everyone has a perfect moment that they think of to make them happy. Whether it is a nice vacation, an award they won, a great kiss, or even a really great nap. But Kamberly did not have one. At least not yet. Little did she know it was just about to happen. Her perfect moment. She climbed out of bed. As her feet touched the cold ground, a chill went through her body. She crept into the bathroom trying not to wake her cat Lily, who was peacefully sleeping on the end of her bed. After taking a consolatory
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dance along with its good beat and rhythm. He toned down midset with his song , A Woman’s Worth. The piano being played by one of his band members although only a few simple notes made the song so deep and almost reflecting. Personally it brought a tear to my eye because you could tell he had so much feeling behind his chorus when he sang. Mary J Blige began her set with one of her newer songs which I do not recall the name of. The song was very upbeat and had many instrumental solos in the
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