Americans have several reasons to be proud of their country. Everyone can be who they want to be. We are allowed to say what we want‚ and to believe what we think is right. Most importantly‚ we can choose who we want to run our country. In 2009‚ we Americans put our races behind us and elected our first black president. We are allowed to choose our leaders based on who they are as a person‚ not because of what family they were born into. After we signed the Declaration of Independence in 1766‚
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My Moment I was tall for my age in seventh grade‚ the tallest girl on the junior varsity basketball team. I was goofy and gangly and not quite comfortable in my body. I remember how excited I was to get to play on the team. I was going to play for the Aviano Saints! Since we were just a small American school in northern Italy‚ everybody who tried out got to play for the team‚ but it was a pretty big deal for me. Some of my best friends were also on the team and we looked forward to an amazing
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Estee Zeldin My Most Compelling Moment As a young teen I always dreamt of accomplishing something that would have people’s eyes opened. Many doors were opened right before me and I could’ve walked through anyone. Having that opportunity I took the advantage I had and tried several doors. Doing so‚ after a while I never had the intentions of finishing what I began because nothing came naturally to me. At that point of my life I was 13 years old. The typical age of a girl who wants to be noticed
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shelter etc. Doing community service is a good life experience to learn new things and to help out around your community. The reason why I had to do community service is because I didn’t make wise choices‚ I was a bad influence to myself and to my peers. Today I learn it wasn’t that I needed to do community service‚ it’s to do it for life experience. I can learn a lot in doing things that are positive in life. In the past years‚ my life was all about negative thoughts and things that I did was completely
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became an aunt. I just got out of volleyball practice when my cell phone rang. I knew it was my mom calling to tell me sister had the baby because yesterday my sister was having real bad stomachaches. Nervously I answered the phone and sure enough‚ it was my mom saying my sister‚ Jamie‚ had the baby. She was coming to pick me up from practice and we would go straight to the hospital. I couldn’t decide whether to be happy or scared for meeting my niece for the first time. But for curtain‚ I was going
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with a huge wave of light from the sky or even thunderbolts to the head. They start as an insignificant moment that would normally be ignored by the everyday average person. I pondered unfortunate circumstances and appreciate kindness large or small. Oneday I took a break from school to grab some coffee and get things off my mind‚ I was just fighting back the tears. A woman in front of me paid for my coffee and when I realized‚ I went to say thank you and just started balling like a little kid. I just
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from my school to my home was my playground in my childhood. I knew the places and the people around the school and my home very well. I knew where I can buy the cheapest candy and sometimes even get one more for free. I knew which food stands were delicious in the nearby traditional market. Also‚ I knew that almost every Wednesday‚ my mother would get her hair done in the particular hair salon which her friend worked in. I left school about lunch time just like other Wednesdays. On my way home
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kids for the short and sweet rides. There is even the big Devil for the risk takers who dare to ride it. I know you will love to spend a day with your family and friends here because you will always have a smile on your face. One of the best thing about Six Flags is there is carnival games everywhere. If you don’t want to ride the roller coasters you can go and try to win some prizes. There is anything from candy to giant stuffed animals. Some of the carnival games consist of throwing the rings onto
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embarrassing moment in our lives. Like the time someone tripped in front of everyone‚ spilt a drink on themselves‚ called someone the wrong name‚ and sang the wrong lyric to a song. In these situations‚ do we end up dwelling on that moment or do we make the best of it and laugh in the end? For me‚ I laugh. Even though at the time we may not think that an embarrassing moment is funny‚ later on down the road we may turn back and see how precious that memory was. My most embarrassing moment focuses on
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Kayla McPeak South University Online February 23‚ 2013 Instructor: Kathy Knecht English 1002: Week 1 Assignment 2 “Death Be Not Proud” John Donne Death be not proud‚ though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful‚ for thou art not so; For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow Die not‚ poor death‚ nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep‚ which but thy pictures be‚ Much pleasure‚ then from thee much more must flow‚ And soonest our best men
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