Shattered Perfection
.... I could have later on.
The pressure to be perfect in every way has always had an enormous impact on me. It has resulted in pressure I put on myself to be perfect, which has caused a lot of problems and stress in my life. If someone else pressures me in any way, negative or positive, it has a negative effect on me. This also never really resulted in much of what my parents wanted after I reached a certain age. I performed to most of their “expectations,” while I still rebelled in others. My parents were (and still are) very angry about the fact they can’t control my every move, but there is really nothing they can do.
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Graduation 1999
.... will be gone forever and all that is left is the memories you have of them.
All through a persons life there is almost always someone behind you telling you that you should do your best, or that you did well on something. To many, those people are their parents whether they admit it or not. They are always there when you need them and if it was not for them many would not have made it this far. Teachers are another big factor in how well you do, some really could care less whether you make it or not, but for the most part they are there to help you succeed because it is what they love to do. One often over looked influenc .....
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Summer By The Pool
.... I took a sip of my iced tea, I felt a cool spritz of pool water as someone splashed.
I decided to take a dip to cool off from the violent rays. As I slid into the water I noticed the greasiness of the sun tan lotion. After wading in the water for a moment I went in headfirst. I could feel the water coming over my body, stripping away the heat. The water engulfed me, leaving me feeling refreshed.
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My Goals And Aspirations
.... something and I felt that I would not be satisfied in a medical career. So I started thinking about what I wanted to do; I went from teaching to law enforcement, computer programming to astronautics and numerous other professions. Now I come to a crossroad in my life where I must choose what to do with my future, choose what will make me happy.
I have always wanted the typical ‘American Dream’ to have a husband I am in love with, a stable job, loving children, and a house in the suburbs. But now I realize that there are so many other steps I need to take in order to achieve these so-called goals. This includes graduating f .....
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Down On The River
.... realize the grip of death I so narrowly escaped. I was lucky, but I also realized something else, I realized that from here on out, it was nothing but adventure for me.
This was my first time rafting, in fact, I had barely even heard of white water rafting until my father had suggested it to me 2 hours before we went on the river. The whole concept seemed stupid to me, but I didn’t have any idea what it was. Every year, our family vacationed in Eastern Tennessee, and I always dreaded going, because of the lack of activities to do. This all changed the summer that I was 14 years old when introduced to the exciting river sport. .....
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Personal Writing: Salvation
.... the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through me"(John 14:6). Now my life has meaning and purpose.
My walk with Christ has been very fulfilling. It has not been only happy events. In fact, I have encountered many difficult trials, and tribulations. But one thing I'm sure about; even when I encounter trials and tribulations God will never leave me nor forsake me. I do not fear what the future may bring because Jesus is with me all the time. I am no longer captive to the darkness that once consumed me, even though I have lived what many would consider a hard life. Jesus is the light of my life. He came to s .....
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Visual Deficit
.... having the glasses on I felt sad. I already missed seeing my surroundings with unimpaired vision. There is nothing to interesting to look at in our exercise room but I actually missed reading the same old posters that I read over and over almost unconsciously. One poster says, “Stone Cold 3:16,” with a picture of Steve Austin in a wrestling rink, and the other is a brunette in a skimpy red bikini. I actually missed seeing both of these, although not as much as one of my dogs who I heard come into the room, but could only see a moving dark image. I could tell it was Axle because he is much smaller and more energetic than Duel; .....
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Personal Writing: My Holiday
.... as the train passed between two mountains. There were trees on either side and I kept on running from one side of the train to another to count the number of monkeys that I could spot during the train ride.
It was an exhausting journey. We got to the hotel, picked up the room keys from the reception and went to sleep immediately as it was late at night and we had already had dinner.
The next day, my mother woke me up at eight in the morning. I rushed to the bedroom window, looked outside and saw that it was drizzling. My mother gave me a shower and dressed me in a full sleeve T-shirt and a pair of jeans. When we were just .....
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Personal Writing: First Day At Oxford High School
.... had three stories and each level had over twelve classrooms. I had a different teacher for each class, unlike Oxford Middle School where I had only a couple of teachers. The teachers did not seem as gentle and caring as the teachers did in middle school. I only had five short minutes to change classes. When the rapid, booming bell rang for one class to end, it was like rush hour traffic in the city as we moved to the next class. People would stomp over me if I did not get out of their way. The sizes of the classes were tremendous compared to the size in junior high school. In junior high school, we were a close-knit .....
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Personal Writing: Piercing - An Extra Hole
.... an adult .The girl showed us all the body jewelry we could choose from to pierce our navels with. There were all colors of small rings with little colored beads connecting them . There was baby blue, teal green , royal purple, sterling silver, gold, and then I saw it - a perfect 12 gauge lime green loop with a smoky colored bead. Tiffany found a purple one that she had to have hanging from her belly button. That's when a couple came out from behind a string of beads that hung from the ceiling. The lady looked to be in her early 30's with wild blonde hair and a few exposed tattoos . The guy had long blonde hippie like hair and .....
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Autobiography Of Marina Pitkowski
.... of love never changed, and although we didn't have much money, they still got me small gifts every once in a while. Truthfully, I didn't even know that we had been poor until I was much older. But my father got lucky when I was about eight years old, and he got a wonderful job, that set us on the right track.
Yet, I was always a gifted singer. I was only about five when my mother saw my extraordinary talent. From about that time on I was always taking singing lessons to strengthen my voice. It helped in some hard times to sing, because it always cheered everybody up. That was an exceptional power I was proud to possess. Sometimes .....
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Creative Writing: Slave Story
.... selling you. And I didn’t want that.
I never had known my mother. Father said that she died in the course of having me. I felt sad because I felt it was my fault she died. Father said it was nobody’s fault and that he’s very happy I was born. And that he’s happy I am his daughter. Dad said she was beautiful and kind. He has no pictures of her because he was never allowed to have a camera. She worked on the farm with dad and she got pregnant. The white people allowed them to have a child. I was surprised. Especially if they won’t let you read or write
Well, dad was very up tight about the plan. He had to get us .....
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