If I Only Knew Essays

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If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now

It is indeed a natural occurrence to realize certain consequences that follow a series of events that have transpired there after . Although an expected eventuality , it often comes only after some random realization but surprisingly in minimal insight hit you the hardest after you have picked up the pieces of the simple things in life . For me , it came during my childhood experience of taking up classical piano lessons

It was a Saturday Morning

, which as long as I could remember back then should be devoted in exercising freedom of children to play outdoors but instead , it has been reversed by parental decree . I was happy to be free from the school week , but I sensed that something was amiss . I was denied entry to the wonders of playing outdoors and instead kept within the confines of my home to meet my piano teacher . Thus , I began my journey to a more refined character building , as my mother would put it back then . Numerous concerns were rolling though my head as the hour draw nearer : Will every Saturday after this be the same as today Are all the Saturdays to follow a non participatory play day ritual Why did my parents choose `piano ' of all things ' Why can 't I play outside ' How can I escape ? Skip the lessons and play instead

The doorbell rang and echoed throughout the whole house . I told myself to be ready . My mother positioned me in front of the door to welcome the culprit behind all this . As the door opened towards me , there she was and to be honest , I was terrified at first . As she introduced herself to my mother , I slowly tried to shed the fear building up in me . As my mother introduced me , her strict , stern aura filled the air , and I have to say it was interestingly yet irritatingly

My Papa's Waltz By Theodore Roethke

How are you suppose to know whats normal, and whats not. I knew it was normal for my mom to always be around. My father was around sometimes, but that was always random. Other kids fathers lived with them, and would always be there for birthdays and other special events. I never understood why they always had a dad to tuck them into bed at night, or to chase away the scary monsters. The moments I did have with my father with special to me. I never wanted them to end. Like in the poem “My Papa’s Waltz…

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Full-time and Daughter Essay

Essay I never knew I’d be where I am today in life. Over the last three years my life was going down hill. I use to be an outrage teen with no morals or standards for myself. I didn’t know where my life was heading. Once I knew I was going to have another child I knew I had to make some changes. It was a hard process but I’m the person I am today because of my children. Even though I had one daughter already I still didn’t have my life together the way that it should’ve been. I had no job, I had dropped…

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Essay about Narrative

Grade When I was ten years old I started fifth grade in the United States with my first and only language being Spanish and knowing only my cousin, but when the time came she denied she knew who I was. This was the most traumatizing moment of my life. Since then I have not been able to trust her or any other family member for that matter. I don’t think I will ever be able to trust her. That day has been the most horrible day I’ve ever had, because I got denied by a family member and I couldn’t say…

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Personal Narrative: My Bar Mitzvah

the man I will be for the rest of my life. It thought me my culture and the true meaning of Judaism. It taught me the meaning of judaism. It started almost a year before the bar mitzvah itself. I went to go to Hebrew school every other day after school to learn my Haftorah. While on the way there, I groaned, “Why, why do I have to go to Hebrew school so much?” “Because it’s your duty as a Jewish man!” My dad barked back. I remember saying to myself that this is unnecessary, but I didn’t…

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Playing The Piano Research Paper

they must set goals, practice everyday, and even when it gets tough they can never give up. When learning something new it takes dedication. I have had the experience of expanding my knowledge by learning a new musical instrument. Playing the piano was the only thing I knew how to play until picking up a guitar. Starting this new adventure in my life, I knew it would be difficult; each week setting new goals for myself to accomplish. Weeks went by and it was becoming harder and harder, but the…

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Personal Narrative: Samantha Lipe

When I saw her, I knew the rest of my life would be devoted to chasing the feeling in that moment. Samantha Lipe has taught me so many things about myself, and life in general. Since I met her, my life has been drastically different. For the most part, this has been a great thing. 2 whole years of memories and regrets; happiness and pain; and hard learned lessons, and I don’t regret a wink of it. 2 years ago, I pulled my maroon s10 pick-up truck in between the sharp, straight yellow lines etched…

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Personal Narrative: The Space Man

Man May 16 1881 was the day I went into space I was the first person to get to get to space. I remember that day I could not ever stay still. I was flying in a new ship NASA made. It will be going to take me 5 years to get there little did I know it was going to change my life forever the stuff I went through the time I spent I will never be the same. The day before I left came my heart was pumping as fast as a train I didn’t know whether to be happy, sad, nervous I couldn't think straight the day…

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Personal Narrative: Tycoon

The day my dog left I woke up this morning and brushed my teeth , then I heard this barking sound and I knew who that was . It was my dog , Tycoon! He could cheer me up at anytime . Tycoon is a black pug who could be pretty wild . Most of the time when we put him in our backyard , he would run away to our neighbor’s yard and they would bring him back to us . Me and my family potty trained him and we also tried to train Tycoon to not run away , but he would never listen to us even if we…

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Like Water In The Sand Critical Lens

and only, Albert Einstein. For example, “ Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing that it is stupid (Einstein), This is one of many quotes from the famous Albert Einstein. This explains why Albert lived by this quote because he knew that many people have self-doubt and that that would cloud their ability to see that they aren’t stupid, but that they are a masterpiece. He also knew that a lot…

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What Is The Beginning Of The End Essay

forced to do that. I was one of the people that was forced to think ahead to my death. Not because I wanted to but because I believed that it was so close. As the knife was jabbed into my body the sharp ache I got. Along with the pain and the agony I felt as it was pulled out, and pushed back into me. When I hit the concrete all I could do was look back at my life thinking about how I got to this point. What really was so important that my life was left hanging in the balance, and now I will lose it…

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