was in sixth grade, my parents got divorced. Many people, especially recently, have had experience with divorce. I can't speak for anyone else's experiences, but mine had been sad, odd, and at times, difficult. During the stages of their divorce, I really tried to be just a painting on the wall, a mere observer. I was never involved and never really spoke my mind. It’s sad how much adults hide from little kids. As a young kid, I thought my parents were so in love and so happy. My parents were able…
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Parents divorce When my mom was in labor with my oldest brother, my father was by her side for support. Three years later, my father was there as well when my mom was ready to give birth to me. As a family, our lives were filled with trips to adventurous places that placed memories to forever stay in the back of our minds. My mom became pregnant for her third and last time, a year after I was born. However, this time was different. My father wasn't here to experience the life of his new child…
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when I was just four years old. The year was 2004 and I was just finding out about my parents divorce. For almost every child, the word divorce makes him or her squirm and believe it is his or her fault. For me, this was exactly it, I was afraid that it was all my fault and that my parents decided to split on my behalf, but soon enough that changed. For the next few years, my mother and father fought heavily over my custody, and had many heated conversations on what should occur in the near future…
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that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. My parents’ divorce was finalized nine days prior to my eleventh birthday. As devastating as this may sound, for my undeveloped mind, however, divorce did not have a strong connotation yet. I still spent time with both parents, went to school, and played with friends. However, the way my parents treated my older brother and me drastically changed. They competed for our affection. Although my brother was expected…
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age at which my parents chose to lead separate lives by filing for divorce. I grew up like any average boy, attended an alright preschool, participated in sports then and had good friends and a good community surrounding me. My parents, as I recall, were always in a good mood with each other and shared the joy of raising their son, me, together. I have a few memories of the bad times my parents had or hearing them argue. The worst memory I remember is lying in my bed one night with my brother, Mark…
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were taking place at my home during my childhood. When I was younger, my parents would physically fight in front of my sibling and I. The violence became so serious at the point where my father was arrested. My parents eventually divorced after this event. The event of my parents’ divorce left a mark on my transition to adulthood, and it caused a social separation in my family. My parents went to court and spent thousands of dollars fighting over custody of their children. My parents constantly would…
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to a family of four. Why might you ask? Divorce, that’s why. Now, let reality seep into your imagination for a minute. That was my life, that’s what changed me. Growing up before my parent’s divorce, my siblings and I had a moderately comfortable life; occasionally when we did something wrong, we were punished for it, which I believe that is normal but uncommon in your everyday family. Why my parents got divorced is still beyond me, and anytime I asked my mother, I would forget her answer soon after…
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mountains. In Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild he describes how he felt when he was undertaking this rite for himself, “If something captured my undisciplined imagination, I pursued it with a zeal bordering on obsession, and from the age of seventeen until my late twenties that something was mountain climbing… By fixing my sights on one summit after another, I managed to keep my bearings through some thick postadolescent fog. Climbing mattered. The danger bathed the…
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Throughout the essay, Hogan builds his ethos through his claims and life experiences. Consistently, his claims reflect his credibility while also effortlessly transitioning between personal and universal assertions. For instance, in trying to explain the difference between a “show player” and a “club player,” he compares the way he plays versus the way that he noticed that Gallagher played. He has the authority to make claims about…
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The book, Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, is a non-fiction narrative of Chris McCandless’s short but very inspirational life. After graduating from university, Chris gave up his privileged life and took his adventure into the wild in full swing. By living off the land, Chris had pursued a grand odyssey of freedom throughout the American west, Alaska, and Mexico in search of peace, self-discovery, and solitude in almost two years. Tragically, his life ended during his final journey to…
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