My mother worked 2 jobs for many years making sure that we had everything we needed. I went to a private small school in Milwaukee and I graduated in 2005 my mother was very proud. I always try to do the best because I wanted to make my mom proud. I married very young and had my first son when I was only 20. I loved being a mom but my life was missing something, I always wanted to attend college but I knew that it was very expensive. At the age of 23 I had my daughter my dreams of attending college…
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due to my mother's illness. In 4th grade my mom had a stroke with a major brain bleed. My life turned upside down and I started feeling different than most other kids. I had been in 4 different hospitals, a rehabilitation center and a nursing home. I have never felt like I have had a average life and I was always embarrassed that my mother was left in a wheelchair and unable to move. My home even had to be renovated by removing the garage door to allow a wheelchair accessible house. Seeing my dad struggling…
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The evident pain of an appalling time where my mother was at her weakest, not knowing how she would support her four children after being laid off during the Great Recession of 2008 was suffocating. Growing up in adversity, I never had a father figure to look up to, other than an illustration of a man leaving his family behind during the terror attacks of 2001. My family and I lived in a studio tenement, where we all slept on a single bed. I can remember my mother’s crying that lasted countless of nights…
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with. My parents tried there hardest even after being divorced to raise me and my three older siblings the best they could. In my early childhood, I can remember times when I’d hide in my brother’s arms as my parents fought, verbally and physically, and cried wondering “Why?”. I tend not ask either one what the cause was, but from these battles I learned to never to use my hands in place of words to argue with others. Even in my years, which are new, these escapades continue with the man my mother…
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My mom is a very positive person, always looking to see the best in things even seeing the best in the worst things. When she was only 12 years old she lost her father in a car accident. All through my life my mom has taught me to be positive in sports, school and in life in general. My mom taught me that being positive can make some things better. When I get to be an adult I hope I can have her same positive attitude towards everything I do. All through my mom's life she has been a very hardworking…
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“Paper #1 – It’s a girl” The narrative story called “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas talked about she came to America when little and all of her family had some exotic names. Firoozeh was so embarrassed of how people used to change her name because they were not able to pronounce it on the right form. Firoozeh could not even find a job just because of her name. Firozeeh finally changed her name to “Julie” even now her parents did not want to. Firozeeh changed her name, and after that she finally found…
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during WWII to develop the theme of how one's faith can change, when in the midst of one’s inevitable downfall. On several instances I have shown a lost and uplift in my own faith, however the most notable one is when I was a little boy and my dad had custody of me, and whenever I was going to be taken from my Mom I would pray aloud for God to let me stay with my mom. At this time, I was real crybaby and when my dad came to pick me up I would cry and hold onto my mom, but at the same time I would pray…
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Narrative of Adolescence Years Abstract This paper is a narrative of my adolescent years from twelve to eighteen. I label these years of awkwardness and pain off a hit show from the early nineties called, “The Growing Pains.” Similar to the characters in the show I struggled creating a personal identity and had difficulty blending in with societal norms. As a result I suffered from much insecurity, false conceptions of beauty, and depression. Up until writing this paper I felt these ideologies…
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One Night at the Track, One Dream Realized Racing has always been my life. I grew up around it for years. My childhood included yearly trips to the racetrack and different race shops. Considering all of this, it is no surprise that my academic career is based on how I can best succeed in the world of motorsports. My plan is to go into the field of mechanical engineering, which is a great degree to have when going into racing. My goal is to one day be a NASCAR Crew Chief, which is basically the leader…
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Most authors write fiction to explore themselves and their current societies. They usually utilize their experience and knowledge of life to write powerful stories along with vivid characters. Hence, readers can comprehend the meanings of the fiction as well as the characters’ roles through writers’ biographical information. The opposite is true as well, that authors who fully capture characters’ particularities help readers gain a more insightful understanding of their own lives and characteristics…
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