Ever since I can remember everyone has been telling me what a great dad I have. They would say things like, "you are so lucky- and "wow, what a great guy-. In some respects I always knew that my dad was an extraordinary man, but I never understood just how out of the ordinary he really was. It was through watching him live his own life, a life full of un-candid experiences, that I truly came to know just how blessed I am, not only know him, but to proudly call him dad. .
In passing my father on the street, one wouldn't stop and stare, for in physical appearance he is an average man. He stands approximately five feet 11 inches above the ground, and his normally perfect posture reveals all of physical strength. His olive skin tone, dark hair, though now lightly dusted with shades of gray and thick mustache reflect his Italian birthright, something he speaks of with pride. He wears glasses most of the time, hinting towards his aging body, and while the glasses slightly cover his large dark brown eyes they allude to all the wisdom that is hidden behind. The visible veins running through his hands illustrate his strength as does his robust physique. He always wears khaki pants or jeans and tightly tucks in his piqué polo shirt, collar always popped up. He has a birthmark on the side of his left eye, as do I. He says "It's a Tocco trademark-. .
My dad grew up in an average to lower class family but always says he had everything he needed. He was born in St. Louis and was the second eldest of 4 children. It was in his hometown, in an average house that his beyond average values were instilled in him. Although part of the lower class he never had, and still to this day has ever complained. He admits to not having everything but also acknowledges there were many worse off than him. His amazing love and respect for his family is inspiring. He will stop at nothing to protect those who he loves.
The Misconception of an Average Guy Just because I"m bigger than you doesn't mean I"m a killer. ... I am a little larger than the average guy, and most of my friends are average. ... Then again, I get that kind of stuff all the time though I have never done anything to receive that reputation. ... I"m just a bigger than average nice guy....
In the small town of Coalwood, West Virginia, there weren't many options concerning your future. In fact, there were only two. If you were lucky, you would go to college on a football scholarship, or you would end up working in the coalmines for the rest of your life. But Homer Hickam decided to do ...
The fact that Ed Gein's below average childhood evolved a deranged murderer declared criminally insane was very interesting. ... Born at the turn of the century into the small farming community of Plainfield, Wisconsin, Gein lived a repressive and solitary life on the family homestead with a weak, ineffectual older brother and domineering mother who taught him from an early age that sex, women, and anything impure was a sinful thing abominable to God. ... Physically speaking, Gein was an average man with a regular build, brown hair and light eyes. ... As a way of eliminating grief, he i...
"I Just Wanna be Average," is written by Mike Rose, a successful author of various acclaimed books about Education in America. ... He even quotes his classmate, Ken Harvey, who stated, "I just wanna be average.... Though "Looking for Work" and "I Just Wanna be Average" are similar in some ways they also have numerous differences. ... "Looking for Work" and "I Just Wanna be Average" truly define determination and drive and are uplifting pieces of literature. After completing these stories, readers are left to believe that anything they wish...
The teachers weren't so happy about how Einstein was doing and once, one of his teachers told him; "you know Einstein, you will never amount to anything. ... Einstein, being an average student, finished his studies with a diploma degree in July 1900. ...
Samuel Beckett isn't your average playwright, and in accordance with that, I found this play to be very different and intriguing. ... Krapp is looking at his past life remarking on the things he regretted and the things that he perhaps should have done differently, but barely lets himself finish a thought about the past before he thinks or gestures that it is hopeless now to do anything about it, and that he should accept the effects that his actions have caused. ...
Charles Manson is an average white male that grew up in a broken home and consequentially experienced many psychological as well as emotional problems throughout his lifetime. ... There wasn't anything strange about a group of hippies cruising California in an old school bus or living in a small isolated colony. ... In two days, one Beverly Hills sporting goods store sold over 200 firearms, whereas prior to the murders they were averaging selling two to three a day. ...
Holmes who probably had no interest in the batting .averages of Babe Ruth. It didn't matter if he had a .200 or . 500 average. ... He got 12 dots when the average man only got about 8 on the chart. The test demonstrates Ruth would have been the "Home run King" in almost anything he chose to follow in life. ... That his senses and brain function more rapidly than do those of the average person. ...
Cell phones, laptops, tablets, anything you can think of that connects to the internet has made it easy for teens to connect and check their news-feed. ... The average teen has over two hundred and one friends on Facebook (Lenhart). ... Students who use social media have an average grade point average of 3.06 versus non-users who have an average great point average of 3.82" (Kirschner). College students who average about one hundred and six minutes on Facebook their grades drop zero point twelve points for every ninety three minutes above the average time spent on Facebook (Daly). ...
