... for the big feast. When everyone got to her house I noticed where everyone was sitting while they were socializing. My two youngest cousins both brought dates. On two couches' they sat across from each other (boy-girl, boy-girl) talking until the food was ready. While the two couples were on the couches, the older family members were in the formal ... living room. My great grandmother, the oldest member of the family sat in the middle of a couch with two friends of the family on either side of her. While these people were sitting, all the younger family members- my cousins and myself .....

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... a snake." I got up off the couch and when I looked at him he really started looking like a snake. I got scared and ran back in the bedroom. I sat on the floor with Amanda for a while, and then Jesse came slithering in. I got all freaked out, but then he was eventually able to convince me that he wasn't ... cords, and feeling the little fuzzy things shake, while we laid there in silence. I remember for a while I felt like we were all one person. Then Kryssy sat up really fast, "Christie, come with me. I have to take you somewhere." We jumped off the bed and I followed her out to the fron...

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... told me to relax, slow down, and sit at the table. In doing so, she gave me a nice ice-cold glass of water, and seeing me distressed, sat down next to me and non-chalantly asked me what was on my mind. Taking full advantage of her undivided attention, I told her as slow and as detailed as ... possible at the time being. As soon as I had finished my frantic attempt to slur everything out, she didn't laugh but instead sat there with that look in her eyes that she didn't believe a word of what I had just told her. The first thing she said in response was "Where did ... my mother. A subtle...

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... become flaky and dry. This no longer seemed to be the same man that had taught me and helped guide me through life. My grandmother, too shocked to cry, faithfully sat next to his side. She was there for him when he needed her most, never releasing his hand, as his deep breaths became heavier and more labored. I recall watching my ... to his death, on an unusually warm November day, he was healthy enough to play golf and now he could not even perform the most basic of human functions. As I sat, watching over my grandfather, my thoughts began to wander. I began to reflect on the situation...

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... nappy black hair that lay placid in front of her pale blue eyes would at times seem to not have been washed for years. She's a small, stocky old lady who sat lifeless at any dinner table. My grandmother appeared to me as a wretched monster. By her appearance anyone could see she was a very unkempt person. The random food stains on her ... other people until I was old enough to understand them. When I was six years old, I remember the whole family going to pay a visit to my grandmother. Being a kid I would have rather sat inside playing Nintendo, but really did not give much thought abou...

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... of the other horses could compare to ours. We jumped off our horses and carried our food, which was enough water and bread to last for a few more days. Quietly, I sat down. There is a certain elegance, a decoration of smiles and gestures upon these guest as they share their stories without strangeness but the enjoyment of each others company. Perhaps they did ... name is Judy. My family sells horses." I yelled. They looked at me and then continued their conversation and drinks. I heard a laugh among the crowd striking me. It was a young man. I sat there quietly, while the crowd induce i...

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... spot off the coast; I was in the boat with my brother, Carroll, Peter Mel and the Internet technician. When a couple of the guys screaming at the captain "Killers," dude look I sat straight up from my seat in the den and ran up to the deck to see these waves breaking as high as a four-story building, and roaring like a 747 on ... boat with my friends all aboard. Could they all be dead? All of a sudden I didn't want to open the box, I was too scared, I couldn't bring myself to open it. I just sat their next to my unopened box, with my spear in hand and the crashing waves behind me crying...

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... at a point in my life where the potential to go that direction was definitely a possibility. I was the only child of a single mother. During the summer before fifth grade, my mom sat me down by the pond at the Melbourne Public Library to discuss something very important with me. That day she explained to me that she suffered from a disease called alcoholism ... understood what I was feeling. It was an extremely supportive environment. My last day there was the one I remember most clearly. On your last day they had a special ceremony where everyone sat in a circle. They had a small bag w...

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... afternoon sojourn at the beach. The long drive felt like a never-ending adventure. Instead of cool air, the air conditioner blew air from the gates of Hell. My sister and I sat in the back seat of the ever-shrinking Toyota Camry arguing and hitting each other until dad threatened us yelling, "Don't make me drive this car into a telephone pole!" Mom ... sat on the other side with only two jobs, control the radio and navigate us to the beach. Both were done very poorly, giving us static from the radio and forty- ... ...

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... Tularosa to look at the luminarias, like we do every year. It was beautiful. The streets were only lit up by flame; all the buildings were outlined with a dancing glow. I sat in awe at the natural beauty of the light the flames cast upon the pathway. After the trip was over, we were invited to go over to Adrian's house for ... coincidence because it would have also been my grandparents" anniversary too. I met his family and all of his little cousins. We ate tamales and drank eggnog. All of the adults sat around the table talking about their children, while all of their children were pla...

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... rockers? No, I want to keep my own sense of style, so the only thing I came up with was to just sit by myself and just wait until someone came and sat next to me. While sitting in my rock-hard chair, I waited and nothing happened. Nobody came to sit next to me, but that was okay, I did not need anyone to ... I came from and how I moved to this high school. Next thing I knew I had to get home. The three of us became instant best friends. We hung out all the time, sat next to each other in class, but most important of all we eventually started up a band. This band would bring us a friends...

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... and Kevin. We had been to plenty of Lizard Kings and Tomcats games. But we always were sitting up in the nosebleed section of the coliseum. The previous night we sat close to the balcony for our friend Corey's graduation from Fletcher. Once our class lined up a single file line, we were allowed to enter the floor, where all our assigned ... and prom, my mother would take at least a minimum 2 to 3 rolls of film, just on me. The photo session lasted about a good hour to hour in a half. My family and I sat at the dinner table and talked about how I felt about tonight and what were my plans...

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... some things about it need to be refined, because for a person like me it simply fosters reverse discrimination. I worked extremely hard in high school to get a high GPA and a good SAT score, while my parents too worked hard to be able to afford to place me in a good school district growing up. When applying to college, I realized that people with lower ... GPA's and SAT scores got into schools that I got rejected from simply because of their race or ethnicity. I understand that some of these people must have had more hardships growing up and need ... ...

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... go to the doctor's office. So we went, but this time I had a handy barf bag by my side so we were set. My mom and I got to the doctors and sat in the waiting room for a good 15 minutes reading old magazines, watching little kids run around, and Barney was on TV. Finally, we were called to the back the nurse ... took my temperature and weighed me and sat me in another waiting room for about five minutes this time. The doctor comes in I tell him what is wrong and he gives us a prescription and were out of there ... ...

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... thought that they were going to get a huge meal, like my mother used to fix us. When we got into the mess hall, we found a table in the corner, and sat to eat. When my brothers saw what we were going to be fed, those big eyes suddenly got small. I hated to see their hopes get crushed like that. We ate ... that. I had to encourage him to keep going and to not give up. Three days later, he got much worse. I begged him to go to the doctors but he refused. I sat there on our bed, holding him in my arms, watching him live the last moments of his life. I knew he was about to die by the look i...

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... . Alicia applied herself in school, played basketball, and had no problem taking care of Anayla & Tc (Shalese was old enough). Alicia understood my aspects, she did what she was told. I sat with her through my rough times, and she took it away. Now what made Alicia special was she could handle a basketball. Alicia made all-league for three years on varsity ... ask anymore of him, he always did it. Aneshia, Alicia, And Robert folded under pressure, Shalese and Anayla really didnt do much of anything. Just like I once did with Alicia, I sat with "Tc". He helped me feel accomplished and lik...

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... the Subaru around and we headed back to my house. I ran inside got the tickets and got back in the car. Off we went. We drove though the rain. We sat in traffic. We got lost and found our way again. We were headed to see my band. Then the unthinkable happened. The one windshield wiper decided right as we entered ... we found the Pizza And Brew. Even though I"m not 21, they let me in the bar. They don't card you as long as you"re over 12 in Port Chester. I sat down and looked up at the Harry Potter posters, which were everywhere, and called my father. So I spent my night without the Chil...

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... my attention. I placed my coke on the counter and accompanied her to a dance on the dance floor with everyone else. We danced, laughed and had a good time. When we had sat back down I soon found out that her name was Alexandra C and she was in her early twenties. She was a girl that was always happy, perky at times and was always ... has to do what a grooms has to do in order to look his best, even if it means to lose a couple pounds from the heat. The black car that Alexandra sat in finally drove up. I could see her sitting in the back seat with her white dress. My heart started to bea...

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... up at 3:00am, and Chief Diaz drove me to the Military Entrance Processing Center (MEPS). MEPS is a facility where newly recruited individuals take their ASVAB test (a test similar to the SAT containing math and english questions), complete a physical, and undergo background screenings prior to joining the military. Upon completion of the required evaluations, I was sworn in and notified that I would be ... out who had smoked, everyone would have failed). Next, we were required to urinate in cups so that a drug test could be performed. This explained the door-less stalls. A "watcher" sat...

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... were normal as usual there, we met up and watched movies on television, laughing, giggling, the fun things a family enjoys during the holidays. When dinner was finally ready, we all sat down as usual. The adults at the main table, and the children of course got the small card table. I always hated that table; it was so old that parts of ... it. They just looked at him and then continued to eat as if they knew what my father was thinking. The car ride back home was very quiet. We just sat there listening to Rick Dee's play the top 40 on the radio. I remember dad pulling into the driveway...

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... fine. Finally the moment came when I had to say good bye to him since his plane was going to depart before mine. After saying good bye, to him I went and sat in a corner. I looked around everywhere and my inner-self was asking a lot of questions. Who am I? What am I doing here? It was such a different feeling. I was so fatigued that I fall ... visiting new places. After almost spending the whole day outside, we returned to our apartment at late in the evening. I took a long breathe and said "what a lovely day it was". I sat on a cozy chair putting my feet up on a small table. My mind wa...

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... the phone. my dad looked at me, his face was beat red, for the first time i saw tears streaming down his face. i asked him what was the matter. i remember he sat me down on the bed and told me papa went to heaven that day. i started to cry and scream into the phone askin my nana where my papa was and ... about living in walpole. I missed my friends and most of all i missed going to colleen's house every day after school. After the first week ok school ar fisher, my dad sat me down and asked how i liked it in walpole. I told him that i liked the house and that the people were nice but th...

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... . It is relaxing and beautiful too. I have camped at Raccoon State Park with some of my friends. I loved it! We went hiking, swam in the lake, cooked our own food, sat by the fire, and looked at the stars. I have to say it is one of my favorite times, and I would do it again anyday. In summary my camp is a beautiful ... ...

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... . She told me that it was a sin to say something like that about god. After that time I never said anything again. I went to church every Sunday with my family and sat through the speeches that I didn't believe in just to fit in and not cause trouble. It was almost 5 years later that I finally stoop up for my beliefs. It was Sunday ... ...

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... got over were starting to resurface. I remember when my family had come to visit from out of town. Everyone was having a good time playing cards on the dinning room table. I sat down in a fold down chair about eight feet away from the table just watching. While sitting there I looked up at the chandelier above the table and started to see streaks ... ...

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