... one book read at the beginning of August. Although I was able to finish all three of them, it wasn't easy. I actually regret the fact that I had to rush through "Their Eyes Were Wating God". As many may think that summer reading helps stimulate the mind after sitting down on a couch watching television ... talking about and what I did understand, I didn't like. Like I already stated, I hate reading about people less fortunate than me, but I know there's always going to be poverty in the world, I just wish I could change it. The next book I read was "Their Eyes Were Watching God". I part...

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... to escape from who I really was. During the summer after I graduated my drinking continued to increase. I was unaware of the problem I was beginning to develop with alcohol. I didn't realize that my drowning away my problems was beginning to drown me as well. Part II: Resuscitation When summer was over and it was time for me to go to ... college. Immediately I met a group of girls in the dorms. They were awesome. I finally found people I felt like I could truly relate with. These girls turned out to ... to see if they were sane enough to go in space. As I was sitting there, I began to r...

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... . I also liked the fact we had an indoor pool. I felt like i was livin in a mansion compared to what i was used to. That whole summer was the best. My dad dropped me off at colleen's house everyday while he went to work. Everyday colleen, joanna, laura, kara and i went to the mdc pool with colleens mom and swam all day. At six oclock eveyday my dad ... "not on his level" and that he needed to treat me more like a kid. Needles to say i didnt go back to my old school. i had to say in walpole to "avoid conflict with lisa". The day after i came home from school. and she came up to me and tol...

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... and I fell in love with her smile, voice, hair, laugh, and even her toes. When she spoke her first word " mom," my husband tried to teach her to say "dad". When she took a step, we were surprised and proud of her. When she was sick, I couldn't sleep because I was so worried ... family was not rich. Even now, the financial situation is not any better. My parents were not rich either. When I was in elementary school, I wanted to play the piano. But the lesson was so expensive that I couldn't take the piano lesson. That time, I thought about why my parents were poor. I ... how my parents...

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... off my school loans, my apartment, the bills and any other necessities I need. I will also need to pay for clothes and luxuries that I want. I know I will need a car to get to my job. My Godfather said he will buy me a car for my 18th birthday. I will not even turn 18 till this summer. Hopefully the car that he buys me will be good enough ... to last me through college and a few years after. If it doesn't I will always have some money from ... be found in my children's eyes. When I can see my children grow and have their own children I can die a happy woman and my life will be consider...

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... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

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... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

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... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

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... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

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... which is tagalogue for Grandpa) took control and responsibility of the family. As he grew older, the United States started to get more involved with the country of the Philippines and he became used to speaking English and becoming a part of the U.S.A. When Tatay became an adult, the Second World War had just ... you wish you could die. Before he married my grandma, he married another woman (I don't know her name) and they had a son names James. 8 years later his wife and only son died of a disease that was spread to the Philippines and he was very depressed. Still, he managed to stay s...

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Homecoming: Traditions and Surprises Hustle and bustle fills the air, leaves begin to change to autumn-like colors; the cold, brisk air is a sign that summer has turned its back and winter looms in the distance. Inside the warm, candle-lit house ... an energetic family labors in the aromatic kitchen. Metal pots clang, boiling water hisses; the sounds of the season have arrived and the lively atmosphere brings a feeling of anticipation and excitement. The television sings with cheers from the annual Bowl games that add to ... smoked meat, and he has passed this on to each of his three boys. Th...

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... for the fireplace. It was during the time I was off for Christmas vacation from high school. Me and the rest of my family had gone out to go shopping for the holidays, and were gone for quite sometime. When we returned, we had found my grandfather on the downstairs couch wrapped up in the ... was severe bleeding, and a contusion on the right side of his brain, hence his trouble with spatial resoning. He had to be flown to shock trauma in order to stop the bleeding so he wouldn't hemorrhage and die. He was in a coma and lay in bed for a couple of weeks before ever opening his eyes. During...

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