... one leg, his Zamboni cap on, and a really tired look on his face. My mom has on some weird jean skirt that must be a new style, her hair is a new orange color, she's primped and clean, and has a frustrated, impatient look on her face that lets me know my plane is late and they've been waiting a while. After quick hugs ... sun was setting and as we turned the corner she couldn't see, so I drove the rest of the way home. We admired the outline of the leafless trees against the orange sky that was slowly blending into the purple-blue mountains. I joked about how I heard that God was a Bron...

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... city is a large chemical plant, Monsanto. There is also a very large toxic waste incinerator, as well as a huge sewage treatment plant. If you go there at night you see this orange-brownish smoke belching out of the smokestacks descending on the city. The soil is so toxic with mercury, lead, and zinc, as well as arsenic from the factories, that the ... ...

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... change my life around. I found this source of rejuvenation in what I knew all along, self respect through achievement and scholarship, and integrity in achieving goals. During my early years at Orange Coast College, I had to re-teach myself how to study, to learn, to achieve again. That semester was an incredible rebirth for me. My smile were no longer fake, the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School