girl going to my grandmother's home town with her every other summer. We would get up early in the morning, and my grandmother would have food packed in a basket and sodas in an ice chest. We would tell my grandfather, parents, and siblings goodbye. Although the ride was long, my grandmother would talk about the adventure we were about to take. My cousin Angela and I couldn’t wait to leave Los Angeles, California and head to Montgomery, Alabama. I loved going to the south to visit my family especially
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decision that would change my life forever. Because of some of the choices I had made in the past and the future not looking as good, I decided to leave my home town of Nacogdoches and move to Houston. I based my decision clearly on the facts of doing better in life and becoming another statistic. Being from a small town trouble became very easy to get into so, I decided to remove myself from all elements of the situation and move to Houston to begin a fresh new life. My move was actually rushed and
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behavior deem someone as a ‘bad’ member of society? I’d like to think not, mostly because if it did my past actions would place me into this bad category. We all make mistakes and do foolish things, although my mistake is more idiotic than most. Being a freshman in high school and having an upperclassman boyfriend is probably one of coolest things a girl could do. I was one of those lucky freshman girls, my boyfriend’s name was Scott, he was very different from the rest of our peers for a number of reasons
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coming into town. Everyone was scrambling around to prepare themselves for this hurricane. There was a rumor that this hurricane would be the vilest one in history. People were covering everything they have in their homes, stocking up on bottled water, some families with younger children were even getting ready to flee they’re homes. I barked and barked waiting for someone to come to me. My owner Eva was a teenage daughter of two loving parents and the sister of her older brother Jack. My family wasn’t
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for my family, but with all of the problems that we would encounter; it turned out to be something that we wanted to forget. We were moving to the mountains to start a family adventure. We were looking forward to being able to see the seasons change with the vivid fall colors and seeing snow for the first time. My son was thrilled about living in the woods and being able to see the wildlife, such as deer, come into our backyard. We just knew we were going to enjoy living in a small town where
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On a storming Saturday evening, and was playing an intense Plants vs. Zombies’ game with my little cousin Alan. After playing this intense game I decided to call it a night because the storm was picking up, and it was getting late. As I was laying down it was hard for me to sleep, tossing and turning. As I was looking at Alan across the room, he was sound asleep. For another hour I lay there listening to the storm, until I saw the closet door cracked. So I decided to get up and investigate. I opened
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all new sewer system in the campsite I work at. It is a home town family owned and run campsite. The campsite is only open 3 months out of the year and it’s located on Tupper Lake. I’ve been working there for 9 years and it’s like my second home. We had no problem installing the new system it was the fact that the old one had to be replaced. The campsite had a self-maintain system which was over 50 years old. The state inspector came and told my boss Frank the sewer system was out of date. So he began
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2014 Billy Ansel: Dark or Light? In the book, The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks a story is told of tragedy that strikes a small town. Banks tells this story through multiple character each of which brings their own understand and view of the accident. Billy Ansel was one of the characters used to convey his message. Billy is a parent of two children in the town of Sam Dent. Billy is a veteran, business owner, and widower. All of these moving parts have played huge roles in shaping the character
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service that the Hilton at Tempe Town Lake can provide to university students in the local Tempe, AZ area. The marketing for this event will specifically target students that are either currently attending Arizona State University or have previously attended Arizona State University. Throughout this paper, I will discuss how I will advertise my event, where I will advertise my event, who is the target market for my event and how much I am willing to spend on advertising for my event. After reading through
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My Nevada Adventure List St. Thomas Ghost Town St. Thomas was a small village located along the banks of the Muddy River south of Overton, about 60 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The town was flooded in the late 1930s after the construction of Hoover Dam. Recent drought conditions have caused Lake Mead to retreat dramatically in recent years, revealing the remains of St. Thomas to the world. http://travelnevada.com/cities/info/moapa-valley/things-to-do/st-thomas-ghost-town/ Berlin-Ichthyosaur
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