2015 Life as a Union Civil War Soldier On June 2010 at Bedford Village, in Bedford Pennsylvania, our company, “The 105th Pennsylvania Company E” was called upon to battle as the confederates were preparing to gather. The men grabbed their rifles and equipment and fell into line. I was thirteen years old and was ordered to carry the flag of our country. As we joined our battalion, we were told that our company would be head of the battalion. Our company was at the center of the line with my flag
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shining outside my window. I cut school. I thought the best thing to do is to go to the river with my friends. When I was going outside I saw a black cat crossing my path. I've already known that this day isn't going to be one of the bests in my life. Later it turned out that my worst fears were realized. I bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop and I understood that I'm late, it really put me out of humour. Me and my friend decided to go on foot. It was a really hot day. After we had arrived
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as I remember was huge, and smelled of cleaner and guy socks. And somehow I wish Iknew then what I know now, “that would be the best times of my life.” In my science class very firstday I was paired with a girl that slightly scared me. She had on black cloths and had think black eyeliner, and a glare that could cut through ice. Little did I know she would becoming my best friend.After about a week of sitting next to miss scary, I started to try and open this girl up. I though“theirs no way shes this
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it is about taking accountability for ones own behavior because managing ones emotions and actions is about treating yourself with respect. Webster’s dictionary defines personal as “Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; Ultimately, each individual is responsible for his or her behaviors’” and responsibility as “The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force” (Webster’s Dictionary). In college personal responsibility
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their surprise, she would call them almost every day and speak to them for hours at a stretch. When they finally asked her how she was spending so much money on paying the cell phones usage bill she replied, ‘All my calls are free because this phone has no wires and is not connected to anything!’ Humour is a good note to start the day on. It instils a feeling of happiness at the very beginning of the day which sometimes helps you last throughout the day. I personally am a huge fan of humour, may
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most delicious and concentrated smell of bacon. Running during those sun covered days where we refused to go anywhere if it wasn't outside to escape the monogamy of the classroom and create on your own venture. The playground didn’t do it, apologies to my beloved slide. I can’t say I felt close to those memories; the most emotionally sharp and clear have been in my early childhood. I can’t say they've been the best, but I can say they've made me cherish every bit of who I am now. I can make any event
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pipe was close enough to the window to allow me to swing my body through. My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time. What is the mood of the passage? | | | | A. | timid | | B. | cheerful | | C. | sorrowful | | D. | daring | Write your response here: | I was having a crazy dream. For some reason, my face was covered in sticky honey, and a bear was charging
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worst way to miss someone is when they are right beside you and yet you know you can never have them. 5. I love him but I cannot show it, want him but he cannot know it, need him but I know it'll never be, if only he needed me. 6. I get the best feeling in the world when you say hi to me, or even smile, because I know even if just for a second, I crossed your mind. 7. I wonder, what I could Do or say to make him like me. I wonder, what or who I need to be, to be his. I wonder, when just
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have never experienced in my life. The saying these four years will go fast is now a reality. I remember sitting at freshman orientation scared and alone, I had no friends and no one to talk to. Now I can't remember a moment of my prep experience that hasn't been anything but fulfilling and sacred. I never would of thought that these four years of my life would be this amazing and this fast. I have learned different lessons that I will defiantly use for the rest of my life. I remember Father Hanwell
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Jacob Smith Professor Chao English 200 30 November 2013 Perseverance Perseverance is a characteristic every living organism has that can make life more practicable. While some people express it more than others, perseverance is a great characteristical trait for a person to have because it not only shows fight but leads to success. When we have that burning desire to achieve something, it is a great feeling of accomplishment when the goal we strive for is fulfilled. Unfortunately, during our
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