Although they are simple people, they will guide the little boy on the right path. In only one year of his life, Little Tree learns about prejudice, violence and death. ... The reader laughs and cries with the little boy, happy to see that he's cared for, so he can grow strong and healthy from a "Little Tree- to a mature one. Little Tree also learns right from wrong. ... Unlike other kids, Mother Nature will help him remember his home, as well as maintain an invisible connection with his grandparents and friends. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

My parents quit their perfect jobs and me and my sister left all our friends behind us. It was a really rough situation, moving to a different country, leaving from your family and friends. ... My body was so tired and wanted to sleep, but it was a little bit impossible because we had to go to the U.S. ... I told all of my friends and to my family that I am moving to the U.S. That was pretty cool, but leaving the family from your friends and leaving from your perfect life in Istanbul. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Away from everything you have grown accustom to, even the little things like playing soccer with friends at the park. Hanging out with friends and family all snatched away in the blink of an eye. ... "Losing my friends was the hardest part for me" Guy says. ... I mean finding friends couldn't be too easy when you don't know a word of English. ... It took him a couple of month to get the hang of school, making new friends. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I slept for 2 hours and spoke to my friends till the plane arrived. ... I got a little bored of watching movies so I decided to look outside through the window. It was a beautiful view from the plane; the golden sun and the fluffy cloud was breathtaking and even though it rained soon after and it caused us a little turbulence, the cloud was still beautiful. ... My uncle arrived soon afterwards to take us home but we took a little detour to McDonalds because we were all so hungry from the flight. ... Even though I may not see my childhood friends and family for some years, I made some wonderful...

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Lucas is also looking forward to spending time with friends and family over the Christmas break. ... Nicholas divides what little free time he has between cruising on his motorcycle, watching election updates on MSNBC (good thing that liar Al Gore didn't win), and most importantly, seeing his girlfriend Leslie. ... Joseph spends what little free time he has on learning acoustic guitar and the art of photography. ... Also, Joseph is excited to spend time with his friends on a snowboarding trip to Colorado in January. ... Andrew was also on hand to marry off his good friends Ryan and Chad...

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But the most respectful way to say you in Spanish when talking to an adult or elder is "vos" or "usted", while "tu" would be best used when talking to your friends or peers. ... I have two sisters, one older and one younger, and a little brother. ... Hence my little sister was named Ariel and she is 14 years old now. So whenever "Ariel the Little Mermaid" came up I would think of my little sister Ariel. My little brother was named Joseph after a close family friend. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

All around the world Drew was known as the little "E.T. ... Drew was in Amy's car (one of Drew's close friends), well actually it was Amy's mom's car (one of Jaid's close friends), with some of their other friends. ... My mom worked two jobs so I could live a little more comfortable. ... And then as I got a little older the whole drug and alcohol thing struck me. 2. ... I did not know my family as well when I was little. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She is her mom's little girl and she is protected by her brothers and her dad. ... Each one of her close friends knows what is wrong with her. ... Shelby's father had grief that was a little different from his wife's. ... She might have been a little worried for her mom. ... She wants to make her friends proud and prove that she is able to have children with her diabetes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Once upon a time, a little girl lived in a tiny white house with her mom, dad, and older brother. Her father taught the little girl that, as long as they were together as a family, they'd be happy forever. ... While she grew up, she found friends who remained with her from elementary school to junior year of high school. ... The friends hung out at the local park and ate dinner together if it was late and they could all afford McDonald's. ... A tight group of friends also falls into the category of families without blood relation. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Then when teens ask to visit a friend parents will not let you go for any little insignificant reason they can think of. ... A stressing factor is friends and their annoying habits. ... When friends want to visit, they interfere with family affairs. ... Visiting friends do not let young adults complete assigned chores. ... In addition, when teens let friends visit their friends try to talk to them while they are working causing them to be irritated and stressed out. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I always seemed to be a little different than my friends. ... My friends and family constantly tried to talk me into getting help. ... Eventually my friends and family started avoiding me. ... My friends and family even started coming back into my life and spending time with me. ... Until one day I decided to use a little bit too much. ...

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My mom and step dad got together when I was almost eight years old. I had never seen my mom so happy before so I knew this guy was perfect. Turns out, he was. He not only was my dad, but he instantly became my best friend. We did everything together, whether it be running to the store or just simply...

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Sitting there while everyone spoke, I couldn't help but get a little emotional. ... I graduated with one of my best friends and did it for my other best friend who was in heaven. ... My great grand parents, grand parents, great aunties and uncles, little and big cousins, friends and more all came out to help me celebrate. ... My little sister and little cousins look up to me and tell me all the time that they want to be just like me when they get older. I started tearing up a little when they came and gave me the biggest hug after my graduation and told me how proud of me they were. ...

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She was beginning to understand that the world that she lived in wasn't all friends and fun. ... She had friends that she played with that were going to the white area of the movie theater and when she started to go there her mom grabbed her by the hand and told her its not the place for dark skinned people. ... The yellow people weren't as rich as the whites were but they had a little more money then moody and her family did. ... There was very little furniture if any in the house of Moody's but they made the best with what they had. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One of my high school friends, Mai, once told me that she wanted to get marry when she finished high school. ... I still want to go movie, parties and hang out with my friends every weekends. ... I want to go club and met new friends. ... I still want my mom to treat me like a little girl instead of like an adult. ... I would answer, "29 would be a perfect age" Unlike most of my friends, I refuse to marry early. ...

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Despite he came to spend time with me, I felt homesick not to be with my entire family and my close friends who are for most of them in France. ... My grandmother also was very young at that time, and she gave birth a year earlier of a little boy named Charles, who was the little brother of my mother. During all these years, Charles, who was my uncle, played the role of a perfect big brother, protector, and friends to my eyes. ... The door frame was rusty of old iron, which contributed to the noise, became little by little usual for me to have squeaky doors at home. ... Charles said, "He...

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• Grade Level: High School

That was one reason why I didn't have any Chinese friends at that time. ... I made huge amounts of friends. ... Some of us were a little slow, and had to stay longer in college while only two managed to get through to a university in the US. ... Anyway, throughout my college life, I have learnt to be a little more optimistic about everything. ... I heard some of my Chinese friends say that I could get killed if I couldn't speak Mandarin in China. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"I decided to be friends with her, to move beside her, where I could keep her in my peripheral vision."" ... Even though for a certain time Marjorie and Karen were best friends it couldn't last and they grew apart, just like the rest of the family did. ... "It was so little. You'd had so little. ... - (Remembering Karen, Page 58) Zoë actually showed some emotion after realizing how little Karen actually had, showing some remorse. ...

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Aus is a little bit older than Macey, but they both look forward to spending time together. ... Macey, Austin, Lindsey, and Grace, Mace's other friends, decided to help out at Good Shepard Church to earn some of those points. ... Following that day, Macey started researching a little harder. ... She went back to the town paper that told of the fire, but it, too said very little not wanting to destroy the town's reputation. ... She thought about it for a while, and then decided to speak to her classmates and friends in their school assembly. ...

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They married a little while after I was born. ... Now I live with my mom and my little brother, I am real close to my oldest half sibling she is my best friend. ... Then as I made friends and we started to get familiar, I realized that my friend's families were not all perfect. ... My other friends were raised in single family homes, raised by grandparents, aunts and uncles and some were adopted. ... We had a great relationship we were best friends. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

You see everyone on their own little device. ... I love all the little things that I use to not even notice. ... They were always running my brothers and me from practices or friends' houses. ... I enjoy hearing how my little brother's senior year is going. I like meeting his friends and hanging out with his girlfriend and him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Adam felt that he had to protect his mother and little sister during the attacks. ... Adam and Davi become friends. ... He also told Adam that he and Davi couldn't be friends anymore. ... Davi was just a little shook up. ... Adam wanted to go home and check on his mom and little sister. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew there was something fishy about my parents" marriage. ... My dad was always gone with his "friends" that just all happened to be women who he took out to dinner and bought jewelry for. My mom used to sit at home, aware of my father's "friends", and ignore what my dad was doing. ... I figured out my dad's "friends" were really his girlfriends. ... And I knew that to be a loyal daughter I had to tell my mom about my dad's "friends," and do my best to get her out of the relationship. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The jobs that were available worked long hours, and paid very little. ... The Russian women lost her husband; however, she discovered an entire network of friends (Friends that range from relatives to rabbi). ... Family could include relatives, friends, priests, friends of relatives, etc. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Seeing all my friends with their families made me realize I wanted that more than anything, I wanted to feel comfortable with my family I wanted to feel like I wasn't such a screw up and I made a difference to my family. ... Throughout the years he would drive me around intoxicated and show up to school events intoxicated and embarrassed me in front of the majority of my friends. ... Little did I know, I was blind to realize that I was treated so badly by him. ... But I know I have many friends that will always support me in what I do. ... I have started going to youth group with small gr...

• Word Count: 639
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• Grade Level: High School