My friends and I were young and we thought we were bad. ... I was with three of my friends that shared the same bad attitude as myself. ... By the time we got to the lake we had a drank some alcohol and smoked a little pot, but to us this was just a normal night. ... Little did we know that this night at the lake would impact us for the rest of our lives. ... I knew my friends had the same thoughts as I did because they too sat in jail with deep thoughts. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I thought that it would be cool to drink with a bunch of my friends. Little did I know how much trouble I could get myself into? ... Another thing I have learned is to be careful how I choose my friends. I thought I had really good friends but that's what I get for thinking. ... It's hard for me to have trust in any of my friends anymore. ...

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When a party is themed or named, it usually makes the atmosphere a little more relaxed. ... Although most of the people attending my party were my closer friends, you never know who will come and sneak in. ... You can also put a little more into it and create your snacks and drinks with it. They are all little things but they make a difference to the party. ... One of my guy friends came into my house in a short mini dress and high heels, it kept everyone talking not only the whole night but for the rest of the month. ...

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Her family and friends were all telling her how perfect she looked. ... I would probably consult with another one my friends to see what they thought about the situation. ... As parents, your children are little molds of you. ...

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We traded messages for a little while and decided we should get together soon. Knowing I had to work late that night, I asked her if she had plans for the late evening, unfortunately she did as she was going camping with friends. ... I thought I would be waiting a few more days to find out, little did I know that afternoon my life would change. ... Meeting some friends at the lake and enjoying a fire sounded perfect. ... One of my friends pointed out a "hissing" sound from my truck. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Granted, a story is nothing without a little detail and description, but there is a limit. ... I think that in order to make the characters more memorable and to let the reader connect a little more with them, they must be very well understood. ... All of the people in the "main group" of friends were portrayed very well. ... Rambert, the journalist, seemed very obnoxious and irritating at first, but once he settled in to the town and became friends with the other characters, he became less occupied with himself and realized that there was more going on than just what he was worried about. ...

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Innocent or guilty. There really is no fine line in between the two. They tend to overlap and so we become unsure of what is right and wrong. Yes, George did kill Lennie but he didn't murder him. The words kill and murder may seem to mean the same thing but in reality they don't. George gave to Lenn...

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• Grade Level: High School

Metamorphosis A young, playful little boy lay daydreaming, one evening, by the river banks, unaware of the deeply hidden struggles within his own being. ... He and his friends would go out by the river bank and develop new strategies of playing which was a game in itself. ... This philosophy, once praised by the young boy, came to a standstill when this same, playful little boy lay daydreaming, one evening, by the river banks. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Sam, as his friends called him, didn't think the turtle shell was anything special. ... Sam didn't believe the turtle, but decided to play along with his little joke. ... He made a little bed for the turtle and they fell asleep fast. ... Sam also had good luck when he went gambling with his friends, because he always wore the turtle shell. ... One day, one of Sam's friends came to his house to visit him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It's the little things that I hate like when I hear a certain song that reminds me of my ex boyfriend or when I look at pictures from sleep away camp and begin to cry because of the summers I"m missing with some of my best friends. ... I hate that every night, this being my first summer home, I thought about what my camp friends were doing in Pennsylvania while I was home in East Meadow. I will never forget the friends I made there but it's just so hard to hear that they had the most amazing summer and I wasn't there. ... I had that I can't be strong and just laugh at the g...

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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...

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Surrounded him are four of his friends. ... He tries to tell his friends that he is in trouble. ... His friends think he is dangerous, but what does he thinking? ... His friends is worried now, they do not know what is going on. ... The moment of that young adult reveal a little secret of life. ...

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He and I have been best friends since Sunday school at Our Savior's in Hastings, Minnesota and all through high school. ... A little goofy, okay extremely goofy. ... First I'd like to talk about Brenda and maybe embarrass her just a little. ... Old friends and new We've all come To show our love And make sure no one does anything dumb....

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There are many origins to a person's identity, their family, friends, home life, religion, environment and others. ... One child's nature might make a little girl act like a boy, also called a tomboy. ... Joe may be friends with Larry, and Larry may like Bob, but Joe may not like Bob. ... Whether you hang around wall street all day or you work on your farm all day, may tell a little about your identity. ... That does not mean they can not be friends and get along, they will just be different. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There are many origins to a person's identity, their family, friends, home life, religion, environment and others. ... One child's nature might make a little girl act like a boy, also called a tomboy. ... Joe may be friends with Larry, and Larry may like Bob, but Joe may not like Bob. ... Whether you hang around wall street all day or you work on your farm all day, may tell a little about your identity. ... That does not mean they can not be friends and get along, they will just be different. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Children could no longer be found playing outside with friends, but rather were now nestled comfortably in front of their television sets day in and day out. ... Primary contact to the machine might come as subtle as just simply picking up a controller in a local wholesale store, or at a friends house, but if such an event is to happen, one thing is for sure; Once you have picked up the paddle, it has now become part of you. ... The little gray box has become a part of you. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The morning ritual I go through seems to have made my days run more smoothly than the people I have talked to that just rush in the morning with little or no planning of what to do during the day. ... Putting a little more time into planning out the day in the morning can save much time, energy, and even a little embarrassment later as the day progresses. ... Numerous times have I heard stories from friends and classmates about being late to class or completely forgetting to go. ... When I see my friends dressed in the oddest combination of colors and clothes I can only imagine the rush they w...

• Word Count: 1268
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• Grade Level: High School

Why do my friends think my quietness is a flaw? ... I cannot totally agree with this, because sometimes when I get into an argument with my friends, I normally do not want to respond to whatever they argue about, so I try to be quiet, but they take it as my weakness and continue with their stinging words. ... My friends also think that I am an idle person and a day dreamer. I feel better when I stay somewhere that is very calm and quiet; or even in a crowd I try to stay a little farther away from everyone, stand alone quietly. ... Those who talk much have very little time to think. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The little old man walked his wife to the car door and proceeded to open it for her. ... Every little thing they say or do is cute to you. ... This is when the cute little things the other person does are now annoyances. ... Think of how we treat our friends compared to our spouses. ... We should all offer our companions the same consideration that we do our friends. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

For each of these categories of hate they took a little story and tried to make the situation better. ... It really made a impact on the way I look at other people and I think I will think before I call one of my friends a "fag," because you never know who you could be offending....

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Kelly wasn't as rich as her friends with big houses so she disagreed but later she didn't care and agreed to it. ... (pg 4) This quote shows that Kelly's house wasn't as big as her friends who have houses that have gardens and are renovated. Kelly didn't want her friends to come over to her home as she was a bit embarrassed about her small and dingy home. ... As Kelly met Con on a hot afternoon in a little pizza shop, Con was not, like anyone she ever knew before. All Kelly wanted was to be with Con but her friends and family didn't approve of him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Which show's that even though this is supposed to show children that people from all cultures live in the country, no just in the city, the have plain English names and no friends with them. ... This could mean that they are not accepting in the rural community and have no friends except for each other. ... The hidden curriculum is that children of color's parents do not care for them and that they don't have any friends except for people that are the same as them (i.e. their sisters). ... After that page there are a few pages with examples from each circle this goes a little m...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

So the conditions of the house on Mango Street are just a little better than the one on Loomis. ... It is not hard to have a house but it is hard not to understand your children's problem when they have friends who like to mock and laugh at them for not being normal. ...

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Then there are those special people who inadvertently happen to run into their friends, relatives and neighbors at the local shopping center. ... Whenever the typical Wal-Mart shopper is finished loading all their sundries and supplies into their SUVs, they nonchalantly discard their shopping cart with a flick of the wrist, with little regard as to where it may end up. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As a little kid, I was always dreaming about being that soldier that would one day come home from a war and be considered a hero. ... After that he was shipped off to a far away land, where he had no friends and was on his own. ...

• Word Count: 446
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• Grade Level: High School