I was, even more, nervous at the fact that I had on six-inch heels and had to walk in front of hundreds of people when my name was called. ... My heart was racing uncontrollably as it was time for my row to get up and walk towards the stage. ... I walked up to my principal, and he was joking with me about my shoes saying that he was surprised I didn't trip or anything while walking. ... Truly a graduation to remember....

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"Someone's on the way," I remember hearing. ... I remember my Grandma crying as she drove trying not to let me see, but I could still hear her muffled sniffs. ... I can remember many of nights waking up to my dad stumbling up the steps. ... At that point the school security officer walked with me back to my locker to get my things and wait for my Grandma to pick me up. ... I remember those familiar butterflies creeping up in my stomach. ...

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My mother seemed to walk differently. ... My mother walks limp like over to her side of the bed and slowly sits down. ... I keep my mouth covered by my time and and walked over to her. ... I remember sitting there for a good while but unsustain as to how long. I remember the hate I felt. ...

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The Angel that once walked this Earth became all of my families' guardian Angel up in Heaven. ... As I looked down I would see the white tile that I walked on every day of my childhood. ... She couldn't walk, talk, or eat solid food. ... I just wanted to remember her as a happy and energized lady. ... There is not one memory that I could remember more vividly, I remember this even like it happened just yesterday. ...

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I could not believe that she could remember each word in the prayerbook. ... I still remember her intonation. ... She could not walk anymore. One day I walked into her room. ... I remember what she told me to be a good person. ...

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Everyone around me was in a hurry trying to get to their luggage so I walked over to mine. ... My husband walked up and picked up my luggage and we walked to the end of the platform. ... I remember him telling me that he wanted things between us to work out. ... I remember being so excited that morning. ... While I drove to the hospital, I remember reaching for my cross and praying. ...

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I remember a day he told us he was going to the movie store--which was exactly three minutes from our house -- and would be back shortly. ... I remember climbing onto the counter to microwave my brother's milk, I remember sitting indian style on the counter to fry pancakes, I remember how normal doing grown up things and taking care of a toddler seemed normal to me. ... I would walk down the aisle, a strong independent woman, and give myself away. ... I will walk down the aisle and smile at my family and friends. ...

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After his passing my mother had a few male companions but the ones that I remember left the biggest scars. ... After only a few months of dating, I walked over to her house. ... As I walked closer I broke out into a dead run. ... I remember the overwhelming fear I felt that day. ... I remember watching helplessly as a nun got chased down the street by a group of people just because she had light skin. ...

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It was a quiet walk home that day. ... I just remember the confused stares, I had never seen or experienced any sadness or pain in my life. ... One of the last times I remember spending with him was the weekend of one of my birthdays. ... I remember opening my present from my dad. He walked out with a huge brown box, like one of those moving boxes. ...

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Everyday we would walk to and from school. ... One day after school, Lucas and I had to walk home by ourselves. ... When I walked outside, she yelled "Call 911." ... I can remember the only thing running through my mind was that I was going to be on television. ... I can remember her asking me, "What is Mr. ...

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We had done this for as long as I could remember, it was sort of like a routine. ... As we walked around and viewed the animals, I couldn't help but notice. ... I remember thinking that I knew that soon enough she would be dead, and that I had very little time to spend with her. ... All I remember from that day was sitting on my kitchen floor with my head in my hands and bawling. ... As we walked up to the open casket, the entire room silenced. ...

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I began to walk up the sledding hill were everyone seemed to be having a good time. ... I walked to the next room and saw my friend, lying in a pool of blood, with my mother and the rest of the group next to him, crying. ... We walked up to it, with curious eyes, wondering how the light could be underneath us. ... I don't remember what happened after that because I must have passed out, or so I thought. ... I couldn't believe it; she didn't even remember what happened? ...

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As I don't remember my Father. ... I remember we lived in a community called Mount Olive at that time. ... I also remember he would get mad and cuss a blue streak when working in the fields. ... We all walked to school. ... I walked the two miles to Liberty. ...

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I started to remember the good times hearing Grandfather's voice, and know that I will never see him again. ... Remembering birthday parties, his orders on homemade Christmas cakes, and the long walks to the country store are the only thing that now bring me any comfort. ...

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Everything about her had two sides to it, one for home and one for anywhere that was not home: her walk that could be childlike and bobbing, or languid enough to make anyone think she was hearing music in her head, her mouth which was pale and smirking most of the time, but bright and pink on these evenings out, her laugh which was cynical and drawling at home- 'Ha, ha, very funny'-but high-pitched and nervous anywhere else, like the jingling of the charms on her bracelet.... In order to survive living at home, Connie acts as innocently as possible; "her walk [can] be childlike ...

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My grandma remembered during harvest season that some Mexican families would come and live in three small houses on the land. ... The only thing she remembered going to the store for was coffee, sugar, and material to make clothes. My grandma walked two miles to school. ... My grandma does not remember her parents disliking the president, Herbert Hoover. ... She did remember that her parents helped out the neighboring families that were not as fortunate as they were. ...

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The crowds were usually large this time of the year and the streets were so packed with people that I could hardly walk, and occasionally I had to squeeze through to see what the stores were selling. ... I remembered packing his stuff in his drawer and came to know some personal stuff that I did not know about him when he was younger. ... It made me remember that he was a migrant from Malaysia and came to Singapore during the 1950s seeking work in Singapore before it became independent. ... I now understand how much he loved my mother through the affection of the yellow carnations that he reme...

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I still remember the day in its entirety, from waking up and smelling my grandmother frying bacon in the kitchen, to the pitter-patter of my younger cousins feet scurrying around the house. ... I remember him pulling up with his car shining and music blasting and how his face lit up when he saw us waiting for him. ... He said his goodbyes and walked to his car. ... I still remember him, though as the years go by certain details become hazy. ...

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When I was little, all I can remember is him doing my hair and telling me that everything was going to be all right. ... I remember when the church service was about to end, and the deacons were walking down the aisles to welcome people to come up to the altar if they needed prayer or wanted to be baptized. ... So I decided to walk up to the altar and request for a prayer and to be baptized. ... Those deep brown eyes sparkled with a beauty that was hard to walk away from. ... Right when i came home, I would always take him for a walk or play around with him. ...

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That's a snapshot I want to remember forever. ... "Can we go for a walk, please, please, please?... Though my memory isn't sharp enough now to remember the specific time, the commonly retold story replays in my mind. ... He walked in with a gift in tow and mom introduced them. ... "Well go see what it is, it could be a dead animal and we don't want to walk by that." She said. ...

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Suyuan packed as much as she could and began to walk to Chunking with her children, a few belongings, and some food in a wheelbarrow, but she arrived in Chungking with only three silk dresses. ... Jing-mei remembers her mother's critical attitude toward everyone. ...

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My mother loved photographs and I remember her with the omnipresent camera snapping anything that marked a remotely memorable occasion. ... Whatever the case, I can no longer remember the face of my father only the feeling that this photo induces: feelings of fear, sadness, and confusion as he drove away that one morning. ... I remember my father's strong hands as he would pick me up and kiss my checks calling me his "beautiful princess" as he lavished warmth and affection on me. I remember fondly as he would walk into the house and dance playfully with my mother and I would hear her l...

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While Emily walked to the door she hoped a border would be at it, but she knew it would probably Johnny surrat. ... She had remembered Maude uncle valentine's maid taking all the food. ... Emily remembered what had happened the night before very well. She remembered going to the graveyard with Annie surrat, and she also remembered the grave robbers that tried her mother's body. She also remembered how her uncle scared them off. ...

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The narrator remembers growing up with Sonny, "I was remembering, and it made it hard to catch my breath, that I had been there when he was born; and I had heard the first words he had ever spoken.  When he started to walk, he walked from our mother straight to me. ...

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I can remember things my father taught me as a child. ... Although he was there in spirit, my dad was not there to hug me and tell me how proud he was when I graduated high school, nor will he be here to see me finish college, or walk me down the isle on my wedding day. ... I can remember things my father taught me as a child. ... Although he was there in spirit, my dad was not there to hug me and tell me how proud he was when I graduated high school, nor will he be here to see me finish college, or walk me down the isle on my wedding day. ...

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