My goal became to write an essay that didn't focus on the death or loss but on the change and growth that took place. ... She had an endless energy for life, and love for my two brothers and me, and I have tried to be the kind of person that she was. ... I was ten at the time, in fifth grade, and I suppose I didn't really understand it all that well, or as well as my older brothers did. This essay is not about that loss or death, but on the change that took place. ... I found myself involved in athletics, student government and publications, community service, academic competitio...

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• Grade Level: High School

Cynthia Lizotte 12/17/03 Essay #2 Mrs. ... Linde ended up leaving him, not because she didn't love him but because he couldn't provide for her at the time and she had her sick mother and two young brothers to take care of. ... In the 1800's that is what most marriages were about, it was not about whether or not you were in love it was whether or not you found someone who could give you a comfortable life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This quote is from a letter that Dostoevsky sent to his brother at the age of eighteen. ... It was said in a essay of criticism that Dostoevsky was contemplating how to end the novel. ... I have found that justice is always served. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School