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    Part 1: Favorite leisure period: My favorite period about leisure development in Western Civilization is the Playground Movement, due to the fact that churches rediscovered the value of recreational activities for kids outside of their homes. (Dimension of Leisure for Life, page 127). As described in out textbook, both parents were working from full-time to eighteen hours day and their children were wondering around without sense; for sure they were learning bad habits and being in contact with

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    archives an event of this kind.” - (Dumas 6). At the beginning of the book, we are introduced to a young man named D’Artagnan, who in which, left his home in a division in France, to make money in Paris. His father gave him some gifts because of his sons departure. The gifts included a old yellow horse, fifteen ecus in money, and a introduction letter to the head of the King’s Musketeers, Monsieur de Treville. The King’s Musketeers was an elite group of soldiers that were the bodyguards to the Queen

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    friends with the local police chief in the town. The Iraqi officer is a kind man who cared a lot about the safety of his city. We were supporting by helping them in the war and they were supporting back by helping us generally win the war.” One of his favorite memories was when the Iraqi officer pointed across the desert to a hill which was the sight of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Iraqi officer lets Mr. Hughes and the others know that when

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    some people cringe at the thought of living with another who is dying. In the past, I had accompanied my dying father for short periods of time in his household. He led a life of high stress and poor diet which contributed to a slow death from heart disease. The experience also left me with a new appreciation for life and everything that I have. Reminders of what is important in this life are a gift. Even though some people believe that too much time in a depressing situation such as losing a loved

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    My Favorite Family

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    months old, my mom and dad were bickering and when my mom was fed up, she threw my oatmeal at his face. After all the commotion, he stormed out, leaving all his stuff behind for us to keep. I have not seen my dad since i was 10 years old. I really don't like to talk about him. Let's talk about my favorite family members:my mom, grandma, and sister. First, I want to talk about my mom, Jessica. Firstly, my mom cares about me. How does she worry about me? Well, 1 reason is in my old neighborhood

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    for me are memories about me playing with my father, then having first solo ballet performance and finally attending Coldplay’s music recital in Barcelona. Recalling all these makes me shiver with pleasure. I was about 4 years and I can see myself sitting with my father in a room and having a real fun. The main part of our play was me being a princes and him being a slave of me. I was making orders to bring candies. The funniest part was for instance my grandmother entering the room when I was just

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    My experience is that if you truly love someone, the little things can be overlooked since the relationship is more important. When you genuinely love someone, they matter more than anything else to you. You would do anything for them, and you believe

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    Have you ever thought about how to learn about Chaldean culture? This paper will provide you the reader with this knowledge. I will discuss Chaldean traditions and how my family have brought them to the United States. The Chaldean tradition derives from the ancient civilization and though it has little change my family is very fortunate to practice this unique culture. We as a family lived in the Middle East (Iraq “majority”, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran …), and nowadays are spread all over the

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    Book Thief Summer Reading

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    be Liesel’s best friend.”(Zusak 48) and that was how it was with Georgie and I. Zusak says “ A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.”(Zusak 48) My friendship with my neighbor also had a “snowball to the face” start. Shortly after moving into his neighborhood, I was walking my dog Chloe but got distracted and dropped the leash, and Chloe took off after a squirrel in Georgie’s yard. I was too busy trying to chase her down to watch where I was going and ended

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    When we share gifts of writing we are giving a part of ourselves to those people for whom we care. For this assignment you are to think about your favorite childhood memory based on a winter theme or solstice holiday. Talk among each other to get ideas! Decide about an event in your life that your family will enjoy. You will create a card to give to someone important in your family. It will have an illustration on the front and your memoir inside. Remember, this is for your family to enjoy and

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