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    This might seem silly to most people, but this is one of the few major regrets in my life. In first and second grade, I played soccer for my elementary school team, and I loved it. I loved being on the team with all the other girls, winning (we were undefeated both seasons, which was quite an accomplishment we thought), and playing goalie (what’s not to love about standing around in the goal box the entire season). I never loved playing soccer itself, but when third grade soccer came around, I was

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    while others are based solely on my feelings. The principal reason I wish to be in Advanced Placement English IV is my hankering for a strong education. Advanced Placement English IV is graded on the 5.0 GPA scale, so if I do well in the class my GPA will increase. Advanced Placement English IV would also prepare me for the AP English exam, which, if I do well on, will make me more appealing to any college I apply to. This class would also help me to excel in my education. The second reason I want

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    Dear my lovely husband John, Today I am writing to you, thinking about all of our lovely memories we have had in Salem as a wonderful married couple. I am writing this letter to you because I wanted to day my last few words to you before you are hanged. How did everything go from having a lovely life to, you being sentence to death because you confessed about being in contact with the devil? Also, I feel this is completely my fault, and I am the breakdown of our family. I have a lot of regrets from

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    Mentor Reflection

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    September of 2016 I was made aware of the Peer Mentorship program and my high school and immediately knew that I wanted to become a mentor as being able to help others has also been a desire of mine. I have since been tutoring a handful of my peers in math, biology, chemistry and physics at all high school levels. While I don't have an undeviating schedule, I typically have a few sessions (anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour) per week. My experience as a mentor up until now has given me an increased level

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    each other. In The Princess Bride by William Goldman. He talks about himself, his family, and how his life is not how he pictured it. He thought that his life would be like his favorite book, but it wasn’t he didn’t have the love he wanted. Goldman tells the story of Buttercup and Westley on the good parts version just like his father read it to him. In a way that he is able to unraveled how life isn’t fair, some people may not have a happily ever after like the books. William Goldman firmly incorporates

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    “Sonnet XLIII” Millay is mourning her present life because of her poor choices in her past. When Millay was younger, she would have many guys come in her life and go out the door. This left her in alone toward the end of her life (130). In “Piano” Lawrence his subject matter is when he was a child, his mother would play the piano and he would he by her feet. As Lawrence state “A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the

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    Something I chose not to do probably could have made my time in highschool much more fun and exciting. I decided not to get involved more in high school, maybe it was cause I was nervous to try new things, and it’s made me wonder what else I could have experienced. nI also think that maybe it would help me get into the college I want to go to if I got more involved. However, I also really like how my high school years are going for me now, but I feel as if it could have been better. To begin

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    A Critical Choice Everyone has to make choices in their life. Some are everyday choices, like what to eat or drink. Others are more critical, like choosing a job. Important decisions take time to comprehend. Like with me, the decision to go to college was the most critical choice in my life and for my future, and I will never regret it. Going to college is important because it helps me find a job, it expands my knowledge, and it is a wonderful experience. A reason why I chose to go to college was

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    We all make mistakes that we later regret, but that's life. We need to focus more on just accepting to live with it. Living with regret. "Ambush" Literary Analysis Tim O' Brien, a fighter affected by the trauma Vietnam War held, divulge on his participations when his daughter asks herself if he has ever taken a man’s life. At nine years old, nearly 20 years after the Vietnam War is over, Kathleen asks her father a question. Has he ever killed someone, she wants to know. O’Brien decides to tell

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    The older adult I interviewed for this assignment was my mother, Marie Baldwin. She is 65 years old and is in good health. She works out consistently, eats a well balanced diet, and goes to the doctor regularly. She has high cholesterol, which is largely due to genetics. She does not take medication for it; rather, she controls it through her diet. My mom had breast cancer six years ago and underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy. The cancer is in now in remission and she made a full recovery. She

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