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Asthma Attack If I would have just told somebody, I wouldn't have wound up in the hospital. Don't wait until the last second, because sometimes the last second isn't enough. Lucky enough for me, it was. It was a normal fall day, the leaves were beautiful shades of oranges, reds, and yellows. There were a lot of pumpkins and the weather was perfect conditions for an asthma attack. I was about five and so I love to play, especially outside. I asked my parents if I could go outside and of course…

The Most Surprising, Interesting, and Dubious Moments Throughout the novel, there were several moments that provoked me to reflect and think about what Gladwell was saying. While reading, I found the section about why people of Asian heritage are typically better at math than those from western culture surprising. What I found most surprising about this section was how something as simple as language can affect the mathematical abilities of a whole race. Gladwell writes that, “They have a…

The rich become richer as the poor becomes poorer. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the extreme gap between the social classes causes havoc, and in the end, death. The lower class lives in bad conditions, covered in ashes. This area known as The Valley of Ashes, is the dumping grounds between the two more favorable areas of West and East Egg. The eggs, only separated by a body of water are completely different because of the people that live in the areas. East egg is home to all of the rich…

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” - Ernest Hemingway. This quote is a very powerful quote, and it’s from the book “ The old man at the sea” which was published in 1952 . Ernest Hemingway who Is the author of this book has a very unique style of writing , for example this quote is quite short but still has such great powerful meaning. That’ was Hemingway whole idea when he was writing a book. How he could…

ladder like Philip Maung did. Unfortunately, another factor that hasn’ t been touched on is that Maung may have also been extremely lucky to be able to immigrate to the United States and start his own company. Hard work and perseverance aren’ t the only factors in achieving the American Dream; it also comes down to how fortunate you are. Some people will be very lucky and can achieve their dreams with ease. Some others,…

Cambodian refugees and Vietnamese refugees also share differing experiences when it pertains to the topic of hardships faced when fleeing one’s homeland. Although both groups faced complications when fleeing their homeland, the complications and obstacles they faced were distinct. As for the Cambodian refugees, an abundant amount died during the journey to freedom. According to Kuy, “An estimated 3 million died during the Killing Fields, from torture, execution, starvation and disease. Some…

Cheers to Lucktoberfest As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to the parties at the beach and warm weather. But we say hello to all things fall! We’re especially excited about one event coming up soon…Oktoberfest! In fact, we’re so excited that we’ve even coined our own promotion in honor of this lovely tradition called Lucktoberfest. Read on to learn more about the Oktoberfest, and the promotions we have to offer. The History Well to put it quite simply, Oktoberfest is where millions…

off the base that they have created. Best-selling author and life coach, Tony Robbins, once said, “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” I consider myself very lucky to live in America. But with this pleasure, comes some responsibility. I think that everyone has different responsibilities depending on who they are. Some may be bigger than others, but they are all important. If we all do our parts, we can…

difficult on my part, because there are a lot of them out there. Like Steve Jobs, who lead Apple to their greatness, and Bill Gates, who created Microsoft , and Al Capone, who ran his underground drug trafficking organization, and Hugh Hefner, who got lucky and got rich on his famous Playboy magazines, and last but not least Donald Trump, who grew his real estate empire. Steve Jobs was a inventor, he and Steve Wozniak created Apple. Steve Jobs was an orphaned kid growing up. He was smart but…

The best soccer game I played in was when I was in ninth grade for Forest Lake. We were playing an away game. I play goalkeeper but they wanted me to play defender. So they subbed me in and I played as a defender for a little bit and then they subbed me out and then I was subbed in as goalkeeper in the second half of the game. We were winning the game 2-0 and I was subbed in because the other goalkeeper was tired and wanted to get subbed out. They subbed me in and I had to save a penalty because…