Aunt Noel Research Paper

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- When my aunt moved to Ohio she became more sophisticated and requested her new friends call her, "Deborah" but to the family in WV she was still known as Noel. So today I would like to share a little about my Aunt Noel.

-Luckily Aunt Noel was our next door neighbor. Once a year my dad would go see the Washington Redskins play, one particular year while he was away a snake decided to park itself on our back steps. My mom, sister and I ran out our front door directly to Aunt Noel's house. Without hesitation Uncle Leonard with a gun and Aunt Noel with a broom stick in hand went to our house. When they gave the OK we returned home to a snake free house. This was just one example of her bravery, always moving forward in spite of danger.

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