Mawmaw And Pawpaw Research Paper

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The place I would visit often when I was a child was my Mawmaw and Pawpaw's house out in the country of Hayti, MO. Going there had a great influence on my life because it made me the hard worker I am today. From the age range of a baby to maybe around eight years old. I would often go there with my parents and my older brother. The drive there was very peaceful. We would pass a bunch of farm animals and open fields filled with big round rolls of hay either sitting across or in a straight line from each other. The scenery mainly consisted of clear fields, bright green trees, clear blue skies, bird calls and roaring cars.
Sometimes, it would be a rainy day, on our drive up to the big old creaky house out in the middle of nowhere. It took about

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