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    My Four-Wheeler Narrative

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    Blacking in and out, confusion and fear filled my mind as I slowly woke up lying on my back between my four-wheeler and the cold ground. I was numb; my mind was racing “what just happened?” All in the matter of seconds. I hear a faint yelling of some sort as I close my eyes again. “Kylie!” I open my eyes; everyone around me was moving the four-wheeler from off top of me, and my step dad and his friend trying to wake me up. My eyes closed. It was a mid January morning in 2012; I was 15 years…

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    Essay On Affluenza

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    bankruptcy. Many families would usually build up debt and then declare bankruptcy. In 1980, more people declare bankruptcy than graduated from college. The reason for these rash bankruptcies are simply credit cards because credit card companies are bringing additional credit to the consumer. Consumers get credit cards either because you have to “pay now and pay later” or because of the low introductory rate. Credit card companies usually raise these rates up before the consumer pays off their…

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    This Fall Semester of 2016 has served as the first page to my experience at Pacific Lutheran University. Coming into the school year, I felt I had a lot going for me. I graduated with my Associates Degree at Pierce College and was fortunate enough to have a supportive family, and quality friends. I was very involved with music and felt I had purpose in school because I knew what I wanted to study. I felt like when I was exploring my path I lucked out and stumbled upon Psychology and Sociology.…

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    Keeping Up It’s tough growing up and it takes much perseverance to keep up with everybody. In Call of the Wild when Dave died, it took a toll on Buck, it took lots of perseverance to make sure he keeps up with the others. In contrast, Megan knew a boy who didn’t graduate and that made her realize that she probably will not graduate if she kept her grades like that, and it took lots of perseverance to keep up with everybody else. They both struggled to keep up and not fail, and they both…

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    as your first love. This story is particularly about that. 1996 The school bell rang loudly, bringing me back to the real world. My nose was stuck in a book and I tried to start reading again. "Hmm...look at her. Nerd." Someone grunted. I looked up and saw Jacob Stewart and his "henchmen" Joey Bradshaw and Carl Timms. They bullied me since preschool. I scowled and continued reading, trying to ignore them. "Freak," Jacob muttered. I already knew I was different. All the girls that were…

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    Have you ever stopped for a second to analyze your life? Many times when someone struggles, it is because of their outlook. Being negative about the obstacles that are faced in life is no way to get by. Taking a second to analyze, and possibly regroup, is never something that anyone should be ashamed of. I believe that with a positive outlook on life a person can do whatever they put their mind to. For the past few weeks, I have been going through an obstacle in life that has not been easy for…

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    Advertising Consumerism: The Effect on Americans Have you ever wondered how an ad appeared on your doorstep, or in your email’s inbox? With the help of advertising industries, this is possible. Advertising consumerism effect Americans in today’s society in many ways. Furthermore, it affects the behavior of Americans as well. Advertising industries main focus is to figure out what is an individual’s buying impulses and also how to trigger them, in order to sell products more…

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    ways. When you say a color, or a certain food, some people may think of picnics and love while others may envision the time it gave them food poisoning. So I guess the only question with this quote is what does it mean to me? This quote could be summed up in one word, settling. In popular belief, settling is mediated as a deficient thing, but just how atrocious could it be in my future? Settling is something that everyone does at some point in their lives. The part that’s the most difficult is…

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    The Namesake Symbolism

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    is little. He accepts his name as well. When he is in the kindergarten, he rejects to be Nikhil (Lahiri 57). Instead, he signs up for the kindergarten with the name Gogol (Lahiri 59). In other words, he “doesn't mind his name (Lahiri 66).” Thus, when Gogol is little, his approval for his name signifies that he is well fit in both American and Indian cultures. Growing up, as a teenager, Gogol starts to dislike his name. So does he start to prefer American culture over Indian and to avoid his…

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    season. At least that’s the reason I give my mom, but in reality, it helps my nerves to be there before anyone else. Alright, knee is loose, but my chest still feels tight like a wrench is squeezing it. One by one, the other older, taller girls show up and the coach’s whistle starts us off on the run. My mind whirls with anxiety, my knee throbs, and I ask myself, “What was I thinking by joining the high school soccer team?” Rounding around the first orange cone, I…

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