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Have you ever thought of owning an exotic animal as a pet? If so did you know exotic animals are legal in the United States, but only in a few states, also you must have a federal license to own an exotic animal? Most people are scared of exotic animals because they think they are so-called “dangerous.” “Only 3.25 people a year are killed by captive exotic animals on an average scale. “Traffic accidents kill 125 people a day”, can you believe that they are not that dangerous compared to car…

How were William Shakespeare’s and Queen Elizabeth I lives intersected. Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare had the same passion for the theatre, did they encounter one another ever, how did they both define their era. William Shakespeare baptized April 26, 1564-April 23, 1616, Married Anne Hathaway and had 3 kids together, some of Shakespear’s famous plays (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Julius Caesar, As you like it, Much Ado About Nothing), famous sonnets (18, 116,…

your life. I come from a small town where people live simplistic lives, maintain simplistic wage-earning jobs, and get comprehensive satisfaction from the occasional trips to the nearby amusement park. This life was all I ever knew. I grew up feeling content with how my life was and the thought that I would grow to live like my parents had. I come from a family of four; I have one sister, and two passive parents who emphasize strength and the importance of appearance. Education, never being…

I guess the moral of the story is it’s a small world and I’ve been a bumpy roller coaster that I unknowingly took a lot of good people on, but I’ve tore it down. I know now you’ve been flying above watching the whole time waiting for me to get to the right place and hop off though. You tried to get me there once and I stumbled because I didn’t have to tools or strength, I was put in a padded room surrounded my everyone from family friends to coworkers and strangers (its not paranoia). Once you…

natural order of things, that the abolition of slavery would bring utter chaos, that slaves were being introduced to Christ, etc. Abolitionists, however, believed in African-American rights and equality. Personally, I disagree entirely with slavery, and it appalls me that it was ever a commonly-accepted practice. Defenders of slavery had…

stormy night it was very very dark. I just came out of the shower. After I got out of the shower I put my pajamas, I looked out the window a stranger was looking straight at me I ran to my closet scared and nervous. I watched some videos to calm me down it kind of worked but, still scared frightened even. “Who would be awake and want to scare children, how do people enjoy that. Do they think it’s funny? Even if they think it is funny it’s not close to funny.” I said to my mom, “ Ma yo vie…

moment I was born, I started facing extreme medical conditions. I was diagnosed with Caudal Regression Syndrome, in which there is an abnormal development in my spine. This led to many other difficulties, and only affects 1 in 200,000 births. My parents were told I wouldn't be able to walk, be developmentally delayed, and have failure to thrive. But they had faith that I would beat the prognosis that was supposedly set in stone. Ever since I was little, I've felt this joy deep down inside. I…

You never think that it will happen to you, losing a sibling. When your mom tells you that she’s pregnant you think that the baby will come home with you. You don’t think that your baby brother or sister will be buried six feet in the ground in a tiny porcelain white box. You never think it will happen to you. . . As a second grader you don’t think about the big picture, you focus more on the exciting little details. When the phone rings in your classroom and your teacher says, ‘’Kennedy,…

When I was in the 6th grade I had a very big decision to make. My mom had just gotten a job as a principal at Oliver Middle School in Broken Arrow. I had to decide to either stay at my home school or switch schools and attended the school my mom now worked at. This was a very difficult decision and is one of the hardest challenges I have faced. The beginning of middle school is a very exciting time for many students. You are finally out of elementary school and feel like you fit in…

I can’t remember a time when both of my biological parents were together, I only ever saw them exchange very few words when my mom would drop me off with my dad every other weekend until I was eleven. It always seemed like my parents were in a battle of tug-o-war, and I was the rope, splitting birthdays and holidays. I didn’t really understand why my dad was signing away his parental rights when I was only eleven, but I did know that it meant he would no longer be my dad. I am not sure how or…