The Visitor Roald Dahl NOT LONG AGO‚ a large wooden case was deposited at the door of my house by the railway delivery service. It was an unusually strong and well-constructed object‚ and made of some kind of dark-red hardwood‚ not unlike mahogany. I lifted it with great difficulty onto a table in the garden‚ and examined it carefully. The stencilling on one side said that it had been shipped from Haifa by the m/v Waverley Star‚ but I could find no sender’s name or address. I tried to think
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Christmas with My Family Since I can remember‚ my family has had a traditional way of celebrating Christmas which gives us our own identity as a family‚ and I would not change it for anything. Every Christmas morning‚ our catholic faith makes us wake up with great enthusiasm to go to the church. As usual‚ my parents wake up early and go to my sisters’ rooms and to mine screaming “Today is the birth of Jesus‚ wake up‚ wake up!". When we hear their voices‚ we wake up with energy and good humor
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I grew up in a nuclear family. There are four people in my family‚ consists of my father‚ mother‚ my sister and me. My father is 62 years old. He’s working as a insurance agent. My mother is 10 years younger than my father. She used to work as a store manager before she gave birth to me. She quitted her job in order to take care of me and my sister because she believes that the mother daughter bond can grow stronger day by day by spending time with us. My sisters and I are four years apart. She is
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My family consists of only four members‚ my mom‚ my two brothers and me. It was bigger when my dad was alive. He died from a cardiac arrest when I was nearly four‚ not realizing how tragic and irrevocable the event of his death was for my mom and my siblings‚ I could not utter even a tear‚ I was not being merciless or cruel toward my father‚ for I loved him so much and tried to spend as much as time with him as I could. My mother became a single parent at 29 with three children. Time goes by‚
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Lamarre- 9/24/2013 3.3 Investigation and analysis of family history (Plan Ahead) There were many different things about my family history because my parents both came from a different family background. The one thing my grandparents have in common is that they are Chinese. One different thing is that they are born in separate places. My grandparents on my father’s side were born in China then came to Burma‚ while my grandparents on my mother’s side were born in Burma. Another interesting
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grandchild on both sides of my family and this has lead me to being very loved and spoiled by my family‚ in particular by my Papa Simler. Ever since I was little I had him wrapped around my finger and I knew that he would do anything for me. In my eyes he was the strongest and firesist man I had ever seen and I thought he could do anything. We had a very special bond and I loved him very much‚ so when he got diagnosed with lung cancer my world was turned upside down. My papa battled his cancer for
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say that my family is diverse is an understatement. Not only do I have fourteen siblings‚ many of my siblings come from different countries‚ continents‚ cultures‚ and races. Because my family is large and multicultural‚ I have been exposed from a young age to the importance of diversity. Due to my early and prolonged exposure to diversity‚ I am no stranger to change and embrace it like an old‚ long lost friend. Out of my parents’ fifteen children‚ ten have been adopted‚ including me. My oldest
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After the Thanksgiving potluck party‚ my family including my parents‚ Huy‚ Kay‚ Hien‚ Tien‚ and me decided to come back to Vietnam for visiting our relatives there. I knew that this decision was a surprise for everyone. However‚ I didn’t know that this event has become an unforgettable memory in all of us. Hung now becomes a successful filmmaker. He made two movies and both of them were getting the positive feedbacks and also reaching the ticket target in the theater. When he saw me back to Vietnam
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assessing pre incarceration dimensions encompassing family life‚ employment‚ and experiences outside of prison. Respondents were also asked about life during incarceration including experiences such as various activities and programs they may have participated in‚ family contact‚ and disciplinary issues. Approximately 2 to 5 months after release‚
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My home in India is filled with the love‚ culture‚ wisdom‚ and peace. This beautiful home of mine has five bedrooms‚ a kitchen‚ a basement‚ a balcony‚ a living room‚ a family room and a backyard. There are three specific places in the home that are very close to me and were very unique in their way that make me attached to them. Each room symbolizes something unique. As soon as I open the main door‚ the first room I see is my family room‚ which stands for a bond of love. On holidays‚ all my family
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