Category: essay
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Essay – What Influences Me?
What Influences Me? When I was a kid, life seemed a little simpler. The outdoors was our natural playground. If you were found inside the house on a beautiful day doing something like watching tv, you would eventually be told to go back to nature. My summers were filled with swimming, bike riding, sleep overs, […]
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My First Poll Block
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Opinion – 2020 in America
This year has been a difficult one for all of us. Some of us have endured losses of many kinds. Others have gained in perspective as they endure many hardships. 2020 started out like all others. The ball dropped and we were hopeful. Many made resolutions even though they knew it wouldn’t last. Others claimed […]
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Opinion: What it is Like to Have Functional Depression.
So, this is a hard thing for me to talk about. I have been hiding something about me from most people for a long time. I have depression. Most people don’t know this about me because I have what they call functional depression. I am able to manage well enough that most people have no […]
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The Chronicles of the Arkansas Living in South Dakota – Part 3 – Old Fence
How an old falling apart fence is causing me so much stress.
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Sometimes Doctors Don’t Have Answers
Fainting leads to a long line of testing and pains that end with no answers.
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Narrative Essay – Swimming On My Own
When I was a 6th grade English teacher in Little Rock, Arkansas, I would teach narrative writing. Whenever I would ask my students to write, I would write alongside them. This essay is about learning something new.