A Person Who Has Influenced My Life
There is always a time in one’s life when a hero comes along. Someone who has inspired you can really help you learn what life is about.
I remember it as if it was yesterday. I was fifteen years old that year. It was around eight o'clock one evening when my mother
While my aunt was in the hospital with special care, my cousin Mark, who is mentally disabled, spent time with my family. Mark was seventeen at the time, and had been born with severe mental disorders, which created a wide range of social and physical problems for him throughout everyday life. He never had any true friend
Over the two weeks when Mark lived with my family, I probably understood more about life and its meanings. Mark was seventeen, but learned on a nine-year-old level. Although his learning ability was slower than most, he could still learn. He explored
Mark is my hero, for his disability has forever changed my viewpoint on life. It seems like a well-deserved life when you’re fifteen, and it is amazing how in a period of time your point of view can change so
A.made | B.missed | C.received | D.used |
A.informed | B.promised | C.showed | D.begged |
A.until | B.although | C.unless | D.because |
A.puzzle | B.failure | C.burden | D.conflict |
A.ignorance | B.weakness | C.relief | D.mercy |
A.achievements | B.possibilities | C.functions | D.difficulties |
A.Typically | B.Occasionally | C.Accidentally | D.Actually |
A.treated | B.prevented | C.challenged | D.reported |
A.pace | B.cost | C.business | D.request |
A.easily | B.normally | C.properly | D.completely |
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