Author: Hanna Peters
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At The Ballet
My best friend Genevieve and I met in kindergarten; we have been inseparable ever since then. We have been taking dance classes together since we were five, and no day goes by when we don’t eat, sleep, and breathe ballet. Once my mother found out that she would have a daughter, she knew she wanted…
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What Independence Day Is Like In America
Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence from England because, on that day in 1776, the founders of our country signed the Declaration of Independence. The major attraction on the Fourth of July in the United States is watching fireworks displays, which take place in almost every town across…
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Reasons I Dislike The Summer Months In Delaware
Since moving to Delaware last year, the hot summer weather between June and August has been unbearable. It’s a lot hotter in the summer months in Delaware than when I was growing up in West Virginia, and I believe that’s because Delaware has a humid subtropical climate, which means it’s a lot hotter than it…
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Prom Preparations
When I started my freshman year of high school, I met a girl named Charlotte, and we quickly became best friends. We had a lot of things in common, like singing, acting, doing ballet, playing the violin, and talking about the latest boys we had crushes on. However, it turns out that we both liked…
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Girl In A Bookstore (p.3)
Bill and I have been dating for almost three months, and we see each other a few times a week. Between attending classes five days a week, working a part-time job at the bookstore where we met, and spending time with my family and friends, it’s nice to know that I finally have a boyfriend.…
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What My Father Means To Me
For as long as I can remember, I have always had a closer relationship to my father than to my mother. My dad and I have always been close; when I was younger, people always remarked how much I looked like him, and my dad has always and forever will be my best friend no…
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Girl In A Bookstore (p.2)
The day of our first date had finally arrived, and I was nervous about seeing Bill again. He’s the first guy who has ever offered to take me out on a date, and when you’re an introverted girl like me, thinking about being alone with a guy for the first time is somewhat terrifying to…
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Girl In A Bookstore (p.1)
Swipe left, swipe right; the pattern of swiping left and right on dating apps slowly continues for me. There’s Bumble, Tinder, Hinge, and Facebook Dating, but I am still afraid I will never find someone. I wish things were different for me, and everyone seems to think it should be easy for me, an introverted…
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My Favorite Christmas Movies
Throughout the holiday season, people love watching Christmas movies. Some common favorite Christmas movies that people watch every year are Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, and Frosty the Snowman. Although all of these Christmas movies are the favorite holiday films of many people, none of them are my favorites. In…
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Finding My Own Definition Of Being Beautiful
I’m sitting on a beach in a chair, feeling the ocean breeze the sand beneath my toes, and I can smell salt water, and it’s the perfect summer day. But I have often wondered what it might be like to live under the sea like a mermaid. Maybe I would be a sea turtle and…