As my childhood went on, there was a secret that my family wasn't telling me. As a little kid, visiting my uncle Dave's house, I noticed that their was something wrong with his eye. When I asked my parents about this discovery, they insisted that he had been in a motorcycle accident several years before. I took this statement as the truth, as he did have a motorcycle at the time, and it was an answer that seemed to fit the situation. The summer before the start of my sophomore year of high school, I received the truth about Dave's eye. My parent sat me down, and began to tell me the story of how my uncle Dave tried to commit suicide. The story goes back to Dave's first marriage, and the moments after his divorce, in times of depression, he tried to take his own life. He took his pistol, which he owned to protect himself from burglars, and shot himself in the side of his face. Luckily, the bullet went through his right eye, which is the main reason why he is still alive today. I now understand why my parents lied to me about this experience, as this would been a very hard thing to understand as a young child. I would have asking questions every minute I saw him, to try and understand the full process behind it. This was a huge moment of my life, as I was informed of the full truth behind a close relative in my family. This story closely relates to the lie told in the Ocean at the End of the Lane, as the narrator goes through the lie of his father eating burnt toast. While my story is about a serious matter in life compared to the narrator's, both stories share the common theme, a lie told from someone close to us. After finally hearing the truth behind this story, I feel our relationship has grown to new levels, as I feel more appreciative for his presence in this world.
Dear High School Senior, In the book, "The Transition to College Writing" by Keith Hjortshoj, the author does a great job of including five basic, categorical differences between high school and college. As once being a fellow senior preparing for college, I realize how stressful of a time it can be. It's important to keep yourself calm, and become recognized with the significant differences between each level of education. I'm going to explain two differences, that I've experienced throughout my first year in college, and hopefully you can learn a few tips on how you can use these to your own benefit. One basic categorical difference that Hjortshoj uses in his book is, "While high school teachers are usually generalists, college teachers are specialists." As Hjortshoj explains, college professors don't follow the ideas of high school teachers, as they aren't required to follow the given state curriculum. I noticed this, as soon as I started...
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