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“The Legacy Of One.” - College Essays

“The Legacy Of One.”

You ask to hear of my family’s legacy. You ask to hear of what my family has passed on to me, what they have given me. Well, a lot of times people don’t exactly want to hear what my family has given me. Most people expect to hear this and that of how good my life has been, and what my delightful family has given me to make me who I am. Here you go, this is who I am as a result of what my family gave me.
I grew up in Minneapolis to a poor family. My mother and father worked at a factory so I didn’t see either of them much. I lived with my dad because my parents had separated shortly after I was born. My dad had always been a strong role model to me, the kind of man you see in movie pictures ...

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bike. Something was wrong today; I just didn’t want to go. So he went, and stayed out for a long time. I told grandpa and grandma I was worried but they told me to settle down. I was so scared and my whole body ached. I told grandpa and grandma that I WAS sick. They said it was my hungriness. It wasn’t though, I hurt all over and it just kept getting worse and worse. Then within the time this had all began to happen all of the pain on my body was gone and there was a knocking at the door. I looked out the window and saw my Hercules sitting on a trailer with blood splurged across his body and nothing but bone for a leg. I screamed and was held back by everyone. Then I blacked out.
Now a days he has trouble with the bum leg. It bothers him a lot but it doesn’t matter because he has his beer. They almost had to cut it off; often I wonder if he’d be happier without it. I have no trouble remembering what had happened that day. It echoes through my mind every day. I never forget how good ...

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