.... of dragon owners are considered to be at an elderly age, and find dragons quite helpful in their last years. Ninety five percent of those people wish they had a pet dragon to grow up with. Dragons also are very helpful when it comes to lighting fireplaces or barbecues. Many have spent a meaningless 15 minutes on trying to find matches, with a pet dragon there's no reason to waste time. Just let the pet dragon breath on the barbie. Pet dragons have also been known as wonderful watch animals. In a recent survey, dragons were preferred two out of three for protection rather than a trained watch-dog. In 1990, a three year old .....

.... was adopted, instead of lying to me and having me find out later in life that I wasn't their biological son. This respect that my parents gave me, in turn gave me their trust. And I gave them the respect and trust that was given to me. Without sacrifice, a family cannot be. The sacrifices that family members make for each other show the willingness to be an unselfish part of a family. Sacrifices also display the love, respect and trust in a family. I know that even though some of the time it may not seem that my parents would sacrifice anything for me, I realize that they would do anything for and everything for me and that .....

.... teachers, staff, etc. I found it on the bookshelf in my room and withdrew it from the shelf. I placed it on my study desk and looked at the book cover of the yearbook. The color of the cover page was combined with many colors such as purple, green, blue, white, brown, and yellow. The title of the book for 1998 was In Vision. There was a huge eye with the number 98 placed at the center of the front cover page. It looked colorful but unique. I turned to the front book cover over to the left side of the desk and read all the nice comments of my friends had written for me before I graduated from high school. I was smiling and .....

.... asked Jess. "I dunno give them one of those chocolate things near the fridge", Sal replied. Jess turned and went back down the stairs into the kitchen to find the bars. "Are you still there boys?", she yelled. But there was no reply. Jess stopped and went back to the front door. To her surprise the boys had vanished and there was no sign of them. Fine she thought to herself at least it saves two more chocolate bars for me. Suddenly Jess heard a voice but she didn't know what it said or where it was coming from. "Is somebody there?", Jess inquired taking a huge gulp at the same time. "Yeah me", replied the voice in .....

.... and made no effort to ever hide her emotions or problems. Overall, Laura had a great personality and always knew how to cheer any one of us up. All of this began to change after our best friend Lauren confessed that she had an eating disorder. This news surprised us all. Lauren was really skinny, but so was her entire family. She always ate a lot, so we never suspected a problem. It made us all really upset, but Laura seemed to have a different view of Lauren's problem. I don't know if she was competing for attention or if she really wanted to lose weight, but Laura soon became obsessed with her weight. She went on die .....

.... to show up to this party, but, it seemed that they were mere accompaniment to my friends. On this night, we all changed out of our class gear of old, comfortable t-shirts and dirty, blue jeans, and wore the best of our casual clothing. For me that meant my tight black pants, light purple, cashmere sweater, and black loafers. This was clearly an occasion that was special and fun, but, not extremely special. Not everyone arrived on time for the dinner, so after waiting around ten minutes for the two late boyfriends, we started to order without them. We didn't see any need to wait. This wasn't considered bad manners, because we .....

.... five more minutes of intense arguing, the young lady, now engulfed in tears, leaves. The clerk shrugs and turns around. The building seems colder upstairs. There almost seems to be a dampness in the air. Down a corridor there are empty offices and paintings of important looking people. I recognize two of them as Washington and Jefferson. In between them is a copy of the constitution. As I read it I chuckle, and wonder if this government is really what they had in mind. Farther down the hall I hear voices. The general court is in session. Inside the courtroom, a scruffy-looking man is in front of the judge. He has been charged wi .....

.... a lot better than ever after getting some major counseling. After a counseling session, my father came up to me with tears coming from his eyes, saying, “I love you.” I can also remember his putting his tree trunk arms around me, hugging so tight, not letting go. Since counseling, we talk all the time and go many places together. I am so glad our relationship and friendship has tightened rather than lose my father completely. Parents in today’s world play a huge role in children’s lives. Perhaps my father had an extremely bad temper because his father acted the same way. My grandfather often beat my father when .....

.... pitched fourteen “no-hitters” in a role. When I hear all the wonderful things about them, I have to believe them, because all I remember are crooked, old tree trunks. I’ve always wanted to see his hands when they actually looked like hands. In ten months, my grandfather will take my small hand in his and guide me down the aisle, only to give me away. His hands have always been my protection and comfort, but at that moment, they will become my sadness. After grandfather lets my hand go, I will take the hand of a new protector and comforter. .....

.... a relationship with Him. Jesus said, "Ï am the way and the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through me"(John 14:6). Now my life has meaning and purpose. My walk with Christ has been very fulfilling. It has not been only happy events. In fact, I have encountered many difficult trials, and tribulations. But one thing I'm sure about; even when I encounter trials and tribulations God will never leave me nor forsake me. I do not fear what the future may bring because Jesus is with me all the time. I am no longer captive to the darkness that once consumed me, even though I have lived what many would consider a ha .....