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My Mom My Memory & Me
I was standing in the kitchen just spinning around and thinking of things. Actually, I wasn’t just spinning for the sake of feeling dizzy, I had come into the kitchen to do something and forgotten what it was. Quite suddenly, I caught myself feeling like my mom was in the room with me; feeling like she was here all these years after her passing. At first the feeling made me smile. I felt nostalgic sense of warmth at this presence and the loss of her being gone. It was then I realized that what I was feeling Was my mom in me. It was that part of her in…
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Turning Point
In 1861, after years of tension in this country, our fledgling union began perhaps its first real test: At 4:30 am on April 12, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. This has traditionally marked the beginning of the Civil War. The war that followed was not only a tragic loss of life for many Americans but was also a turning point for this country. It was during this conflict that differing ideals and agendas were brought to bear and tested. The focused needs of the few striving to preserve their livelihood and way of life were tested against the young nation struggling to defend its…
