Compare And Contrast Essay On Anna Ripley

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My Friend, Anna Ripley
Indefatigable is the only the word I can think of to describe my best friend and sister, Anna Ripley. Growing up on a dirt road in the woods, with your nearest neighbors being cousins you develop a pretty strong sense of the importance of family. One year me and my sister decided to go for a walk, three hours later it so happened we ended up in Parrsboro; 5 minutes away from buying ice cream because it was a scorching temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. We didn’t walk back home, instead opting for a drive from our grandmother, who conveniently lived in town. All and all I went home very sunburned and tired but Anna could have done it again, she does not get worn-out easily. Now I’m not saying Ann is more ambitious than me, just a little more determined and athletically inclined, like the time where she learned to ride a bike before me, while I was inside laying on the couch. My sister and I are like polar opposites, but still we have many common likes; all the while being completely different from each other. …show more content…

Ann once went to a camp for basketball, while I attended art lessons, Ann’s boot camp experience was brutal, she wanted to give up, but still she never missed a lesson. Although she came home sore each night, her practice paid off and she became quite good at basketball while I, as I mentioned was not very good. Anna was born April 27, 2000 making us only a year apart with an additional 17 days added on, this age gap that was not very large created a close bond for our friendship. As the years pasted we became more uniquely diverse but all and all we still remained

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