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**__Sept. 13th, 2010__ __Paragraph__ __Carlie de Jong__**

 My name is Carlie de Jong and I am fourteen years old, and in this paragraph I'm going to talk about my background, what I believe in, my interests, and personality. I was born in Victoria, and have lived here my whole life, the only other country I've been to besides Canada is USA. My parents names are Michael and Pat, and I have one brother named Cameron. I have a total of four pets which include two dogs and two budgies. My dogs names are Ellie and Mollie, and my two budgies are called Tweetie and Kiwi. My nationalities are Canadian, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, English, French, and lastly German, but mainly Canadian. I dont believe in much, but a few things I do believe in is doing the right thing, not lying, and not thinking that you're better than everyone else. I personally think that doing the right thing will take you somewhere better in life, even if you may have done something bad. I also think that when people think they're better than everyone else, they won't have a good as life as others,  because they'll have less friends, and be more lonely in the future. My interests/hobbies are playing badminton and tennis, but my other interests are going on the computer, watching movies, and hanging out with a few of my friends. Then there is my personality, my personality can change day to day, from happy to grumpy, but usually my personality is shy, fun, funny, stubborn, honest, and happy. Those are the most important things to know about me.

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