court. The other team did the same. It was time to play. We played 5 v 5‚ and I was in. Coach Jones said‚ “ JC‚ defend number 21.” Number 21 looked like he was 6 foot. He was huge. Before we knew it‚ we were losing 9-10‚ but we had the ball‚ and I was about to score a layup. But number 21‚ who we called “Bowser‚” came charging at me and sent me flying off court. Not even a warning from the referees! Coach told me to come off court to rest for a
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DALAI LAMA This quote or statement is based on the lives of each one of us. This is based on what we do in our long life journey. We all do mistakes‚ some make inexcusable errors transceiver and some make mistakes that are forgotten very quickly‚ but where is the significance of these mistakes: in what we learn from them or in what we forget from them. Based on my personal life‚ I think we all are human beings without distinction of religion‚ gender and race. In this century‚ no one can force
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My father had a saying growing up that he would tell me religiously‚ “un buen gallo en cualquier gallinero canta.” It directly translates to “a good rooster in any henhouse sings.” It was a metaphor meaning that regardless of the place or the obstacles in front of me‚ I could always succeed. My background and experiences are unique compared to most. I was raised in a Hispanic household‚ the son of immigrant parents who came to this country both at young age in search of the American dream. I am a
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up I fit the skateboarder stereotype‚ I was a skater boy who didn’t care about his future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to have a better life than they did‚ and skating did not fit into this life. Which wasn’t too big of a problem for me; I figured one day they would accept
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I had been agog that I scored a goal‚ in the first game I ever played. My coaches had their mini speech about how proud he was‚ and then he let us enjoy mini pretzels courtesy of my fellow teammate. After‚ when I was packing up my equipment‚ my coach came over to me‚ and to this day four years later‚ I still remember what he said to me. “Great job today Grace
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“You can’t eat that‚ it has sugar in it.” “Does that hurt?” “Is that the good or bad type of diabetes?” Listening to ignorant people talk about diabetes has to be the worst part about the disease‚ besides getting strange looks from people as you pull out your insulin and pretend its heroine. From hearing stories about someone’s great grandpa losing a foot due to diabetes and miraculously they’re an expert on the subject‚ or if one blood sugar isn’t in range‚ you’ll lose your liver. You can’t blame
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I was about the age of 10 when I finally learned my heritage. My mother and I were standing in the bank vault‚ and she was getting some papers for a trip to Canada‚ to update all of our passports. I was there with her‚ and while she was going through the things in our lock box‚ one particular‚ colorful document caught my eye. I pulled it out and held it up to her‚ asking what it was. She told me it was my birth certificate. I looked at it once again and replied that this couldn’t be my birth certificate
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she swallowed three different objects and had to go the the hospital all three times. Serra had swallowed a penny the first time. Next Serra swallowed a nickel. Then the ring. During Serra’s Jr.High years she encountered some bad times‚ but also some good times. To start off the year Serra’s Grandpappy died. Her grandpappy died of old age. She had a new baby brother brought into the world. Her best friend moved back and they reunited. She also met new friends from different schools‚ During Serra’s Jr
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graduate. However‚ if the appropriate time and effort is made toward anything and in particular studying‚ success has become a realistic goal. In my case‚ it all occurred on Tuesday‚ June 9th‚ 2009‚ it was suppose to be one of the happiest days of my life‚ but in fact‚ it turned out to be the sourest experiences I had to go through. Going back through the memories‚ I began the day as usual‚ waking up in the morning‚ having breakfast‚ and getting ready to go to school with all my friends to collect
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all the time were other good parts. I was also called role model by many people. Whenever I checked my phone‚ I could see my increasing fandom and people praising what I do. These factors were enough to make me continue working as a
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