fellow defenders and location of the ball and when to crash in for a shot. It always seemed like a task I would never be able to fully grasp. So‚ when I made junior varsity my freshman year one of the first things my coach had me do was learn how to holler around my mouth guard and helmet. I struggled with it‚ I didn’t know when to call positions‚ my timing was off and I just plain felt like I was being too bossy to my teammates. My freshman year I never really got how important it was to step up and
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Valance‚ a high school girl‚ struggles to stop violence. She loves a peaceful environment and tries to stop the violence before it starts. When Two-Bit and Pony were ready to put up a fight with the Socs‚ Cherry yells at the both of them. She hollers‚ “ Stop! I can’t stand fights. I can’t stand them” (Hinton‚ 45). Having enough confidence to say that not only shows that she is peaceful‚ but also brave.
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rehearsing it over and over again. I cannot even tell you how many times this has happened to me. I was told to go downstairs to get some water‚ my book bag‚ and my mom’s letter the other night. I was thinking of other things‚ got downstairs‚ and had to holler back up
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In days beyond recall‚ I spent my time in a pasture that seemed as wide and long as the ocean. There was a great pond on the side of field‚ which had a little creek the ran straight across. It was full of meadow flowers and tall amber glowing grass. Being tiny for my size it came up past my waist ; from the deck of the great white house you could barely see me. The house was not my own‚ though I could go on that I wish it was. It belonged to my Grandfather and Grandmother‚ who were both imaginative
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BAM! The crowd roared after I did this‚ I just hit my first single of my career‚ and not the only time I will get another one. It felt musky while I hit it‚ and it was beginning to get cloudy in the distance as well. My friends Trevor‚ Collin‚ Evan‚ Andrew‚ and Michael congratulated me once I got into the dug-out. At the time I was only seven years old. I always remind myself that I have to work for things in order to accomplish things. I was mesmerized that I actually hit it‚ at first I just tried
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Being intelligence‚ strategic‚ and arrogant are all traits of the epic hero‚ Odysseus. In The Odyssey‚ Homer illustrates the amazing journey of Odysseus’s struggles to return to Ithaca. The Odyssey is an epic poem created centuries ago by a person named Homer. It depends on the life of a Trojan War legend named Odysseus and how he returns back to his home in Ithaca subsequent to being caught and held by a wicked witch/fairy named Calypso. In the Odyssey‚ Homer illustrates the epic hero by using
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accomplishments and never gives up. He desperately wants to become smart so he can communicate and live just like everyone else does. Charlie wants this operation so he can be smart and prove to everyone he isn’t like he used to be. "Gimpy hollers at me all the time when I do something rong‚ but he reely likes me because hes my frend. Boy if I get smart won’t he be surprised." (p 5) Charlie writes this down into his progress report and proves that he wants to please everyone by being smart
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easily transported from home to home. The variance of topics in Appalachian music can not be numbered. The subject of a song can be anything from the pine trees on the highest mountain to the cool water in the stream at the bottom of the lowest holler or any thing in between. Anything seen heard or felt might have a song written about it. Another brand of
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Tupac Shakur What is a thug? Many people consider a thug to be some big gangster- who sells drugs‚ has been in trouble with the law‚ is rebellious‚ etc. According to Tupac Shakur‚ the term "thug" means the underdog‚ not a criminal or someone who is going to hit you over the head in the street- as the media portrays the word (Shakur 122). Even though the images of some rappers seem to send the wrong messages‚ Tupac’s songs are where his real messages are. If people would listen to the words
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The stories being analyzed are “The Destructors‚” and “The Lottery.” Tessie better known as Mrs. Hutchinson and Old Misery or Mr. Thomas‚ have many similarities between them. Some being the fact they both had something taken from them‚ a home or pride. They both enjoy a nice conversation with their friends or visitors. While there are some similarities between the two of them there are also some differences. Differences ranging from the lack of awareness to being completely aware of the circumstances
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