The sun gleamed and the birds chirped loud as the children yelled with joy and excitement. I shot my free throw‚ ping‚ it hit the rim. I sprinted after the ball as shouts surrounded me to win the game. Crunch. The world stopped as the tears welled up in my eyes. The sharp pain that was in my finger‚ then‚ yelling because someone won the game. Before I realized it I had lost due to the ball jamming my finger. I raced across the blacktop to get to the supervisor so I could get a nice cold ice pack.
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when you came home from school. Wishing I could afford the latest shoes. These were my realities. Being the oldest of three to a young mother‚ I was forced to mature faster than my peers. A victim of unemployment and hardships‚ I had no other option than to get a good education in hopes to better my family’s economic downfalls. As I will be a first generation college student‚ I have dedicated my everything into my academics and athletics. Coming from the inner city‚ the schools I attended weren’t the
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sat‚ supposedly talking‚ “Mom‚ I’m going to make a fool of myself‚ can’t I just go to my old school?” I pleaded my mom. “Don’t say that you’re going to make lots of new friends. Just try in out” my mom replied to my pleading. I had come to west middle after going to a private school for six years and I was very nervous. For example‚ my only friend was Heather and I wasn’t sure if she even came to West Middle School. I was worried that I might do something unwise and impolite. I took a deep breath
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Throughout my 4 years in high school I grow personally and academically. When I began high school‚ I was very shy and didn’t to anyone in class‚ not even ask my teacher if I had questions. Later on my second year‚ I began to talk and not be afraid of asking questions. Today‚ I talk‚ but not like other people who are very friendly and sociable. I also got better in subjects like the classes of English and Science. I grow as a person by talking to other people and be confident. I didn’t participate
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shy. Which is why if you had told my seventh-grade self that in three years I’d be acting‚ singing‚ and dancing my heart out on stage in front of an audience; I would have thought you were insane. I used to be the kid that would never speak up in class‚ and if I was called on to answer a question‚ my heart rate would go through the roof and I could barely breathe. I went to a charter school for elementary and middle school‚ so the transition to public high school was tough. I went from having a large
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sixth grade sound like a sign up for your death wish‚ but what everyone told me was wrong. My favorite part about sixth grade is the fact that we have so much freedom. At Davis Creek‚ we didn’t have a lockers‚ we weren’t allowed to chew gum‚ we couldn’t even keep our phone in our backpacks. So‚ when middle school came and I saw everyone chewing their gum and having their phone in their pockets‚ I was about to flip out! On the first day all I remember saying is that they were going to get in trouble
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case with many of my peers at South Division‚ I am also an immigrant who originated from Thailand. The purpose of all immigrants and why they decide to immigrate is the same‚ which is to find a more successful life. The fact that I am an immigrant has become a motivation factor for me to achieve and strive toward success. My goal after high school is to attend college
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It was winter season and that meant basketball. This year was special because I got to play for Davidson Day’s seventh and eight-grade team. See at our school the middles school ran through 5th to 8th. The middle school basketball teams were divided into a 5th-6th-grade team and a 7th 8th grade team. This season was different; we would play more games and different teams. Also we got a new coach and older teammates. Tryouts were rough; the older kids were picking on the 7th graders constantly
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In High School‚ I participated in two leadership positions in AJROTC. As the Battalion Adjutant and Secondary Color Guard Commander I was able to create a positive and encouraging impact with my team members. Through these positions‚ I gave my team members advice on how they can improve as leaders and as students. I motivated my peers to join organizations I was part in such as Emerge and Eagle U because it offered great opportunities for mentorship and college preparation. I used some of the techniques
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Explain the Childhood Universe about "School Children" by W.H Auden. The poem "Schoolchildren" was written by W.H Auden and it emphases that a school could "metaphorically" be a prison. In this poem the school appears to be a junior private school that ranges from kindergarten to grade 6ish. In the perspective of the person telling the poem is the narrator. The narrator appears to be a simple observer looking into the playground of a schoolyard. But the question is; how does this sound like a prison
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