referee’s hands‚ about to be thrown up into the air. I stood a few feet behind the boy on the opposite team‚ poised and ready to catch the ball when my teammate smacked it toward me. Oh‚ I was so nervous. Suddenly the basketball hit my stomach with incredible force. It bounced off and rolled away on the floor to be picked up by the opposite team. The game had begun‚ and I had already dropped the ball. I hadn’t even seen it flying toward me when I was looking straight at it. I stood there‚ shocked
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means actions made that lead to the best consequence. The cartoon “Mascots” shows the opposite decision‚ “Independence Day” does not show a decision leading to the best consequence because murder is against the law. The novel “ Lathering and Nothing Else” is a terrible decision leading to a murder of an unarmed person. Initially‚ all actions that are made should be made with the best outcome‚ not demonstrated in trying to ban all mascots for teams and schools. In the cartoon “ Mascots” Phil Hands
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main character‚ Woods‚ struggles to balance his high-tech programming job with his real-life relationships. This dilemma grows and grows when he meets a woman named Cynthia‚ and fails to effectively find time for both her and his profession. Why should someone read “The Cartographers”? Someone should read “The Cartographers” to experience an overwhelmingly powerful novel which is terrifyingly realistic. There are many twists and turns in the plot‚ including a shocking ending. Although the story
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life is like riding a bicycle. When I learned to ride a bike‚ I started off with training wheels‚ and then as I grew up‚ I learned to ride the bike without the training wheels‚ sometimes I fell because I needed to accustom myself with only two wheels. But‚ finally I learned how to balance myself with two wheels. Riding the bicycle best explains how life has given me the strength‚ to overcome the challenges that life faces me in an everyday basis. Being the oldest sibling in the family has not
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I could lie to you and tell you that I’m surrounded by miraculous people who have changed and influenced my life. Or‚ I could tempt you with a story about a wonderful role model I’ve had. However‚ neither of those story lines would be true. I’m not influenced easily. I don’t have a wonderful role model‚ and people have definitely not changed my life. Experiences have changed my life and challenged me; however‚ that doesn’t make me unique. Everyone’s had to overcome adversity in his or her life.
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eat new green plants. They have razor-sharp teeth for cutting trees. A beaver’s back teeth grind up wood. A flap of skin closes behind the front teeth‚ which keeps water out of the beaver’s mouth. Between the back and front teeth is a place that is perfect for carrying sticks underwater. They also have special chemicals in their stomach that helps them digest the bark. A beaver’s tail is scaly and about 30cm (12 inches) long. Fat stored in the tail serves as food during winter. Beavers have clear eyelids
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being a grown up for you? A few days back‚ I saw a controversial music video from an artist‚ who was once known for her wholesome image. In the video her clothes were very vulgar‚ and their choreography was provocative. Her song involved references to partying‚ alcohol‚ and drugs. As I scrolled down to read the comments‚ I came upon one that said: “Get lost! Give her a break‚ she grew up”. This statement I found a mockery to the concept of “being a grown up”. Growing up is not about learning to curse
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Italy where no less than 39 nine Juventus fans were killed in an on-stadium riot. Although to the world‚ hooligans are seen as obscene violent people‚ by digging into what hooliganism really is you find that there is much more to this “culture” than an eye glance of a violent newspaper article can really tell you. Even though hooliganism came to a sudden hold in the mid 80’s the culture never died. In the documentary “Fucking Hooligan” we get a first hand view into the culture that created such headlines
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To be successful at anything‚ you will almost always experience failure. It can be a catalyst to growth and allow you to become better because of it. For me‚ I experienced this failure in soccer. Playing soccer for the majority of my life‚ I have learned valuable life lessons while on the soccer field. My talent is something that I take pride in‚ but getting to the place where I am now‚ has not always been the easiest journey. In my life‚ I have been blessed with many opportunities. The most
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hear the word my mind automatically thinks about mental capability and performance. I think of three ways to define the meaning of strong‚ physically‚ emotionally‚ and mentally. When I think of physical strength I think of power or someone who has muscles‚ I think of emotional strength as being able to express yourself freely‚ and mental strength as being able to understand and persevere through difficult circumstances even when you want to give up.
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