Basketball is not a sport for everyone it takes a lot of dedication‚ strength‚ and teamwork. I have played basketball since I was seven years old. The love that I have for the game is indescribable‚ if by chance I could never play again‚ my soul would be a hollow lifeless shadow. From the Separating White Line I glance up at the scoreboard; the clock reads 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter. My team is down by 4 points; we have to score a three-pointer and have no time-outs left. I yell out the
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I remembered nothing‚ but as I stepped off the plane into the tropical humidity I felt a sense of familiarity. Soon after landing at the sleepy Nadi international airport my father and I boarded a cramped bus on its way to the capital of Fiji‚ Suva‚ my birthplace. Perhaps if George Speight had kept his ambitions in check and decided not to attempt a coup d’etat in 2000 it could have been my home. But it was not to be‚ and as the sounds of gunfire trickled down from the parliament up the road to our
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The city of Chicago is an amazing place for many tourists to come to any time of the year. “Nearly forty million people visit Chicago annually. Along with forty million tourists‚ Chicago has nearly three million residents who inhabit the streets and sidewalks every morning” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). Street performers‚ salespeople‚ and pedestrians add many distractions to the already unknown area. Also‚ the streets and mirroring shops on every block cause much confusion to a first time tourist of
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Jones is not pretty‚ nor does she feel loved. She often wished her dull brown hair be traded for that of Abigail’s‚ the girl who modeled perfection. The one who captivated the attention of everyone in the room. The most popular amongst every high school in town. A sudden crash broke her train of thoughts. The long‚ full length mirror
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In the evenings light‚ my car rolls up the white gravel and creeps to a stop. It has been eight years since I have last seen my beloved grandmother. She owns a retirement getaway between two snow-capped mountains‚ in a tiny‚ yet glorious country ranch. Everything was so familiar and untouched. Orange and red tulips‚ that grandma and I planted‚ still surround the base of the house. The large weeping willow‚ that danced with the wind‚ still shades the garden that is on the side of the house. I anxiously
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me but my dad. I truly realized that I was imagining him with my heart and not my mind. He stood as tall as a palm tree sighting beach side‚ with arms as long as a boardwalk. He never even attempted to say a word to me or ask me how I was doing in school. Instead he pieced me with his beany brown eyes that appeared to be rising off of a yellow back drop. He looked at me as if I had stolen his joy. I reached out to hug him but he reached out his hand for me to shake instead. His fingers felt like ice
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a lot worse than that‚ but we shouldn’t live in fear‚ I thought. Before I knew it‚ I was walking on ice. It was another week of record lows across the state‚ mornings were brutal with harsh winds‚ numbing your toes and fingertips. Many schools were deciding to close up for the rest of the week. As soon as Friday arrived‚ the weather became mild at peace‚ and winter chill advisories soon dissipated. Meanwhile that afternoon‚ my friends and I were walking towards the river. Right across the
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mountain bicycle‚ a muscle-shirted man talking Spanish on a mobile phone‚ an old man strolling his schnauzer‚ a major dark pigeon weaving along these lines and that looking for sustenance‚ and after that taking off. Presently he slides behind secondary school lady friends‚ floppy-sandaled teases inclining toward each other and throwing back their hair with careless appeal‚ the jokester their
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Kyle Jordan: English 9 – Chapter 19 Descriptive Writing: Create a Monster Descriptive Essay: 1. You will generate a list of 10 characteristics common to monsters. 2. You will plan and write a descriptive essay on a monster you create including the following: what the monster looks like‚ what the monster eats‚ where the monster lives‚ what the monsters personality is like. 3. You will identify‚ interpret‚ and create sensory descriptions‚ also called imagery. Repulsive looks‚ incongruous
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Willow Brooks Rough Draft I met an interesting girl who I am now glad to call my friend. She is rather intelligent and seems to have a grasp on what she wants to do in life. She was born and raised in Texarkana‚ AR where she went to Arkansas High School. Willow Brooks is a student at National Park and has many hobbies‚ a crazy family‚ and goals that she plans to accomplish. Willow’s hobbies include things such as painting‚ listening to music‚ and playing video games. Some of her favorite genres in
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