When Sunday came I could’ve been the most nervous person on the planet. Knowing I had a lot of pressure on my shoulders made it even worse. We all were so nervous. We all had butterflies and knots in our stomachs. When the time came to do the ‘walk-out’ that’s when it became apparent to everyone that I
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The movie On Golden Pond represents three stages of development: adolescence‚ middle-adulthood‚ and late-adulthood. In the movie‚ Billy‚ Chelsea and Norman‚ three of the main characters symbolize the three stages of development by specific behaviors related to biosocial‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial developments. It was necessary for the three characters to break down during hard situations in their lives to start appreciating the different seasons of their lives‚ the transition from adolescence to
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It has become a living part of me that has a hunger for greatness‚ scoring a lot of goals‚ and get assists. I find it hard to put in to words what I feel when I play‚ but honestly all I need is a ball at my feet and I can be the happiest person ever. To most people soccer looks easy and simple but it’s actually very intricate and unpredictable. I think that when you see the fans stand up and scream “Gooooooooooal”‚ you feel a sense of accomplishment whether you lost‚ tied‚ or won because
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There are many sports that a student can join in high school‚ but there is one sport that separates itself from the rest. The sport‚ without a doubt‚ is wresting. Wrestling is an outstanding sport because it teaches discipline‚ tenacity‚ and the values of friendship. The only way to succeed in this sport is with discipline. Wrestling far exceeds the practice times and schedules of football‚ which is thought to be the "toughest" sport. Wrestlers must stay in shape‚ have a very low body fat percentage
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This is a creative essay on Ellis Island‚ describing life as an immigrant who went to Ellis Island through first-person. All facts and dates are historically correct. I come from Spain. My name is Carmina Diaz. I immigrated because of the Cristero War‚ in Spain. The war was actually a rebellion of the Roman Catholics in Spain who were persecuted by the government. There were dangers such as raids and the death toll was growing higher every day. Being a Catholic Christian family who simply wanted
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most likely never want to be in a situation like that again. Another learning lesson; meeting someone for the first time and wanting to make a good first impression‚ maybe you say something inappropriate or do anything strange‚ after you meet that person you learned that you will never say or do something like that again because it was not a good first impression. Both of these examples are part of life and most humans have gone through these two things. When you learn something you keep that “thing”
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by birth‚ he probably wouldn’t have been able to accomplish these things. Waverly‚ the main character of Rules of the Game taught herself how to play chess from a used chess set her brother got for Christmas. She started out not knowing anything about chess and struggling to understand. Her brothers beat her every time. As
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Hmoob yog leej twg? Who are Hmong? Hmong people are the sub-group of Miao ethnicity who originated from Southern China to Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Thailand to escape from government protest to take away land. When Hmong people made it to the other side and have settled down‚ another war broke out causing many to lose loved ones once again. This war was commonly known as the Vietnam War or the Secret War. It has been forty years since Hmong ran across the muddy land and reached the United States. Today
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When understanding immigration to the United States thee groups of people often represent the not only the reasons people make this decision but also the realities they find once they arrive. The reasons vary from high taxation‚ famine‚ war‚ to a need for more space and commonly a desire to provide a better life for families. The realities they each group experiences one on the shores is as varied as well ranging from acceptance initially to an initial distrust of the group arriving. For America
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Currently in America‚ there is a expectation that students will continue their education after high school. More people are attending colleges and universities than ever before in the history of the word. Essentially‚ our society has been experiencing "education inflation" where a two‚ or four year degree is virtually the norm. So in order to be recognized as having an outstanding education‚ one must attend graduate school; this education inflation has required more eduction for the same recognition
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