Sitting at my desk at home‚ a crushing feeling crept up on me. I didn’t know what to think. I’m not going to make it‚ am I. It was already midway through junior year of high school‚ and having just calculated my GPA requirements for many of the colleges I had wanted to go to‚ I realized that my grades were not even close to what I expected them to be. I guess I had been in denial for so long that I let them slip this far. How could I have let this happen? Where was my mind when I needed to study
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control of my life and win the battle of fat for good. It was a warm Saturday morning toward the end of April when I put on my new pair of running shoes. I got into my car and drove three blocks to the gym. As I walked into the new remodeled gym I was quickly greeted by two beautiful girls that looked like they just came out of a magazine. I could not help but feel knots in my stomach of raging insecurities as they told me to take a seat and wait a moment for Boris to help get me started with my new membership
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trip to Cape Town South Africa‚ and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. The excitement of the unknown grew with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage‚ we still had the daunting
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Crest Drive There is a full moon. It is pitch black and raining outside. As I lookdown the street I can see the fog setting only feet away from me. It is on this evening when my curiosity gets the best of me. I want to know why my mother never allowed me to go down Cedar Crest Drive. I’ve heard many stories about a haunted house down there. The stories‚ however‚ have varied. I heard somebody had been gruesomely murdered in there. I also heard that a young man had starved himself to death.
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relaxation. My place of relaxation is the beach‚ especially on a morning day. It was early in the morning‚ when the sky was still dim‚ I was walking on the beach by myself with my sandals off; as the tide hit on shore‚ the spray of water splashed on my skin‚ I felt like I had drank a glass of cold water on a hot summer day. I can feel the sun’s rays hit my skin. Walking farther down the shore my body gets consumed with cold chills as the texture of the grainy‚ wet sand squishes between my toes
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The voice of freedom finally shrieks in my ear as the sharp piercing sounds breaks the lazy silence that hovers about the classroom on a Friday afternoon. Immediately‚ as if it is feeding time at the zoo‚ scrambling kids make a mad dash for the exit‚ trying to beat the crowd of oncoming students. Time stops‚ and draws a blank in my mind for a moment. I stand up lazily‚ and my sore muscles ache with a full week’s work from this simple exercise. I grasp my black and white polka-dotted tote bag‚ its
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Laptop Introduction: My Laptop is a very valuable tool required for this program. I use my Laptop daily for school work and projects. Appearance: My laptop has a power button on the top left of the base right under the screen. It has an indigo blue light in the centre of it. A keyboard centred on the base with extra functions such as‚ turning on/off the display. A touch pad a little off centre to the left below the keyboard and a 15.6” semi glossy screen that I can see my reflection. It is from
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Street‚ yet a busy road with cars roaring by 24-hours a day your very presence here overwhelms you with calmness and happiness that is contagious to others. It’s built in a modern architecture making anyone feel at home. Coffee lovers chatter outside about family and daily agendas with the sun reflecting on their face‚ but still hit with that friendly reminder of the city they’re in by the crisp Troutdale breeze. Taking those last steps toward the glass door you’re welcomed with calming jazz music playing
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Megan S Collins Composition March 22‚ 2014 Argumentative Essay Same sex marriage should be legalized The American dream is one of freedom and equality. This is supposed to be branded in the heart of every United States citizen‚ however‚ when it comes to homosexuals this dream is demolished. Homosexuals should be able to legally show their love for each other by having a marriage license. The prohibition of gay marriage is wrong because it is a prominent form of discrimination. Some people
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to the beach to enjoy the water‚ the sun‚ or just to be with family and friends. There are so many things about the beach that makes it a calming and soothing place. The most obvious objects that stand out are the sights‚ and sounds‚ but most definitely the beautiful landscape. The less noticeable when going to the beach are the smell and most of all taste. There is nothing to dislike about going to the beach except the seagulls that are flying around looking for something to attack. Going to the
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