since I loved my father with an aching devotion‚ I decided to love books as well. I can remember picking up my father’s books before I could read. The words themselves were mostly foreign‚ but I still remember the exact moment when I first understood‚ with a sudden clarity‚ the purpose of a paragraph. I didn’t have the vocabulary to say "paragraph‚" but I realized that a paragraph was a fence that held words. The words inside a paragraph worked together for a common purpose. They had some specific
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I love roller coasters‚ that is fact. But I have not always been this way‚ but this story changed my opinion‚ and also taught me a great lesson. Me and my friends were about to ride the tallest coaster in the world‚ but it didn’t seem so scary after I rode it. The massive hunk of steel looked at us right in the eye‚ I remember sweat trickling down my face on that 95 degree summer day‚ at Six Flags Great Adventure. My friends and I had gone on a few rides already‚ such as Batman‚ Nitro‚ and the
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setbacks. The satisfaction was worth all the pain and fight they put in together. This is the story of me and my baseball team and how every single one of us showed the unwillingness to not lose. The first day of the two day tournament me and my team came firing out of the gates. Beating the first two teams of the scores of 12 to zero‚ and following that up with and 8-0 victory. as they day progressed we had one more game. Everyone a little
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I still remember when I first came to America. I was at Charlotte Douglas International airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was strangers talking in a language that I didn’t understand a single word. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ the America. I remember how people describe America as the greatest country in the world and such. My heart started to beat faster and faster‚ it felt like my heart was going to explode. Suddenly
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catcher’s mitt from the pitch that came in around 80 mile per hour. As well as the crack from the wood bats as the players made solid contact For our first tournament of the year we went to Memphis‚ Tennessee while there we played stiff competition. It was the first time all of us as a team have really been together and we all played together well. The first game I was behind the plate the feel of the glove being
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One Saturday morning‚ my family decided that we were going to head to Downtown Grand Rapids and experience Art Prize for our very first time. This being our first year living in Michigan‚ we had no idea what to expect. Art Prize is a huge art contest and all of the artwork is spread out around Grand Rapids for people to look at and vote for the one they think is the best. As we walked down the street‚ we saw many different‚ unbelieveable pieces of art. Soon‚ I had lots of favorite pieces‚ but my
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First game loss may project outlook for rest of season‚ however the ladies still may hold a chance with a few veteran varsity players and an experienced coach. On Tuesday‚ November 8‚ varsity fell 47-63 against Castle. jv followed with a 24-28 loss as well. During the varsity game‚ Tabby Clem lead the stand with 18 points‚ and during the jv game‚ Kat Dickinson had 16 rebounds‚ abolishing the problem they had rebounding during the Scrimmage on Saturday. On Saturday‚ November 4‚ the team participated
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Charity - First Paragraph World Hunger must come to a end‚ and the charity Feed the Children is the only way that is going to happen. Feed the Children has been around every since the 1980’s. Feed the Children is an organization that exists to end childhood hunger. It is outrageous that children are left hungry and thirsty at night while Americans are going to bed full and not thirsty. There are many ways to stop world hunger around the world. We can donate‚ volunteer and fundraise to help Feed
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The first concert I choose to attend was the UMKC ensemble series. It featured the wind ensemble and the wind symphony. The first song that Joseph Parisi‚ conductor‚ started with was “The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare” by Percy Grainger starts off very slow and deep with the melody being played by the woodwinds. The melody also sounds very prideful as if it is part of an end of a war and they feel proud of what they accomplished.This piece was well played and I enjoyed listening to it. The second
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Newberry-Davis ENG 111-N03 05 September 2009 My First Son’s Birth I have dreamed of having children for as long as I can remember. I was almost eleven when my brother was born‚ so I got to experience watching him grow up. At the age of seventeen‚ I got married. After two years‚ my husband and I decided to start a family together. I knew that having a child would change my life‚ I just didn’t know how much. The birth of my first son has created a more intense bond between my husband and
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