A Memorable Moment What does envy mean? Arresting Opening Scene During the month of October in Santa Fe‚ New Mexico‚ all the schools were preparing for another season of basketball. It’s a year that everyone looks forward to; all the athletes‚ coaches‚ spectators‚ and supporters. The girls’ basketball team at my school was very good and over the years I’ve heard growing up that it’s a lot of hard work and also how the coaches set very high standards for their players. In addition‚ the girls’
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My brother being born prematurely was a very anxious moment in my life. He was born just below two pounds and needed to be in an incubator at the hospital for two months‚ the doctor had told my family and I. Those two months were the longest two months of my life. I feared for the worst and my mind was very unease. My family and I would visit him as much as possible‚ hoping he was okay and even still alive. My anxiousness had gotten worse when the doctors had told my family that my brother needed
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A Moment to Remember. There have been many memorable moments in my lifetime. One that I will never forget happened my junior year during volleyball season. In 2010‚ Rock Island won our first Regional title. I’m glad to say I was a part of that. I still remember that whole day and how it went by. I remember the way my hair was‚ the decorations in the locker room‚ and even how excited my teammates were. I remember it like it was yesterday‚ and I always will. I can remember from the time I left the
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"He throws like a girl!" This insult is heard all too often and is harsh to boys because of the perception of girls being weak. We are constantly bombarded with moments emphasizing gender in everyday situations. After training myself to see these differences my eyes have been opened to something I have previously believed "natural" and allowed a new perspective to push through. I see attitudes and behavior now as socially constructed and not usually inherent. In R. W. Connel’s book Gender‚ he
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Memorable Moments It didn’t take me much effort to decide on what to write about when the instructor announced the next assignment "three memorable events". This phrase was enough and those three events jumped immediately to my mind‚ that school trip to Petra in 2009 was un forgettable one‚ yet that incident when I lost my passport in De Gaulle airport Paris was terrifying and recently my oldest brother’s wedding back home in Jordan‚ was a real family celebration. It was 2009 and our school had organized
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Since I began attending ___________ High School in September of 2003 I strived harder than ever for academic success and pledged to give back to my school and community in any way possible. After being in _______ for just a few weeks‚ it was evident that joining extracurricular activities and participating in community service was a major part of getting where you want to go. The National Honor Society surfaced around January of 2004 and I knew somehow‚ someway I was going to into that prestigious
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Comp 1 May 21‚ 2010 My Most Embarrassing Moment I have had a great many embarrassing moments in my life. Some of the most embarrassing have occurred while I was attending school. One of these moments happened in high school during my sophomore year. I remember it very well because I got conned into doing a stunt. It made me the center of attention‚ and I made an unforgettable moment at my school. Now days when a kid wants another kid to do something they are too scared to do‚ they dare them
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a young girl’s first day of school. Her memory of this particular day is incredible; she remembers each and every event in meticulous detail. Having come from a poverty stricken and uneducated household‚ this was the most important day of her short five year old life. On this day she began to realize her mother’s resilience and fortitude was all in hopes of giving her the education she deserved and the opportunity to live a better life. The girl’s first day of school is her coming of age in life
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A moment in History As we come into high school‚ we continue to learn more and more of our great nation’s history. Countless events had led up to what the world is today‚ such as the civil rights movement‚ women’s right to vote‚ 9/11‚ and Pearl Harbor. Although‚ there are more influential events on our world. To be specific‚ Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin gave us one of the greatest gifts the world has ever received‚ electricity. “People always fear change. People feared electricity when
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Everyday I wake up feeling grumpy . It ’s a brand new day ‚ but I know nothing new will happen . It ’s the same old school-house routine and I ’ve grown tired of it . School can be really boring sometimes . Or maybe most of the time . One day ‚ in one of our group works in school ‚ an outreach program actually ‚ we were asked to visit a home for street children . The group ’s task was to conduct some sort of a peer tutorial session with the street children in subjects like math and science
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