the man is key to Jeff’s story. The man jumps. He didn’t have to‚ but he did it anyway. His six-foot ten body could have easily blocked the shot on Jeff’s six-foot five structure. As Jeff’s hand with the ball comes crashing toward the net the man’s hand makes contact with the ball. The ball doesn’t even touch the rim. Rejected at the rim. Jeff’s career is over at that very moment. One block defined his whole basketball career. Such a dejected ending for a fantastic story. Before one can understand
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The Ghost of Walnut Hill John Lasik a small structured‚ gray bearded man remembers a ghostly encounter from his grandfather that still makes his spine tingle to this day‚ though it happened more than 60 years ago. It all began in the summer of 1949‚ the year that John should be enjoying his bachelor life. Instead‚ it turned out to be the beginning of nine months of unexplained phenomena. “I was 19 when I moved into my grandfather’s house alone in Walnut Hill‚ New Hampshire‚” he said. His only companion
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discern different genres of the bible and how to go about them. I have learned a lot in your class over these few days and have shaped my view of the bible. Now when I look at the bible I first do exegesis and find out what kind of genre a book or story is and then try and find out about the historical context of the book. I never had a very good exegetical base and have always done solely hermeneutics and will most likely have very wrong interpretations of the bible. I have also realized how to choose
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the "Sitting Ghost" and it’s ability to absorb Brave Orchid’s energy‚ in order to describe how women in the Chinese society are unable to have a voice due to pressure to fit society’s standards. In this section of the novel Brave Orchid has decided to stand up to a ghost that all her classmates are talking about. Little does she know that this ghost represents more. In Chinese society‚ Women must meet the standards such as how to walk‚ how to dress‚ when to speak‚ and more. The Ghost and it’s impactful
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Throughout our youth we are haunted by many evils‚ some real and some imagined. I‚ just as many others told ghost stories and gave myself nightmares by not covering my eyes while watching scary movies‚ but some ghosts are more real than others. Middle school students may be one of the scariest of all evils. They have little concern for those around them and try to bury their own fear behind a wall of anger. My personal evil had a name‚ or at least a nickname‚ everyone called him‚ Scooter. I’m
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Twelve Sentence Story It was December‚ 18 2008. I was eight years old and with one of my old friends Brandi. School was cancelled so we thought it would be fun to play in the snow‚ we both were not expecting the consequences from it. We were all ready to go outside‚ all dressed up and warm. There was way more ice on the ground than snow‚ and that was going to be a problem. Everywhere you stepped you would slide and fall. We grew with excitement to go out and have some fun. Then We went to the
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One Halloween Doug and I were talking about the purple waves story in the parking lot of Sunset Towers. Then Doug betted me that I couldn’t go into the Westing House for 5 mins. Then the bet was on we settled it on Halloween night. When I saw the sun about to set‚ I got on my witch costume and began heading to the Hoos door. After Doug and I were in the parking lot we made sure no one was following us. As soon as the coast was clear‚ Doug and I sprinted to the hill‚ but it was no surprise when
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One Student Story Throughout school‚ it seems to be all about what you wear‚ what friends you have‚ or what car you drive. Doesn’t it seem so ironic that it’s just a small bump you endure until you get where you are going. Where you find out who you are and what you dreamed of falls into place. Learners 111 and my OnCourse book have taught me so much I can hold onto for a lifetime. Through hands on experiences and so much more about personal stories others have wrote‚ I truly believe I’ve been pushed
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My Carolina story is one of perseverance. I grew up in a prominently white and underrepresented area‚ being a multicultural male it was very hard to fit in. However‚ with the backing of family and friends I was able to overcome many of the obstacles that plagued my area. Through hard work and dedication‚ I believe that anything is possible. It can be said that as long as you believe in yourself nothing is out of reach. For me this was the key to my success‚ however‚ upon applying to UNC-CH I was
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My Hialeah Story Since I came to live in the United States five years ago‚ I being in Hialeah all the time‚ this is my city and my neighborhood. I have found the place where I fell like home a large part of my family lives here and I have found the best people and friends here and full the space left empty when I left my country. In the future I may have to change the city‚ State or maybe just move to another city but I doesn’t matter where I am Hialeah will always be in my memories and
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