The part of my life I am about to recount was during the summer of 2014 when I was the starting pitcher and third hitter for the Drexel Hill Little League tournament team. Now‚ baseball is america’s pastime and in my words is the greatest sport on god’s green earth. A little background on the sport is it’s a game of nines. Nine starting players on each team try to score as many runs in nine inning by hitting a nine inch baseball coming in at an average speed of ninety miles per hour. This leaves
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they had been hours before.” (John Green). In my opinion‚ loss is one of the worst things one can face in life. It hurts. It sucks. It makes you feel as if you are the one who is dead. People tell you to prepare yourself when you know a loved one is about to die but that is simply not possible. The doctors gave my paw-paw six months to live. So for six months we knew. I think in those six months I did the opposite of prepare myself. I spent all of my spare time with him. I stayed the night at hospitals
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late nights training in the blistering cold water while my peers sleep became a daily routine for me. Before I knew it‚ swimming became a part of me‚ it became a defining aspect of my life. However‚ I did not always know that I would continue to spend long hours at the swimming pool for the next four years of my life. When I began high school‚ I was always told to find a club or sports team to join‚ and my experience in this phase of my life would be considerably more enjoyable. I had played several
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that you feel good and on top of the world‚ you only get it a couple times in your life but when you feel that way‚ there is nothing or no one that can make you feel better. There’s only one person that can make you feel this way and that same person is the judge to how often you feel that way too. Everyday‚ I get on that court and I have to‚ I need to‚ try my hardest
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dollars. One night me and my family went gambling‚ I really at the time didn’t know much about poker but they introduced me to it that night which changed my life. That night off of 100 dollars i turned it into 18‚000 dollars and that’s what set my miniature career off. After about a year of gambling the adrenaline slowly dissipated away. I was
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it triggered an allergic reaction. After all‚ I’ve been allergic to chocolate my entire life. As a child‚ I was forced to watch as my younger brother received a large chunk of my Halloween spoils year after year‚ solely because I couldn’t eat it. I believed I was an anomaly until I met David Kim‚ who shared two major traits with me: our last names and our allergies. As I discovered that day‚ it’s always interesting how life’s circumstances turn out. Sometimes‚ we get the short end of the stick; sometimes
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The Degree in which I changed my life We all know that change is scary‚ and for some of us‚ almost impossible. The fear of the unknown is at times all together overwhelming. However‚ change happens everyday‚ even if we don’t recognize it‚ change is happening around us‚ all the time. I chose to welcome change into my life‚ I had to‚ or I was going to lose the most important people in my life‚ my children. Approximately two years ago‚ my world came crashing down on me like a wall of bricks. In one
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My fourth grade year has impacted me musically. There was one day where the whole fourth grade sat in front of two teachers. The teachers told us about the brass and string section. After the gathering the fourth grade was informed about a meeting. The meeting was for the students that wanted to order a rental instrument. Mrs. McGranahan‚ a light-hearted and hard working woman of musical talents began my musical endeavors. Mrs. McGranahan altered the rest of the year and my life completely. September
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hearing them. Many people look to the Bible as guide to life and how we should live it. It also serves as a reminder of who we are and who God created us to be. As people read the Bible‚ it is like hearing from God himself. It is extremely important and vital to every person given that it contains several life lessons and teaches people and the readers the difference between right and wrong. The Bible is an amazing piece of writing that has helped many lives through the teachings it contains. Regardless
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until my knee injury. You never expect yourself to get injured but once it happens you begin thinking what you could’ve done to prevent it. We were playing an away game and our team was down but we were coming back. My coach and parents told me this was probably my best game all season until I landed on a teammates foot coming down from a block. All I can remember is hearing and feeling my knee pop and then falling to the ground. Typically‚ when I get injured I can suck
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