I didn’t feel like myself anymore. It was as if I transformed into someone I couldn’t recognize and there was no way to escape. As a 7th grader‚ my life revolved around my friends‚ my family‚ school‚ and sports. I was very healthy and other than the occasional stomach bug‚ I had never seen my doctor’s face fearful in regard to my well being. I never knew what it was like to be in a hospital for more than an hour for a few stitches. And I had never seen my Father’s eyes tear up over the anguish my
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After a long and silent drive to the hospital‚ I make my way up to his room‚ down the empty hallways‚ up the elevators‚ until I reach the Intensive Care unit; The highest unit of care in a hospital setting. This is where you are. I extend my hand and curl my fingers around the handle. I hesitate in front of the door. Then I proceed. You’re lying on the hospital bed‚ much like before‚ hooked up to the machines that work their hardest to try to help make the last of your life possible. You’re wearing
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The Vehicle “Listen‚ Miguel‚ I know you think of me as garbage and want to throw me out but I can prove to you that I am a great friend. I know you more than you might know yourself. I have seen you beat challenges that have presented themselves upon you. Let me tell you about one of them and if I can convince you that I am here for you then you must allow me to stay. Deal?” “Deal!” “Well‚ the first time I saw you the vehicle had come to a stop and the engine ceased its roaring. The man driving
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kneepads made up‚ lad‚ for yer mine in da mornin’. I’ll have ye crawlin’ around like the dog ye are! HAHAHA!” Otherwise‚ not a whole lot of information about what exactly was going to happen was given to us. We were warned of how we were “in for it.” We were instructed that we wouldn’t be allowed to wear clothes normally‚ like a Shellback. All pollywogs were to have their uniforms inside out and backwards for the entire day. They also told us to get our rest‚ that we were going to need it. It went
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And after a thoughtful silence‚ I said to her‚ “Why‚ you must be tired‚ carrying all those clouds on your back!” Truthfully‚ it was a strange sight; the billowing mass of something floating above her. She hadn’t seemed to have heard me‚ so I spoke again. Music has long since been an integral part of my life. Of course‚ while it can be a cherished companion‚ it can also be a hated foe in times of frustration. But it has always been there for me: the feeling of the cello’s strings vibrating as I
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see it. A Shadow Dragon. Hunters of the Dragons. They hunt all manner of creature‚ but they focus on things that will be able to overwhelm them in the future. This one is far older than any I’ve seen before. As soon as I see it I attack‚ no use waiting‚ and I might be able to get help from the mage. I rush right under his chest and plunge my claws into his armored body. The dragon roars in anger and strikes back‚ missing by a hair. I dash from under him‚ and onto his back‚ clawing him as I go. The
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The crowd was walking slowly towards the exit of the school. The play had just ended and there were families waiting patiently to meet up with their loved ones who participated in it. A flurry of cast members came rushing in‚ girls in bright poofy dresses and boys wearing full tuxes‚ all searching for their friends and family‚ laughing and joking excitedly. Their cheeks—even some of the boys’—were flushed and rosy from the excitement. I smiled and turned to look ahead to find that there was only
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A few seconds passed before the subject came out of the door. Those seconds felt like hours for the audience members in the amphitheater and felt like years for the man whose fate rested upon the subject‚ which was about to appear before him. The gaping black hole that filled the room behind the door smelled of tiger blood but that was no indication of which subject harbored the room. The audience remained completely silent‚ except for a few children’s muffled cries as their parents put their hands
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been hard. Really hard. I wake up every day and my emotions are at a standstill‚ I feel nothing‚ but I feel everything. My mother smothers me and always wraps me in blankets when I get one slight chill. I am a walking time bomb‚ and everyone is just waiting for me to blow‚ and my parents look at me like I’m a different person‚ like I’m not their daughter‚ and I just know that I’m disappointing them. My hair is starting to fall out and it makes me feel like I’m losing apart of myself. I’m going to shave
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the one change fix-all is something that intrigues me. People have made claims that a single change within our education system would lead to a monumental change that would place us amongst the top countries in terms of our education system. In the Waiting for Superman movie‚ a claim is made that if we were to remove the bottom 6-10% of bad teachers in the work force our education system would automatically become good enough to contend with Finland. A claim by the PISA reviewers in the book the smartest
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