I pulled up my socks‚ slid in my shin guards‚ and tied my cleats extra tight; my hand was in the huddle as I looked around at our pink jerseys and proceeded to shout my team name. I was about to play my first soccer game ever on a 6v6 field with my dad at my side as my coach. Who knew that eleven years later I would still be playing and working my way up to the collegiate level. Starting in the fall of my freshman year‚ I played in an extremely competitive national league‚ where everyone was trying
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forever. The story First They Killed My Father written by Loung Ung discusses her childhood life and how she had to deal with the Cambodian genocide.. As a young child who had to experience the war‚ Ung was faced with many challenges that impacted her chances of a normal childhood. When Ung was first faced with this new world she realized that she was being stripped away of everything‚ including her individuality. In the text Ung states‚ “I cannot take my eyes off of my dress…. My insides are tied
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Jessica Frey 2/16/12 MUS 111-01 Field Research Professor Weng Lady Gaga Concert: The Night That Changed My Life I know it’s probably weird to hear someone say a concert changed their life‚ but for me‚ that’s exactly what happened. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a diehard Lady Gaga fanatic. On September 16‚ 2010‚ I went to see Lady Gaga live in concert at the XL Center (formerly known as the Civic Center) in Hartford. This event showed the most cultural diversity than I’ve ever seen
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My First Speeding Ticket It was a cool December evening. I was tired but excited to be going back to my hometown for the weekend. It was a long drive home and I wished time would go by faster. The clock on the dash beat methodically‚ as if it was in time with the rotation of the tires‚ round‚ and round. Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted as I met an oncoming police officer and realized that I was exceeding the speed limit a great deal. Frantic I sped up and looked for a road that
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thought I might as well turn in. I was just about to go and get my bed-linen when I saw the attendant coming along collecting the tickets. So I opened my bag to get mine ready for him. I got my ticket and gave it to the attendant. She read the ticket very carefully then surprisingly looked at me and said that I had set on the wrong train. This train was bound for Murmansk. I was shocked at this. I must be in Moscow next day and my plans went to smash. The large company offered me a job‚ so
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Volunteering The first time I volunteered was at a humane society‚ and they had me cleaning out cages‚ and kennels. While I was cleaning‚ I was wearing gloves and a face mask‚ because the feces were so gross! A few of the dogs had actually gotten sick‚ while I was there‚ so I was cleaning up vomit. Breathing almost made me hurl every time I went into a different cage. When I was done‚ I had to go around outside in the running area and pick up poop. And after I was done with that‚ I went straight
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How many people have the good fortune to travel by plane? I was one of the fortunate few. My first flight in the air was the most exciting experience in my life. I was travelling from Delhi to London by air. I entered the aeroplane in the morning. It was like getting into a car or bus but the noise of the machine made us feel that it was different. Soon the plane took off and rose in the air higher and higher. The buzzing sound which had fascinated me continued. When I looked down‚ things looked
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First They Killed My Father.. quotes Death and Revenge: * P 146 - I hate the soldiers... I etch their faces into my memory and plan for the day when I come back and kill them. * P 159 – We are all different now... I am sad and many days I wish I am dead. * P 143 – My hate empowers and scares me... Rage makes me want to survive. * P 251 – Holding on to my hate for the Khmer Rouge soldiers also allows me to go on living the mundane details of life. * P 168 – I need the new memories
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My First Year College My first year in college was probably the most exciting and‚ at the same time‚ scariest days of my life. In my mind‚ I had an idea how’s college life going to be but it’s my first year so I couldn’t help it. I imagined longer class hours‚ hard classes‚ people that wouldn’t like me or I wouldn’t like‚ and more fast foods/ restaurant foods. My first day in college was nerve wrecking. I was so anxious and nervous on my first day because it’s a new environment and new sets
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DEVE- 0324 12 4 September 2008 My first two weeks My first two weeks of school was full of pure‚ concentrated chaos. The day before school I found out I couldn’t get my books because my financial aid didn’t come. My first actual school day I was a little late because my tire was on flat. Once I finally got to school I realized I wasn’t late because my first class had been cancelled for the semester. That day after school I found out I may have to quit my evening job because the class I picked
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