With all the hours I poured into my last essay‚ it felt like a slap in the face that they didn’t even send a “thank you for trying” letter. I spent the announcement day sitting on my in-law’s porch sipping coffee with Baileys and stewing over yet another essay contest loss. Lacking in ideas of where I went wrong‚ I tried imitating old photos of authors again for inspiration. Leaning on the arm of the wicker chair with my chin resting on curled fingers; I held my pen like a cigarette‚ hoping to channel
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volleyball in my hands‚ the roughness of the ball‚ the smack of the ball hitting the floor. So I knew that the only way to get better at volleyball‚ was to try out for other teams such as Heat and Inferno. I get to meet new people‚ and there is way better competition so that will make me a superior player. So to be able to stand up for myself‚ I had to use all of my strength to do the best that I can‚ and show off a little while I do it. It took almost one and a half try outs‚ but eventually my determination
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yet a hopeful felling on my HBCU campus. Like many of my fellow students standing in one of the two lines separated by the first letter of our last name‚ we would be voting for the first time for President of the United States. On the Ballot Senator Barack Obama. The loud scream that erupted at 10:00 P.M. that night after CNN projected Barack Obama to be the President-elect. The campus became a place of celebration‚ happiness‚ joy that America had chosen to elect its first black president. That what
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I remember when I bought my first pair of crocs. It was two years ago and a week before school started. The crocs were realtree camouflage. The day I got them I played basketball in them and sprained my ankle. The crocs I had on were the real tree crocs they weren’t good for ankle support. I use crocs when I ride dirt bikes‚ I wear them because they’re easy to slip on and off. The crocs I have now are like regular crocs but they not‚ they have a tannish color and a rubber bottom. The bottom of them
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Arena with a large dose of adrenaline as she takes the court for one of the biggest games in the state tournament. First round of the tournament they play the number one team in class A. Her former summer teammate‚ now known as the 2015-2016 Big Ten women’s basketball player of the year takes the court against her. They both fight to stay on top to continue on to the semifinals. My sister Marisa fought until the last minute in the game after losing earlier in the season to the undefeated Fremont
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LITeracy Narrative The written word is what has driven our society forward. It is what pushes us forward to became great. Some of the most important events in history have happened because of books or documents. The Declaration of Independance and the Bible are two of the biggest literary pieces in history. I am only beginning my life‚ but there have still been many literary events in my life that have changed me as a person.They might seem subtle at first‚ but later in life they might affect you
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Danielle Henderson Lamar 1101 Ms. Comer November 13‚ 2012 My Insight on “Flight” Flight by Sherman Alexie was an empowering novel about a boy‚ named Zit‚ who in my opinion never experienced true love. He learned how to shut down and not feel any type of emotion. He learned that if you don’t love anybody then they wouldn’t be able to hurt you‚ if you don’t give your trust to people they wouldn’t be able to deceive you. Zit is fifteen and for the past nine years he has from careless family member
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Memoir:Summer VBS My first time Counselors at vbs was Awesome! I was with Kindergarteners and Preschoolers. I was the junior counselor. The other counselor was a Grandma that was a church regular. I had to take all of the boys to the boys bathroom‚ i waited outside for them. and the little boys took for ever. two year-olds have very small bladders‚ they went all of the time. Most of the kids went all week‚ only two missed days. Josaih only went once out of the whole
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Buying my first car in Kristiansand‚ Norway Prince‚ a young working man based in Kristiansand who is married with two kids is faced with the dilemma of choosing between an electric car and a fuel combustion car (irrespective of the brand or model). His situation is analysed from the normative and descriptive perspective of decision making. Putting ourselves in his situation‚ we arrived at a decision that suits his condition by using the Multi-Attribute Utility Model (MAUT) Norway is a country with
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My eyes were drooping‚ and I was fighting to stay awake. I was just about to doze off into nothingness when I heard a menacing beep. I immediately got up and searched for the sound‚ realizing it came from the radar we were guarding. I looked over at the green screen‚ and what I saw chilled me to my bones. There was a massive group of planes heading directly for the Hawaiian Islands. The day was December 7th‚ 1941 early morning. I got up and stretched groggily because of the long hours of sitting
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