The first day of tryouts at my new high school was going extremely well. Socializing on the sideline‚ I thought‚ “Maybe high school isn’t going to be that bad after all.” However‚ The last drill of the day destroyed my hopes for making the lacrosse team. Running toward the goal‚ I felt a massive pop in my hip. A ligament had torn‚ and I could hardly walk. For weeks as I hobbled along on my cane‚ I would catch people staring at me in the hallways. Whether the cane or just low self-confidence‚ I never
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introduction is basically to show readers that nature is not a freak show‚ but to show simply nature itself. At first this whole idea may seem a little cloudy and vague‚ but as you read on‚ one will start to understand what Quammen is really striving for. Quammen uses animals and plants as examples to show the very intricacies of nature and the natural world. One example that he uses that has helped my understanding of this idea was the black widow spider. Quammen tells us of his strong fear of spiders
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191 Rough draft Flight of the Obese Imagine this…You worked overtime shifts for the past 3 months to be able to afford this vacation. You struggled to get time off and you are now ready to relax and enjoy yourself on the trip. The time has come to take your seat on the plane and low and behold‚ you can’t even have a seat to yourself because the person next you is overweight and therefore over the armrest. Not only is this affecting your ability to enjoy a comfortable flight but economically
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a partner on the whiteboard. Picture a first grade classroom with a teacher who is greeting her students at the door every single morning. This was my classroom many years ago‚ which is one of the leading reasons that I chose to pursue an elementary and special education major at Ball State University. My first grade teacher was the most memorable teacher of my educational career. Her love‚ guidance‚ and success in making each day fun had a huge impact on my career in education. She made our classroom
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Americans in general. Each chapter concerns the struggles of individual Native Americans as they carve their niche in society and the sacrifices they make whilst "fitting in." Their personal trials and triumphs test them to their limits. Chapter 5‚ "Flight Patterns" is about William‚ himself a native American‚ married to a native American‚ a Spokane woman‚ but who is far removed from his culture‚ wanting to "smell only of soap and after-shave." He does not smoke or drink and is contemptuous of this
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John Doughton AP Literature/ B3 Woodford Poetry Response “My first Memory of Librarians” I had a lot of interest in this poem because it signifies the importance of learning and the resourcefulness of books. I myself have a passion to read and share this enthusiasm with Giovanni. The poem is written in the first person which gives it a personal feel. The library into which Giovanni enters is described in detail. The heavy oak chairs and banker’s lights make me think of important things
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been at a concert in San Francisco when I found myself out of cigarettes‚ an affliction I suffered perhaps every other day‚ my habit being less severe than those that had taken the lives of so many people I’d known. My friend and I had met at the theater‚ and we had split up after the performance‚ so I was alone in my truck when she approached me. My new pack was in my hands‚ and I was fiddling with the wrapper when she appeared‚ silhouetted against the bright lights of the corner liquor store
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Song Analysis for First They Killed my Father In Phnom Penh a little girl named Loung and her family had to leave everything behind because of the Khmer Rouge soldiers. Loung Ung wrote a book of her life in Cambodia and three themes for the book are confusion‚ pain‚ and hope. This book is called First They Killed My Father and the song I chose that goes with the book is called Gone too soon by Daughtry. For the song I choose three parts from the book. The parts include when Loung had memories of
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Malini Patel Mr. Moreau AP English Literature and Composition 5 October 2010 My Very First Driving Experience (Prompt #2) My car slows as it approaches a stoplight. I take this opportunity to allow my mind to become occupied with my surroundings: the bright fierce red of the traffic light‚ the brilliant blue sky with its distant clouds‚ and the mass of angry people due to the amount of traffic. The four corners of the intersection are filled with people who are preoccupied with their fast-paced
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I had just turned 27. I woke up to my train car and like every time I wake up‚ I study my photos of Pripyats beauty before the tragic war.. My father walked in and said “Artyom‚ come with me to meet an old friend” I got up slowly but I new who he was talking about. My father was the general of the green station down here in the metro. He was a tall man who always wore a leather trench coat with a revolver on his right side‚but he always seemed cheerful. Most people liked him because he never asked
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