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    beckoned me to the block. I mounted the block and fastened my goggles tight against my face. I wrapped my toes around the edge of the block and peered down into the clear light blue water. Next‚ a voice spoken from over a speaker told swimmers to “take their mark”. I bent down and within a couple seconds‚ the buzzer went off and I dove into the water. Many memories such as this one come to mind when I think about my first swim meet. My first swim meet is an experience that is very meaningful to me

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    GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PRE-AP SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013 9TH GRADE Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603 English I Pre-AP Summer Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Available at Hastings‚ Barnes and Noble‚ or on Amazon.com [pic] [pic] Assignment: While you read To Kill a Mockingbird‚ note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book! 1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read

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    On my first day at my new school‚ I expect many new things to happen as well. Many routines had to be changed too. I had to wake up earlier than usual to prepare for school because the new school was four bus-stops away from my house. Ring‚ ring‚ ring‚ my alarm clock started to go off. One part of me wanted to sleep for a few more minutes while another wanted to head to school immediately. Somehow or rather‚ I got myself to the bathroom to get ready for school. It was a new term and on every first

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    Writing my first college Paper Writing my first paper for college was not easy. I was in English 050. It had been several years since I had been in high school. I was scared and I wanted to do a good job on my first paper. I wanted to show myself that I could do this whole college thing. I was trying to prove to myself that I did not wait too late to come back to school. When I turned in my rough draft to him‚ I remember telling him “I hope this is what you want”. The next time we met in class

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    My Not So Fancy First Car I remember getting my first car like it was yesterday; it was a warm August afternoon and I was working an overtime shift at the local McDonald’s restaurant in an attempt to save up money so I could buy my first car. I turned around to hand out a bag of food and saw my mom smiling at me and dangling a set of keys. She told me to meet her out front so I got permission from my manager‚ who was apparently in on the surprise‚ and bounded outside. My mom met me there and handed

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    When I saw the violin for the first time‚ I knew I would play that instrument. I went to a show with my parents when I was a young girl- about four or five years old. The majority of the performance was the string orchestra. When I noticed the violins‚ they were mesmerizing. In my eyes‚ the violin was a beautiful and graceful instrument. The unique shape and color was the greatest part. It was then that I decided that I wanted to play an instrument. The first time I tried the violin was in third

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    Arna Bontemps uses the conventional plot structure in “A summer Tragedy” to present the theme of being hopelessness and desperation‚ a genuine love between a poor couple‚ loyalty‚ freedom‚ and liberation. The exposition introduces old Jeff Patton is the black share farmer who lives in the farm with Jennie‚ his wife‚ in New Orleans. Jeff and Jennie are two protagonists. Both of them are very old. He has a stroke and other body problems. They dress up their best attire to go for a journey. He cannot

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    MY FIRST DAY AT UPSA My University is professional business institute is widely recognized all over the country and beyond.it started as a private institution and was later taken over by government. University Of Professional has been my first choice because I believe that it has the ability to provide me with quality education. I got up early that morning due to an improper sleep during the previous night. It was due to the anxiety to start fresh with my new life. I was determined to be the

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    My First Date Dax and I have been communicating for the past few months and he finally asked me to dine with him on February 14th. It was my first date and I can clearly recall the details of our exquisite night from the beginning to the end. He picked me up at home with his Subaru Forester exactly 6pm; dressed in a red long sleeved plaid shirt with black jeans and sneakers while I felt comfortable in a black and white leopard mini dress with black stockings‚ red heels and

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    My First Liar It was 22nd of December‚ 2001‚ my 10th birthday. As usual on every birthday when i was 10‚ my parents bought for me a super fancy bike. That was the best gift i’d ever had‚ but i was not suitable to receive it. At that times‚ a Math competition was held at my high-school‚ everyone in class had to join this event ‚and the reward from my parents is the Martin bike . As a arrogant kid‚ I was very confident about myself‚ and I assumed that I’ll win that competition. I didn’t prepare

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