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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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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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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The purpose of this paper is to share my first deployment experience as the first sergeant. Serving in a war zone is an experience you will never forget. As a result of my first deployment to Afghanistan as a first sergeant‚ I practiced a new perspective on life‚ instilling trust in my Soldiers and NCOs to continue the mission. Perspective that I developed from the beginning with the pre-deployment preparation at the National Training Center (NTC) through the actual deployment to Afghanistan and
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******* ****** Mrs. ********* Honors English 9 May 6‚ 2010 My First Piano Recital I started piano lessons at the age of four and a half. That is a very young age to start! My teacher was Ms. Crossman; we had a lesson every week. One day‚ sometime after my fifth birthday‚ she told me that when you take piano lessons‚ you have to play at a piano recital. I didn’t even know what a piano recital was! Ms. Crossman explained to me how everybody’s relatives and friends come to the middle school
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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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