Today was June 4‚ and the bus was coming to a halt in front of my gray‚ two story house. I threw my backpack up on my shoulders and grabbed the black French Horn case sitting next to me. Starting at the sunny blue sky‚ a warm sensation was on my skin. Not long after‚ me and Josie had passed the first seat. We quickly said thank you to the bus driver‚ Joel. And jumped off the bus side by side with a wide smile on our faces. We were both free from school for a whole weekend. Without any sports or sibling
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My anxiety has been an obstacle for many things in my life. I can’t talk to people I don’t know. Everyday things‚ such as ordering food at a restaurant or walking down the street next to someone else‚ become things that would make you quake in your shoes. Do you know that feeling when you miss a step on the staircase‚ and for a moment‚ you think you’re going to fall and you get a jolt of fear? That’s what I feel like‚ almost all the time. It affects social situations most of the time‚ but it’s also
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powerful influence on how I see and experience things around me is noticing people’s work ethics. Someone work ethic shows a lot about what I think of them and changes how I interact with them. Growing up‚ my parents always worked and at the end of the day would talk about what they did that day. My dad only worked four and a half days‚ but everyday he worked‚ he never took a lunch break and was there before patients arrived and was one of the last people to leave. Even now‚ after procedure he completes
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have a mom and a dad named Brandi and Andrew. They are the best parents ever! I have a pool that I just built in my new house that we moved into this year. Outside of school I love playing sports. Especially softball‚ track and soccer. I been playing softball for 5 years‚ soccer for 6 years and I just started track this year and I’m really liking it and I would love to do it next year. My favorite subject is language arts or reading because I love writing and creating stories. I also like history because
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blood-curdling shriek rattled my eardrums. I sighed. I could feel a lump in my throat‚ overwhelming exhaustion pulled on my teary eyelids. All around me‚ children ran and forced smiles‚ whispering to one another as they tried not to notice the girl screaming in the corner. And across from me‚ a wailing ambulance‚ was Lauren. Earlier that day‚ when I first arrived at camp‚ I hopped out of my car with a grin. I had worked with people with special needs for much of my life‚ so I felt prepared to handle
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1. I choose to 5S my backpack because it had been causing small annoyances in my everyday life. For example‚ I would spend an unnecessary amount of time looking for a writing utensil‚ my keys‚ or wallet. This became a problem when I needed to find these items in a hurry. I also had trouble finding papers (and nametags) I needed in the main part of my bag‚ because there were many unlabeled folders and papers scattered around. 2. Sort: Contents that were in the front pocket included trash‚ coins‚ pens
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My Daddy was an insurance salesman and our family moved every few years‚ always living in the South. Many towns clumped together and our stability became the culture of the South. My aunts and uncles scattered from west Tennessee to Mississippi and our yearly vacations and holidays turned into adventures in their company. Geographically‚ my world appeared small‚ but I had no idea. We swam and fished at Reelfoot Lake - muddy and full of cypress trees. Where we swam a sign read‚ THE BEACH - in my
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St. Vincent’s hospital I thought I was in labor but the doctor said my water wasn’t broken yet. So I had to walk up and down the hallway for the baby to come down. Then finally the doctor pulled my water. And oh my god I was in so much pain. The nurse said” Keep pushing‚ the baby is almost out.” With a final push I had my baby. She was the most beautiful little baby with dark hair and big light brown eyes. I called Diana. My husband came later I was disappointed because he wasn’t there for the
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is prevalent in my life‚ growing up‚ my mother never worried about whether I ate or had what I needed. My mother’s main concern was drinking‚ getting high or who she’d sleep with next. In the attempt to escape the abuse‚ I endured‚ I learned to allow my imagination to grow and began inventing imaginary stories. My mother would spank me‚ she thought that my stories were lies. However‚ when I was seven my stepmother came into my life‚ at first I hated her‚ I couldn’t fathom sharing my father with her
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At first I just wanted a cookie. In elementary I would get a cookie from my parents if I did well in school. So during that time I would try my hardest to do well in school just so I could receive the prize. But by the time I got to junior high I discovered that I did not want to do well in school for the cookie. I just loved to learn about new things. Even though there are many financial obstacles that stood in my way of learning‚ I still plan on succeeding in life and helping out others who are
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