So many times I’ve considered the concept. So many times I’ve deliberated if this was worth doing. After all‚ I only need glasses to drive . . . A few years ago‚ I asked my eye doctor whether I needed to wear my glasses all the time. And I remember my doctor’s response quite clearly: “Well‚ do you want to see all the time?” Suffice it to say I didn’t find his response amusing—more like merely facing reality. When I was in tenth-grade chemistry class at YUHS/Central in Manhattan (I am dating myself
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You never know how helpless you are until you have a near death experience. One summer‚ when I was young‚ my family and I went to a water park. I didn’t know how to swim‚ but thankfully the majority of the park required no swimming ability. For one of the rides‚ I wanted to get out of my tube and jump around‚ but once I climbed out‚ I immediately sunk to the bottom. I tried to kick back up and just as my legs gave in‚ a lifeguard climbed in and essentially saved my life. He was my hero and I was
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“Middle School” “First Day of Middle School: 30 pencils‚ 64 crayons‚ 20 pens‚ 12 rulers‚ and 10 notebooks. Middle of April: 1 pencil you found on the ground in science class.” This is true for many people‚ actually it’s kinda true for me. Middle School has been tough‚ I will admit‚ but I truly believe that high school will be a lot tougher. But middle school will always be unforgettable. Our middle school is a bit different then all of the other school districts. It has grades 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ and 8. Most
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come to the U.S.A but I didn’t wanted to leave. My plane ticket and all the other things were already paid for so there was no going back. It was so hard saying goodbye to my family as well to my country‚ but even if I cried‚ I couldn’t do anything about it. Ones I was in the sky looking down to my country‚ crying like a little baby‚ I fall more in love with it‚ because from up top I could see my whole country. When I was
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He is a confident and bold person who rarely lets other knows about their weakness. Through my life‚ he has always taught me to become fearless and stand for the right. It was because of him that I can actually communicate well and maintain a good relation with everyone. From a Nepali part-time model to the 1st runner-up
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My body slams into the ground. I get up wipe the dust off my back‚ pop my board into my hand‚ and sprint up the stair set for one more go. Growing up I fit the skateboarder stereotype‚ I was a skater boy who didn’t care about his future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to
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court. The other team did the same. It was time to play. We played 5 v 5‚ and I was in. Coach Jones said‚ “ JC‚ defend number 21.” Number 21 looked like he was 6 foot. He was huge. Before we knew it‚ we were losing 9-10‚ but we had the ball‚ and I was about to score a layup. But number 21‚ who we called “Bowser‚” came charging at me and sent me flying off court. Not even a warning from the referees! Coach told me to come off court to rest for a
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Have you ever had a dream that you were running from something terrifying and no matter what you did‚ you couldn’t escape it? The dreams I have experienced about tornadoes have left me with the feelings of desperation‚ because I know that they are a force beyond my control. I could not imagine the immense pain people endure after having their lives destroyed by this vicious catastrophe. In my opinion‚ tornadoes are the most frightening natural disasters for both their mental and physical destruction
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Ah recess‚ the 30 minute time period where embarrassment didn’t exist. The embarrassing part really didn’t happen until I had to go back to class after recess. It was sorta embarrassing as well during recess‚ but not as much. While all the other kids were out in the field‚ Jennifer and I were sitting on the blacktop with our friend Adora. Adora had a keychain sized penguin toy where it’s beak would open and close. Jennifer asked Adora if she could borrow her toy and of course Adora said yes. Jennifer
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I hide‚ but not in the shadows‚ I hide behind a mask. This is me about to divulge my story‚ so please read on reader. I believe that finding true freedom a person’s mask will fall off. I always told myself as a kid to keep the mask on or else I might get hurt. I do not really know where this type of thinking came from. The mask only came off when I was in the safety of my own room. For years‚ I stay behind my fake face waiting and watching the world in silence until the day I could take the mask
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