weather I would have to get used to again. After all I was going up north moving to Minnesota. My parents called a family meeting. I could feel the nervousness setting in as I threw myself onto the couch feeling my body sink into the cushions. It was about six months in advance my parents gingerly told my brother and I that we would be moving to Minnesota. At first I could not believe them. I felt sick to my stomach‚ but after a few minutes I realized that they were serious. Multiple questions invaded
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homophobic comment‚ my brother accidently bumps into me‚ my music isn’t loud enough to block out the sounds of the water‚ the bus driver slams on the brakes‚ I hit my head‚ someone turns on the radio. Then I’m home. When I get inside my dad makes a comment about how much I’m eating I know he is joking but the water rises along with every awful intrusive thought I’ve ever had. I rush to my room‚ I can’t breath‚ I’m crying‚ with ever thought the water rises further above my head making it harder and harder to
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is engulfed with all my siblings and of course papa. We all sit eager as ever‚ anticipating thinking and imagining how good the turkey is going to be this year. Everyone’s engaged in one another‚ talking joking and laughing around the table. It’s about as good as any Thanksgiving dinner can get‚ but as soon as grandma cracks open the oven the aroma of the freshly seasoned and cooked turkey floods the kitchen. It’s as silent as the nights whistle. She brings the comestible around with the help of
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Fear. An emotion we all dread to experience. The definition itself sounds unpleasant‚ “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat’ (Merriam-Webster). Danger‚ pain‚ and threat‚ these aren’t words that would attract most people to an experience. Fears come in all shapes and sizes‚ even animals have fears‚ it’s a basic instinct that all creatures have to identify threats in order to survive. Without fears we would not be able to process
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Losing a game is not half bad but‚ losing an entire season is disastrous. It takes a toll on one’s confidence and makes one lose their interest and ability in that certain sport. And that is exactly what happened to me during my eighth grade basketball season. Although I wasn’t too good at basketball to begin with‚ I did have high hopes for our team. I believed my team and I could win conference that year‚ my last year at Glenside Middle School. We were a distinct group of kids from different cultures
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I was raised‚ since eight years of age in Canton‚ a northern community in Georgia. My upbringing was in a suburban setting‚ relatively quiet and with a lot of friendships developed right from my neighborhood. Except for vacations to Florida‚ most of my friends never left Canton and went to the same elementary‚ middle and high school. Our parents drove us to school‚ enrolled me in Lacrosse‚ baseball and football. I grew with‚ what I consider‚ a very normal American childhood. During the summer
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Fear is an unpleasant feeling of anxiety or apprehension caused by the presence or anticipation of danger. Fear can be brought about by confusion‚ panic‚ hurt‚ and just about anything. Someone can be fearful of their past because it has left painful scars. Many people fear the future because they believe it will end in death. In a sense fear can bury someone alive crushing their hopes and dreams. Throughout the story‚ Monster‚ the main character‚ Steve Harmon‚ showed constant fear. Steve felt
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Fear and Foresight Fear is “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger” (Webster‘s dictionary). Fear is also the best way to disrupt one’s foresight creating corrupted decisions. To achieve this level of understanding‚ so that one’s decisions will be made effectively‚ one must understand him or herself well enough to be able to cut out the emotion and think rationally. Recalling experiences from the holocaust Fear tended to come when there was no hope or faith in the novel Night‚ by award
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Bam! Crash! Boom! I remember hearing those sounds on September 11‚ 2001 when I was aboard United Flight 93. That day has impacted the rest of my life and the way I live now. I can recall those events like it was yesterday. I woke up tired on a beautiful‚ sunny‚ Tuesday morning. It was the day I had to fly to San Francisco for my job on a cruise ship. I had been in between cruises‚ so I had taken the chance to come see my parents in Newark‚ New Jersey. Later I realized that it could have cost me
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Every athlete always dreams of having that big moment. Hearing the crowd chant your school name as you make memories you will never forget. The moment where they reach one of the highest points in their career‚ but know it’s not the peak. They spend countless hours in the gym hoping that someday their moment will come. Thoughts run through their head‚ “Will I be ready when my chance comes?” As the Sutton girl’s basketball team traveled to Fairbury in late January‚ we had no idea that our chance
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