The first life lesson I learned was to never take anything for granted‚ especially life. It is a miracle that I was born because my mom had a rare bone cancer that almost took her life at the age of thirteen. She had a twenty percent chance of surviving‚ beat the odds‚ defied her experimental treatment and gave birth to me. There was an eighty percent chance that I would not be alive today and that makes me appreciate everything in life. Osteogenic sarcoma was the rare bone cancer my mom was diagnosed
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I was running as fast as I could. I didn’t know where to‚ all I knew was that I couldn’t stop. Pushing myself to run faster‚ I sprinted down the nearly deserted street. I could hear the smashing of glass and gunshots behind me‚ only matched by screams of terror‚ as they invaded Szczebrzeszyn like a tidal wave. Drowning any Jews that were too slow to escape. I cried out as my knees buckled‚ causing me to collapse to the ground. Too weak to stand‚ I dragged myself towards a nearby car and crawled underneath
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Tom’s Lament. Old Tom limped down the street in the warm rain. He was heading for the bar on the corner of Henderson Boulevard where he regularly went for an ice cold brew on hot summer afternoons. Come to think of it‚ he didn’t so much drink his beer‚ as sit in the corner nursing the same glass for hours at a time watching those perfectly round chilled droplets hit the mahogany countertop. A young sporting type‚ who looked remarkably similar to his youngest boy‚ approached him and offered him
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and stressful situations often called for unnecessary bickering between my mother and me. On a cold February evening‚ I came home from a long day at school after failing my first test‚ getting into a fight with a close friend‚ and not getting a job position I was certain I would receive. Upon getting home‚ one of the very first conversations with my mom consisted of how overwhelming being a teenage girl is‚ which quickly escalated to pointless arguing. “Once I’m an adult I won’t have to deal with
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My first ever rollercoaster “Tickets please!”‚ as I handed my ticket to the generous lady I could start to feel my hands and legs trembling with fear‚ it was almost like they knew what was coming. I started to walk along with my friends into the queue of death‚ sweating with every step. We waited for what seemed like hours until we finally reached a dark tunnel‚ so dark that a whole army of bats could live in it‚ I knew we were getting closer I could feel the vibrations in the ground and the intensity
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Surfing was his life‚ he got his first surfboard when he was three and won the little league surfing championship at the age of six. “Do you want to enlist in the sport?” he asked. “Are you crazy‚ surfing isn’t even a real sport it’s so easy‚ I replied. He replied saying‚ “You know what
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four people‚ my childhood friend Jen‚ my unofficial sister Tracy (who stayed at my house during senior year)‚ and Aingeal who was a dear friend of Jen who also happened to be Tracy’s good friend. Every Thursday‚ from that first day back in April‚ when Aingeal and I were first introduced‚ till the end of the year‚ the four of us (Jen‚ Tracy‚ Aingeal‚ and I) would meet at Old Country Buffet after classes to sit and talk about all aspects of our lives. We became so close that the four of us could not
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was the certain event that changed his view on life for the better. In many ways‚ Langston’s event connects to my own and my outlook on life. My outlook has changed when I started going to church around the age of fifteen about to be sixteen. At first I had nobody to trust. Not my family‚ not my friends‚ no one. But one day‚ my friend asked me to go to church with his family‚ I decided to go because I had nothing to do that day. That decision was probably my best one I’ve ever made. During the session
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Two years ago‚ on a cold Saturday morning‚ I prepared for my first ever track tryout. I took a shower‚ put on my clothes‚ and got into the car. On my way to practice‚ I felt strong physically‚ but I also had an undefined‚ jittery feeling about how the day was going to go. At 7:25am‚ I arrived at practice and was quickly spotted by the coach. He called me over and said‚ "You’re a big‚ fast guy‚ and I want you to be a sprinter." I knew I was fast‚ but I thought that being 6’1 and 225 pounds‚ I would
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My First Car My first car was a bit of a roller coaster‚ I had just learned to drive the year before and now it was time for me to have my own car. I would say the excitement I felt was overwhelming but even that might understate it just a little. The search began on a Sunday morning we went to several different dealerships‚ in search of the right mix of economy and style. Well‚ to be honest my mom was mostly interested in the economy part. The first dealership we went the car salesman seemed
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