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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At first‚ I didn’t find the database to be useful. My first search was neonatal and nurse practitioner which I got one-hundred and eighty-nine results. I narrowed my the search to find better articles that will help me find a topic. I changed the publication dates from 2011 to 2016‚ full text‚ and source type as a magazine. After the changes‚ the search result was one‚ and I it was not useful because it was about an Australian nurse and diabetes. Additionally‚ the article didn’t have anything to
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As I stepped through the doors of high school on the first day of school‚ I had little to no care about two things. I didn’t care about how weak my muscles were and I certainly didn’t care enough to do my homework right when I got home. It is December now and I care a whole lot more than I originally did. I took longer in the morning or I’d spend 15 minutes before I go to bed to pick to pick out my outfits‚ I’d cram before exams or quizzes‚ I’d pay attention more in class and procrastinate less after
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“I am going to hack college admissions.” I vividly remember thinking I was a genius. I remember thinking that everyone knew that the three main parts of undergraduate admissions are your school work‚ extracurricular activities‚ and standardized test. I remember making the conscious decision to not take anything meaningful from my high school education. Although I would still take AP classes and be active in class‚ I never studied; I thought in the back of my mind that because my standardized tests
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gasps and a swift pointing finger always proceeds when I spot a dog. An excitable‚ breathy‚ “Dog!” escapes my mouth and I always scurry over to the dog’s owner and asks if I can pet them. I’ve owned two dogs in my lifetime‚ and lived with another. I’m what some people would call a dog person. So for some‚ it might be unsurprising to find out that I credit a lot of how I am to dogs. My first dog was a disaster. I’d gotten a Shih-Tzu as a seventh birthday present. She forewent obedience training and
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always the case. At one point while I was bringing in my first horse I looked down at the legs and everything seemed to be fine. No cuts‚ no scrapes‚ and the horse was walking how he should be. I hear a loud noise coming from down the hall. The horse I was learning and myself jumped out of out skin. I quickly ran and put my horse in a random stall. I slammed the door and here comes a horse running loose down the isle. I turn around and throw my hands in the air. “Wooooo” I shouted sternly. The horse
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this phrase often escaped my lips. It was difficult to understand why I had to endure such an awful thing. Waking up in the hospital in pain while all my friends were out playing was something I just couldn’t wrap my head around. When I was born‚ I was diagnosed with a condition called fibular hemimelia. I am missing my fibula‚ a bone in the lower part of my leg‚ and one toe on my left foot. In addition to these problems‚ my left leg is shorter than my right leg‚ and my left ankle is fused in an
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and I was consumed with insurmountable levels of joy and excitement; I was finally getting my first car. Well actually‚ allow me to dial that back just a tad‚ I was filled with excitement and joy about my new car‚ but it was not really for the same reasons that any old average-joe might be excited for. I was really excited to wash my new car. Being the perfectionist that I am‚ I immediately set out to make my car look as if it had just rolled fresh off the assembly line some twenty long years after
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old 4x800m record was shattered. My teammates and I were on cloud nine. I could not believe that we had done it‚ even though the countless hours we had put in on the track said otherwise. Through thick and thin‚ wins and losses‚ we were always after the same dream. My worn spikes had accumulated so many miles during the season that I had lost track‚ but it was all worth it when we received a baton engraved with our names and record time at the track banquet. That day‚ it seemed as though nothing could
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finally November 17th and the first morning of two-a-day basketball practice. I had been looking forward to the season and was fixed on finding a spot in the starting lineup. Despite my determination‚ I was out of shape after having been home sick for the past month. During one of the drills I became very light-headed and fell and hit my head on the hard-wood court. Immediately‚ I jumped up and tried to continue practicing. I finished the practice and made my way to first hour with a dizzying and
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