but a big smile on my face. The poster filled walls were a bright baby blue with a hint of green. The tables were stunning. The colors were so remarkable that they were almost blinding. The pillars that stood high were covered with flyers of all colors. But the best thing of all was the smell coming from the cafeteria. It smelled like fresh pizza out of the oven. But what they were serving was much better than pizza‚ it was cheesy bread sticks. As my waiter
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time it is the fight of my life. I fought my way to the top to be the next world heavyweight champion. Since I challenged the current heavyweight champ I have been training everyday for ten hours and now I am a force to be reckoned with. Today at seven A.M. two days before my fight I start to train again like every other day. “Dom‚ you better be training hard today‚ because I saw you slack off a little. The fight is going to be broadcasted live on pay per view‚ HBO” my Coach says “Marcus dont
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leg runner crossed the finish line with a record setting 9:47.9 and Lampeter-Strasburg’s twelve year 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
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Ever since I was a little kid living in Brooklyn New York I knew my heritage was important to me. From celebrating every time the Honduran National team scored to checking off that Hispanic/latino box on every application I filled out I felt a spark of pride inside of me. My parents did a tremendous job showing me my family background and taking me to Honduras every summer to visit my relatives and learn even more about my culture. I felt that being latino meant that I had to have initiative and
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On a beautiful day in 2013 my horse had a horrible accident. The horses were in the middle pasture grazing when I left for school. It happened to be that this day my mom went to work at the NRCS that August day‚ and parts were needed on the ranch‚ therefore my dad left for Pierre a little bit later that morning. When I walked out of school‚ and sat in the pickup‚ my mom and I went to the Cenex‚ and exclaimed to me that my dad is coming with my horse‚ he is cut. We took him to the vet out in rapid
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crowd of people watching me. My anxiety was getting worse and worse every minute that went by. Why was I so scared? I’ve done this before. As the person before me was finishing up my teacher asked me if I was ready‚ in my head I was thinking no but I told her yes. At that moment I repeated to myself I can’t do this over and over again‚ I was right. Gymnastics has been one of my passions for many years‚ 6 to be exact. I started when I was about 5‚ I was inspired by my cousin who has done it sense
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grade my brother and I lived with our mom. She wanted to go into the military so she sent us to our dad in the summer‚ and when she got back from boot camp we were supposed to come back. On the fourth of July we were with our dad‚ after that we started to live with him. Years passed‚ and in my fourth grade yeah came. We ended up going to my mom’s house for the summer. My mom had kept us for about 5 months and my dad ended up coming to get us from her. In the 5th grade I went back to live with my mom
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I’ve always prided myself on my ability to adapt. Being optimistic and working with the cards I’ve been dealt‚ has always been my strong point. When life throws something at you knowing how to adapt to it is your best option and it affects the way you look at life. I remember the exact day I first realized something was wrong. I was on the train with friends on our way to a soccer game and my shoulder started to ache. I thought it was just from carrying my heavy bag‚ or some dance related injury
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Washington 1983 was the year my dad came to America. He was 17 years old and had little money with him when he came. My dad came to have a fresh start at life. They were a total family of seven and lived in a small house in India. My dad is the smallest in his family there are four older than him‚ two sisters and two brothers. They live in a small village called Talwan. It’s were many poor people live. We have farmland were my grandpa would grow crops and sell them to make money‚ but the money that
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My leadership potential is somewhat paradoxical. Although I am very driven and passionate about my work‚ I make sure that I never boast about my accomplishments. From basketball‚ I heard the phrase‚ "Hungry and Humble." I would say that this is very accurate to my leadership capabilities. As a leader‚ I am very "hungry" to accomplish our task at hand. My drive and passion fuels me to finish the job. If I were to receive any recognition for my work‚ my first reaction is always denial. I respectfully
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