When I first arrived to Richmond Early College High School‚ I anticipated an academic career characterized by hard work‚ nightly homework assignments‚ and incredible doses of stress that a middle school classroom could not synthesize. Although I actually landed my first college class in the second semester of my ninth grade year (ACA‚ which was required for all newbies and taken simultaneously by all 50 of us)‚ I found myself still shaken. I looked forwarded to the challenges of a college experience
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I still remember when I first came to America. I was at Charlotte Douglas International airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was strangers talking in a language that I didn’t understand a single word. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ the America. I remember how people describe America as the greatest country in the world and such. My heart started to beat faster and faster‚ it felt like my heart was going to explode. Suddenly
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My First Time Driving I have never been more agitated in my life. I have got to be the most horrendous driver ever. Before this‚ I had never driven a car in my life. Nobody ever told me what to do‚ and I never found it interesting to learn how. So I drove for the first time unprepared‚ inexperienced‚ and uninterested. It was summer 2016 in sunny Gulfport‚ Mississippi when I drove for the first time. We lived right on the water‚ so the roads were sharp and depended on the water. My dad has
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Jamestown. The first settlement of Jamestown occurred in May 14‚ 1607. A couple years later I arrived to Jamestown. Life in Jamestown can be very challenging‚ but nothing compared to how it was before. The first settlement of Jamestown was a failure. The first journey to Virginia was through 3 ships: The Susan Constant‚ the Godspeed and the Discovery. In the first settlement around 100 members traveled to Jamestown looking for silver and gold. Instead of finding silver and gold the first settlers found
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My First Wrestling Match Have you ever felt so scared that you were going to throw up and faint? This describes my mother at my first wrestling match. This also describes my feelings. It was my first wrestling tournament ever; the anticipation was so thick you could cut it with a knife. This match would come to be known as one of the most challenging adventures in my life. I had never wrestled before or seen a wrestling match. Coach A. told me to try wrestling because I tackled like a
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Saturday morning‚ my family decided that we were going to head to Downtown Grand Rapids and experience Art Prize for our very first time. This being our first year living in Michigan‚ we had no idea what to expect. Art Prize is a huge art contest and all of the artwork is spread out around Grand Rapids for people to look at and vote for the one they think is the best. As we walked down the street‚ we saw many different‚ unbelieveable pieces of art. Soon‚ I had lots of favorite pieces‚ but my overall favorite
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We pointed the gun‚ and bam‚ my first deer was down‚ this was when I knew that this place was going to be a special place to me. Growing up‚ going to deer camp with my daddy was always a very exciting thing for me. Hopewell was practically where I grew up; the dusty dirt roads‚ beautiful and quiet backwoods‚ deep mud holes‚ wild animals‚ friends and family made that place a home for me. Most people wouldn’t really consider their deer camp as their safe place and I guess that’s what makes me different
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pull it off? Many injuries on the team but no setbacks. The satisfaction was worth all the pain and fight they put in together. This is the story of me and my baseball team and how every single one of us showed the unwillingness to not lose. The first day of the two day tournament me and my team came firing out of the gates. Beating the first two teams of the scores of 12 to zero‚ and following that up with and 8-0 victory. as they day progressed we had one more game. Everyone a little
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National Parks and Cunningham Falls State Park‚ I was always considered an outdoor kid. My parents got me interested in hunting and fishing at an early age. Hunting became my true passion since my first hunting experience at the age of nine. I have also continued my interest of the outdoors by learning to shoot competitively‚ I began to shoot trap at the age of 13. Through many practices and competitions‚ my shooting ability has greatly improved and I am currently a nationally-ranked competitive
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2013 was my first summer with Inlet. Due to being so young‚ I was advice to only participate in the first 2 weeks. Back then I was a hip hop dancer‚ I didn’t know what modern was nor did I ever take a modern class. I remember walking in feeling nervous but as soon as I saw everyone hugging each other‚ I knew this was where I belonged. In 2014‚ I decided that I wanted to come back to Inlet for another summer. I also knew that I wanted to stay for the whole time‚ but sadly that wasn’t exactly an
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