Never Take a Chance The CDC reports that from 2005-2009‚ there were an average of 3‚533 fatal unintentional drownings (non-boating related) annually in the United States — about ten deaths per day. Swimming is a summertime activity that many people enjoy. Swimming can be very relaxing‚ therapeutic‚ and entirely enjoyable. Sometimes though‚ there are terrible mishaps involved with swimming. Maybe someone slips and bursts open their head; maybe someone accidentally inhales water into their lungs
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anything you want to know about me the very first thing I would talk to you about is racing. It is my most favorite thing out of everything I am currently doing with my life. There is absolutely nothing I am more passionate about than this great sport. So much so that my excitement for it sometimes can actually greatly annoy my family whenever we are not racing or when a NASCAR race is not being broadcasted to TV. Unsurprisingly‚ I have been deeply interested in racing for just about my entire life. At
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My goal was humble myself and make every attempt to acclimate to this new country. I failed on many occasions. I relied heavily on the kindness of stranger as I became overwhelmed and jumbled my poorly spoken German. Even up until the day I left I was easily confused with new dialects or swiftly spoken German. The feeling of my face turning red and hot as a looked down at the ground to try and gather my thoughts was all too familiar. Processing what was being said to
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they tear up the cherokee they threw refrigerators‚ ovens‚ tables‚ beds and everything that was damp‚ I have never experience seeing Houston like that. It was my first time seeing that Houston was dying of too much water. My house got about 2-3 inches of rain‚ I was really proud that my house didn’t got flooded or had any damages. At the same time I was unhappy of the people that lost everything they had. There are a lot of organizations that were helping people with food‚ clothes‚ cleaning up homes
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When my expulsion appeal failed‚ I felt like my life was over. Having grown up in a strict Christian family that migrated to The United States from Ukraine‚ a heavy emphasis was always placed on education. My mom‚ a single mother‚ would always tell me how lucky I am to be in The United States and how I can do anything I could possibly want in this country as long as I work hard for it. I took that half-heartedly. While I was always proud of my grades and the work I always put into school‚ I was
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Across the Caribbean Sea I grew up on a beautiful tropical island‚ but I have always wondered what would it be like to live in the United States of America. They say that everything is possible in America. Like everyone else‚ I wanted more opportunities and expand my horizon. I knew there were a few challenges‚ but I did not know or foreseen the magnitude. Moving to another country might be exciting; it can also be a positive experience. Wanting to improve one’s quality of life is something everyone
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much of what any young child wants to hear. I’m still known as this girl at the moment it may not seem like it but it is. Once I got comfortable with the fact that my parents weren’t going to be together anymore‚ I started to feel better about it and not worry about what people say. I wasn’t comfortable with it at that age because like most young childern I got used to seeing them together everyday. Getting comfortable
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get sucked into the show and push everything else out of my head. About when the show is half over my mom gets a call from my step dad Gary. “Where are you?” I hear Gary ask threw the phone. My mom chokes up and hangs up. My mom grabs me‚ and we leave after saying our
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Everything went wrong after‚ the industrial firework show started and wires were not setup right and artillery shells shot everywhere causes multiple fires. It was July fourth and we all met up at the Madrid Ranch and began our annual festivities. We usually start with our afternoon lunch while we catch up with everything new our family endured since the previous year. After a few traditional games of a relay races and volleyball games. It was already dinner time and the delicious smoked brisket
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“You can’t eat that‚ it has sugar in it.” “Does that hurt?” “Is that the good or bad type of diabetes?” Listening to ignorant people talk about diabetes has to be the worst part about the disease‚ besides getting strange looks from people as you pull out your insulin and pretend its heroine. From hearing stories about someone’s great grandpa losing a foot due to diabetes and miraculously they’re an expert on the subject‚ or if one blood sugar isn’t in range‚ you’ll lose your liver. You can’t blame
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