Deciding to move was a hard decision because I was not only changing my life I was leaving friends that I had been around my whole life‚ 25 years to be exact. I was leaving my mother‚ my two brothers‚ my uncle and my grandmother which was all the family that I Really ever had. Once I decided to move I had to let my mother and grandmother know. Not really looking for their approval more like their blessings. I started with my mother first since she was
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school band. While that may not seem very important‚ I was very dedicated in it‚ and played very well. By then I had been playing the instrument for about 2-3 years‚ and was also in the beginning band at Clement
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Kian Kline Mrs. Passmore AP English 6 Dec. 2012 The Reunion of the Great Gatsby and the Beautiful Buchanan In the film Moulin Rouge‚ there is a famous quote that states‚ “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return”. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the story follows the main character‚ Nick‚ on his journey through New York during the 1920’s full of glamour‚ partying and fresh new faces. During this time‚ Nick meets the great‚ but mysterious Jay Gatsby
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You’d assume ten years of practice and a sister who’d been the mvp of her high school team would have rubbed off on me‚ but that wasn’t the case. That is to say‚ I wasn’t absolutely pitiful. I was pretty quick‚ and I could get a good foot on the ball about four times out of ten. My team that year‚ the Tornados‚ weren’t anything amazing‚ either. We had possibly a couple skilled people‚ yet most‚ like me‚ were what you could call decent. By some miracle‚ our mediocre team had played our way into the
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goodbye to my friends a few weeks back so no one would try to stop me when I finally found the time to do it. It’s been exciting‚ waiting and preparing for this night the last few weeks‚ but everything is scarier up close. Nervous‚ how can I be nervous about leaving? As if leaving wasn’t
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I asked my dad a lot of questions about fish but he would always kind of blow them off. Im not sure if that is because he really didn’t care‚ he didn’t know‚ or maybe a little bit of both. I always found the anatomy of it to be so fascinating‚ the way everything was placed so perfectly
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appearing as I was beaten over and over again. This was not a fun experience. Battered and bruised‚ on the verge of tears‚ I told my brother that I couldn’t do this camp. I’ll never forget how he responded. "If you quit now‚ don’t think about joining wrestling at Ignatius. You’re not tough enough." I’m not tough enough? I thought to myself. No way I’m not tough enough. I’ll show him. The next day turned out to be no different than the first. So did the next day‚ and the day after that.
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temperatures plummeted from mid-nineties to the upper sixties in a flash. Every morning I leave for school around 6:30AM‚ this morning it was forty seven and - I was bundled up like a burrito. I suppose I can’t be satisfied because I always comment about the heat and now that it is cold‚ I am still complaining. When moving from a colder climate to a warmer climate it takes a little time‚ clearly‚ for your blood to thin. 2012 brought on the move from mostly cold and humid Pennsylvania to the dry inferno
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My Hockey Adventures As winter approached‚ my parents constantly bothered me about choosing a winter sport. Because I was only in the sixth grade‚ my options for sports within the middle school were basketball‚ dance‚ or cheerleading. Luckily‚ I thought outside of the box and suggested hockey to my parents‚ even though my school did not have a team. A couple of my friends who played for the Mandan Hockey Club had helped me convince my parents to let me give it a try. The next week I was already
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to the dugout‚ and my teammates high-fiving each other‚ our coach‚ said we needed to score 2 more runs to win the game‚ 10 minutes later‚ we were celebrating‚ that we won the last game of the season. All the coaches‚ lecturing us on our season‚ about our ‘ups and downs’ all had a happy expression. At the end of the huddle‚ we all rushed to the table with our grumbling stomach‚ and our dirty hands‚ taking fried rice‚ somen salad‚ chili‚ rice‚ and hot dogs from tinfoil trays. We sat down and gorged
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