Standing in line with the rest of my Middle School chorus group‚ I can feel my palms start to sweat and my legs begin to shake. I can hear the applause of the crowd as the line of student singers in front of me begins to file onstage‚ but I am not following them. My legs are running in the opposite direction - towards the bathroom‚ where I am not obliged to perform; where hundreds of eyes are not fixed on my every move. Once again‚ I have allowed my fear to overcome me. Flash forward five years later
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I think Gwen reacted the way she did when she found Freak in the basement with Max because she knew that Max was his father’s son. I assume Gwen was shocked and scared because in the text‚ it read‚ “ She catches sight of me coming up out of the down under and it’s like somebody shot her. Like she’s scared out of her mind. Additionally‚ the text also read‚ “ the Fair Gwen grabs Freak and puts him in the wagon and I swear‚ she almost runs home‚ like if she doesn’t get away quick something really bad
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There comes a point in time where everyone must make a troublesome decision in their life. To some‚ this decision may be tough but for others it may be as simple as taking a breath. We have all been there‚ when deciding what friends to make‚ what car to buy‚ what person to date‚ what military branch to join; but to me‚ all the aforementioned are frivolous in comparison to making the conscious decision of laying down your life for another individual whose only connection to you is that of a brotherhood
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Looking for Home Her name is Orelia Marie Degraffenaried‚ she is my grandmother. I called her Ms. Pat. I honestly don’t know where “Pat” came from. I remember hearing someone call her Patricia and ever since then I’ve called her Ms. Pat. I love everything about my grandmother‚ moreover‚ she’s my favorite person in the whole world. When I found out she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s‚ my heart broke into a million pieces. It all started after my aunt’s death. My aunt was handicapped and my grandmother
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Every little boys dream is to play the game of football. I Remember It like it was yesterday my first time playing football though before I ever played I had to learn what football was. Football was a game where two teams went head to head on a 100 ft field with two end zones on each end called touchdowns‚ and the team that scores the most touchdowns win.Behind every game of football there is an alternating ending anything is possible in this sport. My new home‚ the gridiron where it all began
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Now I am going to tell you have how I became friends with Bobby the rock. It all started one not so sunny day‚ when I went to youth group. My grandma picked Abby and me up‚ and took us to youth group. We waited for everyone to show up‚ then we sat around and talked like a bunch of hyenas. Then my uncle (youth pastor) told us which car or van to go in‚we drove to the foam pit place‚ and talked about some random stuff.We were going to some place with a pit filled with foam cubes. When we got there
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Throughout my entire life I would have never imagined ever having to deal with the loss of someone so close to me. My worse fear was something devastating happening and me not being able to deal with it. I always assumed‚ which is kind of crazy that my family members were immortal and would live forever‚ however on this particular day in January my life came to a screeching halt and I was changed forever. It all started a few months ago when my granny begin to get sick. She went from being totally
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The day I was looking forward to had finally arrived: Basketball tryouts. I wasn’t the most talented‚ but I knew I could contribute to the team as a defensive stopper‚ using my size to my advantage. While the rest of the fellow middle schoolers struggled to hit layups and dribble the ball‚ I showed slightly more skill than everyone else. I made the B team that year as the team captain and leader. We didn’t win a game all season long‚ but that didn’t stop my love of the game; in fact‚ that is when
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“Tremors” - Barakah Moti MYP4 Midnight‚ 14 June 2012. I was awake in my bed‚ excited or maybe depressed. I did not know. The night seemed weird‚ because it was much darker than before and I heard the owls hoot louder. They seemed hungry. Hungry for meat and for love. Every time I closed my eyes‚ I would see a thin light pass by and I opened it at my highest to identify what it was. I missed it each time. What was it? When sunrise grew closer‚ I heard weird thuds that pierced my ear deeply. What
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The Guiding Wind My vision was blurry‚ smudging my surroundings into a blob of color. Something was slamming into the wall of my chest as if it was trying to break free. I put my hand over my heart and felt each strong pulsation quicken. I knew I had to concentrate and use all of my will power to take another step forward. I had to keep telling myself not to look down‚ but how? How could I not look down if I needed to see where to put my foot? Tension started to build in my muscles making every
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