body. We resurfaced and she was coughing‚ but still alive and breathing. Until that moment‚ I never fully understood how much pressure lifeguards are under. During all those classes‚ I thought my nerves just disappeared‚ but they can never entirely go away. Anything can happen at any time and a wrong move or bad timing can be the difference between life and death. Thinking on my feet and not knowing what the future holds for me is part of the process of growing
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laughing‚ and the water rises. Its at my chest now making it hard to breathe‚ I choke back tears‚ so I won’t add to the water and drown. Two periods later I’m in math and the water has drained to my waist making it hard to sit still. When class is over I go to lunch and the water drains back down to knee level. Next I have English‚ as I enter class the teacher announces a pop quiz on a story I didn’t read. As I
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would forget my magical glasses quite often and then have to see just the ordinary. I decided I wouldn’t need to put on my glasses for trips to the movies‚ because I was never too far away from the screen. Of course life was challenging when I would go with my friends to Broadway shows during school breaks and end up seated further back in the theater. I wasn’t able to see the actors clearly and was shocked when others were able to recognize the actors from afar. And so I started to take my glasses
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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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pressed‚ white‚ long sleeved shirt with khaki pants and my sailors hat that I had to wear for my job as a deckhand. I arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport a hour before my flight‚ where I hug my parents goodbye. I walk in and go through security easily and go to my gate and wait for thirty minutes until we would be able to board. The thirty minutes felt like a day waiting to board the plane. As they called my name to board I grab my boarding passes for United Flight 93 from Newark to San
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The Go-Between The story ‘The Go-Between’ is a short story written by Ali Smith in 2009. The story was written for a collection of short stories written to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The story is inspired by Article 13‚ which stands for the right to freedom of movement. In the story we read about a 33-year-old man who’s name is not revealed. The 33-year old man is a former microbiologist and has worked in a university
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“ Rose clean this house and go to the market”‚ the crazed woman yelled. Only 14 rose is treated like a slave by her own mother‚ even worse she was terrified to go to the market. Although the market does not seem like a terrible place to visit‚ Rose would also have to visit her cousin on the way. Roy was much older and bigger than rose‚ he is almost 18. One week ago it started‚ Roy approached Rose on her way to the market. He confronted her of having a secret admirer‚ it was against her mother’s rules
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Go Green Have you ever been told to “go green”? “Go green” is becoming a commonly known phrase‚ even though the concept is not new. Chances are you have heard this term in regards to your home‚ transportation‚ or shopping. So what does it mean anyway? Well a simple answer is to make choices in how you live and use resources that are environmental conscious‚ while keeping pollution and waste to a minimum. Many people have made going green a lifestyle and their behaviors directly influence their
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The Go-Getter is about becoming one. It’s a tale that would appeal to inspire salesmen and employers. This short story was placed in the close of World War 1 and follows a fellow named William Peck. William is a disabled veteran who accomplishes his way to the top of Cappy Ricks’ Logging and Lumber Company. William endured an enormous amount of difficult challenges and overcame them with his wit and determined attitude. Peck’s first challenge was to get the job‚ he went directly to Cappy. Peck ended
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bright neon green jersey dived into the air to block my header. She dived late and completely missed the ball. The ball whipped the net‚ and I was shocked‚ but also excited at the same time. I could hear everyone screaming‚”Oh my gosh‚ yes Salma‚ you go girl.” All my teammates came up to me and yelled‚ “That was a great shot.” They said‚ “THAT WAS SICK!” I could hear the parents on the side of the field yelling‚ “Good job‚ Salma!” My coach even said to me‚ “I’m glad I put you playing on forward
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