My First Game A specific event that greatly changed the course of my life is the day that I attended my first sporting event. Shocking‚ right? On this day‚ I discovered‚ for the first time‚ that I had a large interest in watching live sports. The day of the game was the thirteenth of March‚ in 2011. The location was Ricoh Coliseum‚ on Toronto’s Exhibition Grounds. The teams were the Toronto Marlies and the Texas Stars. My parents had decided to take me to a hockey game. They let me choose
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but be humble because you could still strikeout‚” I replied. The inning begun with Ben getting on base. That meant that Ethan was up next and I was on deck. I was on the on-deck circle watching the pitcher. I knew with his speed and the average sized fields‚ I could make something happen. Ok‚ calm yourself‚ just focus on getting on base. Don’t think about anything else. “Strike!” yelled the umpire. I knew my time was getting close. I tried not to think about hitting a home run because I have
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Two years ago‚ on a cold Saturday morning‚ I prepared for my first ever track tryout. I took a shower‚ put on my clothes‚ and got into the car. On my way to practice‚ I felt strong physically‚ but I also had an undefined‚ jittery feeling about how the day was going to go. At 7:25am‚ I arrived at practice and was quickly spotted by the coach. He called me over and said‚ "You’re a big‚ fast guy‚ and I want you to be a sprinter." I knew I was fast‚ but I thought that being 6’1 and 225 pounds‚ I would
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My First Tractor It was a warm summer evening my Dad and I were looking though the Farm Paper for my first tractor. We found one that looked good and the price wasn’t that bad‚ it was a International 856.It cost $ 6‚325 that wasn’t to bad for a used tractor. The next day it was raining and my Dad called the people to ask when we could come see it. So that Friday evening we drove there to see the tractor it was in Russiaville‚ IN it took about an hour and 45 minutes to get there. We arrived there
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Fathers and Daughters in Shakespeare Fathers and Daughters in Tempest‚ Merchant of Venice‚ and Othello While there is an over arcing theme in these plays as to the subject of Father-Daughter relationships in which the mother is absent‚ even the most cursory inspection shows relevant differences in both the characters and their relationships to one another. That is not to say there follows no similarities. Let’s open with the relationship between Deceased Father/ Portia and Prospero/Miranda.
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headed to my first class which just so happened to be my favorite subject‚ English. The hallways were very wide but when filled with students I felt like I had to shove my way through just to get to my locker. The lockers were a mixture between Gray and purple. The school colors were supposed to be purple and silver but there was no way that these lockers could be considered. I took a look at the little piece of paper that the lady in the office had given me and tried out the combination on my locker
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English 100 16 October 2014 My First Job Ever since I have been legally old enough to have a job‚ it has been in my interest. My best friend worked at a restaurant‚ The Clock‚ so when the time came around‚ I jumped straight to applying for a job. After a while I went back to check on my application‚ and the hiring manager informed me that he wanted to have a sit down interview with me the next day. The moment I heard those words my hopes shot straight up. Out of all my excitement‚ the thoughts I
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Trepidation filled my head. Despite the negative 10 degree weather‚ sweat pooled in my gloves and rolled down my face. Thoughts raced through my mind; a wrong execution could mean death. 11 years of ski lessons had cultivated to this one moment. My life was on the line‚ yet a wave of excitement shook me. I took a look down at the jump that had come to dominate Joe’s backyard‚ replacing his childhood swing set. The jump was sizable‚ but not gargantuan. From previous hits I noticed its “poppy” lip
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occasionally my family. The first day of middle school is one I’ll remember for a long time. All my friends from elementary school were all going to a different middle school then I was so on the first day I knew absolutely no one. Because we moved so late in the summer I was considered a late transfer student‚ so on the first day of school they still hadn’t made my schedule yet. I was stuck in the office fighting back tears for all of my first 3 periods waiting for them to finally finish my schedule
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Prompt 1 The mother and daughter connection throughout the short story‚ “Daughter of Invention‚” is very caring and loving. The mother protects the daughter throughout the story from the father’s harsh words. For example‚ the mother states‚ “What is wrong with her speech?... That is no tone of voice‚ Eduardo (Alvarez 7). The mother believed that the daughter had put together an inspirational speech for school the next day. Furthermore‚ the father was furious. Readers can infer just by reading this
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