“Mamo‚ nie chce isc do szkoly‚ ja sie boje!” That is the first thing I told my mom in Polish before walking into my classroom on my first day of school. I was terrified‚ and I told my mom that morning that I was scared and I didn’t want to go to school. Growing up in America and having English being my second language was extremely difficult for me as a child. I remember crying everyday before school because I dreaded the embarrassment of not knowing English and the humiliation put on me by my peers
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I grew up in a household consumed by sports. At a young age my father drilled things like ESPN‚ football‚ and elbow pads into me and my brother’s heads. Both of my brothers were naturally gifted in athletics. I on the other hand‚ was not. I couldn’t catch a football‚ run a lap‚ or shoot a basket to save my life. When seventh grade rolled around I made a deal with my dad that if I got a part in the spring production I could quit sports altogether. That year the play was “Cinderella” and I was nervous
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This is a short play my friends and I came up with for health class. It very a la Mean Girls =D. Be YourselfCharacters:> Wednesday/Wendy> Valarie> Vanessa> Devil> Angel> Justin> MumSCENE 1*At home packing.*WEDNESDAY: I can’t believe we’re moving again!MUM: Well then when we get there‚ you’ll believe it!WEDNESDAY: Just when I was finally becoming used to this place!MUM: I don’t know why you’re doing this‚ we always move and you know it!WEDNESDAY: Argh! You’re ruining my life!*Wednesday runs and stomps
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Athletic It was my first year of high school and I thought about playing sports but never told anyone. All my friends were already into sports and I didn’t even understand it. First‚ I thought I would be too shy to play anything‚ I don’t like a crowd of people. Then I thought my weight and height would be a big issue‚ I didn’t even think I could get pass try outs. Everywhere I would go I would always be the shortest person. Eventually my thoughts changed. After being in school for about a month I
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Event Proposal Letter and Form Dear Event Coordinator‚ As an event coordinator your job is to run or plan an event either for or in conjunction with CAS Student Council. In order to host an event‚ you must submit an event proposal for approval. Your proposal should be submitted in person at a General Assembly meeting at least six weeks before the date of your event. Three copies of the proposal must be submitted: one to the attention of the Vice-President‚ one to the attention of the Secretary
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When I saw the light Immediately‚ when I turned sixteen I woke up in the morning and saw a pair of shinny silver keys sitting on my desk. I jumped up with excitement and rushed out the door wearing only my boxers‚ with the keys dangling in my hand. There it was: my brand new GMC Envoy‚ dark hunter green with a wax that could blind you. I stared at the car with excitement and admiration; it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen‚ and it was mine. I took it for a test drive around the block
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“Don’t Blink” Four hundred and eighty three people‚ stuck together like glue for the past four years. We all felt as if the day would never come‚ like seeing it cloud up but never getting any rain‚ like getting snow on the ground and no snow day. What some people complained about and dreaded going to was something I had grown to enjoy and tend to miss now. After spending four short years in the same routine‚ going to the same place‚ seeing my same close friends every day I really learned to
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Wonders of Failure Gerlyn Villadore Batoy Many people experience setback erroneously presume that successful people do everything right every time. Some of them also think that failure is a portentous indication of starting something that is not supposed to be. Failure is like an unwanted stuff; being avoided but inevitable‚ expected but discouraging and identified but misinterpreted. It is assumed as a hoarding that has a bold four-letter word‚ “STOP!” A student does excellently in studies
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When the term ‘self-harm’ is mentioned‚ of what do you think? Depressing thoughts; suicidal victims? You don’t think of me‚ do you? Six months ago I would never have dreamed I would have so many scars on my formerly undamaged skin. Now things are different. Now when I look in the mirror I see the evils twisting themselves around my arms. I’ve marred myself trying to bleed them out. They clouded my brain and tainted my bloodstream. There seemed only one way to get them out. It would work and I would
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Super Swimmer "Hey Buddy‚ you ready to swim?" He hid behind his mom’s leg and held on tight. His name was Dylan Cross and his mother signed up for 16 private swim lessons. I wondered why he was so scared of the pool. This little tan boy had nothing but fear in his eyes. So I pulled his mother to the side and asked her if Dylan had ever had swim lessons here at Philadelphia Sports Clubs before. She said "No he hasn’t‚ he has only been in the pool once when he was five and he nearly drowned to death
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