she was going to pass soon we were devastated. We couldn’t believe it. We all wished we had more time. My dad drove to her as soon as he got the news. 3 days after he drove up‚ she passed in her sleep. We were at target when we heard the news and I cried the whole way home and then cried the rest of the day. We drove up to be with my dad the next day and cleaned out her room which was incredibly sad for my whole family. We stayed at my aunt’s house which was a couple miles away from my grandma’s
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group‚ which meets weekly to perform various acts of community service and an active member of Girl Scouts. I admire the person Jenna is‚ she is never swayed by others and prides herself on being an “individual.” It is hard for most students to speak up in class with opinions that may be of the minority and Jenna does this with ease. Because of who she is‚ the classroom is a better place with her in it. Her higher level thinking often spurs great discussions and helps others think out of the box
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After a small quick breakfast I packed my gear and headed to the tournament. As I stretched and warmed up my Sensei approached me and pointed out the only opponent that mattered the reigning champion. He was a few inches shorter than me‚ around the same weight‚ and age. He was a black belt to my brown but I was not intimidated. Rank does not necessarily reflect skill. But as I watched him warm up I realized that I would have to be
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Before there was Miss. Dee the school teacher‚ or the successful student striving for nothing but the best in life‚ there was missy; the girl that thought she was invincible. I was always the semi-popular one growing up‚ to many it may have seemed as though I had it all: both of my parent’s in the same house‚ I was an honor student‚ Vice President of the nationally recognized Highsteppers drill team. Not only was I focused; I was happy. “If you listen‚ you might actually learn something‚” was
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bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words‚ playing soft music‚ and doing anything else he could think of to clean up the bird’s vocabulary. Finally John had had enough. In exasperation one day‚ he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. He shook his fist at the parrot‚ but the parrot just got angrier and even ruder. In desperation‚ John threw up his hands‚ grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly
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I swallowed gulps of salty water and struggled my way up to the next obstacle. When I come to think of it‚ there seemed to be times when swimming was a famous sport done for fun and pleasure. I moved in to the mirror maze. I bumped my head so many times‚ I lost count. I noticed that the gate into the Wave
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tend to be more laid back. The varying behaviors and beliefs of different people can be attributed to how they were raised and who they associate with. I grew up with parents who taught me to be very accepting and respectful towards others. I feel that throughout my life I have never hated any other group of people although growing up as a male‚ there is a tendency to look at being gay as wrong or disgusting. I myself am not gay but in my lifetime have discovered that sexual preference does not
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crying hysterically that my grandfather was in the hospital. Stunned by the news‚ she frantically turned the car around and drove straight to the hospital. We walked into the melancholy yet high paced emergency room to discover my grandfather hooked up to an array of strange machines. I was petrified of why he suddenly became so sick‚ but also intrigued by the ill patients the doctors continued to roll past my grandfather’s door. When the doctor returned‚ I shot out of my chair‚ immediately asking
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offense. Seeing him blow up on offense made me want to try out for wide receiver. But somehow John convinced me to play quarterback. I threw a few passes to John who was trying out for tight end. As he ran some routes he was really surprised at how accurate I was throwing the ball. Quickly he suggested that I should start practicing for quarterback
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Life is a chess board. You must sacrifice some of your pieces in order to succeed. Many people hate giving up what they love. Their prized possessions. That mindset has hurt me more than it has helped me. When I was in grade five‚ I had a Playstation 3 video game console. I would play it all the time‚ in the morning‚ at night‚ I’d even think about it at school. I wasn’t ready to sacrifice my playing time. Even as the months went by‚ I didn’t stop playing my PS3 console. I was very stubborn. I did
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