all-star basketball team playing at the Target Center as incoming 8th graders? We knew we would face some hard competition‚ but we were ready for it. State was our next big competition for basketball‚ after qualifying at South Qualifier. We practiced all the time‚ and were getting prepared to face Newell-Fonda‚ 1st place at North Qualifier. April came around and it was the weekend of state. We were excited and nervous at the same time. We played Newell-Fonda first. They were great at basketball and were
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I had just gotten the basketball passed to me by one of my teammates. At that moment I decided to attempt making a shot. With the ball in my hand‚ I run into the key to make a basket. Instead the opponent’s centers try to block my shot‚ but I shoot before I crash into them. They were tall‚ one with white skin and was skinny‚ the other has light brown skin and was muscular. As I jumped up and released the ball‚ when I was coming down I see the basketball make it into the hoop. My teammate gives me
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thing that clicks in the brain to know this thing is special. Being given a basketball was all it took for me to know that I had found real love and a best friend. The ball was brand new‚ just out of the box. It was orange and smelled like a factory of rubber. The ball was give to me for Christmas when all I wanted was to shoot crumpled up pieces of paper into a trashcan. The wrapping paper was unique with basketballs and pink bows covering every inch. The first rip of the paper and it was certain
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Basketball is my favorite sport‚ and I am hooked on it. Not only a popular Olympic event‚ it is also a beneficial daily exercise to help people keep fit and have fun. The graceful basketball games have always been a favorite for the spectators‚ and they are always a crowd of pleasers. Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard at each end. A team can
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When I was 10 years old we were out from school on summer break me‚ my brother Wan and my two cousins Shawntavious & Phillip were riding our bikes to the local park to play basketball around 8:00 AM in the morning. We played about 3 games of 21‚ my brother Wan won most of the games. He would never play defense‚ but always shooting long range 3-point shots with him being the shortest that style of play made the most sense. We all got tired of losing and everybody was hungry‚ so we decided to head
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About Narrative Essay Narrative essay is a popular topic on the Continuous Writing section and students should take note that this topic has appeared in the SPM examination almost every year since the paper was introduced. Many people think that writing a story is a difficult task‚ but believe me‚ it is much easier than what you think because you are not confined to any particular point. Therefore‚ you are free to voice out everything that is in your mind. A narrative essay is a piece of writing
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Never Take a Chance The CDC reports that from 2005-2009‚ there were an average of 3‚533 fatal unintentional drownings (non-boating related) annually in the United States — about ten deaths per day. Swimming is a summertime activity that many people enjoy. Swimming can be very relaxing‚ therapeutic‚ and entirely enjoyable. Sometimes though‚ there are terrible mishaps involved with swimming. Maybe someone slips and bursts open their head; maybe someone accidentally inhales water into their lungs
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at work as a challenge to overcome with commitment and enthusiasm. On her tenth anniversary at Caspio‚ we learn more about her exciting life and career. Hi Bahareh! Thanks for speaking with us today.
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Did you ever want to catch a big fish? Because I know I have always wanted to. I was walking threw my kitchen getting something to eat with my cousin. I saw my mom and we were talking about fishing so we asked if we could go up north this weekend to go fishing. She said yes because she had to to plenty of work. I packed my clothes into my black and red bag. Because my bag was full‚ I got another bag. We then went up north‚ and my dad came to. We have finally arrived an hour later. It was a beautiful
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Have you ever had a dream that you were running from something terrifying and no matter what you did‚ you couldn’t escape it? The dreams I have experienced about tornadoes have left me with the feelings of desperation‚ because I know that they are a force beyond my control. I could not imagine the immense pain people endure after having their lives destroyed by this vicious catastrophe. In my opinion‚ tornadoes are the most frightening natural disasters for both their mental and physical destruction
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