“And‚ now…it is time to announce the winners for Problem 3‚ ‘Pandora’s Box‚’” said the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals master of ceremonies in his most resonant voice. He was about to name the top six high school teams in the world! My team sat in utter suspense‚ hoping our names would be called. We had worked harder this year on our problem solution than ever before. We grasped each other’s’ hands and sat‚ feeling full of both excitement and anxiety and waited. Finally‚ the announcer spoke again:
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It only takes violence or words to change this world‚ cops have families too.It makes no sense‚ they kill their own color‚race‚religion. We the people start looking down to them because of their omnipotent actions.Instead of looking at the color of someone’s skin why don’t they look around at the damage that they will be doing.This story pertains to when I had a frightening experience and how I changed after this. It was a gray cloudy day outside‚ I was entering 5th grade‚my sister preschool‚and
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The glaring white walls that scare most others bring comfort to me. During my life I have spent a profound amount of time wandering the halls of these mazes. Each room in this building has a story behind it‚ a path of hope‚ pain‚ and resilience. To me‚ hospitals are one of the places I feel most relaxed. My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis is 2003‚ just as she completed her PhD in psychology. As she finished what she thought to be the hardest portion of her life‚ she was dumped into a
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I remember the first time I created art. I was seven years old and I was already in the midst of learning about myself. The pencil crayons felt like paint brushes as I let my inner artist run wild. I felt like Matisse himself even though I had no idea who that was at the time. I drew a rose and an off-coloured clownfish that looked more like Tiger. Although the things I drew had no significance‚ the idea of creating something captivated me ever since. I practiced baking to settle my need for creation
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One night at the ballpark‚ I was able to do something I had never done in a softball game before….. Pitch! My parents and softball team were all present and they were anxiously watching me. I was incredibly nervous and excited all at the same time! Up to this point I had only had one pitching lesson and I had never had the chance to pitch in a game. This is what happened next…... We were playing the Panthers and I was positioned at first base when suddenly I heard my coach call my name. He
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As I crossed the road with my dog Henry‚ I could feel the frigid winter breeze on my face. Then I felt a snowflake land on my nose like a plane landing after a long flight. I didn’t like this cold weather at all but I had heard many children around me cheering and laughing. I heard things like “woohoo it is snowing” and things like “oww don’t throw snowballs at my face”. That last one made me chuckle a little bit when I had heard it. Then I heard someone yell my name‚ which is Brian by the way. So
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Hi‚ I am Nathaniel Nelson and I have broken my back twice. Two years ago I fractured my lower L5 (left side) while training new skills in gymnastics. The L5 is the bone that connects the front of my hip to the back of my hip. After wearing a brace and undergoing physical therapy for six months I was back into my normal routine. The following summer‚ I fractured the L5 again training new skills but this time on the right side. After going through about 6 more months of physical therapy I was "fixed"
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Savannah Pratt Dr. Stephen Fullmer English 1010 17 May 2012 My Eventful Summer “Cowgirl” has been my name ever sense I was put on a horse. Being involved in rodeos‚ 4-H‚ and been around horses my whole life is what got me into the sport of rodeo. My freshman year was my first year of high school rodeos‚ and they have been very successful ever since. The most exciting times of my life have come from the sport of rodeo‚ but also my lowest of lows. The summer of my Junior year proved it. I
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Roe-Deer by Ted Hughes Analysis This poem is from the collection "Moortown Diary"‚ also in Hughes "New Selected Poems"‚ written 1973. The poem itself seems to present two different worlds to the reader - that of nature and of humans. It starts off with the description of the surroundings and the atmosphere. Ted Hughes begins the poem with an alliteration - dawn-dirty light‚ describing a winter morning in such a peculiar way. The reader get the image of early morning with some sort of a lack of
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Descriptive Essay Entry Slip I had a hard time deciding on a topic for my descriptive essay. My first idea was to describe a concert I had recently attended‚ but as I started writing‚ I realized it was not the right topic for me. This essay I compared to lasagna‚ a classic‚ yet complex‚ dish. There are many different lasagna recipes to choose from‚ so I often have to try different recipes to find the right fit. Once I decided on the topic of describing a farmers’ market‚ my writing became much easier
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