Dae Iddings Drowning I wake up and step into a small puddle‚ the puddle is not really there‚ it is just the way I visualize my anxiety always there‚ but not always debilitating. I get ready for school then get in to the car. In the car my brother points out one of my insecurities‚ the water rises to my ankles. I get to school and the water rises to my knees‚ at school the water never drains below my knees. The water makes it difficult to walk through the halls. I trudge through the halls to
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My body slams into the ground. I get up wipe the dust off my back‚ pop my board into my hand‚ and sprint up the stair set for one more go. Growing up I fit the skateboarder stereotype‚ I was a skater boy who didn’t care about his future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to
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It was coming from the upper-left; my hands were nowhere near my upper-left. Wham! It came from the right; I raised my arm to block‚ exposing my abdomen to another of his thunderous punches. He tried a pitiful roundhouse kick to my left‚ his blue gi crinkling as he raised his leg‚ but I blocked it easily. This didn’t matter though‚ as a left hook quickly cemented itself in my gut. I attempted to counter: a quick feint to the head followed by a powerful side kick to the belly. This went wrong quickly
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New Hampshire In a small town down south of New Hampshire‚ there was a crystal shop. Crystals of every color lay in the palm of the miracle maker’s hand as Danny and I reach out to grab the one in the shape of a dolphin. The crystal shop was a weekly routine that Danny‚ my dad‚ and I pursued‚ like going to religious school or going to a soccer game. Our collection of crystal animals grew and grew each week. The first eight years of my life was me‚ my dad‚ and Danny. I never real got to see my
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I stood in the forest‚ blood pooling around my soaked boats. The battle was over and we’d won the battle‚ but struggle was so far from ending. I turned my body several times the reality of the situation hitting me. Comrades that stood firm with me against the enemy now lay empty against the crimson red. I trudged through the bamboo‚ not caring if I stepped on the bodies of the enemy. I couldn’t make out the difference though between the enemy and foe‚ as blood stained all and severed limbs lay
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Mid evening on that October night. It was a chilly night‚ low forties maybe‚ and a little breezy. My dad and I set off for my grandfather’s property in Marshall at three in the afternoon. We were getting ready to hunt. My grandpa’s property is around 135 acres of land around his house. This is mostly woods‚ but has a field at the closest portion of the land to his house. Fingers of the woods stick out that are perfect for hiding deer stands‚ as deer don’t have good vision at all‚ the stands blend
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Grand Canyon Thinking back I remember that week as one of the best weeks of my life. Never had I been so fascinated by nature‚ I never really thought that the outdoors could offer more than the indoors could‚ yet I still enjoyed it very much. Making many new friends along the way‚ the wonders of nature never fail to impress. On May 4‚ 2015 the seventh grade class of Fairmont North Tustin left John Wayne airport to depart to Phoenix‚ Arizona with our Assistant Principal Mr.Drake. As soon as I got
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Surrounded by a massive ray of brightness‚ complete silence‚ I was just as shocked as my mother and father standing on the lush and thick grass. All I could see was my teammate‚ Zayna with her short‚ black‚ thick hair and the other team’s goalie. I was standing on the field right in front of the goal. Even at the age of 8 years old‚ one soccer goal would be a great accomplishment for me and would help me move forward in life. I was so excited when I joined my first soccer team‚ the Hornets‚ because
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The misty September air froze against my skin; at least‚ it felt like it did. As we walked along the river‚ I debated the effectiveness of a faking an injury. Perhaps‚ then we would finally take a break. Although‚ It is far more likely we would continue to shuffle on‚ herded by orange traffic cones and dreary-eyed volunteers. Even now‚ years later‚ I still marvel at the fact the race starts at 8:00 AM. Whoever supplied the idea must not have recognized the pain it would cause my nine year-old self
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Ice. About fifteen years ago I was climbing Mount Everest and lost my footing and fell a good ways down the mountain‚ my leg was broken I couldn’t move I tried to get up and walk but I would just fall right back down. This story is about how my Nervous System and my body itself saved my life. I was sitting on top of Mount Everest for what had been three days now. I was cold scared and had little food‚ I was doing my best to stay warm but I wouldn’t do it alone my body had to help out. My body
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