I was dripping with sweat; my hands could not even grip the ball. I was so nervous‚ but also so ready. I did all the workouts as hard as I could‚ and even though some individuals played better than me‚ I still thought it was a done deal. The coach was going down the line cutting certain players right there and then‚ when he got to me‚ I thought he was going to skip right over me‚ but he didn’t. He told me I was not ready to be on this team yet‚ and I needed to work on my game and tryout next year
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The Boring Day It was a really boring day‚ probably one of the most boring days I’ve ever had. I haven’t had such a boring day in a month. My computer was broken so I couldn’t browse the internet or socialize. My friends have gone on a vacation for summer break together while I had to go to summer school. Now it’s the weekend and it couldn’t have got any more boring. My mom asked me to walk to the plaza down the street to buy some milk. I went upstairs to my room and got dressed. I decided to
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traditional fruitcake. I dad’s mom used to make a moist spice cake and added chopped gumdrops‚ figs‚ and dates. It was the moistest cake I have ever had. I remember I was one of those kids who could never sleep well Christmas Eve. I kept a flashlight in my bed with me‚ and usually around 2:00 or 2:30 in the morning I’d wake up and sneak out to the tree and look at all the presents Santa brought‚ and of course the Christmas stockings were full with fruit and treats. I knew I couldn’t touch anything
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I wish I could rewind back to my childhood… The time I have spent in (school name) is quite unforgettable. My parents had decided to enroll me in (school name) in a small village with a unique motive. (School name) is a place where one can discover the wonders of village kids and how these kids grow their senses into an extraordinary realm. That has been an inspiration and I feel I am executing and documenting my life positively in a creative way. I hope I am always able to go on this way. I spent
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Graduation day is what all high school students are waiting for‚ the big day we all think as grown people and we’ve made the right decisions because of how far we’ve gotten. Graduation was one of my of my most memorable moments in my life‚ it’s like a new start to my future. We all come to think college is the next step to our pathway and we all mainly do it for a better future‚ but most importantly to make our parents and family proud‚ and to me it seems like education is your number one priority
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Read the story first‚ then carry out the tasks that follow. “Examination Day” By Henry Slesar The Jordans never spoke of the exam‚ not until their son‚ Dickie‚ was twelve years old. It was on his birthday that Mrs Jordan first mentioned the subject in his presence‚ and the anxious manner of her speech caused her husband to answer sharply. ‘Forget about it‚’ he said. ‘He’ll do all right.’ They were at breakfast table‚ and the boy looked up from his plate curiously. He was an alert-eyed
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Best Day It was Valentines day‚ which happened to be my favorite holiday of all times‚ but what made it so special this year is I got to spend it with who at the time I didn’t know would be the love of my life. Waking up that morning I had goose bumps. Just the thought of me knowing that we were officially going on our first date that night made me crazy. I didn’t even want to go to school that day because I wanted to make sure that I looked amazing for this night but I went anyway and I’m glad
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Beach Day During the summer I went to the beach with my “sister” Alexis. We went all the way to New Port Beach with my parents. When we got there we had to find a parking space‚ it was packed. We finally found a parking spot; it was pretty far from the beach. As soon as we got there we headed out to the beach. As I was heading over there to the ocean‚ the sand had a lot of seaweed. I find seaweed gross and I dislike seaweed with a passion. When I went to the ocean the water was really
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In the sonnet ’Shall I compare Thee To A Summers Day’ The poet William Shakespeare uses countless types of imagery but the question is which types can be interpreted as beautiful and which part would be interpreted as anything but beautiful. ’Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate’ Shakespeare starts this sonnet with a rhetorical question which he answers in the second line. In these two lines Shakespeare establishes his feelings for the woman that he loves
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Sonnet #18 "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?" -- William Shakespeare Mood: Cheerful‚ praising‚ awestruck‚ confident Theme: True beauty is immortalized through art and thus prevails despite the ravages of time. Structure: Lines 1-9‚ 10-14 In sonnet #18‚ William Shakespeare reveals that through art‚ true beauty is immortalized and thus surmounts the ravages of time. The poet expresses an awestruck‚ confident and praising attitude towards his subject to convey his idea that his mistress is
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