sign scratched into the paint that reads “Sharon High Sailing.” Four years ago‚ inside that grimy old container‚ I met my team. They were motley group of individuals‚ the valedictorian‚ a jock‚ the chess team captain and a boy on the verge of failing out‚ but they all had one thing in common‚ a love for sailing. On my first day‚ I never would have thought that these people would become some of my closest friends‚ but after just one year‚ I knew I had found
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The first day of tryouts at my new high school was going extremely well. Socializing on the sideline‚ I thought‚ “Maybe high school isn’t going to be that bad after all.” However‚ The last drill of the day destroyed my hopes for making the lacrosse team. Running toward the goal‚ I felt a massive pop in my hip. A ligament had torn‚ and I could hardly walk. For weeks as I hobbled along on my cane‚ I would catch people staring at me in the hallways. Whether the cane or just low self-confidence‚ I never
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Nicholas Professor Goodman RWS 200 15 March 2015 Political Language A president’s first inaugural speech is an important part of the start of a presidential term and sets the stage for the years to come. In 1933‚ at the time the depression was the worst and many had lost hope in the government‚ Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) had to regain trust and stimulate action in his country. FDR graduated from Harvard and went right into politics becoming a senate‚ then vice president‚ later becoming the President
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English 11 28 February 2017 High School Late Start Time Many high school students are feeling that they are not getting enough sleep. This has caused many people to question the early start times‚ because “For the first time‚ the federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is trying to get schools to have a later start time” (Richmond). Many doctors have confirmed that not getting enough sleep at night can lead to big problems such as slowed reaction time and even as far as weight gain
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On August 18‚ 2001 my family and I left for a vacation in the Bahamas at the Atlantis Resort. We crammed all of our suitcases inside the car‚ which of course we had one too many. Before leaving on every vacation‚ my family has this tradition where we all put our hands on top of each others and yell "We’re going to the Atlantis!"‚ or whatever destination we are heading to. Once everyone was ready and situated we headed for the airport. The flight was long‚ and it seemed as if we were never going
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Probably one of the most popular topics in science-fiction of all times has been the idea of time traveling. In literature and cinema this topic has been exploited uncountable times. We know and love such works as H.G. Wells’ “Time Machine”; H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Out of Time”; R. Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder”; S. King’s “The Langoliers”; as well as numerous films and TV shows: “Back to the Future”‚ “Butterfly Effect”‚ “Timecop.” These‚ as well as many others are dedicated mostly to one question:
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Writing my first college Paper Writing my first paper for college was not easy. I was in English 050. It had been several years since I had been in high school. I was scared and I wanted to do a good job on my first paper. I wanted to show myself that I could do this whole college thing. I was trying to prove to myself that I did not wait too late to come back to school. When I turned in my rough draft to him‚ I remember telling him “I hope this is what you want”. The next time we met in class
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Time Runner It was a hot summer day in River Creek park when Nate‚ saw his crush and started to think “this is the day‚ the day I will finally ask Ashley out! Nate leisurely made my way toward Ashley when Nate’s feet started to slow suddenly it looked like he was walking through a lot of mud. Then Ashley turned around to see him walking like that. Nate stopped and said “hey Ashley could you come over here?” She started to walk and with every step she took it made Nate more sweaty. “Ash-Ash-Ashley
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I was as squished as a sardine in the tree stand with my dad. It was about 5:00 P.M. on the last day of my first youth hunt. It was a fairly cold evening‚ and I was starting to lose hope. Right as my eyes started to close for a little nap‚ my dad bumped me. It was a soft little touch‚ a take-a-look-around touch. I looked down‚ and there she was-the huge doe that I was waiting for. I picked up my gun as slow as a turtle and tried to find the area of the lungs through my scope. I couldn’t even
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When I was in fifth grade (12years old) I was at a friend’s house for the first time. Me and her were playing in the basement‚ her brother (17years old)and his friend were on the other side of the room playing video games while me and her were throwing back and forth a big yoga ball. Me and her are throwing back and forth and I miss it‚ before I can grab it‚ it hits her brothers Lego Death Star. I look up at her and all I see is fear‚ she grabs my arm and screams to run. We make it up the first flight
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