A Moment to Remember. There have been many memorable moments in my lifetime. One that I will never forget happened my junior year during volleyball season. In 2010‚ Rock Island won our first Regional title. I’m glad to say I was a part of that. I still remember that whole day and how it went by. I remember the way my hair was‚ the decorations in the locker room‚ and even how excited my teammates were. I remember it like it was yesterday‚ and I always will. I can remember from the time I left the
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A moment in History As we come into high school‚ we continue to learn more and more of our great nation’s history. Countless events had led up to what the world is today‚ such as the civil rights movement‚ women’s right to vote‚ 9/11‚ and Pearl Harbor. Although‚ there are more influential events on our world. To be specific‚ Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin gave us one of the greatest gifts the world has ever received‚ electricity. “People always fear change. People feared electricity when
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AN INCONVIENT TRUTH The Earth�s atmosphere is pathetically thin when compared to the size of the earth�almost nothing.� That is why humanity can have such a devastating impact on it.��� What is global warming (aka �greenhouse effect‚� �climate change�)?� Sunlight arrives here on earth‚ giving us light.� Some of the light hits the ground‚ readily penetrating it‚ and then gets converted into heat radiation.� Now‚ the air has just a little bit of CO2 in it. That CO2 acts a bit like the glass in
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THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH BY: AL GORE This movie is in fact about global warming. Wait‚ what is global warming? It is the greatest enemy that the world is facing. It is the cause of all misfortunes and calamities that are eventually happening today. But who are we to blame the continuous damage that it makes? Why do we often put the blame to the factories and other machineries‚ well in fact that humans are the one responsible for making them. It’s funny that humans intend to wash their hands about
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DEAR FRIEND: One week ago‚ I’ve faced the most difficult task in my life‚ because‚ as you know I am a very shy person. For just one single day I’ve become a teacher‚ I must admit at the beginning‚ this task was very simple‚ at the end I found myself with a lot of job ahead of me ‚because; I haven’t any single idea that how to be a teacher in front of a class. So‚ I was doomed. I made a lot of research that how to prepare a class‚ how to stand in a classroom‚ how to
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marching I asked him if he could try by himself. He certainly had his balance down. I stood him up and went a couple feet across the ice from him and he wobbled toward me all by himself. I was as proud as a mother. I knew I would never forget the moment when the first person I helped‚ skated all by themself. Taking in the smell of pure freshness and the feel of smooth ice with no bumps. The arena filled with
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"He throws like a girl!" This insult is heard all too often and is harsh to boys because of the perception of girls being weak. We are constantly bombarded with moments emphasizing gender in everyday situations. After training myself to see these differences my eyes have been opened to something I have previously believed "natural" and allowed a new perspective to push through. I see attitudes and behavior now as socially constructed and not usually inherent. In R. W. Connel’s book Gender‚ he
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“A Moment Of Grace” In the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"‚ Flannery O’Connor utilizes the theme as a literary element to create multiple features of her characters in the story such as those of Bailey’s mother known as the Grandmother and The Misfit. The Grandmother considers herself as a proper southern lady that is upright and wise but not until the story takes a tragic turn does she begin to realize that she is not who she thinks she is. As the story begins‚ The Grandmother is complaining
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that you will look at a series of pictures that remind you of many sweet memories? Or have you ever wondered that you will talk about how you pursue your dreams when you are old? These are the questions that remind me of being brave to seize the moment in my lifetime. In my young age‚ I am a person of action and guts. I liked to do what I wanted to do‚ try something that I had never experienced‚ and do what I thought was necessary to do. I could hang out with friends at midnight‚ see a horror
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Unforgettable Moment One day‚ I was gazing out the window as the rain poured. My parents came into my room and told me very exciting news; we were leaving for America. Even though my parents thought leaving the country was a good thing‚ I was conflicted feeling happy and sad because I was leaving my beloved country‚ Yemen. I thought of everything that I was going to leave behind‚ everything that had been familiar to me for thirteen years: Family‚ Friends‚ teachers‚ and mostly my community. I thought
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