I was standing on the stage speaking‚ in front of the microphone and the audience‚ and suddenly my mind just went blank. Not knowing what to say next and too frightened to run off the stage‚ I tried to think really hard to recall the next line of my speech‚ and I failed. 5 seconds‚ 10 seconds......still nothing came to my mind. The pause was so noticeable that everyone must now know that I have forgotten the script of my speech. Feeling my feet sinking into the ground‚ I took a deep breath to stay
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On that dark day I had received the heartbreaking news when the doctor said “Your second surgery did not go as well as we expected… unfortunately‚ you will be staying here for one more week”. The struggle was not just the pain in my leg or the vacuums in my skin the struggle was being alone. When I was thirsty for hours‚ not finding anyone to bring me water. The distress was seeing my mom crying on the phone screen‚ because she can’t come all the way from Spain and help me. The shame was hearing
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Julia Johnson In today’s society‚ there are many trade-offs for technological advances. Different people may argue whether or not these trade-offs are for better or worse. It is my belief that today’s technological advances are for the common good and can result in immeasurable blessings. My cousin‚ Jennifer‚ has been married for over eighteen years. Her lifelong dream was to become a mother. After trying for years to conceive with no luck‚ Jennifer and her husband eventually turned to in
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Topic: Wanted: No Guns! You have a noise in the middle of the night. Quickly you reach under the bed. The weapon is in your hand ready to fire. You shoot the intruder before he or she can hurt you. In this situation the “bad guy” was wounded. Sometime however‚ innocent people get hurt or killed by guns. One of the Articles of the Bill of rights states that citizens of the United States have the “right to bear arms.” However with so many innocent people suffering and dying from accidental
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There Was a Child Went Forth revised and redone by: me There was a child went forth every day‚ And the first objects she looked upon‚ that object she became‚ And that object became part of her for the days or a certain part of day‚ Or for many years or stretching cycles of years. The roaring and screaming became part of this child’s life‚ And the position that she played had to be done right‚ And how other people were counting on her‚ And how disappointed she was if she failed‚ And that
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experience that sticks out among them all is one a little over nine years ago. when I learned a valuable lesson. The most memorable childhood experience I have recalled is when I was nine years old. I grew up with my mom‚ dad‚ two sisters and a brother. Being the oldest‚ I always played as a babysitter for my parents . One day my parents were getting ready to take my brother and baby sister to the doctor. They went through their precautionary measures before they left like ; locking all the doors
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There were many good prompts to choose from‚ some being “Describe an encounter that changed your life.” or‚ “Describe a moment of success.”‚ but I guess the prompt I can relate to the most is “Define a moment of failure”. For me this is the only topic that is easy to write about. I guess the moment of failure that I will choose to write about‚ is the moment I decided to not believe in myself. All I see around me is people with that light in their eyes that never ceases to fade. I see people with
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An embarrassing moment can stumble among anyone at any given occasion. No matter whom we say we are we all have experienced an embarrassing moment during our lifetime‚ such as falling down in front of a large group of people‚ humiliating oneself in front of one’s crush‚ or simply peeing in one’s pants. There is no denying everyone has crossed paths with an embarrassing moment‚ but during these moments that occur we will either be accepting‚ ashamed‚ or see it as a joke in the end. We do not intend
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Medway LEA Advisory Service Speeding up/pressure and moments 9K & 9L 27 min 27 marks Q1-L3‚ Q2-L4‚ Q3-L4‚ Q4-L5‚ Q5-L6 1. (a) E D A B C 1 all five letters must be in the correct order (b) to measure volume accept ‘to make sure they used the same 1 volume of water in each beaker’ accept ‘to measure amount of water’ accept ‘to measure the volume of salt or sugar’
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“A Pivotal Moment” Narrative Composition I had never been so anxious in my life. Standing in the hallway‚ I watched as the expressions on people’s faces changed as they stared at the tiny paper. I was only in the sixth grade‚ but this seemed like the most important moment of my life. This day could end up shaping my future and help me to accomplish my dream‚ or‚ do the complete opposite. Today‚ the grade six‚ basketball A team had been announced. I pushed past the anxiety and went over to look
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