In a soccer‚ regional game during my freshman year‚ one of our top players got injured at the beginning of the game. Our team had worked extremely hard all season to win this game‚ and when he fell down and injured himself – I thought it was over. As he was being “helped off” the field by an athletic trainer‚ our team decided to huddle around him. All of a sudden and without hesitation or regard for his injuries‚ he began to offer us some words of advice. "Nothing has changed‚ and you guys have the
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George Shirk sits in his office at the Mammoth Times on a Saturday afternoon‚ with his dog‚ Fido‚ who writes his own weekly column for the paper‚ curled up underneath the desk. Early December is the quiet time between the Thanksgiving and Christmas rushes at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area‚ and Shirk‚ a 60-year-old news veteran with a sandy smoker’s voice‚ has kindly agreed to give me an armchair tour of his adopted hometown. Mammoth Lakes is perched in the Eastern Sierra‚ a half-day’s walk from some
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Attachment styles can be hard to analyze‚ especially on yourself because you may not want to accept the attachment style you lean towards‚ or away from. When I took the time to look at all of the styles and think about my life‚ I came to the conclusion that I am a secure person‚ however I sometimes feel the way an avoidant or ambivalent person would. My life hasn’t been one of despair or fighting for love. I was born into a Christian family‚ a family that has always supported me in everything I
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I have‚ in the past‚ compared myself to things with many different characteristics sometimes contrasting in application from day to day. There have been two that I have tried to stick with depending on the time in my life. The first of these arose on the first day of seventh grade. When introducing myself to a new student‚ as a class we were told to make a comparison between yourself and any other noun. I chose a square. At first this choice was made as a joke to reflect the idea of goodness and
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Purchasing a new car can be a gamble. There are many factors that play part in a car buyer’s decision. Take for instance a 2010 Ford Fusion and 2010 Honda Civic. Both are great cars‚ and will most likely be worth every penny a person puts in to one of them. But‚ taking into consideration‚ gas mileage‚ features‚ and price‚ which would be the better buy? Now‚ of course‚ different people have different requirements and expectations that must be met by a vehicle. But there is probably not a single
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It was a different kind of road trip. Somehow I knew not to ask‚ "Are we there yet?" I don’t think any of us knew where we would eventually end up that evening. My parents were doing their best to act like this was some type of family vacation. But mom was quiet (she never is)‚ and the car was packed with odd items one would never take on a vacation. Most of what had been packed in the car were diapers and baby formula. My little sister had just been born weeks before this obscure "vacation
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The land of caviar‚ communism and vodka. The largest country on earth. A country so large that the north is constantly covered in a blanket of white powder while the south is more reminiscent of Venice Beach. A country that straddles both Europe and Asia. Russia is a land of extremes‚ a land of contrast‚ and those who hail from it are no exception. Growing up in a Russian family provides me a unique perspective on diversity‚ culture‚ and identity. I look no different than most of my peers. My
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Part A The first part of this assignment asks us to list three pieces of fiction that you have read. This question is not easy for me being that I haven’t read many books in my lifetime. The only book I have read is the Holy Bible. I have read several books to my children such as The Three Little Pigs‚ and Little Red Robin and other children nursery rhymes short stories. What I liked about reading the stories to my children was watching and listening to them asks questions about the story and
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It’s hard to believe that a little undiagnosed butterfly shaped thyroid gland in my neck was to blame for years of stress‚ depression‚ fatigue and weight gain. Hypothyroidism is caused by the inadequate function of the thyroid gland which acts on nearly every cell in the body. It is responsible for the rate at which the body uses its energy resources; protein synthesis; and our sensitivity to other hormones that regulate our protein‚ fat and carbohydrate metabolism. It affects everything from when
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It is no secret that without afflictions and hardships‚ humanity would be nothing. Since prehistory‚ both people and animals alike have been shaping themselves to achieve things previously thought to be impossible. From new technological innovations to simple changes in lifestyle‚ adversity elicits talents that may have lain dormant for one’s entire life in more prosperous circumstances the same way adrenaline unlocks superhuman abilities when danger arises. Changing times and new societal problems
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