but it was fun and what 7 year old is actually good at basketball. I just ran around the hot gym filled with sweaty kids‚ decked out in my baggy shorts and sporting my oh so fashionable sports goggles. Fast forward a few years and there I am in the 5th grade. Girls were developing skills and getting better at basketball. Travel basketball was an option because we were getting older and I‚ along with a
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fear. He whispered in fright‚ “I done another bad thing…” (Steinbeck 91). This evidence shows that Lennie did not mean to murder Curley’s wife. Some may argue that George was correct to shoot Lennie because all the things he had done like with Curley’s wife‚ the mice‚ and Slim’s puppo. However‚ Lennie was just a big innocent guy that liked soft things. Lennie said‚ “Why you got to get killed?” (Steinbeck 91) as the dead puppo lay in his lap. George knew that Lennie never
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When you are a twelve years old surrounded by thirteen and fourteen year olds in a competitive atmosphere‚ it is a daily struggle to rise above the challenge of being put down because of your age. When defined‚ by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary age is the period contemporary with a person’s lifetime or with his or her active life. Most of the time children are deprecated by adults because of their short time of experiencing life. Students without knowing it do the exact same thing their peers. I
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when they came from a place where in this materialistic world you would have been considered to come from nothing. Even though I did not come from a home that lacked wealth or from any noticeable city‚ that doesn’t make my story worth nothing. I grew up as what society would call a “nerd” because of my lack of interest in sports
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“What dose it mean to do critical thinking” Throughout life‚ people are constantly faced by situations‚ which necessitate them to make crucial decisions. It is important for individuals to utilise critical thinking‚ as it assists them to make better decisions based on evaluation and proper reasoning. According to Richard Paul and Linda Elder‚ critical thinking is the art of judging ideas by evaluating and analyzing them on evidence and relevance grounds (Paul & Elder‚ 2009). Robyn Walker (2011)
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I feel that I have gotten better on my writing because we spend so much time doing that. I can type a lot faster than I could before and I’m learning new vocabulary. Ms. Kline has taught us really cool words that I sometimes like to say at home cause it makes me feel super cool. In my perspective‚ Ms. Kline is actually an amazing teacher. She’s really good at grabbing my attention during class time. Sometimes Ms. Kline likes to talk to us a lot and that’s
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Christ to be a stronger presence in our lives? Give examples of how you as a teenager can do this. In the article “Jesus Take the Wheel”‚ it explains how all of us people tend to think that this world isn’t so much God’s kingdom‚ but rather ours. God has a plan for each and every one of us‚ but sometimes we all feel the need to try and take matter in our own hands. We want to live life the way we want to‚ but we don’t all get what we want. Every person’s life comes with complications‚ and from the
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Words‚ words‚ words. People simply think of them as that – just words. "Sticks and stones can break my bones‚ but words can never hurt me." One has probably heard of that famous line however those who have said that are mistaken. Words are not as harmless as some may think. Words can either hurt one badly or lift one’s spirits up. Constantly‚ words are there and continue to help us get through in life. Words generate expectations‚ possibilities‚ illustrations and impressions. Words help build relationships
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shouldn’t be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn’t know that‚ so it flies anyway. (Taken from ’Unstoppable’ by Cynthia Kersey). You may feel Unstoppable when you first dream of success in your business. You may feel Unstoppable in your first few weeks or months but as the challenges come and the first nagging doubts begin to gnaw away‚ how you do maintain that unshakable belief? You may feel that
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As Mr Frank Fu once said‚ “Do not let the presence of others dictate your actions and behaviour”. What he means is that without adult guidance or supervision‚ we should act in a way that adheres to the rules. However‚ this is not reflected in Lord of the Flies where Golding believes that without law and order‚ the dark side in a boy would be fully manifested without control. Civilisation has no way of triumphing over savagery. This is due to several reasons. Savagery is innate within each and every
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