One moment I was running‚ running fast‚ quickly‚ aggressively. The next moment I’m on the ground crying holding my leg. It happened so fast I didn’t know one movement from the next. After a while I notice I’m on the bench with an ice bag on my knee‚ while watching my team lose to a great team. After the game I went to the mall able to walk again. The next day I played again‚ thinking it was nothing but a bruise. It’s spring break 2 weeks after the blow to my knee. Just yesterday I got hit again
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Introduction Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was Puerto Rican focuses on island life in the 1950s. In the immediate period leading up to the 1950s‚ Puerto Rico experienced a rapid change in the economic situation of the island. The island began to change from a primarily agricultural economy to one dominated by industry and commerce. Sugar plantations (owned by the wealthy and worked by the poor)‚ cattle ranching‚ and subsistence-level agriculture gave way to a more urban style of living. In the 1930s
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The poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman depicts the situation where the narrator is in a class learning about the stars‚ then the narrator left the class in order to enjoy the stars outside. This situation follows the theme which is to enjoy nature instead of learning about nature in a room or place. The author exhibits this by stating‚”How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick‚ Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself.”(Lines 5-6) This suggests that the narrator
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Why I Count my Blessings Have you ever read an article in the newspaper which caused your heart to ache for someone that you did not know? You may have read about an accidental shooting that involved a couple of playmates or about the couple‚ who on their honeymoon‚ died from a head- on collision with a drunk driver‚ or possibly read about a parent who abused their child for wetting the bed. Those are some of the news articles that had lingered on my mind long after I had read the newspaper
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10/15/2013 The Day I Lost My Innocence Rough Draft Every two minutes‚ somewhere in the world‚ someone is sexually assaulted. Of these approximately 248‚000 victims‚ about 87‚000 were victims of completed rape‚ and 70‚000 were victims of sexual assault. Up to 4‚315 pregnancies may have resulted from these attacks. Calculations based on the (National Crime Victimization Survey). Rape is often misunderstood. For one reason rapist are usually portrayed as a stranger‚ his motivation is entirely
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Along the course of my life I have learned a lot such as who to trust‚ who your real friends are‚ and what is and isn’t ok. During my 18 years on this earth I have had a lot of positive things in my life‚ but also a lot of disappointing times. Example in 5th grade I told my supposed “best friend” a secret that I haven’t told anyone before. The next day the whole school knew…I was humiliated and hurt. I never talked to him again. That’s just one example of many. Another thing that I have learned is you
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Day I met my Hero. I had always been the girl to throw money on useless things. At that time I didn’t care about anything except brands and designers. My parents were obviously worried about me as I had no aims‚ goals‚ role models or hero in life as I thought I already had everything and anything I wanted. And as I had just started my last year in high school my parents wanted me to actually graduate with good marks and go to university‚ which seemed useless to me. But that all changed when I met
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My Financial Situation And Why I Will Be Successful In My Field My financial status is not all that great but it’s what I have to work with. My financial status might be in somewhat in a negative state but I turn It into a positive for me because it makes me hungry‚ ambitious‚ and it fuels me to get more then what I deserve. It gives me the power to not only get‚ but make a future for not only for me but for the love of my life that is my mom. I will be successful in my field because I will be doing
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The Day I broke my ankle Several years ago‚ I fell down the stairs and broke my ankle. I had never broken a bone before or been to the emergency room. It was a very scary and painful experience. I will never forget it and hope I never have another experience like it. This is how it happened. I went out the door of my house and was on my way to work. There is a walkway and a short stairway with four or five steps between my door and the sidewalk. I remember that I was wearing a new pair
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As I walked down the hallway‚ it seemed endless. I could not feel my feet hitting the ground‚ nor notice anyone around me. I just walked. The smell of the place was intoxicating. It reminded me of insulin or disinfectant spray. I entered her room; it was dark. The sound of beeping machines echoed in my ears. I walked to her bed. She was sleeping soundly. Her body was frail and looked as if she was bone covered with skin. She was weak and tired. The cancer had been eating away at her‚ slowly
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