stress. My parents‚ like other parents‚ tend to forget that students today‚ deal with more stress than they did as students. The competition of getting into college‚ the stress of schoolwork‚ and the responsibility of managing their time when playing sports can overwhelm me as a high school student. The number of talented high school seniors applying to college has continued to grow each year. According to Petersons.com‚ the total number of high school graduates is projected to grow by 10 percent in
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I found my passion out very quickly when I was young. I remember the first time I kicked a soccer ball and the next day I asked my mom to sign me up for the sport. Soccer was a huge part of my life and I have learned so many important lessons from it. A lot of my friends when I was younger came through playing soccer which was nice because at school I was very shy. I would always look up new tricks online and practice them outside my backyard
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up lacking the important social skills that they will need for the rest of their lives" (Mau). Most homeschooled children receive more
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Nearly every day in the fall‚ I run. Cross Country is not always easy for me‚ but I still manage to have a good time. I consider of myself as a decent runner. I am not exceptionally fast‚ but I am far from bad when it comes to this sport. Running is an ancient sport‚ possibly the most ancient of all. Humans have been running for many thousands of years. I have been running for three years. As I am currently an eighth grader‚ I generally run for the middle school team. In every race prior to this
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like without something you love? Whether it’s swimming‚ drawing‚ or a sport‚ what if a rough situation occurred and you couldn’t perform your passion anymore? People who are without their passion feel an empty point of their life drag on. People who have a strong desire towards something means pushing themselves to the limit. Unfortunately‚ sometimes pushing to the limit isn’t always a good thing‚ especially when it’s painful. Sports have always been a big part of my life‚ but one in particular has
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Basketball is a sport that requires great attention‚ sacrifice‚ and dedication to be great at and win games. Practices are long‚ hard‚ and tiring. Even though‚ practices can be gruesome‚ the amount of good things that come out of the hours spent in the gym are worth the pain. Coach Coleman always preaches‚ “If you truly want to be great at something‚ you have to be willing to give up something else you love in order to be great at the other thing you love.” Whether that is about basketball for a
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Literacy to me is the ability of being able to write and read effectively. Being able to interpret information efficiently is also a meaning of literacy I have. Literacy does not only have to do with writing and reading‚ it can be understanding math and science language. The earliest memory I have with literacy is learning Spanish and English as a little girl. In Honduras‚ growing up I went to a bilingual school. There I was taught English and Spanish. I remember being seated in a classroom and
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basketball since I was about six years old and I love the sport like I love my family. At my age it is hard to find a job I really love‚ not a career‚ but just a job I enjoy going to. In about May 2013 I was hired at a Nike factory store and I was very excited because Nike is one of my favorite brands ever. It came a time where I was not able to do both‚ play basketball and work. The money was so good and I needed‚ but basketball was my favorite sport and I was very passionate about playing. I decided I
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my life‚ being on the soccer field with various teams has taught me the importance of dedication and quality friendships. Many of the lessons I’ve learned and relationships I’ve created I owe to the sport of soccer. When my parents started me in recreational soccer‚ they began my journey with the sport and instilled my passion for the game. Through the back of the small net that my Dad had constructed for my siblings and I out of a complex system of four by four beams and a large black net‚ I see
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