I was raised in a strange town named Bokaro. The people of Bokaro have great respect for the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) because back in 1993‚ a student of the town (Prasoon) secured All India Rank 1 in the entrance test of the IITs (JEE). This was a colossal event in the history of Bokaro and the people in the town were mesmerized by this achievement. Upcoming students viewed Prasoon as an idol and every parent in the town wanted his kid to be an IITian. Some people capitalized on this
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I was walking in the door getting home from my first week of highschool. My backpack made a thud as it hit the hardwood floor. Sitting in the chair across the room‚ my mom was waiting with beckoning eyes. She asked me to come sit down. I pulled up a chair with some hesitation. This could not be good. She told me that I got my blood test results back and tested positive for celiac disease. I heard the word disease and immediately thought the worst. Once she told me that it meant that I could
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My first football season By: Dylan Jackson Today was the day to pick up my football equipment. I could not hold in my excitement‚ it was a Saturday and my first practice was on a Tuesday. I was outside chucking the ball in the air and catching it when my mom came out. “It’s time to go‚” she said “OK” I exclaimed as I dropped the football and sprinted to the van. When my mom and I arrived I tried on my gear and left to sign up‚ the guy at the signup place signed me up he gave me a football and a
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I hear my mom’s car coming into the garage.She comes up the stairs‚tells my sister (Angelique) and I that she needs to talk to us in a minute.I feel nervous thinking that I’m in trouble ‚ but no she comes in the room and says we’re moving!What!She says she and my other sister are moving to Sacramento‚and I am moving somewhere else with Angelique.We are going to be out of the house by Jan 3‚2017 and we have to start packing.I started to cry because my mom may not be my real mom‚but she’s been here
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I was lucky enough to attend an extremely privileged private prep high school on the main line‚ and coming to Temple University was definitely a culture shock for me. It is not so much the urban environment‚ as it is the diverse student body that I am exposed to every day in my classes. Temple has given me the opportunity to take classes like Kids in Crisis that serve to shed light on difficult topics like racism‚ discrimination‚ and privilege that I was never exposed to at my high school‚ and
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I used to live in Mexico‚ I lived there for about 12 years‚ I was racing in a Hispanic culture my whole life. My dad was constantly visiting us going back and forth from his job in the US and Mexico where my mom‚ sister‚ brother and myself used to live. Once we were older my parents decided to move to the US and leave everything in Mexico. I was leaving my friends‚ culture‚ traditions‚ and the place where I grew. Moving wasn’t easy‚ especially because my dad knew just enough English to communicate
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I was not able to actually interview anybody for this project. My grandmother lived through WW2 but she was not old enough to remember any stories‚ details‚ or feelings. So‚ I decided to use Honor Flight Oral Stories website‚ and I was able to watch five videos. The videos I watched were of Karl and Helen Norton‚ Clarence “Bud” Schick‚ Edward Davis‚ Charlie Smith‚ and James Gau. I found the stories that these people told very interesting. Karl and Helen Norton met during the war and eventually
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Ready to fight like a starving mountain chicken underneath those Friday night lights‚ we stared down the opponent. With sweat in my eyes‚ I yelled‚“ Ya gotta want it.” We all knew if we couldn’t beat Decora‚ all hopes of being district champions would be gone. “Just a normal game‚” I told myself‚ as we took that excruciating long bus ride down to our final game of the season. As of then we were five and two; nevertheless‚ still looking for that final win against a team we’ve never had to play. Rumor
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In 2009‚ it was my first tackle football game. I was 9 years old. I have practiced tremendously hard for the first game. My family would be there and other parents would be there too. I had to do good. After weeks of practice‚ it was the day before the first game. Then‚ I wasn’t really worried about the game. But that night‚ I started to think about it. I was really excited and anxious for the game the next day. At the same time though‚ I was nervous for some reason just thinking about it. I didn’t
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not what I had hoped for‚ after such an enormous and invasive surgery. Steve was immediately tested to see if he could be a match for me to have a second kidney transplant. He returned in tears‚ saying we were not a match. And so began our search to find a compatible kidney for me. Desperate to end the nightmare that faced me‚ we looked in every direction and followed every possible lead in our search for a compatible kidney. I was first listed at the University of Minnesota‚ after the enteric
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