wanted to get put into a group with one of my close friends. I was almost as excited as if it was going to be christmas‚ because I was waiting for this unit for a while. The teacher told us to get into straight lines like a ruler would make. I was imagining playing this sport with my friend and showing him cool things in it like‚ shooting it from half court or dunking. The teacher was spitting us our groups and I heard my name first and got chills crawling up my spine like a cold frigid winter breeze
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might not consider that I have feelings or a heart. You might think I’m not human. That’s not true...I’m one of a kind‚ different and special in every way. I’m the exception of the stereotype of my ethnicity. I live with my Mom and Dad in our home in Lakeland Hills. My Dad provides for my family and my Mom is a stay at home Mom. I go to school everyday so that I can get a good education and eventually go to college so I can be financially successful. I play clarinet in the Auburn Riverside symphonic
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My determination is an attribute that distinguishes me from everyone else. I believe my parents and my cultural upbringing helped me develop this attribute. My father was born in Ghana‚ and my mother was born in New York to Ghanaian parents. Ghanaian parents are very strict. If you’re familiar with the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”‚ Ghanaian parents are actually mentioned in the book. Ghanaian parents raising their children in the United States strongly encourage their children to look for
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When it comes to spending time outdoors‚ my family prevails over all others. My dad sees every opportunity for a camping‚ hiking‚ canoeing‚ anything-outdoors trip and seizes it. Ever since I was old enough to walk‚ we have been traveling to visit national parks and hiking trails. I always enjoy camping with my family‚ but sometimes these trips don’t go as intended. This time‚ we decided to travel to Sipsey‚ Alabama. Briefer than our usual trips‚ we were only going to park‚ hike to a campsite
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“Do‚ Re‚ Mi‚ Fa‚ Sol‚ La‚ Ti‚ Do!”‚ I exclaimed to my piano teacher at the age of seven. Since then‚ I knew that piano would become a significant part of my life. Outside of my activities in health sciences‚ piano takes a major part of my time. When I came to the United States at the age of eight from Egypt‚ I was not ready to give up such a huge part of me. I began joining music camps and courses such as S.O.A.R‚ where I met my future piano teacher‚ Mrs. Jane. She inspired me to continue playing
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parent of someone in your class wants to know your beliefs about teaching. What would you tell this person? Module 1 Assignment Lecturer: Ms. Mauva McCarthy Name: Dwayne McIntosh-McKay Course Code: Ed 504 Due Date: October 2‚ 2010 You are a new teacher‚ and a parent of someone in your class wants to know your beliefs about teaching. What would you tell this person? Introduction I believe that every student who enters my classroom can succeed. Teaching should be student centered
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My trumpet has given me a lot of memories that it was my source to remember last school year. Although this isn’t the same one‚ this trumpet has reminded me of the trumpet I have last year. Last year was what I consider my second best year‚ as 6th grade was my best year of all time. I first joined band last year because I wanted to try out new things and my mother suggests me to take lessons In my first war‚ I felt like I was in war with my trumpet. I did get an A+ in Band‚ but the only problem was
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My Daddy was an insurance salesman and our family moved every few years‚ always living in the South. Many towns clumped together and our stability became the culture of the South. My aunts and uncles scattered from west Tennessee to Mississippi and our yearly vacations and holidays turned into adventures in their company. Geographically‚ my world appeared small‚ but I had no idea. We swam and fished at Reelfoot Lake - muddy and full of cypress trees. Where we swam a sign read‚ THE BEACH - in my
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St. Vincent’s hospital I thought I was in labor but the doctor said my water wasn’t broken yet. So I had to walk up and down the hallway for the baby to come down. Then finally the doctor pulled my water. And oh my god I was in so much pain. The nurse said” Keep pushing‚ the baby is almost out.” With a final push I had my baby. She was the most beautiful little baby with dark hair and big light brown eyes. I called Diana. My husband came later I was disappointed because he wasn’t there for the
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never forget. The moment where they reach one of the highest points in their career‚ but know it’s not the peak. They spend countless hours in the gym hoping that someday their moment will come. Thoughts run through their head‚ “Will I be ready when my chance comes?” As the Sutton girl’s basketball team traveled to Fairbury in late January‚ we had no idea that our chance for this moment would happen. The score went back and forth the whole game. Nobody in the crowded stands could guess which team
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