I believe in boxing because boxing to me is important in my life. Boxing for some people is just a sport they find entertaining to watch because they see dudes just hitting each other waiting for the knockout punch. Ever since I was about nine years old I liked watching it for the same reason. I remember just sitting down on the couch looking for something to watch on the tv and I came across boxing. First I thought it was something else probably some boring wrestling. I started watching it and liked
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This gives us all an abstract and often incomplete idea of what literacy truly is. I have struggled with the idea of literacy‚ and what it means for me. I think about the struggles many people go through‚ attempting to read‚ form words‚ and create ideas with meaning‚ and I am grateful that I have unrestricted access to words and language. Originally‚ my idea of literacy was simply the ability to read write‚ and speak fluently. Now‚ as a senior in high school‚ I have acquired a different definition
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the field it’s like no other feeling. I take out my sunflower seeds and begin crunching. The feeling of sliding in soft dirt‚ the freshly cut grass and the newly raked field. Also making amazing plays in the outfield. Crowds cheering my name‚making chants and cheers. When it gets down to the wire and everyone goes quiet then I get the game winning hit to seal the deal. This I believe: baseball. I use baseball for more than just playing I use it for my entertainment. When it’s a nice summer day and
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come over my family. He loved baseball‚ much like me‚ and he liked watching me pitch. Baseball became my sanctuary‚ because it took me away from my worries‚ and also provided me with a close connection to my uncle. Every time I toe the rubber or set foot on the field‚ I can remember him teasing‚ laughing‚ and encouraging me with his cliché sayings and foolish remarks. Baseball also provides me with a similar connection with my father‚ the man who introduced me to the game and cultivated my love for
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Most children acquire the same hair color or the same face shape as their family‚ but I inherited after something much greater; horsemanship skills‚ a work ethic‚ and gratitude. These characteristics are the principles that helped me work and want more out of my life. My grandfather was an acumen with horses in addition‚ he spent his long life professionally racing and training harness horses. I am humble to say he’s in the Harness Horse Hall of Fame. I truly believe I was blessed with the horsemanship
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to master the important things in life‚ like how to file my taxes‚ maintain my car‚ balance a checkbook‚ and figure out how to pay for college at a young age of 19. My parents have not cared much about my education since middle school. They were always available to sign report cards and talked down to me when I did not make a grade that pleases them‚ but they weren’t there to help me. Stressed out of my mind with test and projects with no support from my parents or family; was on my own when the time
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However‚ over my years of being in school‚ writing has seemed to be an un-bearable chore to me. I didn’t grow as a writer and never will either. When I moved to Miami‚ Florida from Haiti at age six‚ I knew I would have to learn a whole new language to graduate through school and communicate with people. I started first grade in the middle of the year‚ while still struggling with my pronunciations in English. Not even into a week‚ I was immediately presented with an essay to write about what my favorite
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Literacy is everywhere: from reading signs‚ to menus‚ to checking the time. It is important in our everyday life‚ especially to take a break from the world. Literacy is important to be creative‚ and to help use our ability to imagine what is happening in our stories while we are writing. The experience of going with a character on their journey can be life changing in some perspectives. The experience of growing up with these characters from literature was the best thing; whether it was being on
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loss I experienced was when I was a young child; I lost my papa John to a heart attack. I was too young to fully understand loss myself‚ but I remember the toll it took on my family. When I was in middle school‚ my family went through two divorces. My mom and her husband at the time went through a divorce‚ and then my grandparents‚ who I was very close with‚ got divorced. This was a huge adjustment for me; the loss of closeness in the family was unreal‚ and I felt that it would never be the same.
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Earth‚ so what is it that makes me so different? I wear Nike‚ I drive a car‚ I play video games‚ I have chores‚ and could be considered a pretty normal person. I love‚ I laugh‚ I get angry‚ and I have emotions just like every other human being. The one thing I heavily identify with is football. For as long as I can remember I’ve played ball‚ and made some great friends along the way. The picture in the top left is a great representation of this. Football has taught me lessons of leadership‚ perseverance
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