I never thought I’d be an All American. After losing my “sure thing” state finals match‚ I didn’t think I would ever achieve the title. The loss was a shock after going 38-1 on the regular season with my only loss stemming from a shoulder injury early in a match. I wrestled my way through states with pins‚ one over opponent who beat me the year earlier‚ up to face the Chilhowie senior in the finals. I had a three point lead in the first period before I‚ in non-wrestler vernacular‚ screwed the pooch
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I believe: You can’t get through everything alone There are times in life where problems arise. Some people have more problems than others‚ but nonetheless we all have problems. Some people talk about their problems; others write or do physical activity to help forget the problems. And still some people‚ like me‚ try to forget about their problems. Push every emotion you feel deep down inside of you and bottle it all up‚ hoping to never see it again. Bottling everything up doesn’t help though‚ it
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“What You Pawn I Will Redeem” is the story of homeless financially strapped Spokane Indian man named Jackson Jackson faced with the task of coming up with nearly one thousand dollars in twenty-four hours in order to reclaim his grandmother’s stolen regalia from a pawn shop. On the way to raise money‚ he meets with generosity‚ compassion‚ kindness‚ sympathy. “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” is a story of generosity. At the beginning of the story‚ Jackson passes by a pawn shop and sees a regalia that
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Sophomore Language Arts Essay I Guide You have selected a topic related to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ and you are going to write a five paragraph essay demonstrating your expert knowledge about that topic. “Wait‚” you say‚ “I’m NOTan expert!” Ahh‚ but this is the beauty of research. You have a good mind and you know what you think about your topic. Other people will have thought about this topic‚ too. Some of them may have spent their lives becoming very knowledgeable about this topic. That
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09/16/13 Food that I Love and Hate My favorite type of food that I love would be cinnamon donuts. They are so darn good‚ you cannot describe in words how they taste like‚ the dough practically melts in your mouth‚ but try to imagine the best‚ sweetest‚ and most satisfying dessert you ever had and multiply that experience by ten thousand. It has such a wonderful aroma of homemade cooked bread‚ coated with sprinkles of cinnamon glittering
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The Day You Were Born I was forty-one weeks and one day pregnant‚ lying in an uncomfortable hospital bed‚ wearing a hideous pink gown‚ and counting the minutes until my next contraction. Apparently‚ you were very comfortable in my tummy because there was no sign of you making your appearance any time soon. I was having plenty of contractions but was not dilating; our doctor was looking for a count of at least 60 on the room monitor‚ but I was only in the mid-20s. Before long she ordered that
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I Wonder By Jeannie Kirby Posted by Bite English / 1:41 PM / Analysis of poem [I Wonder by Jeannie Kirby] Literal meaning A child is wondering about the natural happenings‚ asking why the grass is green (instead of the other colours) and why the wind is invisible. He or she continues to ponder the person who teaches the birds to build nest and the trees stop growing. He or she also wonders when the moon is in crescent shape‚ where the other part of the moon is. He or she proceeds
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quiet and peaceful. Her manners were flawless and her home was always spotless. She has been deeply missed since the day she died in 2010. I remember the day it happened like it was yesterday. I came into the house while my mom was on the phone with my aunt. I could sense the tension in my mother’s voice as she received the horrid news. This was no surprise because my grandma had been extremely sick for a while‚ but I was still shocked because now it was real. I went into my room and turned up
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– 1 If I Were An Animal Essay: Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemurs are found exclusively on the small island of Madagascar‚ which is located on the coast of Africa‚ and some of the small neighboring islands. Due to this geographic isolation‚ Madagascar is the home to numerous amazing animals that are not found anywhere else on Earth. It has been said that lemurs might just have floated there eons ago on “rafts” of vegetation and simply evolved in isolation over countless centuries. If I were an animal
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Over my Thanksgiving break I read the book called‚ “I will plant you a lilac tree.” This book is about a teenage girl named Hannelore. Hannelore didn’t live with her parents or other siblings. Her mother sent her a letter in the mail stating‚ "Yesterday the postman brought a letter and a small box postmarked "Buchenwald." The letter said the following: "Martin Wolff died of unknown causes on March 14‚ 1942. Urn contains his ashes." Hannelore‚ your papa is dead." Hannelore was extremely upset that
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