that the letter was a smart idea because I ended up attempting suicide multiple times that year. It was tiring to get up every day for school and focus‚ but I still did my very best so my parents did not become concerned. Everyday I would go to cheerleading practice‚ come home‚ cut‚ and take pills. It became an everyday routine. I loved being a cheerleader‚ but i lacked so much confidence and every time I would stretch my cuts would rip open and start bleeding again. One day after school‚ mom came
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I believe convention is very simply what people around you identify as “normal”. Defying convention could simply be what makes you abnormal or “different” in people’s eyes‚ but since no two people are the same‚ I do not think that this definition gives the word “defy” enough credit. Truly defying convention is more than just not being identical to other people‚ but daring to be different not only in easy situations‚ but also in situations where defying convention may put you at odds with society
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Fifteen Minute Mess Welcome to Mahar Regional High School‚ home of the Senators‚ where the football team is taken more seriously than preparing the students for the MCAS test. I can remember entering my freshman year and walking into my first class‚ English‚ where my teacher spent the first half hour of class talking about how great the picks were that the quarterback was throwing at practice. I loved the home town pride that my school held. There were multiple pep rallies and blue and red were
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bats‚ and other equipment designed for sports activities. • The most famous product categories of Nike includes running‚ basketball‚ cross-training‚ outdoor activities‚ tennis‚ golf‚ soccer‚ baseball‚ football‚ bicycling‚ volley ball‚ wrestling‚ cheerleading‚ aquatic activities and other athletic and recreational use. • Moreover‚ they also utilize the auxiliary bodies to sell te sports related raw materials and products including Cole Haan Holdings‚ Nike Team Sports‚ and Bauer Nike Hockey. (ii)
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rally was the most exasperating thing I have ever done‚ but I knew what to do so I just went out there and tried my best. My cheer squad had been anticipating this day for months‚ our first pep rally. That was the first day we got to wear our cheerleading uniforms to school. When I walked into the office doors that morning‚ Mrs. Smith ran in there to see my cheer uniform. As the day dragged along‚ it was just a class period away‚ and then I would be in front of the whole school cheering. Somehow
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that make children feel less about themselves if they do not have a certain product or conform to the “accepted” behavioral standards. Kids nowadays do not feel “cool” if they do not have a cell phone or an iPod. Being on the football team or the cheerleading squad is being seen as more hip than being in the chess club. Marketing is not only selling a product‚ it is selling an idea. And as such‚ experts are saying that such practices are creating an increasingly materialistic outlook in today’s children
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Why am I a good student? I have been taught my entire life that having strong moral character was the most imortant things I could have. Also that through hard work and perseverance I could achieve anything I set my mind to. Finally to be confident‚ believe in myself‚ being completely optimistic greeting whatever I face in life with a smile. My granddaddy was a man who showed his moral character through his common courtesies and bestowed it onto his entire family. Moral character
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Analytical Rhetoric: “’Center of Attention’: The Gender of Sports Media” In Michael A. Messner’s article of the topic of sports portraying in the comparison between the genders‚ he justifies the theme by claiming that “Sport is a man’s world.” Throughout history‚ sports in America were mostly participated and entertaining to the masculine role. As for the women‚ through the men’s eyes‚ the female role in sports are observed as pawns in the game‚ only described by Messner’s translations‚ “Women
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Descriptive Essay My heart is racing as if it will beat right out of my chest. I hear them start to count‚ “5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8…” I bounce forward and push off my base’s shoulders. I feel light and free as a bird. I wiggle around on my feet until I get my balance. Once I have my balance I stay tight and wait for the next count. I feel the tight grip on my ankles and the strong arms of my bases. They then count‚ “Cradle 1‚ 2…” I dip down and I’m tossed into the air as if I’m weightless. I slap into their
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or go your own way. The first main stereotype is the preps. They will usually be well talked about and you will hear their names often. They dress nice in expensive clothing‚ are usually wealthy and are sometimes in sports like football or cheerleading. This stereotype is usually filled with good-looking people and these types of kids are known to be meaner than average. There are advantages and disadvantages to being one of the preps. Some good things about being one is that you are well known
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