My First Military Experience The date was September 23rd 2003. I was leaving my home for the first time; I had been dreading the unknown of entering basic military training for months. I knew difficult challenges would lie ahead‚ but little did I know what changes were about to become of me in my first military experience. The trainees were stuffed into the bus like sardines; I was shoved to the very back on the floor by exit sign. The smell of fear and the odor of a gym locker room filled the
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sound of baseballs being clocked by a bat. This is the first time I have ever been in a tournament for baseball. This is especially the first time I have ever been in a dome. “Wow‚” I gaze at the dome and the fascinating players that are here. It’s just like a baseball park‚ but inside. I was very excited for my first baseball tournament and that it’s in a dome. I can’t wait for my first game. There I was standing on a turf field. It was my first time playing in a baseball tournament and it felt breathtaking
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Malcolm X writes about his experience as a young boy‚ wanting to be like the people around him. During the time period this short story‚ My First Conk was written‚ racism was very much alive. There is a short paragraph written about the author before the actual short story. This section reveals some of the background of Malcolm X. His entire family was targeted for the color of their skin. Back then‚ the ‘normal’ people were people with white skin. People with white skin had straight and smooth hair
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1 My Shiny New Shoes Lebron James asked himself‚ do I want to be feared or loved as he ended weeks of silence and drama on Jul 8‚ 2010 with his ESPN special‚ “The Decision”. He revealed that he would be leaving his beloved home of Cleveland to join forces with NBA superstars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in South Beach‚ Miami. The sports world was left in disarray as the overwhelming negative response circulated the country. James turned the negative feedback he received from his decision to the
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was used mostly in the eastern world‚ there was a prototype that was made out of bone called the hompipe ir pibgorn‚ very similar to Egypt’s cane tube. The first clarinet ever made was around the 1700’s in Nuremberg‚ Germany by Johann Cristoph Denne. Of course it wasn’t as prestigious as now‚ but it still had a big impact on music. The very first clarinet invented looked similar to a recorder‚ the sound of this instrument sounds close to a trumpet‚ which is in key of C‚ but the only difference is
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My First Driving Experience All I remembered after turning the wheel was that our car took a full circle‚ and it felt like we were going to crash into the tree in front of us I had been begging my father for a very long time to take me out in our car and teach me how to drive. After a lot of hard work and buttering‚ he finally melted and agreed to take me out for a test run. As it was my first time behind the steering wheel‚ it was essential for us to pick a smooth‚ deserted road so that I
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Since the first time I started to write my first sentence‚ I was faces with the challenge of putting my thoughts on paper. I could still remember‚ the first time when I had to write my first assignment where I had to write about what I wanted to be when I grow up. It could be my dyslexia but my mind can’t seem to implement my thoughts onto the paper. I knew what I wanted to be‚ but didn’t know how to turn those words into ink. This has played a big role in my challenges of writing a paper‚ email
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My first experience with snow that I remember was about eleven years ago when I was seven. I remember my grandmother telling me with an exciting tone in her voice‚ "Were getting some snow!" At the time I didn’t really understand why she was so excited; I mean I had seen it on TV and it didn’t look that exciting to me. Well I went to my room and looked out the window just about the whole day. I waited and waited but never seen one flake of snow. I suppose you could say I was just a little disappointed
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First Accomplishment in My Life It is so difficult to live in the United States‚ the land of opportunity‚ without education and the English language. Without these two things‚ our lives seem like meaningless. My family is one of the victims of this problem. Two years ago‚ when I was a senior student in high school‚ I almost could not graduate from high school with diploma in hand because of failing the exit exam twice and my lack knowledge of English. At that time‚ I really wanted to
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My First Plane Ride The 21-hour voyage all begins when you step aboard the Boeing 747. For me this was my first plane ride. My parents and I were departing from LAX and our destination was Myanmar or Burma. I was probably 6 years of age waiting to see my relatives in Burma for the first time. Before we took off I was so excited‚ but when the plane started to take off my excitement turned converted to fear. Fortunately‚ about 2 minutes later the plane lost its slope and the roar of its engines
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