I was about the age of 10 when I finally learned my heritage. My mother and I were standing in the bank vault‚ and she was getting some papers for a trip to Canada‚ to update all of our passports. I was there with her‚ and while she was going through the things in our lock box‚ one particular‚ colorful document caught my eye. I pulled it out and held it up to her‚ asking what it was. She told me it was my birth certificate. I looked at it once again and replied that this couldn’t be my birth certificate
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were losing 9-10‚ but we had the ball‚ and I was about to score a layup. But number 21‚ who we called “Bowser‚” came charging at me and sent me flying off court. Not even a warning from the referees! Coach told me to come off court to rest for a
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behaved badly and disrespected everyone. However‚ everything went to a new level in 6th grade when I got expelled from school. My friend took the top off of a stapler remover and made it into a ring that you could wear. All the students thought it was the coolest thing ever because they were about to put it around their fingers and poked their friends in the back by giving them a hug. I thought that was so much fun‚ and when my friend was not looking‚ I took the stapler ring away from him. The next
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As I looked around at the starting gate the butterflies came back‚ to my right and left I had 13 other riders all wanting first place as bad as I did. The gates dropped and we were on our way‚ trying my best in my young age to navigate a track on a motorized vehicle I managed to make it a whole 3 laps before I had the pleasure of experiencing the memorable first crash. On the last lap of the race my back wheel washed out from underneath
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How scary does it feel to know that you have cut yourself open and you will be getting stitches? When I was seven I fell down the staircase and badly injured my head. It was a Saturday evening when me and my cousins were having a wonderful time playing hide and seek. It all started when we really got bored of playing football in my cousins backyard. I got an idea of playing hide and seek in the house. My parents and every adult in the house were fine with us playing inside the house‚ but
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My body slams into the ground. I get up wipe the dust off my back‚ pop my board into my hand‚ and sprint up the stair set for one more go. Growing up I fit the skateboarder stereotype‚ I was a skater boy who didn’t care about his future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to
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Do you have a strong feeling that you can’t do it‚ but you are still being called to try it‚ to go after it‚ to make it happen? How many times has this happened in your life? How many times have you ignored the call to do something because you simply believed that you couldn’t do it? If you are like most people‚ you’ve probably had quite a few times where you stopped before you even really started to try. Today is the day to stop all that nonsense. It’s time to stop talking yourself out of doing
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to Autonomous Learning Explain what the book means by a Quality World. The people we most want to be with The things we most want to own or experience The ideas or systems of belie that govern our behavior What are the four major arenas of life? Belief‚ Work‚ Relationships‚ and Service Define Academic Transformation: Process whereby you assess your current situation as a student‚ determine short and long term academic goals based on your values‚ chart changes necessary to reach those
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“What recent news story has affected you the most? In what ways has it affected you? Use reasons and examples to support your response." In recent days‚ one the foremost news that almost has involved all of the people around the world is war in Ukraine. This event might be occur in such a situation that nobody around the world has a good memory of war. Our grandfathers remind the days of World Wars‚ the days that were full of blood‚ homeless‚ diseases and all disasters that may happen. I have been
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Every athlete always dreams of having that big moment. Hearing the crowd chant your school name as you make memories you will 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
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