I would stare down at the books and papers before me and watch helplessly as they twisted and flipped into nothing but scribbles. I watch as the other kids in my class read their books and smiled at whatever concealed story lay behind the words that I could never read. Stupid‚ dumb‚ slow‚ the words the kids at the school would use to define me‚ and I believed them. At least for a time. Dyslexia‚ my family discover I had it half way through third grade. When the rest of the class was starting Junie
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“I attended the violin recital featuring Alicia Choi in Wheeler concert hall. The recital included Yoni Gertner on viola‚ Brady Anderson on cello‚ and Futaba Niekawa on piano. There was a large‚ excited crowd that attended the show that night. The room was abuzz with talking and laughter before the show began. The recital lasted about an hour and fourty-five minutes. The first piece that was played was the String Trio in E-flat op. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was broken down into six movements
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The first shot came from a suppressed rifle‚ there was little evidence it was ever fired. Suddenly‚ a car about ten rows in front of me jolted sharply and hit the barrier. The trailer was jerked sideways and the road was blocked. “Sniper! Everyone take cover!” The radio screamed to life for those who hadn’t seen or heard the crash. The convoy quickly followed their order. I grabbed my rifle and hit the ground in an instant. I left the door open for cover and peaked out from the area between the
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The year is 2025 and a new president has just been sworn into office in the beginning of a world war. The only thing keeping the country of Retrolandia out of this war is no one has attacked them yet. This all changed on April 15 when the west coast of Retrolandia was attacked destroying the 5 states on the coast and the next 6 inland. This attack was so powerful aftershock was felt in the state of Qualls. The city that took the most damage was Drazek‚ a decent area in the southeastern part of the
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My most cherished possession on my fourth birthday was a crystal rhinestone silver bun cover. I would wear it and dance around the living room‚ arms and legs flailing about‚ pretending to be a graceful and beautiful ballerina. When I entered second grade my fascination for ballet turned to gymnastics. All my closest friends were taking gymnastics and would teach me walk-overs and cartwheels. My single mother was too poor to afford to pay for classes‚ so I would learn the movements at recess then
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‘’Tryouts are soon‚ are you gonna do it? ‘’ Do what?’’ I asked. Xclusive‚ she said. I go on to learn that Xclusive is an elite step and hip-hop dance team‚ and just like the team name implies‚ it is not easy to get into. Out of curiosity and with urging from my friend‚ I decided to audition for Xclusive. The day of tryouts came and I did not feel ready. I did not know what to expect‚ so how could I have prepared for it? The tryouts consisted of learning a dance routine led by the captain of the
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When I was a little kid‚ my mom signed me up for all these activities. I took clogging‚ gymnastics‚ ballet‚ hip hop‚ baseball‚ swimming‚ and soccer. I spent summers learning how to do things that‚ other than swimming and soccer‚ I have completely forgotten how to do. I joined CISC soccer club in 2003 when my mom decided that I needed some way to let out all the energy I had. Until recently‚ I considered soccer to be a social event. I didn’t really pay attention to the game or what was happening
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She thought about it a lot‚ even almost a year after she had Landon. She’d look at his white milky skin‚ smooth like pudding or a snail’s slippery body‚ his blue eyes that gaped open at everything‚ a nearly invisible spider web dangling above her head‚ the red blinking light on the fire alarm in his bedroom‚ and she’d think about how she hadn’t wanted this child. No matter how small and precious he had become. She had wished and prayed the fetus away. Most haunting‚ though‚ were her steps away from
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Before there was Miss. Dee the school teacher‚ or the successful student striving for nothing but the best in life‚ there was missy; the girl that thought she was invincible. I was always the semi-popular one growing up‚ to many it may have seemed as though I had it all: both of my parent’s in the same house‚ I was an honor student‚ Vice President of the nationally recognized Highsteppers drill team. Not only was I focused; I was happy. “If you listen‚ you might actually learn something‚” was
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There were seven people. Some consider seven to be an unlucky number‚ but that is just a stereotype‚ as does the numbers thirteen‚ seventeen‚ and so on. There were seven; Billy and Jimmy‚ brothers‚ Suzie and Suzan‚ the twins‚ Bob‚ who gave everyone a hard time with negativity‚ Jill‚ who never thought she would meet anyone‚ as she didn’t want to‚ and Jeff‚ no one knew where he came from‚ but he always showed up there‚ but he never should have there. They never knew each other‚ but they ended up together
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