undertaking‚ no one thought it was possible. Dear Mother‚ The day after tomorrow I shall set out for the Western Country; my absence will probably be equal to fifteen or eighteen months; the nature of this expedition is by no means dangerous‚ my route will be altogether through tribes of Indians. For it’s fatiegues I feel myself perfectly prepared‚ nor do I doubt my health and strength of constitution to bear me through it; I go with the most perfect preconviction
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Trepidation filled my head. Despite the negative 10 degree weather‚ sweat pooled in my gloves and rolled down my face. Thoughts raced through my mind; a wrong execution could mean death. 11 years of ski lessons had cultivated to this one moment. My life was on the line‚ yet a wave of excitement shook me. I took a look down at the jump that had come to dominate Joe’s backyard‚ replacing his childhood swing set. The jump was sizable‚ but not gargantuan. From previous hits I noticed its “poppy” lip
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volleyball in my hands‚ the roughness of the ball‚ the smack of the ball hitting the floor. So I knew that the only way to get better at volleyball‚ was to try out for other teams such as Heat and Inferno. I get to meet new people‚ and there is way better competition so that will make me a superior player. So to be able to stand up for myself‚ I had to use all of my strength to do the best that I can‚ and show off a little while I do it. It took almost one and a half try outs‚ but eventually my determination
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Losing My First Job When I was eighteen years old‚ I had an amazing job as a welding inspector making more money than I probably should have been for my age. I was with an amazing woman who I had just married. I was on top of the world; I thought I was set for life and nothing was going to bring me down. Then‚ I was suddenly struck off of my high horse. I was never really concerned about the future until I was let go from my job and I was left with no job‚ no money and no backup plan. As someone
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I was 7 years old I got my first dirt bike little did I know this was gonna lead to some pain. When I was 9 years old I was minding my own business riding my dirt bike when I hit a tree stump and flew off into a barbwire fence. I stood up and my arm hurt so bad and I tried to lift it up but it fell straight back down. I had to get home so I had to walk to get to my house. I walked in the house and said “mom there’s something wrong with my arm.” She looked at it and told my dad we would have to go
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111-N03 05 September 2009 My First Son’s Birth I have dreamed of having children for as long as I can remember. I was almost eleven when my brother was born‚ so I got to experience watching him grow up. At the age of seventeen‚ I got married. After two years‚ my husband and I decided to start a family together. I knew that having a child would change my life‚ I just didn’t know how much. The birth of my first son has created a more intense bond between my husband and I‚ started me on a new
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My First Wrestling Match Have you ever felt so scared that you were going to throw up and faint? This describes my mother at my first wrestling match. This also describes my feelings. It was my first wrestling tournament ever; the anticipation was so thick you could cut it with a knife. This match would come to be known as one of the most challenging adventures in my life. I had never wrestled before or seen a wrestling match. Coach A. told me to try wrestling because I tackled like a
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When I first arrived to Richmond Early College High School‚ I anticipated an academic career characterized by hard work‚ nightly homework assignments‚ and incredible doses of stress that a middle school classroom could not synthesize. Although I actually landed my first college class in the second semester of my ninth grade year (ACA‚ which was required for all newbies and taken simultaneously by all 50 of us)‚ I found myself still shaken. I looked forwarded to the challenges of a college experience
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I still remember when I first came to America. I was at Charlotte Douglas International airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was strangers talking in a language that I didn’t understand a single word. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ the America. I remember how people describe America as the greatest country in the world and such. My heart started to beat faster and faster‚ it felt like my heart was going to explode. Suddenly
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Jamestown. The first settlement of Jamestown occurred in May 14‚ 1607. A couple years later I arrived to Jamestown. Life in Jamestown can be very challenging‚ but nothing compared to how it was before. The first settlement of Jamestown was a failure. The first journey to Virginia was through 3 ships: The Susan Constant‚ the Godspeed and the Discovery. In the first settlement around 100 members traveled to Jamestown looking for silver and gold. Instead of finding silver and gold the first settlers found
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