
the lock. When I was a sophomore, I had written plenty of five paragraph essays, plenty of biographies, plenty of poems, and plenty of research papers, as well as read plenty of novels, short stories, fiction, non-fiction, and textbooks. Up until my sophomore year, reading and writing was a tri-seasonal activity for me; fall, winter, and spring. Reading and writing was a burden for me, only to be completed when required. This was true until my first semester of sophomore year. I was taking English…
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The short story, “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan follows the significant internal change a woman experiences when she visits relatives in China following her mother’s death. The protagonist, Jing-Mei is introduced as an individual with no ties to Chinese culture but as the story progresses; she feels her family tradition come alive within her. The setting of the story, China, contributes to the theme of self-discovery because it is a pivotal aspect of Jing-Mei’s feeling of belonging. Foreshadowing…
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Now this is the story all about how My life got flipped, turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-air In west Philadelphia born and raised On the playground where I spent most of my days Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school When a couple of guys, they were up to no good Started making trouble in my neighbourhood I got in one little fight and my…
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The steam, that lingered from my dad’s early morning shower, caressed my soft, chubby cheeks as I plopped down on my parents bed, determined to read a book for the first time. With a glass of rich chocolate milk in my right hand and a book in my lap, I confidently struggled through the first page. This was the start to my confusing relationship with reading and writing. As I continued to struggle through books about fish, trucks and giving a moose a muffin, I developed the skills I needed to read…
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the fact that I would be doing baseball in high school. Baseball was definitely in my top two for sports that I most liked, and coming off two state championships and a runner up for grade school baseball meant I was as enthusiastic as ever. I was short for my age, 5’3” to be exact, but I was quick as heck and could play centerfield like a champ. The only problem was the fact that, at the time, my favorite sport was track. Sadly, track in high school is during the same season as baseball. Literally…
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With that in mind, let’s look at some of today’s top baseball players and their stories of rising to stardom. First up, Mike Trout, center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels. Mike Trout is one of the best and certainly most popular baseball players in the game today and he gives a lot of credit for his success to his father, Jeff Trout. According to Jeff, Mike’s love of baseball goes way back to his childhood when he would wake up every day wanting to go and do something with baseball whether…
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returned home daily physically and mentally exhausted because their brains cannot perform at the same level as they used to. During her freshman year, Emily began to notice that she was no longer the A student she used to be. The following year, sophomore year, Emily began to look…
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of making others laugh and smile. I never thought I would ever come this far in doing what I love most. Singing and making music is my passion. As you probably know, there is almost always a story behind every dream and strong willed individual. But this isn’t just about getting through my struggles. My story is about making something remarkable for this world with my knowledge from the experiences I’ve went through. I was about 4 years old when my family began moving from state to state every…
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he bought another one, and then I was left with no vehicle. My only option was to work over the summer of my sophomore year and attempt to earn enough to buy a cheap car. I worked all summer, not spending a penny. Near the end of summer, I was able to buy a Ford Ranger off the side of the road. This was a truck I had dreamed of, and thankfully, I had just enough: $2500. While this story may sound easy now, it was assuredly not. On social media, seeing posts of birthday, Christmas presents, or even…
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out a ten to twelve minute short drama better than our competitors. We competed against other schools, and were judged on how well acted out our scripts. From the first time I stood up and started acting, I was hooked. That first year Emilee acted out a short play about two Jewish girls surviving in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, called “I Never Saw Another Butterfly”. Our season ended with our state competition in which Emilee and I placed eleventh. For our sophomore and junior years, Emilee and…
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