from my mom. “What do you mean he looks sick and can’t walk?” I exclaimed while the tears began to well up and stream down my cheeks. My world was coming to an end while listening to my mom describe the horror that she found while feeding my horse. The last thing I remember hearing her tell the vet was, “do whatever it takes to save this horse.” New Bolton animal hospital was IBNs’ new home for the next 3 weeks; which mind you, was not a pretty bill. They tried to convince me that the best thing
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amount of the artist. The genre I prefer the most and I have gone to the most concerts would probably be alternative, my favorite thing about the music would probably the mood it sets. There is a band called The 1975 and they are possibly one of my favorite bands in the alternative scene. I went to their concert May 29, 2014 and it was possibly one of the best concerts I have ever gone to. It was their first tour in the United States and I was extremely excited to go due to the fact they were not
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It was hot out, very hot, as my 4x800 relay team and I jogged down the track to the start line. The adrenaline was flowing through us now as we prepared for the agony of two laps around the track. I would be running the anchor leg of the relay and it was completely on my shoulders to make sure that no matter what happened we we in the top three places when I crossed the finish line or the season would end without the glory of the state meet. Our first runner stepped up to the start line, it was a
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Therapist Ever since I could remember, I always wanted to be a professional football player. Growing up from middle school to high school, I trained everyday to finally get there someday. Everything was going good, became captain on my high school’s varsity football team, began to win awards for being one of the top players in the Macomb area and later in the entire east side of Michigan. I was blessed with a scholarship to Wayne State University to play football after my senior year. Short into my freshmen
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the world to the best city ever. It was unexpected when my parents said we were moving to Awesomeville. They said the reason were the place is the best city in the world, the life style will be better than at Lameville, also the economy is great. Also they said living there will be a much different life style. They also mentioned It will be much different from living in Lameville. The reasons why we are moving is because it’s the best place in the world because they have the best schools, they give
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Screams everywhere. The atmosphere was filled with terror. Bystanders flooding the park. As I stand in line it felt like my heart was beating 500 times per second. I realized that I was about to ride the biggest ride in Sixflags. “The Goliath”…And I was in for a wild ride… It was going to be a fun school day. Because we were going to six flags during a field trip. I gathered with my friends Ivan and Isaac. Little did we know we were in for a ride of a life time. We planned to get on the goliath first
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sunny day of September 11, 2001 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, I was a 17-year-old young man that was seating in History 1 class in Lawrence County High School. My history teacher walked in to our classroom as the period was about to begin and said, “we are fix to watch history as we speak, so pay attention.” I would have never thought that by watching the tragic events that occurred in New York City against the World Trade Center’s that day, would change the course my life forever. That day as my classmates
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has the belief that there is never a light at the end of the tunnel, there is not an end ever in sight; there are always more challenges waiting, and being persistent is how you achieve your goals. Bill Gates is an incredible person. Gates fell in love with computers at a young age. At the time, computers were not known as anything too special and the future of computers seems limited. Gates spent hours a day at the local computer lab learning and working with computers. Gates’ parents were concerned
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whiskers, along with big, bushy, white eyebrows and eyes as blue as him GMC truck. This is my caring, take-the-shirt-off-your-back Grandpa. Ever since I can remember, my brother and I have been calling my grandfather on my mother’s side Grandpa Up. Being that my grandparents live on Lake Vermilion, we
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grandest intention.” I keep this quotation close to my heart, and use it as a guide through life. Whenever I help someone with their books, or a certain math problem, I keep Wilde’s words in mind, for I am helping someone who is in need. Besides these simple acts of generosity, I am also involved in variety of different volunteering activities (e.g. ARL, and PH Library, and Habitat for Humanity). To this day, volunteering plays a major part of my life; stating the Key Club pledge for the first time
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