Argumentative Essay On Bethany Hamilton

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Tyrel Hinson
Bethany HAMILTON
It was Halloween 2003.Bethany Hamilton was in her zone surfing. She was looking for a gnarly wave. Out the wave comes a big tiger shark, and her was on her like white on rice. After the attack they rush her to the hospital. She was in phantom pain! Thinking her arm was there. But it wasn’t. Few week later she was ready to back in the water. She trying getting on her board she tried and tried but it didn’t work
Her dad said” try it again”. And friends cheer her on and she did it. She had been filled with joy. Bethany Hamilton was far from were she wanted to be. She had other goals she needed to conquer. Basically she had other goals. She was becoming better. A year later after the

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