Personal Narrative-Sacrifice In The US

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This past summer, I had the opportunity to go zip lining for the very first time. I, as with anyone with a slight concern for dangerous heights, wasn’t too keen on dangling hundreds of feet off the ground, and was extremely anxious. Just before I was about to step off the edge, I remember my friends encouraging me, “Don’t worry, Marina! It’s as easy as riding a bike.” In some cases, riding a bicycle isn’t as easy as you would expect. Not too long ago, there was a man named Destin Sandlin in the United States, who struggled with the simple accomplishment of riding a bike. The story all started off one day, when Destin received a phone call. One of Destin’s old acquaintances decided to switch the handlebars of a simple bicycle, so that when

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