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The pop was heard throughout the room. I began to fall to the ground as the pain echoed through my body. It was unlike anything I had ever felt before. It felt as if one hundred rubber bands had snapped within my knee. I could tell by the look on their faces that my coaches and teammates knew something was wrong. I went into practice that afternoon, on a typical Wednesday, and as a typical teenager; but little did I know, I would leave practice facing a six month recovery and a scar I would…

He stared down at the small pool of blood at his feet. The thick, red liquid cooling on his fingertips. The iron smell burnt his nostrils as his tears stung his eyes. He wiped them away furiously, streaking blood across his face. His father looked down at him with a scoff. “Let’s go, boy.” The young man lifted up the carcass of a deer, it’s body stained crimson. It was heavy, but he knew he could walk a few miles with it. He stood up, the deer hanging lifelessly around his neck. His father gave…

An accomplishment I had in my past was only have 5 loses on entire season of baseball last year. In years past we had been very bad. We worked our tails of every practice and during lifting we came back every year better than the last. Last year was so special because it was our last year together, we had been together for 5 years through thick and thin and in the past year we really got it together. I wasn't easy but we did it. It really shows when we slaughter teams who used to cream us,…

Derek had learned throughout the course of his life that it really didn't take much for a good day to turn into a bad day at the drop of a hat. He also knew that it was damn near impossible to salvage those days that suddenly go sour; that there isn't anything to do except try again the next day and hope for the best. Isaac and him have had their fair share of days of that sort and Derek could almost feel when one was coming on. They usually start off with something along the lines of Isaac…

If I was going on a trip West in the 1800’s I would bring many significant items to live on. First of all, I would bring 1,000 pounds of food so, I would not starve. Second of all, I would bring seven sets of clothes and any other accessories to keep me warm. Thirdly, I would bring oxen, cows, horses, and chickens for transportation and just incase for food. Next, I would bring one wagon for me and my family to travel in. Then, I would bring one spare tongue, one spare axel, two spare…

Droplets of spittle land on your skin. Out of these spittle spaceships emerge aliens. These alien invaders are bent on conquering the large body that is you. These aliens enter you through your nose, more specifically through your mucus membranes, commonly known as “mucus”. You inhale deeply, and these aliens are breathed into your lungs. Then they start infecting you, till you are taken down with malady. You might be wondering who these aliens are. These alien invaders are none other than…

I row crew. Rowing has taught me how to work hard and dedicate myself to a cause. It makes my hands bleed, my body ache, and my time vanish. It is a 30 hour a week investment with a 45 minute commute 6 days a week. I don’t row because it’s easy, or even all that fun. I don’t row because I’m good at it—believe me, it does not come easy. I row because I love the work. Even more powerful, however, is the sublime harmony of 8 synchronous people working together, fully reliant on each other. Rowers…

Alex was crossing the street and suddenly, he heard screaming. He wasn't sure what was going on but then alex felt the ground shaking and cracking beneath him. His leg got stuck between two rocks. When he got the strength, he pulled as hard as he could and got his leg out. Alex’s leg was swollen and bloody. Finally an ambulance picked him up and took him to a hospital. Alex entered the trauma room in a stretcher. The doctors needed to cut off his pants to examine his leg as Alex yelled, “Stop…

One day their was a father and a sun hunting in Alaska for caribou. They sat in a deer blind for 6 hours and were very board, so the dad started to tell stories to the sun about wolf attacks , polar bear attacks, and brown bear attacks. But one story kind of freaked him out. Their was one about this giant 5000 pound kodiak bear attacking a group of people in a blind and killing all of them and eating them. The bear was known as bearzilla. Right at the end of that story he saw a giant caribou…

It all started on a wednesday morning it was a good day at school there isn’t to much talk about. So when school ended i rode the bus home like usual I got dressed up and went to football practice. When I got there i got a strange feeling like if my gut was trying to tell me something so I ignored it and to the locker room and i just remembered that it was going to be the first day of full pads so i put on my pads nervously put them on and bamm I walked out and went to the practice field. So…