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Let's set the scene: You and some friends create a team and join a soccer league. You are pumped for the new season, happy just to play this sport with some friends. Then you get an email from your coach. In it, he says that the team is spectacular but that the team can't play. He explains that your team was turned down because they had used up the budget for teams already. You are devastated. Later on, you hear that your team and a few others were rejected because they had put money that could…

By the end of September 26th I was exhausted. That was the day I did my semester project for civics class. I volunteered to staff the Kickfest soccer tournament that is held annually at the middle school. My day included field managing, working the concessions and even refereeing games. I volunteered with my friends Lindsay and Julia. We enjoyed the experience and plan on doing it again next year. We thought this was a really good way to help out a program that is on a budget and can't hire…

My mother always say, “Everything will work itself out.”. It reminds me that no matter how bad things may get, it will always get better. I go through life slowly, taking everything in and trying new things. Through the years I have been figuring out who I am. The three most important symbols on my mandala are soccer ball, heart, and a cross. The first symbol, soccer ball, stands for soccer, my favorite sport. Soccer takes me to a whole new world. Over the years I have tried many different…

In William Zinsser’s “How to Write a Memoir” it gives specific info for memoir writers. He says things like “Be yourself”, “Speak freely”, and “Tell your own story”. I “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton does all these things. In “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton is herself. She loves to surf and does her own thing. In the book it states (page 6) “…lots of girls agonize over what outfit to wear to school or on a date. Me? I always obsess over what bathing suit to put on for a surf.” She even…

Now at a young age, mastering the skill of soccer and had known every feature that bordered this skill. This new valuable acquisition that I encounter changes the new viewpoints of the game. This port had shape me as a person and a well train player. Starting as a little boy in a small town where there was only one thing to do. At an early age playing soccer in the muddy sand having a wonderful time playing was an everyday experience. It was a wonderful feeling, but this dream change from one…

I was five years old when my father introduced me to the game of tennis. It was the best choice that has ever been made for me. Over the years tennis has helped me get through several real life situations, enhanced work ethic by sharpening my mental toughness skills, and has allowed me to network with people I consider important in my life; that helped mold me into the person I am today . Sports has played a very intricate role in my life that has and will continue to expose me to bigger and…

Personal Injury Lawyer in Oklahoma Do your research before hiring a personal injury attorney in Oklahoma. It’s important to find a lawyer who has experience in the area of law that directly results to your claim. Contact your state or local bar association to find out the attorney’s standing; they will rate lawyers on their reputation and skill, which can help you make a shortlist of candidates. Make an appointment to meet with each of them. Finding an attorney you can trust who has enough…

Throughout a person's lifetime they will have at least one life changing moment, they could even have more than one. A life changing moment could happen right when a persons is born or it could happen right before they kick the bucket. Life changing moments can be a good or a bad thing. Basically what a life changing moment is, is something that happened that influences your life. Throughout my life I have had two major life changing moments that have changed my life. Both of these moments in my…

My mom, sisters, and I moved every two years and in one of the elementary schools I went to I had my first soccer ball incident that damaged my back. I told my old doctor about it last year and she suggested a x-ray. I shouldn’t have waited so long for me to tell my doctor about what had happened in elementary and that it’s affecting my everyday life from waking up, to carrying heavy books, wearing a backpack, or stomping my way upstairs. I was at Briar Glen Elementary in Glen Ellyn, Illinois…

My community is well known for being multicultural since we consider El Paso, Tx and CIudad Juarez, Mexico, to be a big united city. As Americans, here in El Paso, we are all proud to be able to speak perfect English and Spanish as well as to be part of both cultures. Many people from El Paso,TX and from Juarez cross each day to the opposite city where they work, go to school, or visit family. That is why we consider both cities, to be a big city that is just divided by an international border.…