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With an expressive hiss the door slid open. The cold, moist weather sprinted in the door painting goose bumps over every inch of our bodies. To stay warm, we had to keep any unprotected skin tucked away from the harsh October weather. The Sartell Varsity Soccer Team and I slowly inched our way off the bus in an attempt to stay as long as possible in the warmth. Taking my first step onto the wet cement sidewalk, I was battered with frigid snow and strong winds. I had only just stepped foot on the…

for me. When I first started playing soccer I absolutely loved it. I was 3 years old when I first started playing soccer. Every single game I would get so excited and I would always wear my special pink skort. Even though everyone would fall over the ball, I believed I was the best player on the team. A few years later when I was 8-9 I decided to play travel soccer for PSA (Plymouth Soccer Association).This was a very important moment for me in my soccer career.…

Chatting with Celebrities: A Rhetorical Analysis Revision “Making Monsters: Lady Gaga, Fan Identification, and Social Media,” by Melissa A. Click, Hyunji Lee and Holly Willson Holladay, is a work pertaining to how Lady Gaga’s social media presence makes her relationship with her fans more intimate and personal. Dr. Click is an assistant professor (“Melissa Click”), and Dr.’s Lee & Holladay are graduate teaching assistants (“Lee”)(“Holladay”), all at the University of Missouri. Their purpose in…

Rihanna scores number one in the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) Digital Single Awards list with over 100 million units being streamed and downloaded, Billboard reported. On Wednesday, July 1, RIAA announced that the "FourFiveSeconds" singer is the first artist enlisted to have exceeded the recording association's 100 million albums threshold. With RIAA's counted download sales and high demand streams in U.S, the Chairman and CEO of the association, Cary Sherman, released a…

Lady Gaga and Her Magnificent Drone Army Sets the Super Bowl On Fire By Shreya Shah With millions of eyes watching, Lady Gaga threw a magnetic performance which pierced deep into the hearts of all Americans. With massive amounts of glitter and light, Lady Gaga mesmerized her audience and struck hard with her underlying political message. Framed by the drones, Gaga impressively soared down from the roof of the stadium drawing the audience's attention. The Half Time…

When I was in grade 10, my dream was to organize a soccer team with my classmates. Noticing that many of my classmates who loved soccer but had no chance to enter into the school team, I decided to organize a soccer team with my classmates. I did planning for three days and gave an inspiring speech before them. Soon, my soccer team was built up with 14 men, and I was elected to be the captain. We began to play soccer from a fundamental perspective, practicing elementary skills every morning and…

At a young age I had goals to achieve. One of my many goals was to become a better soccer player. That is still my goal 9 years later. I started playing when I was 4 and from then on I gained experience. I played Rec soccer for so long but my goal was to play competitive soccer where I could actually play with competitive players and a competitive game. That all happened one day when I least expected it. When I first moved here Rec…

Knee Surgery Disaster When I was a kid, I was a happy and quiet one. As I grew older, I started to think that I was unstoppable and immortal. I loved watching and playing soccer. Loving it so much to the point that I wanted to learn all the tricks and plays and become a famous soccer player. Like most I believed I could do anything and nothing could stop me from achieving my goals. Everything was great in my life until it came crashing down like a building to the ground in pieces. The crashing…

same in a uniquely different and wonderful way. DDH is a small part of my story. DDH is the abbreviation for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. It is more commonly referred to as a dislocated hip. It is important to note that the hips are called a ball and socket joint. When a child has DDH it means that the acetabulum, which is the socket, becomes dislocated…

On a sunny summer day in Manchester, England there was a kid named Alex Butterscotch. He was a short and funny kid. He was 14 years old but only 4 feet 7 inches tall. Despite his height he was one of the best soccer players ever. He was on his way to soccer practice with his best friend David Caramel. David was a 14 year old tall buff soccer player who looked very scary but was actually very nice. When they got to soccer practice all of the players and coaches had already arrived. He started…