Vanilla Ice

front of your eyes is a perfectly smooth sheet of ice with such a beautiful glossy finish to it. It's about game time. What does that mean? It means the calm before the storm hits. As the puck drops, the storm hits. Fans go crazy and…

Ice and how its seen Ice, frozen water that is very brittle. That is the definition of ice. While it may have one definition it can be interpreted in many different ways around the world. Depending on who you're speaking to they might interpret ice as cold and unforgiving. However, another person might say that ice is the breath of god. The symbolic meaning of ice can be seen in literature with Game of Thrones, Film with Futurama and Batman, art with ice sculptures, religion with…

“Apply all of your corrections, think about everything we have practiced, and have fun! Put your minds to what it is you want to accomplish.” These were the words of my synchronized skating coach before we took to the ice at Nationals. In February 2014, my team and I competed at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We had a great season leading up to this point, medaling at all but one competition and only missing that one by about half a point. This was…

As I stroll along the beach I can feel the smooth, damp sand beneath my feet. I am taken in by the soothing atmosphere that encircles me. I close my eyes, letting myself absorb the warm rays of the sun. The glowing horizon slowly fades as it descends into the waves. I am comforted by the sounds of the ocean; the rhythmic pounding of the endless sea. I look into the cloudless cerulean blue sky and see the perfection of life. As I stare into the horizon and watch every wave crash, I am reminded of…

As we waited in line to go up I remembered what my grandmother had told me about there being an unlimited ice cream bar on the ship after we saw our rooms that is where I wanted to go. It was finally our turn as we got on it was scary. When the glass elevator took off I watched the floor. The base of the lobby getting smaller and smaller going up to the suites…

you use to support dual language learners?  Connecting Home to School Literacy Practices (CDE, 2009. p.74): Telling a Story: As a way to connect this activity from the school to home the children will be provided with a bag that has story Why Does Ice Melt? (How? What? Why?) by Jim Pipe,…

Personal Narrative When I was five years old, my family and I went on a road trip to California. this was when I lived in Kansas, so I was really excited to visit family I never met there. My uncle had a skateboard collection and my mom was riding around on a longboard. She asked me if I wanted to learn how to skate. I said yes. That was the best choice I ever made. Ever since then I have been fascinated with skating and learning new tricks. My brothers and I can all skate well, although my…

Skating is something I really hate doing. It is dumb, only thing that would make your butt hurt if you fall and bruise it. When I was a little girl, my dad use to always take my siblings and I skating every Friday. I had a blast. I could do everything, skate backwards, I could dance while skating. One day, it was so packed because of $2 Fridays. I was skating and these teenage girls pushed me on the ground, made me bend my wrist back. I had to to be rushed to the Emergency room, it was not so…

my friend Michael and I were going to the Ann Arbor Ice Rink. Michael had short brown hair combed to the left. Michael had been wanting to learn how to skate for a long time, so today was the day I was going to teach him. ¨Are you ready to learn how to skate¨ ¨I am worried that I will fall and break something¨. ¨Don´t worry you will be fine¨”. ¨Even if you do fall, you will not break anything, hopefully¨. ¨What¨! We got to the ice rink. Michael and I put on our skates and went into…

remember my very first steps into the Orlando Ice Arena, I could feel the cold brisk chill hit my face. I stopped and stared I had never seen such a big rink, there were huge crowds, gorgeous dresses, sparkling medals, and talented skaters everywhere around me. I was in a day dream until I heard my loud family slowly come behind me. When I realized I was in the real world, I quickly noticed that I only had three minutes to put on my skates for practice ice I snapped my skate bag open and…