We were on the way to play the defending state and national champion Barbe Buccaneers, who had embarrassed us 13-3 on our home field the year before. ... Weeks ago coach was just going to accept the loss and he didn't think it was worth using our best guy against a team that we didn't have a chance to beat, but after the first game that Bryce pitched we all knew that if he could pitch like that again then we could beat anybody. ... " Before we went onto the field, coach posted the lineup and I began to freak out a little when I saw that my name was on the left hand side of t...

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Many of them now wish they had been able to save up more money before entering college or even had taken a year off for numerous reasons. ... First of all, high school students should take a year off before entering college to better prepare themselves for the various challenges associated with growing up and adulthood. ... However, students who take a year off before entering college are able to improve their financial situations. ... Many students head off to college thinking they may want to pursue a certain vocation and end up changing their mind soon after starting classes. ... In fact, a...

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The state legislators are considering enacting a new law prohibiting students from participating in any after-school activity after six P.M. ... Having another after-school activity after 6 P.M would take up all my time I have. ... Anytime after that will be to late to even consider going anywhere. ... Most of the teachers I know would like to get home at a reasonable hour meaning before 6 P.M. ... Why would anyone want to put up with this much hassle just for late after-school events? ...

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Before entering college, I wasn't too sure what to expect. After getting different opinions for different people, I had mixed expectations. ... In high school some teachers are willing to give you second chance after acting like a class clown. ...

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The hurricane made a lot of people think again about the option of installing Pass/Fail for everyone's first year in college in general, even though that topic has been discussed a lot before. ... Firstly, after installing the Pass/Fail system the freshman year would not prepare students for their following years in college. ... College is meant to build on the high school education and continue to prepare the students for life after college. ...

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But before I go into details you need some insight of how I got to this point. ... Although that's when they stopped loving together the divorce was not finalized till a while after. ... After my 5th grade year my dad got a pay raise and told me we were moving out and getting our own place and I got to choose the school. ... Peters, the principle of the school, before he took us all on the tour of the school. ... After each class it felt more and more helpless that I would meet someone who sparked my interest enough for me to try and become friends with them. ...

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Two weeks before prom was one of the most stressful times in my life. ... After I woke up I went to get my makeup done and put myself together for prom. My mother was crying before I could even put my jewelry on. ... We drove around to about six different houses talking pictures before arriving to prom. ... After everyone finished feeding their faces people started to do the "hustle". ...

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When I entered French class the first time, I was embarrassed and hostile before my classmates, because I thought that everyone was better than me. ... Benoit made me understand that before changing someone, you must change yourself. 2 In addition, he also changed my physical appearance. ... After his encouraging attitude, I felt more attached to my classmates than before, I had finally a common subject to talk with them: the fashion. ... After his presentation, I learned even if I was a young person, I could achieve something serious. ...

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The Camping Trip It was the summer before school of 2000. ... The trip was set for the weekend before school. ... After they finished greeting everyone, they pulled four cases of beer out from their trunk. ... After a while, I took a walk to clear my head of everything that was going on. ... Dylan was released about 3 weeks after the accident. ...

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"One and done" is a term used to describe a player who stays in college for a single year before leaving and enter the draft for the NBA. ... As a result, players who were in high school and want to go to the pros had to or were forced to go to college to spend at least a year before they could even think about entering the NBA draft. ... Most of the top players in the country are leaving after only one year of college. ... After reading the different type of issues in the sport world today, I felt like this issue was a big factor to me. ... The only properly is that there a handful that do re...

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We even like to test our teachers to see how far they'll let us slide before consequences attack. ... Before listing over 10 students he desired to murder, he stated that he was "tired of being bullied." ... " In my opinion, someone has to be bullied for a great amount of time before having the desperate desire to murder dozens of schoolmates. ... Yet as I've stated before this is my second year as a student and I have not seen anyone be expelled for their second offense. ... My expectations after reading to you this essay, is that you'll look at how you treat other st...

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The party was like no other party I've been to before. ... It was the Monday after the prom and I just got home from school. I knew that something was up before I even got in the door; over the years I had developed a sixth sense about when I am in trouble. ... She knew everything and already made call after call in search of the complete truth. ... The following year I was made to come home directly after the prom; no parties. ...

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I got on the court and acted as if I knew what I was doing, and before I knew it, I was playing volleyball better than I ever had before. After tryouts, the coach told me to come back to the gym in July for the volleyball summer camp, because he believed that I had something special and he wanted me on his team. ... After volleyball camp, I was given the position of team captain of the Varsity team. ... Soon enough all these coach from schools would talk to me after games telling me that they want me to play for them next year for college and it was just so surreal. I ended up playing club...

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Ian was awarded a Bryce Fellowship after graduating from Glasgow. ... Before he entered Cambridge it was sure to happen that he would soon end up undertaking war work. ... This was shortly after he took part two of the Mathematical Tripos. ... Before the book was published Ian returned to Glasgow as a lecturer in physics. ... Before the book was published Sneddon left Glasgow to take up the chair of mathematics at the University College of North Staffordshire. ...

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I had just turned 17, precisely 64 days before that fateful 28TH day of February 1983. Basketball season had just finished, and we had a week off before baseball practice would begin. ... So every morning we would take the good ole" "shame train"(as we used to call it back then) to school in the morning and then Todd's Dad would pick us up after school. ... Jessica's stop was one before mine, so I estimated that I had at least 40 minutes to dazzle her with my charm. ... Before I could even put my hands up to brace myself I was already being catapulted forward. ...

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First off, I would like to congratulate every student that is seated here before me. ... Right after high school I enrolled into college like I had planned. ... After a few years in the music business I returned to the university where I finished my degree. ... After spending life on the road for those few years, I found that I took college more seriously than I had before. ... After today you will probably feel a bit different, a little more responsible and older. ...

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This would be all right if most people that work for a living didn't get off work at or after five. ... But now most won't even get home until probably five-thirty and that would mean that if they went to the game they would get to the game at or after six. ... Like I said before the money gets split and less goes out to the most watched program. ... It also gave the custodians one more night that they wouldn't have to clean up after a game because the two games are on the same night. ... It has created many problems that can't be fixed other that by changing it back to ho...

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He actually became even more sluggish and exhausted, even after taking the supplements given to him. After everything went through and taking supplements he ended up taking about two months off from all training and competition and when he finally got back to his routine he told his father that he feels better than he ever has. ... I had begun feeling sluggish and my legs would be heavy after practices and games. ... So I ended up taking about 2-3 weeks off from all activities and when I came back better than before. I was faster and I had a lot more stamina than I had before. ...

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I notice vaguely that despite my best efforts in the shower this morning after practice, I still smell like chlorine. ... Still, in the second semester we covered the fundamentals of chemical equations, which was generally not a topic that was covered before junior year. ... Our school went through several changes in administration just before my junior year, and one of the benefits that brought came in the form of our new vice-principal, a religious sister with a no-nonsense attitude. A month before school reopened for the fall, I was called in to talk to her about a conflict with my schedule...

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I struggled through high school after breezing through elementary school. ... After leaving work, I met my mom at the orthopedic surgeon. ... I sat in the waiting area for about half an hour before a nurse summoned me into a room. ... After unloading the bus, I stood in my respective place in line. Right before the procession started, I felt the urge to use the facilities. ...

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Before the game I went to Do to get my pre game talk. ... Two years after giving me my confidence boost, Do came through for me one more time. ... After each round, Do would call me over and tell me to keep my elbow in, bend my knees, look at the front of the rim and follow through. ... Before the game started, I looked up in the stands and saw the loveable man I knew so well. ... I came out of the locker room before the game, to see a poster with my number hanging above his head. ...

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I remember a moment when I was in the hospital visiting my grandmother after she had her breast surgically removed. ... I have never felt this way before, this sadness was unreal. ... Right before football season started, my grandma passed away. ... After these series of unfortunate events, it has brought me closer to God. ... But after taking this workshop, I just want to set high goals for myself and achieve them. ...

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Think before you do drugs. ... After that, he started to do drugs. ... After a week I got a phone call from his sister. ... Before you do drugs, ask yourself is it really worth it. ... Many kids bring drugs to school and they sell it before school starts or after school. ...

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If you get homework and take it home without knowing what to do, then how will you do it, and not doing your homework is not a very good idea, So like I said before if you don't get what your teacher is saying, ask to find out. ... You can play and fool around after school, but make sure you don't fool around until ten o'clock at night. If you fool around before ten o'clock, it will leave you very little time to finish up your work because soon you will find yourself tired and sleepy.Lastly, don't put things off until the very last minute. ... Don't start writing...

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All Joking Aside: An Introduction to Curtis C My name is Curtis C and I am originally from St. Louis, MO. I have lived in Arkansas since I was eight years old as a transplant when my father was assigned to work here with the Union Pacific Railroad. I might as well explain the title I used f...

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