The team was called the SwampDogs, hence the first song: "Who Let the Dogs Out" by The Baha Men. Whenever the team scored, they played this song. It was a good way to get both the team and the crowd excited and pumped up. ... What used to be a song for enjoyment and excitement as the team scored was now burned into my memory as a dreadful reminder of what happened that day. ... Seeing how far my dad had come, and seeing a smile on my dad's face for the first time in over a month brought tears to my eyes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I was also much attached to my dad as well; even though he had a job, he still took care of me and brought me everything a baby would want. ... When I grew up and was old enough to join a sports team, which was soccer I was part of the defense. This sport has helped me develop myself by learning how to defend myself as I defended the team. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The feeling of being burdened and the annoyance that comes with it is brought up in other parts of the poem, in lines such as, "and I was embarrassed/by old men standing up to shake my hand/and tell me they were "sorry for my trouble."" ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Both worked as a team and worked hard to take care of my siblings and me. ... As a team, they both cooked, cleaned the house, raised the children, did laundry, went to school and carried employment outside the home. ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School