... grade. After the teachers exchanged a few uneasy glances, we left Pen Ryn. I fell asleep on the bus, so I don't remember much about the ride to the Statue of Liberty. I woke up with a bout ten minutes to go in our ride, just in time to see the heart of the city. I breathed a glimpse of Manhattan. With only a few seconds of awe, we arrived at our ... one else went down and I definitely didn't want to be the only one to back out now. We started up the spiral staircase. The railing on the side of the staircase only came up a few inches above my knees. With every step I took, my knees start...

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... Samantha and I would meet each other half way between our houses and walk together. Even if there was nothing to do, I remember her company would be the most interesting experience in my life. I remember an occasion when we were waiting for her parents to get home. We talked for a while and then there was an awkward ... for myself, I never change the rules. But no matter how nice you are, people will still walk all over you like gum stuck to your shoe. I didn't notice at first, but there were signs to the trained eye to show a seperation wasn't ruled out for this seemingly happy relatio...

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... . So hear I am, my team is down a run and I'm up to bat. I have pretty good power behind my swing, so I could try to score the run by myself. But then I remember we are down by one with two outs to work with. With that in mind, all I have to do is get on base so that someone behind me can move me ... first look at the ball tells me that it is a fastball. I lift my front leg up and down and start the motions of my swing. Right when I'm about to let loose my swing I notice that the ball is drifting outside of the strike zone. I freeze every part of my body, and halt all of my motions. I he...

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... as though it was doing the same thing I was; watching every move. The tree's, the building, even the cars wanted to see. The lighthouse was about a 5 minute walk, but it felt like that was where we started. The sound of people frantickly waiting in line for food was a whisper ... to my listening. All I could hear were the words coming out of her mouth, "Can I get some of that please." I was hoping she was talking to me, but unfortunately to the person serving ... she knew. She knew I was following her, maybe thought I was crazy and wanted to get her phone number. Either way I couldnt say...

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... kids. She was a size four at the most. Her eyes were a brown that I cannot begin to describe. No words could illustrate the sheer beauty of this woman. To top it off, she is also a single mother raising two very small children on her own. I can remember going to her class the first day and just watching her. This was the only teacher that I have ... internships helping the mentally handicap kids. This was the most rewarding experience that I ever had. Watching twenty kids" faces light up when I walk in the room is an indescribable joy. I really wanted to do something good with my life. ...

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... my big, fluffy pillow and cover myself up with my comforter. Ten minutes later I wake up again to the sound of my alarm clock. Deciding it's finally time to get up, I turn it off. I get out of bed and walk across the fuzzy blue carpet. As I stand in front of my dresser I blow out my candles. ... The aroma of strawberries and vanilla fills the air as the smoke rises. Looking into the mirror, I see the pictures of my friends that border it. I remember some ... stupid thing we did yesterday and I laugh to myself. I ... After four hours of being on my feet, I am so relieved that I get to g...

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... or later, a few inches left or right, or maybe just a little less luck could change what will turn out to be a life-altering experience into a life-ending disaster. As I look back, I remember the entire incident detail for detail. The date is August 16, 2000, and it is a seasonably warm summer day ... tires and blowing horns are followed by a bone-jarring jolt as metal bends and tears under the stress of the impact. Glass and plastic shatter to tiny pieces as windows, windshields, and headlights fracture from pressure and warping. These sounds assault my senses as I hope and pray that som...

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... dark blue with the northern lights scourging the sky with bright mystical colors. My eyes are wide open as I am pulled into this great wonder. Waves form as I walk. Each step I take, a dozen more emerge. They extend outward, touching everything in sight. I look around me and not a single soul is present. I ... plains. I am alone. Unwillingly, I found myself drowning in a room full of tears, my tears. The feeling of loneliness runs down my face and drips to the floor, already occupied by the tears of lost and regrets, my regrets that are burning through my soul. If only If I did "this" o...

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... I realized then that, I did not like sitting inside reading or going to class. I didn't have the attention span for it. My love was for the outdoors. I wanted to be playing soccer, just run around or even take a walk through the woods. It was not until eighth grade that I realized, that ... this was okay. I do not have to be like my sister. When I reached high school I went through another ... was more of a social butterfly with just one real "best" friend. In the stage of intimacy verse isolation, I believe I have taken intimacy. I become attached to people very easily. I am in a very ...

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... in the process of having a baby. Four hours of walking around at home, the pain began to get worse so I decided to check into the hospital. The doctor checked how much I had dilated and to my amazement I was dilated at four centimeters. The doctor told me to walk around for two more hours. After two more hours of walking around with the pain I was told ... that I have dilated up to six centimeters. I was glad to hear that. During labor and delivery, the pain became unbearable. Waiting for my cervix to dilate to ten centimeters seemed very long because of the unbearable pain I was having...

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