Winning was always a must for me, it wasn’t that I needed to better but that I had to be better. But sometimes, I’m about to achieve something extraordinary and then I fail. (MC)(Round)
When I was in dance class, I told all my friends,especially Karma(flat), that I had the dance memorized and that I was the best. In the end, I froze and forgot everything.(H)(I2) All the girls laughed, everyone except for Karma who was just disappointed at me and said,“It’s alright don’t mind them.”
But she didn’t actually caring because on the inside she was just happy that her performance was the best. From that day onwards, I vowed my revenge on her for showing me false pity.
[When summer rolled in(P), my family was packing for a camping trip and I was super excited so I called Karma.
“Hello?” she answered.
“Hey Karma it’s Yangtso, guess what?” I asked
“What?” she asked.
“I’m going camping tomorrow and I can’t wait,” I exclaimed.
“Really? I went camping last week and my family and I had bike races. I won them all and at the end I was allowed to ride an adult bike down a super steep hill. It was super fun, have you rode on an adult bike before?” she asked.
“No but my uncle said I could ride his when we go camping and there probably will be a super steep hill there too,” I lied.
“That sounds nice but aren’t you afraid of heights? It’s best not to-”
“Are you kidding me? I am not afraid of heights, and I so will go down that hill. Oh and during the bike races that we are going to have, I’m going to win them all,”
“Okay then, have fun,” she said.
“Don’t worry, I will,” I cut and hung up.
I felt awful and I didn’t like my attitude. Karma is my best friend and I have been holding a pointless grudge over her but since I already told her th...
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...ow disappointed my uncle was and I realized that I was a chicken. (M) I was both a bird that can’t fly and a human that is too scared to face reality. I knew I couldn’t ride down that hill and I knew that stealing was wrong yet I was too scared to stop myself and did it anyway.
I spent the rest of the trip watching the other kids play and when I returned, my friends swarmed me asking what had happened. When I told them, they all laughed at me, everyone expect Karma. I didn’t look Karma in the eyes but when I did I felt like crying because she was my true friend. She didn’t criticise me nor make fun of me at all, instead she empathized with me and forgave me. That summer I learned who my real true friend was and not to be so blind and aimlessly charge into stupid causes.
Theme: A true friend is someone who sticks around and supports even if the whole world doesn’t.
The Quote ‘’ Your truest friends are the ones who will stand by you in your darkest moments; because they are willing to be brave the shadows with you, and in your greatest moments they’re not afraid to let you shine’’. To me this quote means you know who your true friends are because through the trials tribulations and darkest points they will show you light and be by your side. When greatness strikes they will be there to cheer you on and be happy for your successes. I agree with this quote because a friend is someone who is supposed to be there for you even when everyone else isn’t, someone you tell everything to and trust because friendship is something sacred finding a good genuine friend is hard to fine but once you do the support that was mentioned in the quote is natural. The two parts of literature that connect to the quote would be of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and The Freedom Writers by Erin Gruwell. The literary elements
I learned something about myself- when things are going great and my ego is big I do something stupid and mess up and it happens all over again. But then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised with the way Penelope treated me when we first were reunited. I am the one that changed over the past 20 years, not her. I gotta go apologize to Penelope.
“Well I want the brand new limited edition bike that’s only on sale this Christmas!”
She knew that I was disappointed that I didn’t make varsity. She was just trying to motivate me, but at the time it seemed like she didn’t want me to enjoy my spring break.
Everyone has close and distant friendships throughout their lifetime. There are friends who are loyal and bring out the best in each other. Likewise, there are friends that are dishonest and talk poorly behind each other’s back. Friendship is built on the foundation of trust; if there is no trust, the relationship will crumble. In a friendship, there must be a bond between both individuals. However, there are also friendships that can potentially be toxic to both individuals and must be ended. Friendships can be hard to maintain at times, but when friendships are strong, they can last a lifetime. The story Wake by Lisa McMann and Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence both explore the theme of friendship.
Although many people put a huge influence on winning, many if not more put more of an influence on losing, or trying not to. Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing –Vince Lombardi –.
People have said that to succeed, you must first fail. I didn’t really understand this until failure became so present in my life. In the beginning, my team was losing game after game, and getting knocked out of tournament after tournament. It was hard to keep playing on a team that was struggling so much. “Hang in there guys. We’re
What inspired me the most from Mawi’s experience was if you work hard and don’t give up good thing’s will come and happen to you. You will always lose 81-10 if you don't push your turbo button. You won't get anywhere if you don't push that button you will always lose and never win. To just give up isn't the way to go you will have hard times in your life you just have to fight through it and push yourself.
This topic shows us that even though it doesn’t always seem likely that a person needs a friend, some people need someone to talk to or someone to help them open up and to be revealed to a whole new life. We should learn by this topic that our friends shouldn’t always be clones of ourselves and we should be listening and helping our friends. Even through the toughest times, through silence, true friendships always last.
A time when I experiences failure is when I made the B team for volleyball. From not making the A team I learn a lot of lessons. I knew that if I wanted to be on the A team then I was going to the have to push myself to improve. I knew that just because I didn’t make the team that I wanted to I shouldn’t give up and quit. I also knew that because I didn’t make the team that I want I couldn’t take it out on other people. I had to show good character and prove that I wasn’t taking it out on anyone else. I also knew that I could set long term and short term goals to reach to become better.
“You tried yet.” She pointed out, though I knew she was right I pleaded and pleaded not to go
“Okay, well I’ll race you.” Jack said confidently thinking there’s no way a girl could beat him because he just got a new pair of shoes.
Friends lift you back up when fallen, they bring joy when there is darkness, they can be the figurative light that is needed to keep going. George slowly explained that, “You an’ me. Ever’body gonna be nice to you. Ain’t gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from ‘em” (Steinbeck 106). Friendship is full of happiness, but there can always be sorrow and despair. We choose which type of friendship we have. We choose the effect that we have on people. What we choose to do with that, it is left to the future and you to
Most beautiful kindred of all of humans are the companionship. Without excitement, confusion, tangles and commitment life becomes a cake-walk if people have a hand of a friend to hold on. Can everyone imagine if there is no friendship in the world? Nobody will care about one another. Friends are the pillars of strength that give support and comfort in life "A hedge between keeps friendship green”. Friendship is the one of the medium that can build unity among community. As Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of United States, once said, “Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together”, I strongly agree to his statement because friendship teach to help one another, learn to accept each other and build trust and faith towards each other.
We do not make friends because they are useful but the bond of friendship, once it grows stronger and stronger has a number of positive aspects. There are certain secrets that can only be shared with our friends only. When we are facing a difficult situation in our lives, only true friends come forward to help us overcome all the difficulties.