I Once Was Blind, but Now I See
A sunrise has the power to free us from the dull shade of night. Like clockwork, the sun rises every morning bringing golden rays of light that illuminate the world around us. It provides life to objects that surround us everywhere. The deep green needles of a pine, the crystal blue sky, or even the rich black surface of pavement all owe their color to the trillions of tiny rays that pour down from the sun everyday. Many people go about their everyday lives without even looking at the world around them. Everyday people take for granted what they are able to see. People don’t think about what it would be like if they woke up one morning and the sunrise wasn’t there. What would it be like if all the light from the world was taken away and all that was left was cold lonely darkness? Most people couldn’t answer this question, but I can.
When I was in ninth grade, my top concerns in life were things like whom I was going to ask to the dance, making the varsity wrestling team, and hanging out with my buds. I had no real conception of the world around me, except that I was in it. From the second I woke up until the second I went to sleep, I took everything I saw as a given routine. My mother’s emerald green eyes, a fresh red apple, and even the eye-catching sparkle of Nikki Melousky’s braces were some the little things I took for granted every time I saw them. On a chilly January day, one wrestling practice would change my life.
The ground was blanketed with a thick sheet of white snow, and it was so cold your fingers went numb after five seconds in the chilly air. I was at wrestling practice and everything was running as usual, except we were sweating bullets. See, the object of a wrestling practice is to sweat weight off, and that’s difficult to do when it is below zero outside. My coach’s solution was to make it hot: ninety-nine degrees hot! When it’s that hot, you sweat so much it makes a puddle. This puddle of sweat would open the window that let me see our world in a different light or, better yet, no light at all.
I was a hard worker, but my friend Devon liked to push my buttons when we wrestled.
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First, Even though it was cold, I took of the jacket during lunch and played kickball in a thin shirt, my arms feeling like braille from goosebumps. But when i returned to class i slipped the jacket on and shivered until i was warm. I sat on my hands, heating them up,while my teeth chattered liked a cup of crooked dice. Finally warm, I slid out of the jacket but a few minutes later put it back on when the fire bell rang. We paraded out into the yard where we,the sixth graders, walked
Iowa Wrestling, a documentary directed by Michael Smith and narrated by Dylan McDermott, is produced by ESPN. It was televised in 2003 on ESPN The Season, a series that reveals the rigidity, torment, and triumph of the nation's highest demanding sport groups. The film primarily focuses on a story about the Hawkeye's Men of The Mat, an élite group of wrestlers from the University of Iowa under the leadership of Jim Zalesky, the head coach and the promising new successor of former legend, Dan Gable. In the story, the team faces multiple obstructions and challenges that continuously attempt to run them down their darkest fear: losing. As seen throughout the film, the team pushes beyond their physical and mental limits in order to avoid meeting that fear. By all means, how they train their minds and bodies are unthinkable. It is quite frightening. For the Hawkeyes, wrestling is not a sport, nor even an intense competitive activity; it is war. Iowa Wrestling is nominated as one of the greatest sport documentaries of all-time because of its insightfulness. It goes in deep depths to analyze truly how intense wrestling can be, especially in the University of Iowa. However, the film is also intentionally persuasive, using means of cinema verité, or persuasive filming, to convey the message efficiently. The film is no jubilant one; it is powerful yet poignant. It appeals to the viewers with ethos, logos, and pathos, and can be shown thro...
Wrestling is more than just a sport; it is a way of life. And for those who enjoy its opportunities, it is something that takes the mind off of all of life’s troubling times, and puts one man against another to get their hand raised. Competition makes everything evolve, and there is no other sport that epitomizes what competition truly is. Wrestling spans the entire globe, and although it incorporates several different styles and many National and World events, remains overlooked by most.
The meaning of citizenship as a concept varies significantly for each individual-this meaning is directly influenced by factors such as age, ideological beliefs and socioeconomic class. Due to this difference in perspective it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what citizenship entails concerning the balance between the freedoms that we experience as citizens and the responsibilities that we must each fulfill in order for a democracy to function with stability and efficiency. This has become an issue in modern society as some citizens (particularly those in the millennial cohort) shrug off traditional duty based citizenship norms such as voting in elections, paying income taxes and obeying the law- for more “engaged” forms of participation such
There are individuals who believe in the existence of “God”. They argue that it is towards our own self-interest for us to believe in his existence. By believing in his existence, there will be enormous compensations and rewards in the heavens. Many of these individuals have had religious experiences, outside of the ordinary, that proves to them that “God” exist. There are those that even claim “God” has had some sort of manifestation in their personal life. They enforce “values” as those that are with the guideline of that superior being. In the contrary of Nietzsche, these individuals believe that good conquers power. Moreover, these two words are entirely two different concepts. We...
Ever since the previous season I had my standards set high. I had placed fifth, which was all right for the time being, but I knew as time went on I needed to push myself and increase my level of wrestling. I decided that I would do whatever it took, through thick and thin. I traveled to small local tournaments in Colorado, and a couple out-of-state tournaments, I even traveled to Delaware. It didn't really matter how I did at these tournaments because it was just all practice until February. So, I lifted and wrestled just about every chance I got. It was all in preparation for one match, six minutes.
So, all that basically means is that a good global citizen is someone who takes action within the global community. They are someone who knows their actions can have an impact on a neighbor but also someone across the globe. How many times have you seen those ads on T.V. to sponsor a kid in Africa? Many people ignore those ads but some people take action. The people who take those actions are considered to be global citizens. So with that said one of the best ways to become involved as a global citizen its to become involved with the Red Cross.
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The sunset was not spectacular that day. The vivid ruby and tangerine streaks that so often caressed the blue brow of the sky were sleeping, hidden behind the heavy mists. There are some days when the sunlight seems to dance, to weave and frolic with tongues of fire between the blades of grass. Not on that day. That evening, the yellow light was sickly. It diffused softly through the gray curtains with a shrouded light that just failed to illuminate. High up in the treetops, the leaves swayed, but on the ground, the grass was silent, limp and unmoving. The sun set and the earth waited.
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A world without color is an interesting scenario to consider. We would be left with a white sky, a black sea, and grey buildings. If you considered to imagine this, most people would imagine a black-gray-white world but aren’t they colors too? The absence of color is an impossible concept to imagine for those who have lived with color, and never really considered it to be such an important topic. Color is always a concept that we take for granted, and frequently fail to notice its wonderment. Now, let’s all take a moment to ask ourselves these questions. What would the world be like without the vibrant colors of a rainbow? Would the horizon exist? Would we appreciate the beauty of the sunrise or sunset? There are many things we would not be able to experience fully if there were no colors. Interestingly enough, many people still debate whether color really does exist or is it just an illusion in our minds that help us distinguish things from each other.………
If you are a citizen of the U.S.A. you may enjoy numerous basic rights and freedoms. Freedom of assembly and press are just a few. The rights of a citizen are assured by the Bill of Rights, the Constitution and the various Amendments therein. Still, along with these rights are responsibilities. Such liabilities include voting, following rules and laws, and jury duty. Minors may also be active citizens and assist in making their community a better place. A model citizen knows their rights, is responsible, stays knowledgeable, makes good decisions and participates in their community. This paper will help you learn what it takes to be a model citizen.
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