mistakes I’m making can only be forgiven by one thing. Handing this kid a loss. It’s been deuce forever, I can’t seem to take two in a row. I know I’m better than him, but I just can’t win. Tennis is the only thing I have to keep my mind off of things. I can’t lose it. Let’s take it back to the winter. Tennis open courts just started, and I really only went just to mess with my teacher Rush Walters. I acted like a child at
the pressure of the tennis competition, and the sweat dripping down my head. I felt my palms sweat more and more as every second went by. The competition without my original team members was a misery. It was April, and the tennis season was over. That meant, new teams, new levels, and new members. We all played our last game, and were off to a new start. Once the new season started, we met our new team members, and started to practice. The upcoming Saturday was our first tennis competition. I was
”. This was the first time I witnessed a totally different side to my uncle, the tennis player side of him. Every tennis player is on his own on the tennis court. If he wants to win the match, he has to trust and rely on himself. It doesn’t
Throughout my high school career it has been my goal to get a certain score on the SAT essay portion. As soon as I finished the test, I knew for a fact that I did really well. However, three weeks later, I received my essay score and that was not the case. I sat down for several hours trying to figure out how to accomplish my goal so I could attend college with an academic scholarship. I sat down in my room trying to be as optimistic as possible and finally thought of an idea. That idea happened
papers. In high school, the writing prompts and essays that were given were not too lengthy and very specific on what to write about so it was not too difficult to clasp everything together. However, going in to my EN100 class it showed me how to open up my mind more and use a lot more of my own natural style on a paper rather than keep it solely based on research. Taking this course was very different from high school because you are allowed to write about what you want and that leaves a very broad option
Cover Essay My full name is Matthew Tak Hung Tam, and I am a senior majoring in business management. I am currently enrolled at USC Aiken for the fifth year. Before I was a business major, I was an engineering major, but I never had much passion for it. This is why I decided to change my major to business management during my sophomore year. While attending USC Aiken, I am part of a social organization and working as a student worker. I have been the Vice president of the USCA Table Tennis Club,
When I signed up for this course I was not expecting very much out of it. I assumed that, like most typical English courses, I would be learning to write proper essays. Once I saw that I would be writing to share experiences (Christmas tradition), writing to inform (biographical sketch), and writing to analyze (visual analysis) the class seemed easier. I thought this class would be a piece of cake! Unfortunately, I knew little of all the goals and expectations that would be needed from me! However
Nature’s Healing People often enjoy the connection they have with nature. They take time to appreciate their surroundings and take it all in when they head out to do errands or go out for walks. In the essay Lessons of a Starry Night, Kelly McMasters wants to have that same connection with nature through her newly born son. With her family splitting their time between homes in Manhattan and Pennsylvania, she wants to experience special moments with her new son by reconnecting with nature and making
A Critical Analysis of “My Kiowa Grandmother,” and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction” A Critical Analysis of “My Kiowa Grandmother,” and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction” The essays, “My Kiowa Grandmother,” by N. Scott Momaday and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction,” by Larry McMurtry, both seek to understand the values and traditions of an old way of life that has been lost to the trials and tribulations of time. By reaching back into history through their
Shakespeare's Portrayal of Henry V as the Model Monarch In this essay I intend to show that Shakespeare portrays Henry as the Classic Sovereign as he is patriotic, brave, cunning, religious, natural leader & in touch with the lower class of the country. I will use quotes and remarks in the play to show this and present it. I shall firstly do a summery of the play and give a basic image of what it contains, and then give a detailed analysis, which will give a more detailed