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In the first few pages of Wild, it describes the present being of strayed but is quickly followed by flashbacks to her past. These flashbacks are a reminder of how the story has reached the point where it opened, on the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT). This book is more than a memoir recounting just her hike up the western coast; it is a story of her life’s journey. It explains how who she presently is directly determined by who she used to be. Each step on the trail is another step forward in her growth

I am covered in skin too dark to be considered smart, but too light to be completely cast away. I am plastered in feminine characteristics too overt to be respected and revered, but too covert to not be overly-sexualized. Society has trapped me in the middle of two stereotypes and left me fighting to escape into my own identity. Questions like “where will I be … what will I be doing … who will I be doing it with ... “ricochet throughout my mind daily. Most importantly, my consciousness persistently

The phone line was ringing in slow motion. I heard a calm voice come across the other line saying, “9-1-1, what’s your emergency?” My heart was racing; I never thought I would have to answer this question. This was my first Speech and Debate travel tournament and I was excited to see what the outcome would be. On the flight to Las Vegas I had prepared myself for what seemed like everything; that is, everything related to the topic we would be debating. When I woke up on the morning of the first

Deception is not usually easy to detect, even if millions of eyes are watching the supposed deceiver. This is especially true in the case of Tonya Harding. Harding is a former U.S. figure skater whose reputation for being the first American woman to complete a triple axel is far overshadowed by her assumed participation in an attack on fellow Olympic skater, Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. Harding and Kerrigan both participated in the 1992 Olympics, where Kerrigan placed third in the figure skating competition

abusive mother raising her to be a child prodigy in the figure skating world. However, her attitude leads to many fights with judges who never gave her the recognition she deserves being the first US female skater to land a triple-double. It is here she meets her first husband; Jeff Gillooly who was also abusive to her but was behind her throughout her skating career. One night during the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Jeff conspires to scare Nancy Kerrigan giving Tonya a better

Robbie), the "bad girl" who was accused of coordinating an attack on her skating rival, Nancy Kerrigan. Tonya's skuzzy husband, Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan), had hired a friend to "intimidate" Kerrigan, and the end result was a broken knee and the world-famous outcry of, "Why?!" I, Tonya takes a look at the players of this media circus and lets them tell their own stories in their own words. I,Tonya feels brazenly like a Scorsese movie populated with kooky Coen brothers characters. Director Craig

We live in a world dominated by language. Whether it be spoken, written, or read the words that we are surrounded by influence us all in different ways. We are, in reality, byproducts of what we read, write, and talk about. This being said, our linguistic history tells a lot about us. As the language I was exposed to followed a natural progression and evolved, so did my linguistic capabilities. My development of the eight habits of the mind described in the Framework for Success in Postsecondary

The Olympic sports are a world competition, and there are a variety of world records. Cesar Cielo, from Brazil swam 20.91 in a 50 meter freestyle in 2009, as well as the 100m freestyle the same year. Paul Biedermann of Germany swam the 200m and 400m freestyle race in 1;42 and 3:40 in 2009. Zhang Lin from China swam the 800m freestyle in 7:32 in 2009. Sun Lang from China swam the 1500 m freestyle in 2009. Liam Tancock from Great Britain swam the 50m backstroke in 51.85 in 2009. Ryan Murphy from from

Olympic sports is a world competition, and there are a variety of world records. Cesar Cielo, from Brazil swam 20.91 in a 50 meter freestyle in 2009, as well as the 100m freestyle the same year. Paul Biedermann from Germany swam the 200m and 400m freestyle race in 1;42 and 3:40 in 2009. Zhang Lin from China swam the 800m freestyle in 7:32 in 2009. Sun Lang from China swam the 1500 m freestyle in 2009. Liam Tancock from Great Britain swam the 50m backstroke in 51.85 in 2009. Ryan Murphy from from

My sister Candice and I were sitting in silence as the plane started to take off. As they had announced before it was a full flight so Candice and I met a guy named Townsin and we talked the whole flight. He showed us some magic tricks and Candice tried to do one, but she failed to do so. When we landed in Omaha we said goodbye to our new friend and continued on our new adventures. We had to wait for our friend Savannah to come and pick us up at the airport and take us to the hotel where we were