So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try. I chose Paul Revere’s...
I knew my lines, but I was terrified to have to recite them in front of an audience. As soon as I saw the crowd of people down there, my heart beat so fast that I was unable to say a single word. W: That's how I feel just thinking about the spelling competition next week. ...
Last week, my son brought home a stack of papers from his first-grade class. Some of them had obvious spelling errors, but no one had marked them wrong. Later that same day, I was helping my 10-year-old daughter with a research paper. I noticed a few misspellings on her draft, but...
I'd like to introduce myself. My name is. Let me introduce myself. I AM. I don't believe we have meat. Um, I AM. Hi, I AM. Beer. The last formal. The least formal. The poor thing. How do you do. Formal. Good to meet you. Finding out confirming someone's name. Excuse m...
I was doing my best to save it, 750 words at a time.Article content At the same time, I also served as a departmental copy editor back then — which meant that I checked the spelling and formatting in the draft columns written by others. It wasn’t a glamorous job, but it was ...
Daisy read the last spelling word. She had___just for the first time in her life. She thought, "Is this the way I want to keep my perfect record-by being a cheater?" Finally, she erased what she had written earlier and replaced it with what she knew was the wrong answer. She...
I said. "I'm so lucky that I sat in front of you. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have found out till it was too late!” I got out my spelling words, studied all the way to school. And ended up getting a good mark in the test!The minute I got home, I gave Tex a big hug....
Part VII: just what am I getting myself into when I agree to an exclusive? Oh, what a week it has been, campers! Or, rather, what a six days. I’ll spare you the sordid details of the life editorial...
Suddenly, my dear Pink disappeared . As I was crying , I found a message with the following words : My dear friend, I am not a real girl . I was treated as if I have no fellings , but in fact I wish to be free and play like a real girl , but in your house ,I might feel...
I am a 36 yrs old male and this diet helped me loose about 13 pounds in 3 months with regular exercise. During this diet my bowel movement was fantastic – at 5 AM everyday I would be ready to burst out. I went off the diet since I reached my weight goal and went back to my ...