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I am a cheer routine

You might think I’m just
a fifteen-year-old
with blonde hair
and blue eyes
But I know I’m more
way more than that

not a monster or angel
not a bird or bee
A cheer routine
a fast-paced cheer routine
When my days are gloomy
or I’m depressed

When I’m hurting
or incapable
I’m a cheer routine that’s crazy
I’m not clean
my coaches are frustrated
But when I revive my enthusiasm

my routine is hitting stunts,
tumbling, and motions
I become capable of getting a
1st place trophy
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl
is a cheer routine
a hectic, but flawless cheer routine

Extracurricular Activities: A Help or A Detriment

Jim has just gotten home from a track meet and still has tons of English, math and science homework to do. Similar to Jim, everyone has come home from an extracurricular activity with tons of homework. Focusing just on sports could possibly harm students by not having passing grades. However, that same focus on sports can help them stay in shape and possibly achieve athletic scholarships.
Extracurricular activities may be more fun than academics, but not necessarily more important . For example, three girls on the JV softball team failed the six weeks causing them to not be able to participate. In the process that also made the JV team not have enough to play and not have a JV team at all. In addition, a lot of teens are in extracurricular activities that aren’t involved with school such as club volleyball, soccer, or even select basketball. They still don’t do their homework because they care more about the sport they are playing. Too often, kids think only about what sport they are best at. Whether it be basketball, soccer or track, without passing classes, they are not able to play at all.
Being involved in extracurricular activities can help you stay in shape and possibly get a scholarship to get into college. For example, in athletics, you always have to work out to stay in shape for the sport you are participating in. Take basketball for instance, you constantly run up and down the court dribbling, passing, and shooting the entire game. To do so, athletes need to be in shape or they are of no help to the team. In addition, being in extracurricular activities can help pay for part of their college. However, they must have good enough grades to be accepted into a school first. If you are a good athlete, there is a possibility of scholarships being awarded.
Jim finished all his homework that night and a few years later was accepted into a university with good grades and a scholarship in track. Therefore, extracurricular activities may harm students that cannot manage their time by causing their grades to fall but can help them stay in shape in order to possibly receive scholarships in athletics.

How people deal with Extreme emotion

“Billy, come down here!” Stacey yelled to him. Billy slammed the door and rushed angrily downstairs. When extreme emotions taker over someone’s mindset it is important to keep in mind how someone looks and how they are acting. When people deal with extreme emotions they can become a stronger person and it also helps them live a life with less panic and fear.
When in a situation when strong emotions are present, using pride and control can help anyone become a stronger person. For example, in Night by Elie Wiesel even though Elie was confronted by the tribulations of the concentration camps and the death of his father, he was able to deal with sadness and anger because he accepted the pain he was going through. Elie had so much anger in his body after Idek let his fury out on him, but somehow managed to take the French girls advise and controlled and silenced his hatred for once. Through keeping these emotions to himself, Elie became a stronger person mentally.
Everyone has been in situation where you were completely shocked before your eyes. For example, someone is babysitting a friends little sister and they decide to take a swim outside and they turn for a split second and turn back and see her struggling for air underwater. Most would just stand their waiting for a miracle, very few would take action and think quick. A very common extreme emotion is fear. In addition, someone’s family member has been an a car wreck, and they are the emergency contact. They hear the words “There has been an accident.” and everyone around that person automatically sees fear in their eyes. Therefore, with fear comes panic in situations like this. Everyone has had that panic moment and most adults have learned to control it and take action. It should be the same way for kids and teens.
Therefore, dealing with extreme emotions can teach people of all ages many life lessons. Billy learned that the more he controlled his emotions the less stressful his life became. He was never in trouble when his mom called him downstairs. He just thought he was, so Billy learned that he should always be calm so that he does not get in trouble in the future.

The effects of Cellphones

“Oh shoot, I forgot to lock the house! Macy will you turn the alarm on with my phone?” Julie asked her youngest daughter Macy. Whether it’s turning on a security system or having quick access to a family member or friend, cellphones have affected our live sin many ways.
Cellphones have allowed many citizens of all different countries to have protection of their house and car even when they are not using them. For example, many men and women across the world have had a break in, some more than once. Now have made a security system that allows people to turn their alarm on and off without even being home. With just a click of a button they can turn off their water, lights, and turn on their alarms. It’s like having a magic power or being a super hero. In addition, cars are another important item being broken into. Sometimes it’s people wanting to steal the car itself, money, or even phones they see sitting in the anterior of the car. Just like the alarm situation people are able to lock, unlock, and turn on a car. Cellphones have affected people every day by being able to just click a button and everything is the way they want it to be.
Furthermore, it is important to be able to quickly access information, but also be easy to reach family members or friend. For example, in an emergency you may need information the patient can’t give you, one of the next things someone looks for is the patient’s phone to find any information if they are alone. Additionally, if someone is alone in an emergency most people would want someone to be there with them. Therefore, it would be easy to reach a family member or friend to stay with by the helpless persons side and keep them company. This is when cellphones have become very effective in our generation.
With the use of Julie’s cellphone she was able to lock her house and catch a burglar that afternoon. CellPhones have affected our lives by having quick easy access to information and security systems.