Personal Writing: Before Stepping Up To The Plate, You Need A Spot On The Team.
Beginning of paper
I was simply devastated. All I wanted since I was a little boy. I thought about giving up, ending it all. Maybe I was not cut out for it.
My most precious dream had been shattered with two simple words, “you’re cut.” Of course, Mr. Seabright did not said it like that, coaches never do. ....
Middle of paper
.... juggling three baseball teams, an intramural league, a travel team that everybody made, and I was trying out for the All-Star team for the first time. I did well for my intramural team, and my coach, Mr. Keubler, was also a coach for my travel team and All-Star team. He asked me to play for the travel team, called the Devlin Team and I accepted, always eager to play as much baseball as possible. I had a good season with the Devlin team that year, and my two coaches were Mr. Keubler and Mr. ....
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Word count: 1370
Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)