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Practice #1

"With one success a thousand failures lie forgotten, but with one refusal to try, a thousand successes, may prematurely die," was once said by an unknown genius. This quote has alot of deep meaning to it.This quote also relates to many other successful people in life. To me, this quote says, that if you do not even try, alll your success will vanish. The only way to acheive success is by failing many times. This is very true. For instance, look at Thomas Edison. He once said " I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways it doesn't work." These 2 quotes have meanings very alike. What would have happened if every famous person had a " refusal to try"? Then we would be no where. There would be no light bulb or telephone. And just like that all of our technology would all go down the drain. But these persistent people did not take no for an answer. They tried and tried until they got what they wanted. Students can also understand what this quote means to them, because this quote applies to everyone, wheather your the CEO of a company or a 6th grader. Students have to study to earn good grades. They also have to pay attention in class. If they refused to try, they would fail. In sports, this applies as well. Michael Jordan wasn't born with the talent to dunk. he had to practice to get it right. A baby won't learn to walk unless he/she tries. The saying, "Practice makes Perfect" also relates to this quote. If no practices, no one will be able to be successful. Just remember this, sooner or later, failure will be a sign of later success.

Practice #2

Life is full of many joyous surprises. I remember, my most pleasant surprise, was when I got my Nintendo Wii. My dad had told me we would get it this week, but because of Memorial Weekend all the stores were closed. So I waited anxiously for another week to go by. That weekend, my cousins wanted to take me to a park and play there. I wanted to go, but I wanted the Wii too, so my mom said we can get it when we come back at about 4:00. So I went with my cousins, and we met up with office friends and had a good time at the park. After, that we went bowling. Time flew by and it was nearly six when I remembered the Wii. But still I stayed, and after that my cousins drove me home, and we arrived at about 8:00 too late to get the Wii. I made a promise with my parents that I would get it next week and they agreed, but for some reason they were smiling mysteriously. My parents had told me to go downstairs to the garage, to get a water bottle. My brother accompanied me, wanting to grumble about how much he wanted the Wii. He ran ahead of me and opened the garage door. His eyes greww huge and his jaw dropped, and his face lit up. I looked past him into the garage. " What are you so happy about?" I questioned. He still didn't say anything. Then I glanced to my right and saw a pure white box. On the side, written in digital letters, only spelled one word: Wii. I was so happy, I sprinted up the stairs to thank my parents. They told me that they had gotten the Wii to see the reaction on my face. That was a moment I will never forget.