Part one of term paper
I hear my heart beat rapidly as my legs pick up the pace and carry me on. My adrenaline pumps more energy into every muscle of my body giving me the opportunity to pass one of my competitors. Striving to advance more, I attempt to gain speed. Pain and aching fills my body, but that doesn’t stop me. The triumph in the end eases all of my dis ...

Part two of term paper
... to pass the line. Victory! I didn’t finish first, I didn’t even place in the top three rankings, but I completed the race and beat my personal record. Like my finish line, my final months of high school come into view. But this race is not like any other; there is no finish line. High school graduation is my finish line and college is my next goal. This is the biggest race of my life as I realize that wanting to grow up so fast to become an adult isn’t what it seems like when your just a lit ...