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1、申请国外大学的申请书申请国外大学的申请书申请国外大学的申请书篇一：美国大学文书申请范文申请国外大学的申请书篇一：美国大学文书申请范文美国大学文书申请范文美国大学文书申请范文I guess it was inevitable that Id be on hockey skates at some point in my life, but I did not expect that Id become one of a rare group of female ice hockey officials before I even reached high school. Being born i
2、nto a family of hockey players and figure skaters, it seemed that my destiny had already been decided.Right from the beginning, my two older brothers and my father strapped me up and threw me onto the ice. I loved it and, in my mind, I was on my way to becoming a female Gretzky! But my mom had to th
3、ink of something fast to drag her little girl away from this sport of ruffians. Enter my first hot pink figure skating dress! That was all it took to launch fifteen years of competitive figure skating. Even though figure skating soon became my passion, I always had an unsatisfied yearning for ice ho
4、ckey. It took a great deal of convincing from my parents that competitive figure skating and ice hockey didnt mix.My compromise became refereeing ice hockey; little did I know that I was beginning an activity that would influence my character and who I am today. When I began, I would only work with
5、my dad and brothers. Everyone was friendly and accepting because I had just started. I soon realized though that to get better I needed to start refereeing withpeople I wasnt related to, and thats when my experience drastically changed. An apologetic smile and an “Im sorry” wasnt going to get me thr
6、ough games now. As I began officiating higher-level games and dealing with more arrogant coaches, I suddenly entered a new male-dominated world, a world I had never experienced before. My confidence was shot, and all I wanted to do was get through each game and be able to leave. Sometimes I was even
7、 too scared to skate along the teams benches because I would get upset by what the coaches would yell to me. “Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” was a typical comment that coaches would spit at me during the course of a game. In their eyes, I did not belong on that ice, and they were going to do
8、whatever they could do to make sure no women wanted to officiate their games. I was determined not to let them chase me off the ice.I made the decision to stand up for myself. I never responded rudely to the coaches, but I did not let them walk all over me and destroy my confidence anymore. I starte
9、d to act and feel more like the 4-year certified Atlantic District Official that I am. There were still a few situations that scared me. One time I called a penalty in a championship game during the third overtime and the team I penalized ended up losing because they got scored on. I knew I had made
10、 the right call, even though I was unnerved when I saw the losingteams parents waiting for me at my locker room; for the moment I wished I hadnt called that penalty. Although it was scary at the time, I stood my ground and overcame my fears. That was an important stepping-stone in my officiating car
11、eer and in my life.After four years of refereeing, I still cant say its easy. Every game hands me something new and I never know what to expect. Now I have the confidence and preparation to deal with the unexpected, on and off the ice. I now also know to take everything with a grain of salt and not
12、let it get to me. I have learned that life is just like being out on the ice; if I am prepared and act with confidence, I will be perceived as confident. These are the little lessons that Im grateful to have learned as a woman referee.Things to Notice About This Essay1. The author tells an interesti
13、ng story about her experiences as a referee.2. A sense of her personalitydetermination, flexibility, good humorcomes through in the narration.3. Details like “Do you have a hot date tonight, ref?” make the narration memorable (wed love to hear more of these kinds of details).4. The essay needs a fas
14、ter start. The first paragraph (three sentences) says the same thing in both the first and third sentencesand gives away the essays surprise in the second! A good revision would delete all of paragraph one and start at paragraph two.5. Theres too much frame here and not enough picture. The essay nee
15、ds further development, especially about the difficulties of becoming and being a ref, to keep it vivid.6. The author should “dwell” in the meaning of the experience a little more at the end“I wonder aboutI also thinkSometimes I believe.” Significant experiences like this one, woven through many yea
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