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When you accomplish something it means you worked through something to complete it. When you accomplish something a wave of joy and pride washes over you. I would like to accomplish many things in life like being a better person and helping the environment. —Carter S. For years I’ve been watching my older sister play lacrosse, although I was never interested. I recently realized that for a long period of time I was not a part of any soccer teams, softball teams, or swim teams like I used to be on. This realization shocked me and it was rather upsetting, considering my time as a kid was so short and I was missing out on the fun of scoring goals, homeruns, and learning new swim strokes. I told my sister about this and she suggested I join a lacrosse team, adding that she could help me because I had never tried this sport. Even though I was scared to try something new, I joined a team last fall and since then I have not regretted it! I’ve made a lot of friends and at the end of the season I won an award for my defense position. I remember the first day when I met my coach and all the other players. They all knew each other so I felt very nervous, but things got easier and I eventually became friends with all my teammates. This has been one of my biggest accomplishments because trying new things can be scary, but eventually you ease into things and now lacrosse is my favorite sport!
I’m accomplishing my #1 goal: being president! I’m going to accomplish it by studying hard and working for my goal. —Indigo W.
I would like to accomplish being a good student at school. Every day I work on becoming a better reader. I also work on my comprehension skills. I love my teacher Ms. Robinson because she is teaching me how to be a critical thinker. She is also teaching me how to be better at math. If I come to school every day I can accomplish this goal. —Anila
—Julia K.
This school year I’m proud of myself because I got straight A’s on my report card. At first I had a hard time with reading and math but I worked at it every day by practicing until I got it right. My mommy and daddy helped me and that made me happy. Getting good grades makes me feel happy. I know when I put my mind to it I can do anything. —Steven B.
I have accomplished things like getting all As or doing my homework but, playing sports can be hard. This year I tried out for a travel volleyball team and made the team but the team had lots of drama. We didn’t´ have drama in the start and then we all got mad at each other for no reason. We have little to no drama now, we all accomplished many things like making the team or doing something great but we all have accomplished being kind to each other. Teamwork is the best work. —Keira F.
The lily represents how much “love” you have and as the lily grows, your heart will. How the hearts are locked strong that’s how strong you should hold onto your accomplishments. As many layers that the heart has is how long you should set your goal. Roses are red, violets are blue accomplishments are something anybody can do. —Aniya C.
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Accomplishing something means you mastered a certain skill. One of my accomplishments is reading Pride & Prejudice. The obstacles were challenging words. I searched them up. I have finished the 5th grade course on Khan Academy. I want to complete 6th grade. I want to learn Spanish and I will use MosaLingua. An obstacle is hard words. If I keep practicing I will get better. I accomplished learning a language by studying every day with my grandparents.
One goal that I would like to accomplish is learning how to read better. I also want to work on my comprehension skills. To accomplish this goal I must focus in school and pay attention. When I go home, I must study and ask my family to really help me.
Accomplishments: To get something done But not just done regularly; It is done successfully It is not completed in a minute It may take a little bit But you will accomplish an accomplishment
I think accomplishing something means to overcome an obstacle and become victorious. For example, the last three years our school basketball team has lost to Belle Blaze, another school basketball team, in the regular season. But, the last two years we were able to overcome this obstacle and win the championship. This was a great accomplishment. We hope to overcome this obstacle again this year and become victorious. —Paul M.
—Zoe
—Pierre B.
—Ananya
This past year I brought up my grades from C’s to A’s and B’s so I am proud of that.
—Danielle F.
When I was younger, I always wanted to be a basketball player. So, I started to play for a house team and I thought it was amazing. I went on to play for the house team for 4 more years. Then I started to play for my school team and we ended up winning the whole season for 2 years straight. I was so happy and proud of the team and myself. That’s why I love basketball. —Pryor K.
My accomplishments during life was in school and baseball. In baseball I made the USA team 2 times, made a lot of All Star Teams, and won a lot of championships. In school I managed to have straight A’s for 1 semester already. The accomplishments in baseball I want to have is when I go to my showcase game I want to show all the scouts that I am good and I want to be scouted. For school I want to get straight A’s in the 2nd semester. These are my accomplishments and also my goals. —Ethan K.
What I accomplished this year. I learned how to spell my name. —Carter I learned how to complete my assignments!! —Kanani
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I want to graduate from 8th grade. I want to win a trophy for tumbling. I want to accomplish a career to be a barber. —Malachy L. There are many things in life that you can accomplish, but there is always that greatest accomplishment that a person can have. My greatest accomplishment was making the travel basketball team I wanted to make. There are many things though I had to go through to accomplish this. I had to keep doing basketball lessons, I had to get stronger, and get more physical. It was hard to do this but I pushed through all the pain that I went through. Then I ended up making the team. —Charlie R.
What it means to accomplish something is to get something done. It is to solve a problem. You can accomplish many things in many ways. Some things you can’t accomplish. You might think, “I’m not good at this” or “I should give up.” You might not be good at it, but that doesn’t mean you should give up. Anybody can be good at anything if they put in time and effort. If there are obstacles in your way, you should work around them. You can ask for help, or do it by yourself. It doesn’t matter which one you choose, because the obstacle shouldn’t stop you from accomplishing something. —Holt P.
One thing that I would like to accomplish is going to college. The reason I would want to accomplish this, because it would raise my pay grade and to get a degree. It would make my parents proud, because I’ll be the second person in the family to go. Plus, I want to be successful in life, so going to college would help me. —Demarcus T.
An accomplishment is a goal that you have achieved. You have worked hard for this and they can be as small as winning a basketball game and as big as finding a cure for cancer. Some accomplishments take less than an hour. Some take dozens of years. Some personal accomplishments that anyone can accomplish are charitable work, being kind, and asking a neighbor to walk their dog. For some people if you lose a game it can be an accomplishment. You learn what mistakes you made and what you need to do better next time. Most people think that you have to complete an accomplishment but if you don’t you still learn from your mistakes. When you accomplish something it makes you feel grateful and like a hero. It makes you in a good mood and you can encourage others to do the same thing. Just one accomplishment can lead to many more by others.
To accomplish something means to get something done that you have been working hard for. —Ryan
What is an accomplishment? Is it doing something you never thought you could do? Is it being the first person to do something? Maybe, but I think an accomplishment is overcoming a goal you never thought was possible. When I have an accomplishment, I feel like I’m on top of the world. A feeling of pride washes over me. Why? I think it’s because you did something you didn’t know was possible but you did it anyway. It’s easy to make an easy goal and accomplish it. But that’s not an accomplishment. An accomplishment is overseeing the challenges and persevering yourself and defying everything the people say to you to bring you down. That, is what an accomplishment is. —Andrew P.
One of my greatest accomplishments this year was being able to talk out loud way more than I used to. Before, I hated talking out loud. I didn’t enjoy the idea of talking where everyone is listening to me. But over this year I have been more brave and talked a lot in front of the class.
Shariel H.
—Allison L.
—Reid W.
I plan to accomplish 4,000 trophies on Brawl Stars this summer. —Nathan
Accomplishments are things you worked hard for to get or worked hard to get where you are. To accomplish something you have to set a goal for yourself and complete that goal. To achieve a goal you have to be hardworking and determined to get something you really want. When you accomplish something you feel proud of yourself for being able to accomplish whatever it is that you wanted to accomplish. Just about everyone has made an accomplishment. What have you accomplished? What are you proud of yourself for?
The goal I want to accomplish is to be a fashion designer. It is a dream I’ve wanted to accomplish for forever. I hope my dream becomes a success.
—Samantha S.
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Well , I don’t have that many accomplishments but I can tell you about the few I do have. The first one was when I was in a fencing tournament. I was going up against someone that had a lot more practice than me. As I got ready to start I remembered what my coach said to my fencing team, ”strike the stomach.“ Thinking back on this, this is probably really bad to consider an accomplishment. Well as I began to remember those very words, I ran as fast as I could and pushed his stomach in but to my surprise, he just ate lunch and he puked all over the fencing strip. It was really disgusting, but I still won! The second one is a little less disturbing. When I was little, my family was visiting relatives and their kids had this weird playground and I was just looking out of it from the inside of the playground but then my cousins showed me the new addition to their playground. Since I haven’t seen this anywhere or on any playgrounds I should probably tell you about it. It’s like a pogo-stick but it has a flat platform on the bottom and it’s attached to a rope and you swing back and forth on it and you can jump. My cousin called me down to show me something. He twisted the rope as far as it could go and got on and when he got on it he spun really fast. When he got off he asked if I wanted to get on and I did. When I got on it made me really dizzy and I fell off of the thing and hit the floor just then my cousin yelled at the top of his lungs to tell me to move out the way. My other cousin was on the swing and bam, she hit me. I didn’t go to the hospital and my cousins didn’t get in trouble. So ,I guess my accomplishment in this story was me surviving.
You are proud of your accomplishments because you completed something successfully. The accomplishment could be as small as getting a medal or as big as climbing a mountain. It only matters how much you support the accomplishments you have done and how much you like the accomplishment. It is valuable to you no matter how big or small it is. An accomplishment may be a big thing because it makes you a celebrity or it may make you stand out. It can also make you wealthy or people might make fun of you for it. An accomplishment can be something you achieved or finished in time. It could be finishing a test and getting an A which is what I get on my vocab tests and I get very happy. When I accomplish something I feel happy never sad. I want to accomplish to get all A’s on my report card. —Aayan M.
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—Alexandra W.
I want to be something in life. To be better than my dad. Be a product of what made me. Be the next Jordan. Be the first one in my family to go to college. Be the best son my mother always wanted don’t go down the same road my father did. My greatest accomplishments are when the time our basketball team won the championship it takes ups and downs to achieve things and it’s not always so easy. Like the time I first started basketball and I quit and now it’s my favorite sport and I did not stop now I am on two basketball teams and won the championship. Now accomplishments are not always the biggest things in like video games if you get a win or start streaming I am just saying it does not have to be like a world wide thing it’s something that matters to you and that is it. —Jack R.
—Karon C.
My greatest accomplishment is passing 5th grade. It was a hard time because they were giving me stacks on stacks on stacks of work. It was difficult to keep up with the pace. At one point I was ready to give up and just stop all my hard work because I was exhausted, but my mom encouraged me to keep going even when it’s tough. So I did and persevered until I made it to 6th grade. I accomplished getting my first A on my math test. I plan to accomplish honor roll by working really hard on all of my work. I plan to accomplish losing some weight over the summer by working out a lot over the summer. Some things that might be a little speed bump is my schedule, or my work might pile up again. —Elizabeth W.
Life is a big accomplishment. I live in a big environment working my way up to high school. If I can do it, you can too. You can accomplish anything. It’s just all in what you believe in. I’m trying to succeed in life. I’m trying to stay alive. My goal is to be a famous dancer. I’ve been dancing since I was in Pampers.
My greatest accomplishment this year was getting straight A’s this quarter. —Lia D.
I’m going to read over my summer. —Guadalupe G.
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You’re standing in front of a wall that stands 100 feet tall and 100 miles wide in the pitch black of night. You have to get past that wall, it’s your dream. You can’t get around the wall because of its massive width, you have to go up it. You start climbing knowing if you fall nothing’s going to catch you. You’re scared but your courage and bravery are overwhelming it that you can only feel the slight tingling sensation in your body. Climbing, climbing, climbing 20 feet. You will not look down you will keep persevering until you get to the top of that wall. 50 feet, then 100 feet you’re there!!! You feel as if you’re at the top of the world the wind blowing in your face as if it is trying to blow you over but nothing is going to stop you now nothing ever again. You will pass every other challenge with ease. This is by far the biggest accomplishment you’ve ever had. A smile comes across your face because that’s the only thing you can think of. This is how you should feel when accomplishing such a task. You never gave up and kept persevering. For me this is how I feel when playing sports, and they’re some of the greatest feelings I’ve ever felt. This is how completing accomplishments you never thought you could surpass are some of the greatest feelings you will ever experience. So go out and complete what you never thought you could, and if that’s not possible work for it. Work still when your body doesn’t let you anymore.
I first got my white belt I was very nervous first doing taekwondo and then I broke my board cause you do that after every belt, but that time my foot was in pain! But in the end I still got the belt and then I went all the way to get my black belt.
Charlotte B.
—Diego M.
I am planning to accomplish and learn how to paddle board over the summer.
At the end of the school year in 5th grade my report card showed me getting A’s in all my subjects. It was one of my greatest accomplishments ever (for now)! My future accomplishment is to become a train driver, fireman or conductor. The way I could get this job is to go to a school where I can do this stuff. —Derrick D.
—Brayden R.
I want to go to a place in France and do ziplining. —Jean
I have accomplished things. First, I learned to ride a bike in 2 days. Second, I accomplished not throwing up on an airplane landing. I have accomplished memorizing my long speech in 5th grade Olympics project. I have accomplished not getting glasses (I used to watch TV every day for six hours straight...). I also accomplished reading 1,500 pages one summer. And I’ve won the class spelling bee for 4 years (3 years straight and once this school year). And then I’ve accomplished typing this....
What I want to do when I get older I want to be an actor and live in Los Angeles and have a girlfriend and 2 kids and then when I get older have my own TV show. —Brandon W.
Many people spend their whole lives waiting. They want to accomplish their life goals and push their smaller victories away. Why? A victory or accomplishment inspires you, making you want to do more. It makes you have this indescribable feeling of satisfaction and triumph. You’ve done a great thing that you should be proud of yourself for, but it’s not enough. In the world, everyone is so pressured to be the best. They believe that they will never be good enough because of what they look like, talk like or act like. In real life, people are pushed away for being themselves. But if you remember what makes you great, from the big accomplishments to the ones that you barely remember, you’ll feel better. These small victories are what makes us better people, happier and smarter. —Lila P.
This summer I will like to accomplish learning how to play football. I also want to learn karate. —Dominique R.
—Maxwell Z.
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Many have accomplished things, and many have tried. Many are still trying. Accomplishments are things that anyone can achieve. No matter who tries, accomplishments are standing in the dark, waiting for someone to reveal them. You have probably accomplished things and I have too. Some of my accomplishments have been winning events like math competitions and spelling bees. Some things used to be accomplishments, for example in kindergarten, getting grades for the first time and seeing that they are straight A’s. Accomplishments keep coming, no matter what they are. Think of something you want to accomplish during the rest of the year or during the summer, and I’ll tell you some of mine. Some of my “hope-tocomplete” accomplishments during the summer are learning to drive (I know I’m only 11). I just want to know how to drive so when I come of age, I can drive pretty easily. For now, I don’t have many accomplishments to do, and you may not either. They will come though. They could come sooner or later, but they will still come.
What does it mean to accomplish something? If you have a task to do, finishing it could be an accomplishment. For example, if you have a huge project to do, and you finish it on time, and get a good grade, you accomplished something. However, I think that accomplishing something is different than just doing something. I believe that doing something has a much more negative tone than accomplishing something. Accomplishing something means doing something with effort and you put thought into it, while doing something means just getting it out of the way or not putting any effort into it. Accomplishing something means doing something, even if it’s super hard, is doing something to the best of your ability and putting as much effort into it as possible. What do you think? Is accomplishing different than doing something?
—Adrian P.
—Niklas S.
To accomplish something means to achieve or complete something successfully but I think it means something else. Accomplishing something is like a battle because usually there are a lot of obstacles. These obstacles makes accomplishing something hard and it makes accomplishing something feel good. I have accomplished many things. I have accomplished making a realistic drawing. I also rode a bike to the MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY that was a long and exhausting bike ride but it was worth it. That is what I think accomplishing something is and some of my accomplishments. —Peter Y.
Where will I be? Will I be happy Will I be living happily Will I have a job to feed my family Will I have children of three Will my husband be happy with me I just want to be happy you see I want to be as happy as can be With my family Where would I be? —Zakia R.
This past school year I have accomplished one of my goals which is to get better at math.
Accomplish me Accomplish me Am I really complete? Are there only goals to achieve? Is my mind at ease? Am I going to succeed? What’s going on? Am I right or wrong? Am I accomplished? Accomplish me, accomplish me Fix me! Complete me! Achieve me! Ease me! Correct me! Accomplish me, accomplish me! —Catrina B.
—Alex
The accomplishment that I want to achieve in my life is to become the greatest zoologist in the world to provide money for my family. “The goals you achieve will reflect on your future.” —Danny S.
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What an accomplishment means is a goal that you completed. Example: I accomplished getting good grades.
A time in life when I accomplished something was when me and my sister were in a dance group. We competed against other schools and even if we would lose a game we still had fun and were very happy. When we left our school in Wisconsin we still were always a part of the Baird Dance Group. And we will always be in memories and we will never forget the great times we all had together. —Kiazia L.
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What accomplishments mean to me is that when you try to do something and you fail and fail and you keep trying until you finally get it. I’ve seen people achieve their goal but they want to do more than they do so they do even more work. Why people do these things is because they love the things that they do. When people want to accomplish something they either want to do more than they already had done or they finished something and they want to do something new and accomplish that specific task. If you want to accomplish something make sure you love the things that you’re doing and not something that someone made you do—make sure that you love it and make sure you want to do it.
Jordan Howard, Chicago Bears running back, is one of the most powerful/strongest players in the NFL. Although he wasn’t always a star and had to overcome harmful positions in his life. When he was young his dad passed away from a rare disorder. That was devastating to him because even though he was young his dad had a huge roll in his life. His dad got him into many things including his favorite, football. Fast-forward to his college career, he is a great player for his team playing the running back position. The college closed down and he was stuck in a position and had thought of giving up football for good. Then he got an offer from Indiana. He was a stud on the offensive side of the field and then was drafted 150 overall in the 2016 NFL draft. That was all he needed to make it to the pro-bowl in his first season and start his own prevention program for the disease that took his dad’s life. —Julian V.
—Cheyanne C.
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I have accomplished so much this year, and last year. I moved to a new school where I didn’t know anyone. I also didn’t know the school building, which led me to being confused for half of the year. I also started off in 6th grade with C’s and now I only have A’s and B’s. Another thing I accomplished this and last year was getting to know some of my classmates better which all of them have helped me get through the school year. One of the recent things I’ve accomplished is finishing The Office, (my favorite TV show). I’ve accomplished a lot this year and I hope to accomplish more. —Noa S.
To accomplish something is to get something like a goal done. Sometimes you have small accomplishments and sometimes they are big.
—Oliver C.
Recently me and my friends wanted to be able to do an exercise we call “wall sitting” at the end of the day. Our teacher didn’t allow it at first so we started a petition. During our first 39 minutes we got 36 names which was a whole sheet. We even got everyone in our class except for one student. Seven of our staff members even signed and now we are so much closer to accomplishing our goal of being able to exercise. Currently we’re trying to accomplish getting all the students’ names from sixth and fifth grade. —David B.
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Accomplishments are things in our lives that we either work hard or not at all for, like getting into the Olympics and winning gold. Accomplishments are things that make us feel great about ourselves, and if it was an accomplishment with someone else, then we feel great about them too. Accomplishments can relieve so much stress off people because if it was a hard task then it will take a while and might not be as fun but as long as the outcome is good then it will all be worth it in the end.
I would like to accomplish becoming a better football player. When I become a better player, I can get in the game and play. My dad is going to help me accomplish this goal. I like football. It is cool for me to play and I want to be the best. —Quron J.
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Tony I worked hard to get the grades. —Jackson
Getting something done no matter if it takes a ton or no time at all either small, or the size of the sun. It is an accomplishment what ever it meant it is an accomplishment
Me playing soccer.
Some of the accomplishments that I’d like to accomplish in the present is to obtain an A or B in math and also be the best person I can be. Some of the accomplishments that I’d like to accomplish in the future is to become a surgeon for a few years then become a vet for a few years. I also want to volunteer at a homeless shelter and help out a little bit. —Tyreail S.
—Karina
People accomplish things all of the time. Something that I have accomplished is learning how to swim last summer. I even taught myself how to! It was slightly frustrating, but at the same time also very fun. When I finally figured it out I went right into 12 ft. with my friends who already knew how to swim. I soon was going only into 12 ft. because I thought it was very fun and also, my little sister can’t bother me there. I’m proud of accomplishing swimming, because it is very fun to do and a good skill to have. —Abigail B.
There are many accomplishments that I’d like to have in life. I want to do good in school and get my education so I can play basketball. I will accomplish this goal with my teacher’s help. Ms. Robinson will help me to accomplish this goal by pushing me to do my best and complete all of my assignments. This will prepare me for college. —Brandon C.
Accomplishment Don’t be getting prideful It means you’re competent Simply delightful
—Kaniya H.
Accomplishment Don’t be overconfident Make a statement And leave them in astonishment
To accomplish something means to get something done and what you accomplish is something you should be proud of. Many people have accomplishments, as well as me for the last three years I have made it to the state championships of swim team, it took a lot of hard work to get to those points. And I have been doing Tae Kwon Do for four years now and I finally got my black belt, it made me feel so good and amazing! I have a few things I would like to accomplish in the future I would like to be a swimming Olympian, and I would also like to be a successful lawyer.
—Navarra T.
—Klementina K.
Achievement Take a compliment We can be in agreement At least be an optimist
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The things that I want to accomplish are becoming a pediatrician and passing all of my classes. During this process, I will face challenges and hard times, but that’s a part of life. The second one of my accomplishments is to graduate and achieve my goals.
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Some accomplishments I achieved are getting better grades than last year and always being the first person in line for every class. Another accomplishment is that I played in many sports teams (volleyball, basketball, swimming, etc.) and played a good role in them. An accomplishment I want to achieve is to work harder in swimming and make it to state championships! —Paulina A.
My accomplishment is getting the basketball into the hoop! It is such a good feeling! —Lorelai R.
I’d like to accomplish being a better person! I’d like to accomplish being a better as one! I’d like to accomplish being the Tariah I know and I can be! I’d like to accomplish being a better person! —Tariah H.
My favorite accomplishment was when my travel soccer team won the state championship. We won the championship on the first year we were there and now we are going to try for two in a row. —Gianlucca E.
I have accomplished brushing my teeth by myself over the past school year. —Sapphire F.
You know you have accomplished something when you have reached your goal. Whether running a marathon, turning 13 years old, trying something new, or even drawing a picture, you can always accomplish something. When you do one of those things, it makes you feel good. Other people will be proud of you and congratulate you after what you have done. There’s no harm in doing it unless you are trying to accomplish something that might be negative for yourself in the long run. —Julia F.
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One of my greatest accomplishments was when I went to a synchronized swimming meet and performed my solo for the first time. I’m proud of this accomplishment because I was so nervous that I was going to mess up or fall flat on my face, that I almost couldn’t stand up. My nerves were definitely my biggest obstacle but once I asked myself, “What’s the worst that could happen?” I felt better and my solo got me first place.
Accomplishments are strange if you think about it. It’s the feeling you get when you complete something. Think of it this way: you’ve finally done something hard, and it’s not gone smoothly. You’ve faced many things on the way, like stress and impatience. You’ve procrastinated, and you’ve struggled. But you’ve finally did it. Why do you feel so happy after you’ve finally done it? I mean, yes, you’ve finished a difficult task, but why don’t you linger on the stuff you’ve gone through? Why don’t you remember the intense stress? It seem strange to me, to have gone through all this, and maybe the final thing isn’t what you hoped for. It isn’t the glam and fabulous thing you imagined in your head. Maybe you didn’t write as much as you thought you would, and maybe you didn’t get the best grade. So why do you feel so happy? Why do you feel accomplished if the outcome isn’t want you wanted? —Ellen A. When you accomplish something you will feel amazing. Imagine you’re planning something for more than a year and it pays off, to me that is one of the best feelings in the world. Accomplishments also motivate people to try other things.
Astarte W.
“One wrong turn can ruin your life.”
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“Pick, but choose wisely.”
—Devin S.
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“ONE OF THE VERY GREATEST MUSICALS EVER CREATED!” Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
When you accomplish something you feel proud. Accomplishments can be goals or dreams and when you accomplish these goals you feel good inside. To accomplish something you may have to get past an obstacle that is in your way. But, once you are past the obstacle you will feel relieved and assured. An accomplishment is a good thing and you should never give up on accomplishing a goal.
My goal is to be good at basketball. I want to try hard because I feel like I’m not trying hard. My other goal is to make my mother proud by cooking for her and make her proud by passing 6th grade. My last goal is to get A’s and B’s, do all my work and do good.
—Gabi W.
—Dejuan T.
This year I won my class spelling bee. I’ve always wanted to win so it felt so great. I was really proud of myself for all the hard work I put in and it paid off. Accomplishing something is one of the best feelings in the world, especially if you worked for it. So next time you want to accomplish something just put in the effort and you just might do it.
Jayla J.
Aiden C.
I am going to accomplish being a chef. To become a chef I need to train. I will go to school to train to become a chef. To accomplish something means to complete something that makes you happy like a goal. I have accomplished a goal of getting better at playing goalie in soccer.
—Piper M.
—Richard
What it means to accomplish something is when you start a race nice and strong and reach the finish line in first place. What it means to accomplish something is to get a good grade in math only go home to play video games. What it means to accomplish something is to clean your room to go outside and play ball or go to a party.
An accomplishment is something you want so bad and you work so hard for that you don’t even care how long it takes or how hard it gets. It’s also something that when you finally accomplish it you can’t help but to be overjoyed, utterly exited and completely proud. It also has its ups and downs, like you might have been up working on it until midnight but when it’s all done you have an amazing feeling of relief that can’t be stopped. It’s like the whole world has finally fallen into your arms and you are in complete control like no matter what happens it will all be ok because you have done the things that mean the most to you and make you the happiest. An accomplishment shows who you truly are. Showing your true colors is hard but in the end it is truly worth it.
—Jeremy H.
—Amelia M.
Dylan
My goal over the summer is to play soccer and basketball in the park with my mom and dad.
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Summer 2019
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