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senior poem

a senior in high school
the end of one stage
the beginning of another
you've come so far
just to go much farther
although it feels like a lifetime
its only taken a fraction
you're ready to get out
but soon you will want back in
the days come and go quicker and quicker
and they don't slow down
enjoy the time and make some memories
because memories are always repeatable.

To the church of salem

Dear church,
i feel i have been falsely accused of committing acts against God for the Devil. Your accusations have been many and heavily punished, but I am not a criminal, nor a victim of witchcraft. I am a man of God, pure throughout. in my accusation you stated i had sent my spirit to a woman in her sleep on the night of November 26th, but on that night i was on a great hunt with my relatives, leaving no way for me to be anywhere near this woman. you can ask my old uncle Jacob, or my cousin Peter for an alibi. I even have the elk to prove my actions.

sincerely
Ryan

third eye blind

10 reasons i love the spring semester

1 easy going (as if it hadnt been all year)
2 its starting to warm up
3 spring break
4 to taks test
5 no more speech class
6 concerts
7 hang out with friends outside.
8 makes work alot easier.
9 end of school approaches
10 i cant think of anything else

18 reasons i am thankful for my parents.

1 provide funding for just about anything i need.
2 a place to stay
3 transportation
4 food to eat.
5 clothes
6 security
7 teaching self discipline
8 teaching determination and hard work.
9 support my thoughts and decisions.
10 teaches good morals
11 good taste in music
12 smarts
13 birthing me.
14 teaching life lessons
15 being good with my hands.
16 pointing me in the right direction
17 not spoiling me
18 helping me with these reasons.

human interest story

ARLINGTON, Va. -- It took a second or two for Jaimen Ortiz to fully comprehend what he was seeing: two toddlers playing in an open second-floor window, and one of them hanging from the window sill.

So Ortiz hopped a fence and ran to the apartment building. Just as he got there, the 2-year-old girl fell, screaming. Ortiz put out his arms and caught her cleanly, perhaps saving her life and certainly preventing serious injury.

"If I had delayed one more second, she would have fallen to the ground," Ortiz said through a Spanish interpreter, recalling the Oct. 13 incident.

The toddlers' father was charged with reckless endangerment.

Ortiz's quick thinking was honored Tuesday in Arlington, where the County Board presented him a certificate of recognition for his heroism.

Ortiz, 29, seemed slightly overwhelmed by the attention he received Tuesday as he fielded multiple interview requests.

"I have a 5-year-old child, and you never know. Maybe someday he might need help like I was able to give to this girl," he said.

While he was unaccustomed to the recognition, it's not the first time he has been a hero. As a teenager growing up in Guatemala, he helped save the wife of a friend from drowning.