Fender Mender

I walk in the quiet room ready to change its current state. I pick up the six-string and ring out the first note. The sound consumes me. A Fender guitar gives one of the nicest sounds I've heard. A year ago, I went to a local guitar shop and picked up a Fender Telecaster for the fun of it. I must have played for hours as I played all of the songs I learned on my crappy guitar on the Fender. The new sound gave me chills. I live for the sound, and a Fender allows me to do that. 

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Do It Jersey Style

I grew up watching football with my dad. I loved to look up the statistics of every NFL player. With this excitement toward football, I decided to start wearing my favorite players’ jerseys. I can remember, during my early high school years, buying the largest size jersey and having the sleeves (intended to be short) hang over my skinny arms and stop just short of my hands. Looking back, the football players, or everyone for that matter, in my school probably thought I was the funniest looking kid. Oh, the troubles of a skinny kid in high school…
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My Home is an Island?

My name is Andrew Kelley and I am a sophomore at UMBC. Home, to me, is a small town where I can walk into the local supermarket and say hello to at least ten people before I walk out. Home is a comforting place where I can take a bike ride to get to any point of interest. But more importantly, home is the place where I have access (due to my location on the water) to all of my hobbies which include swimming, fishing, and crabbing.  I call the small, yet sophisticated island called Kent Island my home.

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