The sun shines brightly on this warm significant summer afternoon. The slight cooling breeze makes it a perfect day for a soccer game. I approach the pitch with my seventeen teammates nervously walking behind me. As my leather cleats sink into the soft muddy ground, I strut confidently showing my teammates their captain foresees a victory. Starting up the warm-up for this State Championship game, the team looks anxious for the whistle to blow. The referees call for captains and...

Six years ago, at the start of middle school, I had a scheduled dentist appointment on a regular fall afternoon. Normally, going to the dentist is something that I looked forward to. Unfortunately, on this particular visit I did not get the result I was hoping for. My dentist told me that I needed braces. This could have quite possibly been the worst news anyone could have given me. Growing up, I was always told I had perfect teeth, and...