short, wide shouldered young man is going up against the best defense in the state not

knowing what is going to happen this Friday night. As Carlos and the rest of the Permian

Panthers take the field they are bitten by the cold wind of the West Texas Llano. The

crowd in the stands are anxious for the game to get under way when the Panthers and the

neighboring Midland Lee Rebels await the coin toss. To Odessa's advantage they win

the coin toss and elect to kick the ball

While Carlos is sitting on the bench awaiting for his offense to take the field he is

overwhelmed by all the things going on in his life. The first and for most problem is all

the attention he is getting from Div I colleges. Contemplating on whether to stay in his

home state of Texas or to go cross-country to the University of Miami. Either way

Carlos goes he is guaranteed a major role in either offense. Not knowing he didn't make

the required score of 21 on the SAT to be accepted for any school. Six minutes into the

first quarter the Panthers find themselves down seven to zero awaiting to take their first

near nothing. Apparently, a terrorist has set a bomb in that mailbox that the young

Carlos writes his family letting them know he made it to his post with no problems. He

the required score of 21 on the SAT to be accepted for any school. Six minutes into the

Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 7010
Approximate Pages = 28 (250 words per page double spaced)