Here is a very interesting essay from my classmate, Zachary Ong from 5R - "Sheer Determination to Win". “Creak! Creak!” Yet another quiet afternoon floated by as I wheeled myself out of the school gates. In the distance, I could hear the voices of boys and girls shouting and playing – surely my classmates were at the basketball court. With single-minded determination, I put them out of my mind. This was not the time to think of them. High overhead, the sun held the world in its brilliant gaze as waves of heat shimmered before me. With one arm, I hugged my basketball. With my other, I skillfully manoeuvred the wheelchair along the pavement. Soon, I was at the pedestrian crossing near my house. I could still see the images from that fateful day, replaying repeatedly in my mind – the flashing green, me dashing across the street with my basketbal...
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