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Dave wanted to be an English teacher. And he also had dreams of traveling. He found a teaching position in China. So he took the position. But he had severe trouble getting used to the foreign country.
"Jim always cheated at basketball. And he always tried to rationalize his actions. One day, he took too many steps without dribbling the ball. And he knocked someone over while going for a dunk. Later, someone threw the ball at his face and he had trouble seeing."
"Wayne couldn't stop sneezing. And he couldn't figure out why. He thought the air in his room might be causing it. So he bought an air purifier. And soon, his sneezing went away."
Eric was at an expensive hotel. And he decided to use their tennis courts. There was a sign that said not to use shoes with black soles. But Eric ignored it. Eric had to pay a fine after black marks were found on the court.
"Joe was at a picnic. And he expecting his friend to arrive. He waited for hours, but nobody showed up. And he ended eating all the food he brought by himself. When Joe got into his car, he saw his friend arrive but left anyway."
"Ian was walking home from school. And he passed by a car repair shop. He heard an extremely loud explosion. It was a car tire that popped. Afterwards, Ian heard a ringing noise that never went away."
"Jim moved into a new house. And he thought about planting a tree in his backyard. But he realized it would take decades to grow. When summer came, he realized his house needed shade. So he planted a seed and patiently waited."
Cindy loved drawing people. And her friends and family always gave her great compliments. Cindy thought she was a great artist and went to art school. But her figure drawing instructor criticized her drawings. And Cindy never went back to the school again.
"Paul was really hot. And his thick hair was driving him crazy. So he decided to shave it all off. And he was satisfied by how much cooler he felt. And every summer, he decided to shave his hair."
Sam was at a pool party. And she wanted to show her friends that she could swim. So she swam across the whole pool and across the deep end. But she struggled to stay afloat. Her friends had to call an ambulance.
"Jane finally had enough money to travel to Japan. And she was so excited when she got there. But when she went to a sushi restaurant, her excitement vanished. People stared at how she dipped her sushi in soy sauce the wrong way. And the sushi chef was mean to her when she tried to give him a tip."
"Jim ran into one of his high school friends, Rick, at a bar. And they decided to hang out. But Jim smelled drugs when he got into Rick's car. And Rick pressured Jim into trying some. Years later, Jim left college and stopped talking to his family."
"Sam always knew he needed to wear glasses while driving. But he didn't like wearing them. One night, he took a wrong turn home. And he couldn't read the street signs. He didn't get home until 4 AM."
"While in high school, Matt wanted to be a doctor. But he saw advertisements about joining the marines. And there were recruitment officers at his school. Matt was talked into joining the military. But luckily, he was never seriously injured."
Mike wanted to be a singer. But he struggled in his singing class. His friend had an auto tune program for him to try. And Mike was happy with the results. He quit his singing class and focused on producing electronic music.
Barry wanted to shave his head. But he thought it would be a waste of money to go to a barber shop. So he tried shaving his head himself. But he ended up irritating his scalp. And his hair looked very uneven.
Wayne was an experienced surfer. But he was afraid to ride certain waves. His friends convinced he was good enough. So he reluctantly tried to surf on a 30 foot wave. But he ended up in the hospital and never surfed again.
"Zoey was playing video games on her computer all night. But her back began to hurt. She ignored the pain and continued playing. But it got so bad she had to lie down. When she tried to sit down the next day, her back was in severe pain."
"Cindy was only learning how to bake. But her friends thought she was really good. One of them suggested baking a birthday cake for someone. But she knew she wasn't good enough. After enough peer pressure, she ended up baking a terrible cake."
"Kim usually carried pepper spray while walking to school. But one day she thought she was worrying too much and went without it. On her next walk to school, someone attacked her and stole her phone. Ever since, she carried pepper spray with her. But she never ended up having to use it."
"Linda was playing basketball. But she began feeling really exhausted. The game was almost over, so she continued to play. But later, she found herself in a hospital. Her friends told her she had a heat stroke."
"Linda worked at a restaurant. But she was only a dishwasher. She wanted to become a chef. But couldn't pay for culinary school. For the next 7 years, Linda's job made her more and more depressed."
Donna new her nephew liked video games. But she wasn't sure which kind he would like. She went to a video game store and talked to a sales associate. And she bought him a game she thought he would like. But it didn't work on the video game console he had.
"Omar was watching the news. But suddenly, a police pursuit was on. Omar was upset because he just wanted to know the weather forecast. But he quickly became absorbed in the chase. He celebrated when he watched police perform a pit maneuver."
"Kevin loved stealing things, no matter what the cost. He walked into a convenient store. And he ran out with a bunch of sports drinks that cost a few dollars. He tried to steal from the store again a week later but was caught. And he realized it wasn't worth the money."
Brenda saw an expensive new vacuum being advertised on TV. She always thought her old vacuum was loud and heavy. So she paid for the new slim and quiet vacuum she saw. She was amazed at its sleek profile and design. But it was so weak that it could barely clean her carpet.
"Olivia loved her old dirty teddy bear. She has had it for several years. She took it on vacation with her and left it in her hotel. After a maid cleaned up her hotel, the bear was gone. She searched through the dump for hours but never found it."
"Tim was very overweight. So everyone made fun in gym class. He decided to try his best and work out more. And he became very buff and confident. Soon, everyone began to respect him."
"Hank wanted to learn how to play the drums. So he bought a cheap drum set. He thought they were too loud. But he figured he would get used to the noise. But after a few weeks of playing, his ears couldn't stop ringing."
Bob wanted to save money on oat milk. So he decided to make his own. He put rolled oats and water in a blender and strained it. But it tasted thin and watery. He made oat milk over and over until he went back to buying it.
"Jim was bored. So he decided to read scary stories online. He became absorbed in a story about alien abductions. And afterwards, he feared an aliens would abduct him. He became increasingly paranoid and barely went outside."
"Ivan had a simple math test. So he thought he could do every problem as quickly as possible. He finished in a few minutes and confidently turned in his test. And he was in a good mood the whole day. But when he got his test score back, he was devastated."
David needed an office chair. So he went to an office store and looked. But they were all so expensive. He decided to pick up a cheap one on a Chinese website. But it fell apart after a few weeks.
"Tina loved shopping for shoes. So she asked her boyfriend to take her to the mall. Tina went to store after store to buy various pairs of shoes. And soon, her boyfriend could no longer pretend to be interested. They had a big argument inside a store and never saw each other again."
"Brenda wanted to learn how to craft pottery. So she attended a pottery class every weekend. Her teacher didn't give her much instruction. But her desire to learn was very helpful. And after a few years, she was selling pots and vases she made."
"Sarah's long finger nails were bothering her. So she decided to cut them really short. A few minutes later, her mom gave her a canned soda. But she couldn't open it. She regret cutting her nails so short."
"Lisa saw a new chocolate shop at her local mall. So she decided to go inside. Initially, she was upset by the expensive prices. But she thought the chocolate there might be worth it. She bought a dark chocolate bar for $11 but instantly regret it."
"Lisa wanted to save money on bread. So she decided to learn how to bake it herself. Her first several tries weren't successful. And she ended up spending more on extra flour than she wanted. But after a few weeks, she never had to buy bread again."
"Lana loved horses. So she saved money for horseback riding lessons. She was ecstatic when she approached her teacher and horse. But when she started to get on the horse, she became really scared. And after a few minutes, she didn't want to ride anymore."
"Lana knew that sushi was healthy. So she went to a sushi restaurant. But after she finished her sushi, she saw someone eating mochi. She decided to order some. But she felt guilty when she got home."
Tim and Jill wanted to get their house painted yellow. So they looked through a catalog to choose the right color. They were shown a preview of how their house would look. And they were please by the light creamy color. But the color turned out being too bright and saturated.
"Kim knew her neighbor, Todd, was good at fixing computers. So when her laptop broke, she sent it to him to fix. Tod quickly fixed what was wrong. But he also copied all of her pictures and videos on to his computer. And he wrote a program to crash her laptop again in a few months."
Cindy devoted her life to helping animals. So when she saw a baby bear stuck in a ditch. She tried to help it and didn't have time to wait for anyone. She gave it a thick branch to climb up. But the bear pulled the branch in along with Cindy.
Troy took up farming. Everything was going well. He was confident pests would not attack his plants. So he did nothing to protect them. He ended up losing that month's harvest to insect.
There was a new popular game out. Guillermo thought if he hacked the game he would receive rewards. He learned hacking really fast. And he benefited from hacking for a while. But he received a permanent ban.
"Ken really messed up his leg. He had a competition coming up, the nationals. He decided to work through the pain. He ended up winning the competition. Unfortunately, his doctor told him he would never play again."
Herbert was dead set on buying a new ps4. He had to make money somehow. So he found a nice temporary job. He worked hard there for three months. And he finally got enough money to buy the ps4.
Hugo saw his friend sprain his ankle. He told his friend to drop out of the big race. His friend ignored him. So he told his trainer. The trainer ended up telling him to not attend.
"An artist was making an anime show. He was given a short deadline. The producers wanted the show out quickly. So he quickly made an episode in only one week. Unsurprisingly, it had low quality."
Mario had to public speak. He was not gifted and was nervous. So he decided to practice everyday. He thought he was ready. But he choked during the speech.
Sal was a very active kid who didn't listen sometimes. His parents told him he would be grounded if he misbehaved. Sal ignored them. He actually started yelling very loudly. So his parents had no choice but to ground him.
"Tommy and his parents were at an airport. His parents warned him to stay at his side. Tommy wanted to explore. Unfortunately, during his exploring he got lost. He was grounded for not listening."
Toby was a little toddler. One day he bit his uncle Tobias. Tobias warned him not to do it again. Toby bit him anyways. So Tobias gave him a good yelling.
Lydia wanted to go abroad real bad. She had no money however. She decided to at least work for a church group. Thanks to this she got an unlikely reward. They would send her to Israel as a missionary.
Alicia thought Morgan was cute. So she decided to hit on him. Morgan quickly told him his wife was there. Alicia did not care about this development. So the wife saw this and started a fight.
Andy saw this new shampoo. The promise was that it would make your hair shiny. His friends told him that it had bad side effects. He used it hoping for the best. But the shampoo ended up making his hair fall.
Jill was very afraid of spiders. A friend of hers said he knew of a way to conquer her fear. Jill took his advice and bought a spider farm. See look at the spiders daily and tried to get comfortable with them. After 3 months Jill was no longer afraid of any type of spider.
Henry was determined to be a real magician. He enrolled in magician's school right after high school. He graduated in twelve months. Henry became an apprentice for five long years. He now is the headliner for his own magic show in Las Vegas.
Mary's family enjoyed pancakes and eggs on lazy weekend mornings. Mary woke up early on Saturday to give her family a surprise. She heated up the stove and began to cook. The family woke up to the delicious smell of their favorite breakfast. The family all came downstairs and began eating in joy.
Mona's grandmother warned her never to leave the stove on. Mona was careless after cooking one night. Mona brushed off the warning as just paranoia. She left the stove on with a pot of grease on it from earlier. By the time the fire was put out Mona had lost her home.
Louis loves chocolate mint ice cream. One day he decided to learn how to make his own. He thought YouTube would help so he searched for videos. He found the video he needed rather quickly. Later that evening Louis was eating his homemade batch of ice cream.
Tony had been very skinny his entire life. One day he randomly meet a nice guy who was a bodybuilder. The body builder was once skinny like Tony and felt he could help him. Tony agreed and trained with his new body builder friend. Six months later Tony was competing in a bodybuilding competition.
Olga had been afraid of the water all of her life. When her grandchildren began to learn to swim she felt it was time. Olga took lessons at the community center. Once she got over the fear she picked up the skill rapidly. Olga surprised her grandchildren by jumping in the pool last week.
Heather was middle aged and wore glasses. At the mall last week she lost her glasses. Heather had to call her daughter to drive her to work. Heather went the very next day to buy a new pair. Heather called her daughter and told her she did not have to drive her.
Beth's grandmother taught her to knit when she was little. Beth did not like to knit very much and stopped. Beth learned that her grandmother was terminally ill. Beth began knitting again and spent many hours with her grandmother. Beth continued to knit even after her grandmother passed away.
"Christine was asked to cater a coworker's banquet. Christine prepared in advance, but was overwhelmed with the meal. She did not have enough help in the kitchen. She accidently failed to store some food properly and people got sick. Christine was so embarrassed and never catered food again."
Hal really liked to work on his car. Hal often worked overtime at work in order to have spending money. Hal put new tires and new rims on his car. Hal took his car out on the weekend. Hal got many compliments on his car.
Samuel was a very political person. He decided to attend a local protest march. Samuel unfortunately got arrested at the protest. His parents were not happy about the arrest. Samuel agreed to not do any more protest marches.
"Juan worked on a local farm. He did not receive very much money as salary. Despite not receiving much, he still managed to send money home. His struggles were noticed by his employer. His employer raised his wages which helped his living conditions."
"Greg really loved to drink soda. He learned about a new store that sells soda. Greg invited his friend to go with him to the store. They found many unusual brands of soda. Greg was so happy, he bought 10 kinds of soda."
Keith was a smart student and loved to volunteer. He spent many hours tutoring other students that struggled. Keith's teachers recognized how much he helped others. They nominated Keith for a school-wide award. Keith won and was recognized by the principal for his work.
"Jack used to be a famous singer. He still enjoyed to tour the country doing concerts. He decided to do a comeback tour. Unfortunately, ticket sales were not great and many venues were empty. Jack decided to never tour again."
Carl was passionate about computers. He took many classes about computer programming. He decided to build a computer himself. He spent many hours researching and planning the computer. He successfully built the computer and saved a lot of money doing so.
"Ted drove his car to school everyday. He was a good driver and always obeyed the traffic laws. One day, he was on his way to school and he was hit from behind. He got out of the car and realized a friend from school had hit him. He ended up giving his friend many driving tips."
"Jack was home sick from work from a stomach bug. He was miserable and did not get out of bed all day. When he returned to work the next day, he still felt queasy. A few days later some of his co workers got sick too. Next time, Jack decided to stay home until he was completely well."
Fred was a very religious person. He would go each week to church. Fred was hoping that one day he would find a wife. He met a lovely lady at church one weekend. They dated for a year and then got married.
Vera loved to bake cookies. Her friends and coworkers would always ask for her cookies. She started selling her cookies since so many people asked. She got so many orders that she decided to quit her job. She opened up a cookie store at the local mall.
"Ingrid injured her arm in a workplace fall. Her job sent her to a local hospital for treatment. Ingrid was not quite pleased with the care received. She got a second opinion and asked to change doctors. Happily, her job complied and Ingrid received the care she requested."
Hillary had poor grades in her math class. Her mother told her she needed to improve her grades. She promised Hillary a trip if she got her grades up. Hillary worked hard and got her grade up to a B. Her mother planned a trip to a local amusement park.
"Hera's family was poor and did not have much money for food. Hera often did not eat breakfast on the way to school. She approached the principal one day about providing free breakfast. The principal listened and the next school year, breakfast was free. Hera was happy to have helped her situation and others."
Ned loved to watch TV and spent many hours a day on the couch. Ned's doctor said that he should get more exercise. Ned decided to limit his TV watching and go to the gym. Ned ended up losing 20 pounds. Ned decided to continue limiting TV time because he felt more healthy.
"Michael had just bought a new house. One afternoon, Michael returned home to find his basement flooded. He was worried about how to pay for the repairs. His friend recommended he check his homeowner's insurance. Fortunately, all repairs were covered for Michael's house."
"Lea had a boyfriend whom she adored. One day, her boyfriend told her it was over. She was so sad and brokenhearted. She went and tattooed his name on her arm. She quickly regretted it and had it removed."
"Betty always brought her lunch to work. One day, she left her lunch at home and was very mad. She decided she would not buy lunch out. She was so hungry all afternoon. That night, she put a reminder on her phone about lunch."
"Hannah was running for the student council at her school. She asked her friends to help her put up posters. Her friends spent the afternoon helping. The next morning, they found many posters in the trash. Hannah reported what happened to the principal."
Bea loved the environment and wanted to do something to help. She asked her friends what could be done at her school. She and her friends decided to start a recycling campaign. They set up recycling stations in the school cafeteria. Bea was so happy to help out by starting the recycling efforts.
Lily was at the mall today and didn't plan to spend any money. She browsed through several stores just to waste time. She entered her favorite clothing store. She tried on a dress she fell in love with. She ended up buying the dress to wear to church on Sunday.
Carla lived in a new apartment with her roommates. She came home one day to find one of the windows broken. She called the police about the breakin. All her jewelry was stolen and all the electronics. The police were not able to recover any of the stolen items.
Cheryl worked more than 40 hours every week. She hoped that her hard work would be recognized. Her supervisor however did not give her a stellar review. Cheryl was very disappointed and disheartened. She started looking for a new job.
"Cara spent a lot of time on her cell phone. She lost many friends due to her cell phone use. She often would read on her cell phone during trips out. One day, she dropped her cell phone and cracked the screen. She was depressed until she could save enough for a new phone."
"Orianna was staying at her friend's house. She needed a ride to work. Orianna's friend said she would drive her. Unfortunately, the friend woke up late and thus, Orianna was late. Orianna took the bus the next day to work."
Polly had a vegetable garden in her backyard. She planted herbs and tomatoes. She came out one day to find all her vegetables were eaten. She put up fencing around the garden. She was able to regrow her plants and gather many tomatoes.
"Karen was an incredible public speaker. She realized as a young girl that she liked public speaking. In high school, she ran for student body president and won. She continued to do public speaking in college. Eventually she went into politics."
"Jackie was an elderly woman without much family around her. She received a letter in the mail asking for money for a bill. She did not realize and recognize a scam and sent in money. Her bank noticed who the check was sent to and called her. Fortunately, the bank was able to protect Jackie and refund her money."
Sarah was at the grocery store with her four kids. She shopped and got up to the register to pay. The attendant rang up her groceries and asked for payment. Sarah's credit card was declined and she was so embarrassed. The person behind her paid for her groceries and Sarah was so grateful.
Sara went to a concert with her friends. They had good tickets but there were many tall people in front. They stood on chairs to see the stage. The ushers told them to get down. Sara was disappointed that they could not see the stage well.
"Hank played guitar for a local band. They often did local concerts for fun. At one concert, a fan tripped over his guitar cord. The fan caused about $500 damage to the equipment. Hank sued the fan for the costs for the band equipment."
"Henry was at an important meeting at work. When it was lunchtime, the group ate a catered lunch. Henry chose to eat ribs during lunch. He dropped one on his suit. Henry vowed never to eat messy food at a company event again."
John was starting fifth grade at a new school. He was nervous because he did not know anyone. His mother told him to smile and be friendly. When he walked into class he did as his mother said. Many kids smiled back at him and John knew he would have a good day.
"Jenna wanted to be a cheerleader. Her mother took her to tryouts for the cheer squad. She had to do a cartwheel and a back walkover. Jenna was nervous, but she successfully completed the tumbling. Jenna was excited when she found out she made the team!"

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