Opening Day

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Term Paper Title	Opening Day
# of Words	740
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.96

Opening Day

The sun shines radiantly upon the towering stadium at the corners of Michigan and Trumball.  Spring has arrived and erased the dreary, grey weather of winter.  The old dilapidated stadium will come to life in a couple of hours to mark the beginning of an anticipated season.
     Brringg!   The bell signals the end of class and I anxiously wait for my mother to arrive.  I find myself impatiently glancing at the clock every two minutes; finally the car pulls up.  I jump into the back seat and throw off my heavy backpack.  As my mom pulls away, the same old raspy voice can be heard over the radio.  I try to block out the blaring AM station, but the word “opening day” grabs my attention.  The weatherman forecasts a sunny day with a cool breeze.  A smile erupts on my face, which my mom can’t help but notice through the reflection of the rearview mirror.
     I arrive home and hurriedly run up the steps.  Stacks of baseball cards and other memorabilia blanket the floor beneath me.  I throw off my grade school uniform and find my clothes nicely folded on top of the dresser.  I slip on a pair of jeans, but can’t figure out which shirt to wear.  I take a seat on my bed and slowly contemplate which Tiger’s T-shirt I should wear.  Looking at them brings back memories of past visits to Tiger games.  I begin to reminisce, however my daydreaming is short-lived and terminated by the ringing chimes that signal the arrival of my other fifth-grade friends.  I quickly grab any shirt and put on my broken-in baseball cap while running downstairs.  My friends and I load the car and we pull away from my house.  At last we’re on our way.
     We arrive at the stadium among a frenzy of other fans.  As I step out of the car, my body shakes with a chilling flash of excitement.  I rub down the goose bumps that graze my arms and nervously reach into my pocket to find my ticket.  It’s still there, but a light film of sweat still covers my palms.  Even though we are a few blocks from the stadium, a buzz penetrates the air.  Judging by the deafenin...

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