It would be an exclamative sentence
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The Sporting event sounds fantastic! Maybe this is a chance for me to show off my skills and techniques. A week has passed and there are only a few days left until the major event. I was so excited yet my heart started pounding as soon as someone mentioned that I signed up for it. My family and friends were all counting on me to win this competition so the pressure was on. Soon everyone in my school began to acknowledge and take interest in asking me what sport I liked. I felt so nervous but I tried to think positively to help the situation. A mixture of thoughts were running through my head, things like, "I can't do this." "Everyone will be proud of you." and "I'm useless." At that moment upon those words my mind went blank.
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It is ironic because people can not stay young forever, a lot of people DO appreciate there beauty, they are NOT granted and people CAN waste time.
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