Diary entry in 200 words- you recently participated in an interschool debate competition. In the beginning, your team was losing poorly. But, all of a sudden, the tables turned during the competition and your team won the first prize. Recount your experience in your diary entry.
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Here's the Entry-
15th March 2018
Tuesday
10 pm
Oh my God. How amazing could this day possibly get? It started out terrible. We were in the debate competition and the contest had begun. I didn't know what to start with. The other teams were prepared and I wasn't! I felt so nervous that I lost my cool so badly that we were losing.
After three or more rounds, our team was in the seventh place. It was stupid of me, not to do research on the topic thoroughly. We were given a fifteen minute break to discuss among ourselves. That boosted us.
I figured that it would be better if we wrote down the points and made good opinions. My teammates agreed to do that. I was ecstatic! This plan was going to work after all!
Then it was like a rocket liftoff. We made it to the top three by our immense potential and in the last round, we WON! I can't believe it! Everyone were utterly shocked because we were the underdogs in the first half and we are the winners! My teammates were thankful that day for my idea.
This taught me something. Something very valuable. Just because you lost doesn't mean that you should give up. I figured that failure is like fuel. You pick yourself up and win.