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Essay / Emotional Journey: A Pair of Michael Jordan Shoes
When you see this beautiful pair of comfortable black and white high-top sneakers, you see greatness. You can wear them with a suit, play basketball in them, or be like me and want them forever. The shoes are size 7 and weigh no more than three ounces. The seams are so perfectly straight and pearly that they look like models' teeth. The laces are jet black like a demon's eyes. However, with sight alone, you cannot make out the wonderful details of this shoe. You have to put them on and you have to run with them. The soles are very thin but so soft and cushy, like you are walking on clouds. This shoe is the 9th edition of Michael Jordan's signature shoe to hit stores. Have you ever had many friends who were richer than you? Have you ever gone to school and played in the same shoes with holes in them? Have you ever gone to school in the same shoes two years in a row? Exactly. It is, and it's not a good feeling to be criticized. The bullying made me angry, so I fought back. With everything going on in my life, since my mom was going to jail and I barely had the clothes on my back, as crazy as it sounds, all I wanted was a pair of Jordans . I waited like a patient young child for new kicks. The days passed and the months passed. I asked my mother: "Do I have anything new