1. Spon Gate Reading Gladiators

2. “Childhood lasts a lifetime”

3. “During this period of my life everything seemed perfect.”

4. “that our achievements would contribute to a better world and make a difference”

5. confused
‘’Apparently, someone in Trinidad had said England was as cold as an iceberg.’’

6. “I can see England!”

7. ‘’Arriving at the port seemed to take forever, the excitement was overwhelming and everyone began to get very anxious.’’
EXCITED

8. I skipped out of Southampton Docks with my feet not quiet touching the ground.’’
weird

9. ‘’my head felt light with excitement’’
‘’England was as cold as a ice burg’’

10. ‘England was as cold as a Ice burg ‘’
‘My head felt like with excitement ‘’

11. “I felt like a fish out of water.”

12. ‘MY HEART WAS THUMPIMG LIKE KETTLE DRUMS AND IT WAS TIME TO LET MY LIFE OUT AND SCREEM’ ’
‘MY LIFE IS TORTUREMENT AFFTER SCHOOL’

13. I liked myself and if anyone had a problem with my colour, it was their problem not mine

14. “To Be Met With Open Arms”

15. “to be met with open arms”

16. I looked down at the sea of faces below me: they were staring back with a look in their eyes that I had never seen before; it was a look of admiration and respect. It seemed that suddenly they saw me as a person, not as a colour.”