forever‚ it changed the way I looked at life. Since it was the first time going back since I was adopted‚ it was like going for the first time. The monumental events that I experienced during this trip couldn’t have been predicted. I visited different parts of Vietnam‚ which allowed me to see how different people lived. For example the people who lived in the village I was found in lived life so much differently than the people in Hanoi and the orphanage. This memory changed my life because it let
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growth and development in my life. During adolescent years‚ healthy development is imperative. In adolescent years‚ the frontal cortical develops in which contributes to the refinement of reasoning‚ goal and priority setting‚ impulse control‚ and evaluating long and short term rewards (Crews‚ He‚ & Hodge‚ 2007‚ p. 189). My adolescence years brought much hardship; however‚ it displayed my strength and resilience. Facing death at this age was not fully understandable. Death was my biggest fear and this
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Never in my outright life would I have fathomed life to have thrown me a curve ball like the one pitched at me in August of 2012. The person I once knew‚ Tammy‚ had gone missing until she found herself. The transition to a puny town from an immense city completely changed who I was. Let’s start from the beginning. I had a vast amount of friends‚ majority of my school knew me‚ being accepted into AVID‚ people knew my religious personality‚ and accepted my disposition‚ and I had a sense of belonging
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Life is Full of Mistakes. It was a bright‚ cloudless sunny Thursday afternoon around 2pm; my mother and I decided to go grocery shopping. As she drove through the driveway‚ she saw a DHL delivery package dropped in front of the house dated third of March‚ 1988. When opening the package‚ an urgent warning letter was address to her from my elementary school Principal. Immediately‚ she opened the letter and read through it‚ her eyes turn red and started shouting on me! Saying; why don’t you concentrate
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America? When I was sixteen my adoption changed my life. It was one of the most exhilarating and terrifying days of my life because I didn’t know what to expect. My adoption was emotional for me and all my family it impacted not only my life but many of the people around me lives as well. Everyday changes our life in some way shape or form however‚ some days have more of a lasting impact than others. My adoption was also part of an award ceremony for one of the judges. My adoption was an extremely
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has definitely stood out during my lifetime is having such a unique culture and slowly assimilating to more of an American lifestyle. Having parents who have immigrated from different countries is starting to become more “normal” than it was in the past due to the United States becoming more and more diverse. My mother immigrated to the United States from Lebanon when she was six years old and my father immigrated from Syria when he was three years old. Both of my parents are Armenian‚ and living
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Getting my license has changed my life forever. This event has allowed me to prove to myself and my parents that I am capable of being on my own and ready to function in the real world. My whole life my parents have regretted the decision to start me in school early. They always worried that I would be unable to handle the stresses of adult life at such a young age. Whenever I would talk to my mom about applying for college she would always say to me‚ “I can’t believe you have to deal with this so
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Night That Changed My Life I know it’s probably weird to hear someone say a concert changed their life‚ but for me‚ that’s exactly what happened. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a diehard Lady Gaga fanatic. On September 16‚ 2010‚ I went to see Lady Gaga live in concert at the XL Center (formerly known as the Civic Center) in Hartford. This event showed the most cultural diversity than I’ve ever seen before at a music event. What I mean is there were so many people from all walks of life. There
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late nights training in the blistering cold water while my peers sleep became a daily routine for me. Before I knew it‚ swimming became a part of me‚ it became a defining aspect of my life. However‚ I did not always know that I would continue to spend long hours at the swimming pool for the next four years of my life. When I began high school‚ I was always told to find a club or sports team to join‚ and my experience in this phase of my life would be considerably more enjoyable. I had played several
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we volunteer for a certain amount of hours. I would usually volunteer with my troop to work on community gardens and other small tasks similar to that. I did not enjoy volunteering because I was too young. I was forced upon something that I did not want to do. I just wanted to have fun and did not understand the concept of community service. Now that I am done with Girl Scouts‚ I have moved on to a different stage of my life. I now know that volunteering is worth the time and effort. After years of
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