Throughout my years in high school‚ I have faced many challenges‚ but one that has made a profound effect on me was history class. I remember how distraught my body was‚ the feeling of failure brushing against it. This was something I simply couldn’t forget‚ and it has changed my perspective of preparation forever. It was in the fall when I walked beyond the doors of my history class‚ optimism seeping through every step I took. My junior year is when I decided to take honors classes‚ to bestow a
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This was the fifth time I caught him staring at me today! I was on the dance team at my old high school and he was the drum major. I’m used to being watched while practicing‚ but this seems a little ridiculous. As the band and dance team work closely to perfect our field performance‚ especially since we weren’t at home this week. His glance may not seem very significant to a naïve sixteen year old‚ but it raises red flags looking back now. “One‚ Two‚ There‚ Four” echoing from the drill sergeant Darla
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could proceed academically with no issues. However‚ as of writing this essay I am living out of a hotel. I am not stranger to adversity; for Freshman year I study law overseas at the University of Edinburgh. The academic method used is entirely different from the United States‚ there was also adjusting to living in a different country. Before this‚ there was starting an investment club; in April of my Senior year of high school I started an investment club with my friends. Since then the fund has
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small student choir in my elementary school. I had not received a great deal of exposure to instrumental playing by this time‚ the more disciplined instrumental instruction began in junior high. However‚ one day while shopping around in Walmart of all places‚ I convince my parents to purchase a CD of classical music recordings‚ after which I absolutely fell in love with classical music. This began my determination for playing an instrument. In my junior high school years‚ I enjoyed playing with the
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Scenario 1: Two high school boys get into an argument after school. Jim‚ an African American honor student‚ punches Joe a Caucasian student who is known for bullying the other students at his school. After Jim punches Joe‚ Joe hits his head on a concrete sidewalk‚ inflicting severe head trauma. Two days later‚ Joe dies. Classify this crime as a murder. Hint: You’re Jim’s lawyer Scenario 2: Mr. Thomson‚ a 50-year-old math teacher‚ was on his way home when one of his students‚ 17-year-old Brian‚
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Shifting from middle school to high school is a set of different vibes. As young kids‚ we constantly surround ourselves with familiar faces and adapt to a routine‚ but as we go off to high school or college our perspective changes. I grew up as a shy girl in middle school and I had trouble communicating and making interaction with my peers. I carried that identity along with me as I enroll in high school‚ and accepted that was truly who I was. Although I was shy‚ I focused more on my academics. Studying
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One of the hardest experiences for me was having two shoulder surgeries in high school. Although it may not sound very traumatizing now‚ two surgeries meant that my cheerleading career of 14 years was over. When something that was such a big part of your life for so long is taken away in the blink of an eye‚ it feels like your whole world is crashing down! My senior year was exceptionally hard for me considering I was trying to make the perfect decision on my future college‚ my father was traveling
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It’s the last day of 2014 and my family and I are out skiing in the Black Hills‚ SD for winter break. As an alpine ski racer‚ i generally like to downhill ski instead of cross country ski. But on January 31st‚ I make the stupid decision to go cross country skiing with my dad and sister. WORST DECISION I EVER MADE. We had about a half hour drive to the rental shop for my dad and I to get rental skis. My sister already had skis because she races for the school Nordic team. Once we had gotten our
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My Stage I’m usually a very nice person and I don’t really have a problem with anyone. But touch my prop table without my permission and I will rip your arm off. I recently started to get interested into stage management‚ but I’ve always been keen on acting. When I enrolled in my classes this semester ‚ I decided to take a class in Stage management and I love it. I feel like there is a possible career path ahead of me. When I was in seventh grade my theater teacher suggested his students audition
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of his seat‚ and all of our team sprinting to the center circle to begin the celebration. Champions… finally champions. That is the moment I realized what I wanted to do in the future. Whenever I want to feel good I reminisce back to that day because it is the day I found what makes me most happy in life‚ and ever since then I have trained harder and gotten better to rekindle that feeling. Don’t be a Debbie downer; brighten up and find joy in life. Find what makes you unique. Everyone has felt happiness
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