Athletics have been a big part of my life. I have been on local teams for softball‚ volleyball‚ basketball‚ and track. I have been part of both state volleyball and basketball teams‚ and finished fourth in javelin at state level. As an athlete‚ I have encountered my share of injuries. Other than the usual pulls and sprains‚ I have had a stress fracture in my foot. This injury limited my playing time during basketball season. Local doctors‚ chiropractors‚ and sports specialists rehabilitated me
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Tactics can be seen as a form of communication and performance claimant use to conveniently deliver their message Tactics can be seen as a form of performance in which protesters play a significant role. In 2015 the whole nation watched through their television screens as the riots in Baltimore‚ Maryland took place. What started out as peaceful
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I want to be a Teacher I want to be a teacher for several different reasons. I initially decided teaching was for me when I was in middle school. I had an amazing teacher that helped me through a lot. She made a huge impact on my life‚ and I knew then that I wanted to be able to do the same for other kids. I later went on to have children of my own‚ which gave me even more reason to become a teacher. And even with the economy the way it is today‚ there are actually a lot of opportunities for teaching
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On the other‚ proponents of stricter gun laws often seem unable to understand why a good person would ever want ready access to a loaded firearm. Between these two extremes we must find grounds for a rational discussion about the problem of gun violence. Unlike most Americans‚ I stand on both sides of this debate. I understand the apprehension that many people feel toward “gun culture‚” and I share their outrage over the political influence of the National Rifle Association. How is it that we live
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I have recently talked with you about my decision to go to school to be an esthetician. Somethings were said and it ended with you disagreeing with my decision. I know how much you care for me‚ so I know you only want the best. This decision to go to school was not on a whim I have thought about the consequences if I should quit or fail. I do not want you to be mad at me‚ but I think this is what I was made to do. I want to make people feel confident in their appearances and provide them with the
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Mortician “We are buried when were born. The World is a place of graves occupied and graves potential. Life is what happens while we wait for our appointment with the mortician” (AZ Quotes). This is a quote by Dean Koontz saying that when we are born we are closer to death every day. A mortician’s job is to work within a funeral home‚ and to work closely with families and have professional relationships with clergy men‚ police and lawyers. Becoming a mortician is a solid career choice that allows
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like they know what they are doing. Do not be afraid to ask for help along the way Emma Goljan‚ Notre Dame Academy‚ Worcester Massachusetts (USA) In this day and age the media and popular magazines are telling teenage girls to be the prettiest with the shortest skirts and the cutest boyfriends. But in reality no one really has all these things. The person I would like to become is a person who has more confidence in herself. From what I have found by doing this project‚ I do not have much
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why i LPN Essay Why do I want to be an LPN? Well‚ when I was 8 years old my grandfather passed away from a stroke. I had always wondered why nothing could’ve been done to stop it and help him. As a young child I didn’t find all the answers to my questions until I was older‚ but I knew then I wanted to have a career as a nurse helping everyone and anyone I could. One year later my brother Jacob was born‚ which was one of the most exciting days of my life because I finally
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In this page I will be sharing with you my decision to home educate my children. I have broken it down into two parts as it has become a rather long post! I didn’t realise that I had so much to say. It would have been a lot longer if I had included all the finer details. Sit back and relax as I talk to you about my decision to home educate. I truly believe that I am being led in this direction by the Lord. I remember this time last year sitting in my car‚ parked on the side road reading a book
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All I want for Christmas… It happened when I was 11 years old‚ at 8:41 pm around the month of May. My family and I live in the middle of nowhere Rehoboth MA‚ at the time we owned a camper full of chickens. One night my mom asked my older brother‚ who was 13 at the time‚ to go lock up the chicken coop‚ but of course being the lazy and stubborn person that he is he wouldn’t go unless I went with him. Little did I know this trip to the back of my house would
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