I was twelve and scared of failure the first time I cut myself. I had just fought with my parents when I saw it -- a razor on my bathroom counter. I had used it earlier in the week to shave my legs. I picked up the razor‚ I washed it‚ meticulously scrubbing at the sharp edges to wipe off any vestiges of bacteria I could see. I brought the blade to my wrist‚ and SLASH! I had done it. I cut myself‚ and seeing the rivulets of red running down my arm‚ a four-year addiction began. I was fifteen
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My perfect day would start by me waking early — 7:30 am is early‚ for me — feeling refreshed and restored. I haven’t had a relaxing night of sleep in months and often awaken far later than I had planned‚ feeling guilty‚ stiff‚ and still sleepy. After a hot shower and a shave I’d put on a comfortable outfit‚ including nice socks (it’s amazing how wearing a pair of nice socks can improve my day)‚ comfortable jeans‚ and a tagless t-shirt (really‚ the ones without itchy tags in the back of the neck
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The relationship between a paragraph and an essay is symbiotic; you can’t write an essay without using paragraphs‚ and four or more consecutive paragraphs about the same subject matter become an essay. Both paragraphs and essays have a distinct beginning‚ middle and end. They’re also both composed of five sections: A paragraph typically has five sentences‚ and an essay‚ five paragraphs. Topic Sentence * Both paragraphs and essays begin with a topic sentence‚ or a thesis statement‚ that explains
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I was a child‚ an innocent boy who accepted the fact that Santa was greedy‚ and was not going to leave one single cookie‚ not one. Along with that innocent realization‚ came the understanding that hospital visits were not uncommon‚ but in fact‚ a regular occurrence. As a child‚ the hospital environment seemed so artificial to me. Machines‚ wires and tubes stationed at every corner‚ made me think then‚ that no person should have to succumb to such a synthetic life. Especially if that person was my
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A time when I failed was towards the end of my school year second semester‚ when in the tenth grade studying for my Honors Biology class. I studied for hours and hours for my EOC that was coming up ad was very getty about how I was taking responsibility of everything. The day of the test I was For sure that I was going to pass without hesitation. Mistakenly I was wrong and my ego and pride literally dropped to the floor once I received the results. I took it really hard with horrible expectations
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Where do i see my self in the future? This is an often asked question‚ where do i see myself being in six months‚ one year or even ten years. This was asked of me and i intend to answer. Starting at six months moving into one year and further down the road of life. Thinking onward to my own future‚ not just in the military but in life many things come to mind first being rank‚ second being what kind of example i will be for my son‚ who at that point will be only a couple months old. Starting with
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been the happiest day of your life so far? In your essay‚ tell what happened that made it so wonderful. Use your personal observations‚ experience‚ and knowledge Over the course of my life‚ I have experienced many days of happiness; they all had a unique ingredient that separated them from each other as a distinct experience. There is; however‚ a day that I remember with extra fondness‚ a day that occupies a bigger space in my heart‚ the day of my eighteenth birthday. I suppose I could say this
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chapter in my life. I have started to pick up the pieces and put my life together again. For this reason I can seriously relate to both of them. In the case of Hodgins he was really scared that the reality of if he didn’t make something of himself and get an education he would ultimately live a miserable life and have nothing to show for himself. That within itself is a very realistic and scary feeling for most people .Hodgins at that time felt he had to do something. It got to the point that all the kidding
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toddlers‚ I was fascinated by building blocks. They held me spellbound for hours on end and pushed me to make some imaginative‚ if not structurally unsafe buildings. I thus grew up with a great passion for architecture‚ and was very certain I would one day be an architect. But as I drifted into Secondary school‚ my interests changed. History‚ among all subjects captivated me the most. I grew very much interested in the past‚ and as I went from “Ancient Egypt” to “Communist Russia” I found myself captivated
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I chose this particular sport because I wanted to learn more about this wonderful sport that people always talked about I wanted to learn everything there is to know about soccer why are people crazy about this sport and why is it so important to people around the world. Soccer is not an ordinary sport its more to know about this sport when you take time to do research. I pick Eric abidal to be my sport person because there a lot that happens in his life that I can share with my fellow class mates
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