Nearing the end of the tube I can almost see the shore‚ It feels as if I’ve been riding this wave for days. This wave is my hurdle in the ocean that is life‚ choppy at the beginning but slowly passing by. The ocean has many waves‚ one for each surfer to ride‚ my specialty wave happened to be dyslexia. It was in the second grade that my teacher first realized I was different from the other students‚ because I had yet to read my first book. My parents had found this odd as well‚ and took me to see
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character you are. I may have met this person not too ago preparing myself for high school‚ but my counselor Mrs. Nguyen was a major driving force in helping me become myself again. Without a counselor who was willing to be patient and assuring during my time of weakness‚ I would have certainly destroyed my high school career and potentially my future. Before meeting Mrs. Nguyen for the first time‚ my final year in middle school was a major decay compared to my previous years. I was struggling emotionally
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Growing up all of my friends played football for school‚ and I was one of the only ones that never played. During 5th grade I tried it and found no enjoyment so I . I have gone since I was a kid and listened to how football is so important to them‚ how it’s their favorite activity in the world‚ and how I should go out for it. When they would say this I never truly understood why and so ignored it. My senior year I figured I would take a risk as go out for it. I didn’t know if it would pay off or
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I did not know another person could have made such an impact on my life‚ especially to the extent of making me the woman I am today. My mother‚ Rosie Bush‚ inspired me to become the best person I can be. She taught me to never settle for less no matter how hard times may get and to continue to push forward regardless of the obstacles. Most importantly‚ she instilled in me the importance of family. My mother‚ who stood 5 feet 7 inches‚ caramel-brown skin‚ round face with high cheekbones‚ and weighting
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event that happened is when my cousin Ben passed away. Ben‚ who was my cousin‚ was one of my closest friends. In July‚ he had just turned 18 and would soon be heading off for college. I would be in 6th grade that same year. Ben was ecstatic for me and he always called me a Temple Tot. Everyone surrounding him would be hysterical because of all of the ridiculous jokes he spoke of. Ben used to tell me all of funny stories from when I was little‚ especially the story of when I would stop at nothing to
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I held my breath to avoid the harsh taste that lodges deep into my lungs from the bus exhaustion. I walked onto the cold mustard colored bus and saw my friend Anna sitting on the rough piece of plastic they call a seat. She sat arms crossed shivering to the negative two degree wind chill‚ the only thing keeping her warm was a red ball of yarn that rested on top of a black woven beanie. I waved hello and sat adjacent to her to avert the temptation of conversation‚ we weren’t allowed to talk on the
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season and it was my 3th year playing so I thought I was a star but bradley thought otherwise. Me and Brantley hated each other he would do anything to get me in trouble‚ one time when we were running to warm up for practice he fell on purpose and told the coaches that I’m the one who made him fall and they made me run the rest of practice for not taking anything serious and playing around too much. The next day I hated Bradley more than ever since my feet and my legs still felt like I had 1000 pound
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My life started on December 13‚ 1999 In Ahoskie‚ North Carolina. I was born at 12 p.m. As my family would tell it was a very different day for everyone. I was my mom’s first born child and the same for my dad. I really don’t remember much about my childhood. The furthest back I remember is like 4th grade way back when I made my mother proud. I had straight A’s and I never had a single write up. I always tried to do the best I could to get through the years and I did well until the sixth grade.
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eighth grade‚ I was hanging out with my group of friends in class and one of the people in my group was playing with these crazy filters. All my friends had this app called “Snapchat” but I had no idea that the app even existed. By the time‚ I came home from school I was begging my mom to let me have the app but she refused to let me get the app on my phone. I wanted to be like everyone else‚ but my mom wanted me to use social media safely. As time went on‚ Snapchat was growing and over time‚ everyone
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sibling; luckily for me my little brother kept that to a minimum. For me my little brother was my best friend. Jerry was always athletic; any sport he played‚ did he excelled in. His intelligence was enlightening. My favorite characteristics however‚ was his heart; his heart was full of love. Jerry always saw the beauty in people‚ and nature. Sadly‚ he never saw the beauty in himself. Jerrys teenage years were not easy. I always knew how important jerry was for me‚ however‚ I never realized how much
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