I completed one of the biggest accomplishments before coming to college‚ and that was graduating high school as the top 10%. As for what influenced me into doing so well in school is thanks to my parents and my grandmother. They knocked a lot of sense into me‚ whereas making me think of my future – earning money and supporting my family verses being a homeless beggar. I became more persistent and devoted into carving out my own life as a young adult. I grew up in San Diego‚ California and having
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encouragement of these officers‚ rekindled my long-standing goal of becoming a Naval Officer. Working with these men showed me that‚ although I still have a great deal to learn‚ becoming a naval officer is a goal I know I can and will achieve. “Every accomplishment begins with the decision to try” President John F. Kennedy. I have really been preparing to be a naval officer since my first ship. I have proven myself as a leader among my peers‚ and I am confident that I am ready to increase my level of responsibility
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Lance Armstrong has lived a very interesting life. Armstrong has had a lot of accomplishments throughout his lifetime. He has also had some rough times‚ but he made it through all of them. He is still living and is enjoying life. Armstrong had a memorable childhood. He was born on September 18‚ 1971 in Plano‚ Texas. He was named after a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lance Rentzel. His mother is Linda Armstrong Kelly and his biological father is Eddie Gunderson. Eddie left Linda and Lance when
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Apollo 11 was one of the biggest American accomplishments in its history. Apollo 11 was the first landing on the moon‚ commanded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ NASA for short. “Abe Silverstein‚ the Director of Space Flight Development‚ proposed the name "Apollo" because it was the name of a god in ancient Greek mythology. The model for naming manned spaceflight projects for mythological gods and heroes had been set with Mercury” (Business Insider). There were three astronauts
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Not only do I work very hard to achieve my goals‚ but I take pride in my accomplishments. I am never happy with something that I know is less than my best. I strive for excellence always. Throughout my high school career I have been on the high honor role every marking period‚ and I have been student of the month for at least one
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Garrett Brown Chour Columbia College Chicago-Essay Prompt: Discuss an accomplishment or event‚ formal or informal‚ that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture‚ community‚ or family. I chose this question not only to expound on my beliefs and explain more about who I am‚ but also due to the relevance this event has to my choosing of my major in this college. This event was the result of my own self will and an exercise in a newfound independence in thought I have
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bright young boy‚ by the age of five he had already taught himself how to read‚ which for the time it would be a great accomplishment (TheFamousPeople). He was the son of an engineer‚ and like his father; he had liked to travel. In 1862‚ he went to study medicine at the University of Gottingen (Nobelprize.org) The professor
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Title Jim Morrison has been arrested several times (Simons‚ 2008). Its seems obvious that he followed his own rules and he has proven that throughout his career and lifetime. Along with his struggles he has also had many musical accomplishments. As the Doors made some of the best rock and roll songs of all time‚ they modified rock and roll with their own rules as they caught people’s attention. The two major members of the Doors had met at school. Jim had enrolled in film school at UCLA in 1964.
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with the news‚ or be overwhelmingly soaked with grief. Some would already know Perry from his family‚ a long line of relatives that served well in the military‚ as well as pursuing naval careers. The ‘Father of the Steam Navy’‚ or so he was called‚ was born among one of America’s largest naval families. Growing up hearing old maritime stories‚ Perry was influenced in many aspects as a child which includes‚ learning from his parents that slave trade was acceptable realities in the world‚ and that being
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experiencing the long lasting effect of Ada Lovelace on the world today. Because of her work in computer programming‚ civil rights‚ and mathematics‚ she is the most influential person in history. Ada Lovelace’s life was filled with outstanding accomplishments. She lived in a time where the first computers were being developed. She saw the potential that they could have‚ and came up with a way of controlling them that is used today‚ called coding. Plus.math.org states‚ “She saw that the instructions
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