For most of my adult life‚ I have struggled to define success -success‚ in the sense‚ that I have never been where I wanted to be. I grew up in a small one-bedroom apartment in East Los Angeles where we struggled to pay the monthly rent of $500. My grandmother had been renting this apartment for 30 years. My mother and her four siblings were raised in this apartment. None of my grandmother’s children graduated from high school. Instead‚ they drove trucks for a living‚ joined the armed services or
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Something I find interesting about me is my love for dance. Most people take a single glance at me and would never assume that I dance. I have been dancing for six years and my passion is tap. Dance is not something I just go and do. I cannot walk into a class do a few simple turns and kicks. It is something that I have to work each day for. It is so hard to explain how much I love something that I can not grab and show to a person. When my younger sister was four years old‚ she attended a dance
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High school is a wonderfully awkward‚ exciting‚ and confusing time. Me‚ well‚ I was lucky. High school was easy. I could ace classes without much effort. By the end of my sophomore year I was ready to be done‚ high school bored me. Junior year rolled around and things started to change. I started to feel very insecure and unworthy. These feelings didn’t develop overnight‚ but soon I was comparing myself to everyone‚ and I felt inferior. Everyone around me seemed to get better grades‚ or had more
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As human beings‚ it is in our nature to want exciting things out of life; we live for the thrill and the exhilarating things in life. Because of this‚ each one of us experiences things that shape us in different ways. Another factor that contributes to people’s individuality is the people that surround us on a daily basis; this involves our families‚ neighbors‚ and friends. When someone is such a big part of your life‚ they impact you greatly without even realizing. It is their ideas‚ influence‚
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I cannot be stop and wont be stopped because I have God on my side. My name Mason Miller and I am 18 years young and black African American male. I am a christian‚ athlete‚ and leader on and off the baseball field. I have perfected great strength and faith‚ abilities in everything thing I do. I believe in the Lord and feel that I was chosen to lead. I like to talk about my accomplishments and baseball because they have got me where I am now. My family and friends push me to be great‚ and we get together
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“Wake up girls! Get out of bed‚” is a rude awaking that I look forward to at 8 o’clock each morning. This is how the best 49 days of my life start. I’m there for a short time‚ and I’m away for longer: 10 endless months counting down the days until I’m back. Those two months spent with my 14 sisters shape me inside and out and make me who I am now. I am now compassionate‚ tolerant and sympathetic to everyone around me. Two months making friendships that create sisterly bonds that will never be forgotten
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Have you ever thought to yourself‚ why college? Or even told yourself that’s too far away? Well think again‚ there’s never a time too early to think about college. Your future is linked to your career you decide to pursue. Now that’s up to you if you want to take the long ride. To come back to our ideal question‚ “ Is college right for you?” I know that college is right for me‚ but is it as good for me as it is for you? Although seeking into your career can take many years to become certified‚ going
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When asked to think of a person whom I feel empathy for‚ one person stands out in my mind‚ my brother. All my life‚ I’ve looked up to him. His charisma‚ sense of humor‚ and way with people caused him to be the apple of every teacher’s eye‚ the boy every girl liked‚ and the friend everyone wanted. However‚ these good qualities were taken to the extreme in his years of high school‚ taking him down a path to destruction. After countless parties‚ explosive fights‚ signs of complete disrespect‚ and
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A life calling might be a little bit of a stretch for my age at the moment‚ but I think I have a good idea of mine. In my opinion‚ in life everyone has something that they are really good at‚ or are just meant to do. It only depends on if you find it or not. Apparently‚ when I was younger I was always banging on a drum or dancing around my kitchen with a fake guitar‚ and all I do‚ and all I think i’ll ever do‚ is anything that is involved with music. A life calling is something that is kind of controversial
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Music is my passion. It is a powerful way for me to speak my feelings and ideas. Shakespeare wrote likewise: “When words fail‚ music speaks.” At times my words have failed‚ and my feelings have been left unspoken‚ but my music is a way for me to say and create what my words cannot express. When I sit at the piano‚ I’m genuinely excited to practice‚ because I feel music is a world of infinite‚ heavenly expression. My love of music has driven me to compose several pieces‚ learn fluent improvisation
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