didn’t know heartbreak until June 28‚ when my dad told me that he had stage 4 cancer. I didn’t know fear until August 13‚ when I found out that he would have to undergo radiation to combat a tumor in his brain. I didn’t know weariness until August 24‚ when everyone at school talked about how great their summer had been‚ and I had to lie and say that mine had been fine. I didn’t know how deep my love for my dad ran until June 29‚ when I wiped away my tears‚ stood a little straighter‚ and vowed
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Three Ways Music Affects My Life Music has always been a huge factor in my life. Not only does it serve as one of my greatest influences in the world‚ but it also defines who I am as a human being. It has helped mold me into the kind of person that I am today‚ as well as the kind of person that I strive to become in the future. Three ways music affects my life are it gives me the strength to achieve my goals‚ it enables me to express myself through the emotions that I am feeling‚ and it calms me
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people you come across throughout life. Identifying the source of your literacy is easier said than done‚ but the simplest way is to identify your "sponsors". Sponsors is a term coined by Deborah Brandt‚ in "sponsors of literacy"‚ to mean people or situations in your life that affected and developed your literacy‚ “Sponsors seemed a fitting term for the figures who turned up most typically in people’s memories of literacy learning” (Brandt‚ 1998). Personally‚ most of my "sponsors" were situations that
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Basketball is a wide known sport‚ that has impacted my life in many ways. I love basketball‚ it has kept me from doing other things‚ but I truly can’t complain because of many amazing opportunities I have been granted. Not only has it impacted my life it has also impacted millions of people’s life around the world. My passion for basketball has impacted me in many ways‚ short term things that are good include new friends‚ always being busy with people who work as hard as you do‚ you get to travel
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Friday. Basketball has always been a huge part of my life and family. It has impacted me and who I am today. The sport brought my family closer together and has shaped us in ways we couldn’t have imagined. It has taught me many valuable lessons and improved a number of my characteristics. I truly believe that I wouldn’t be the person I am today if basketball wasn’t such a huge component to my life and to my family. My father introduced me to the sport when I was very young and it has stuck with me ever
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Throughout my high school career‚ I have participated in basketball‚ baseball‚ and also football. I have many long lasting memories from each sport. I have learned aspects such as how to be disciplined in everyday life and how to be a leader to my teammates. It has also taught me how to take on the tough challenges that life throws my way. Now that I am a senior‚ I can clearly see how playing sports have impacted my life. Although I played all three sports‚ basketball in particular has impacted me
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it‚ love it. When I play basketball I play with my heart even if I am hurting in my legs or arms it is so damn fun! I love the game because people assume that I was built for it because of my height. The best enjoyment I get from the game is when I block people and just to see their reactions and pump up the players or the watchers. That affects my mental well being because it boosts my confidence as I feel like i’m the king of the world. Sometimes my mental well being is affected negatively while
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Woken by my father‚ I started rambling barefooted towards my family’s tribe as usual preparing for the day. It remained a typical luminous day‚ you could witness my people carrying out their own roles and their tribes. I for one was with my mother who was trained how farming works and become one day the dominant role of the tribe someday. Consequently‚ I wandered off walking around‚ and I did not notice going quite distant from where I should have been until I was all on my own. In addition‚ I could
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being surrounded by Christians has greatly impacted my life. Not noticing it much before‚ I now see how the majority of the people in my life consider faith the key to a successful life. Additionally‚ the only way to understand your faith is by reading the Bible. Not only had my parents encouraged me to read the Bible‚ but those of all different generations around me. My friend Christine‚ who is thirteen years old‚ agrees with my mother who is in her forties‚ and my grandparents who are in their seventies
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Significant experiences affect our lives both at that moment‚ and for the rest of our lives. We must choose to let these experiences affect us for the better‚ allowing them to shape us into who we are meant to become. When we accomplish something hard or something that not many people have done‚ we can use this rare experience to learn lessons and skills that will guide us in the future. Something that I have had the opportunity to do was earn my Eagle Scout Award through the Boy Scouts of America
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