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    onward. My story is a common one that countless people have faced that got in the form of disguise that isn’t always pretty. Approximately ten years ago when I was a regular third grader‚ when life seemed to be rosy and full of fairytales‚ that nothing can be worse than not having your favorite meal at lunch‚ I had a theatre performance that changed my life. I remember standing there in the center of the stage while everyone was staring at me. My body started getting tense and I could hear my heart

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    One of my largest life decisions was making the switch. The switch changed my life in multiple ways. It introduced me to several important people in my life including friends and coaches. The switch also gave me numerous opportunities I would not have had otherwise. The switch was not easy to adjust to at the time‚ but I will never regret it. It has become a major decision in my life and now is a significant part of my memories. The switch occurred in eighth grade when I transitioned from basketball

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    even friends. I thought I had my life all figured out‚ and that I did not need anything more than what I had. I stayed that way‚ until I became friends with Hannah Hennings. My life suddenly screamed new colors and my attitude flipped. I did not know life could switch in such a drastic way. Hannah Hennings is a relatively new friend of mine‚ but she has changed me in more ways than one. When I made it to my junior year‚ I thought I had already made my friends for life. I was not necessarily open to

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    Nordic skiing has changed my life. When I was young I did not think I was capable of performing in such an intense sport. I saw women with such strength and power‚ gliding effortlessly across the snow. I wanted to be like them‚ but I lacked the confidence‚ and I was hesitant to leave my comfort zone. I wanted to stay in a corner of the world where there was no pressure and nothing was expected of me. I joined BSF when I finally realized that I would only feel pressure if I put it upon myself. Since

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    An accident last year changed my attitude towards life . That accident had a great impact on me ‚ it taught me to treasure what i have and to treasure those people around me more . Although the accident was not life threatening ‚ it was still the scariest thing i had ever been through in life . It was an accident that no one would have expected and wanted it to happen . The accident happened sometime last year during the june holidays ‚ while i was having my council annual camp . It was the

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    How I Remember Hurricane Katrina By: William Ford Thesis: How Hurricane Katrina changed my life. On Saturday August 27th 2005‚ my wife and I had a lot of things on our minds. I was home from an eight hour overtime outcall‚ at my new job with Cable One in Long Beach‚ MS. Having only been there five days and also in the middle of packing to move from Bay St. Louis‚ MS over to Long Beach‚ only a little over six miles away‚ the stress level

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    “We learn from failure‚ not from success! (Stoker) My first thoughts about English 1304 was disgust due to the fact that I was placed in a class that wasn’t even counted as a credit. But‚ I stuck with it because I believed that it was going to be an easy A and‚ I will exceed in it without any troubles. But‚ boy was I wrong about that‚ I was struggling week by week on assignments and papers that were due. What actually shocked me was my grade on my first English paper and‚ from then on I knew this

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    When my parents were young the always talked about how their history class changed their life‚ but I never understood. They always said‚ “I learned many things that helped me live my life in a successful and positive way.” My parents always told me I’d understand when I am older‚ and I finally get that history isn’t just things that happened for no reason. Everything in history happened to create what we have today. For example‚ The American Revolution‚ happened for independence. It impacted the

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    happened changed me and there is nothing that you can really say about that. Two years ago in about mid september things couldn’t have been going any better. I had near perfect grades and was actually having fun in every one of my classes. I had felt like nothing could stop me from having a fantastic year. But there was this girl I really liked and was so confident in myself I set a date where I would talk to her and try to hang out. When the day came I had chills for every period before my class with

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    to this post‚ you are probably ready for some solutions. The internet is brimming with advice on what to do and not do. I know when my daughter was first diagnosed with ADHD‚ I was completely overwhelmed. Here I was with this diagnosis but no one bothered to give me an instruction manual. All I was told is that she would do better if I medicated her and sent on my way. I wasn’t given a list of things to try‚ people to contact for advice‚ or even much moral support. It was all up to me to figure

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