At a very young age I learned I was only good at a very select number of things. I failed miserably at soccer‚ and my experience on the kindergarten basketball team was nothing short of catastrophic. I was far from the avid reader I am today and have needed a tutor in math since I learned how to multiply. It wasn’t that I was particularly bad at all of these things‚ but I used to be so remarkably unambitious that I couldn’t bring myself to commit to anything long enough to become good at it. That
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you hear and half of what you see‚” Dad reiterated as I became a young woman. But growing up‚ I relied on what I could see‚ what I could touch‚ and what others shared with me. I held my peers and teachers words as peremptory and gained a sense of false dependence. As I entered my third year of high school this changed. “I need you to translate what this man is saying‚” Dad explained as he drove through our neighborhood. An older Hispanic man with a hat‚ long sleeves and jeans‚ an unusual outfit for
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The Degree in which I changed my life We all know that change is scary‚ and for some of us‚ almost impossible. The fear of the unknown is at times all together overwhelming. However‚ change happens everyday‚ even if we don’t recognize it‚ change is happening around us‚ all the time. I chose to welcome change into my life‚ I had to‚ or I was going to lose the most important people in my life‚ my children. Approximately two years ago‚ my world came crashing down on me like a wall of bricks. In one
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Incidents in the Life Of A Slave Girl Linda Brent CHAPTER I The conditions of this master-slave relationship are that the slave (Linda) is there to do work for her mistress‚ or master‚ which is now her sister’ s daughter. Linda is supposed to take care her new owner’s five year old daughter‚ help plant things‚ take care of any animals and anything else she is told. As a slave‚ she should also do everything else she is told by her master. "After a brief period of suspense‚ the will of my mistress
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morning of my freshman year‚ and something noteworthy arose in my mind. I don’t know how this thought appeared‚ but I took a step‚ a big‚ courageous step‚ that has changed my life forever. I had always been the girl who follows the crowd and never did anything where I felt I would be judged or made fun of‚ but this overwhelming‚ yet amazing event gave me a different perspective on who I truly was. Next thing‚ I was standing in line to sign up for the girls golf team. It was terrifying; my legs and
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turning to‚ but when we worked in school time on it; my mind changed. Having the guidance of Natasha was a huge step in my spiritual journey and it motivated me to open my mind to new things. When we completed our first meditation‚ I became more aware of how I was really feeling on the inside. I went home and reflected on my experience‚ excited for our next Religion lesson‚ where I could try a new type of meditation and work with it to suit my needs. I had participated in meditation before and it
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got to me more‚ then what football did. Football was by far my favorite sport and I still play it today. I like to think football changed my life for the better. I is a sport where I can get away from everything else and relieve some stress. Football also taught me discipline which is a great tool for a young kid. I hope to enjoy this sport for the rest of high school. My football career all started in fifth grade. I remember me and my friends excitement building up all summer to start out long
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August 9‚ 2010‚ life as I knew it changed forever. It was a normal summer day at home‚ much like any other Monday that summer. Everything on the outside appeared to be the same as usual‚ but on the inside‚ I knew there was a change. I was two weeks pregnant and I wouldn’t know it until about 5:30 that night. It was a very emotional discovery‚ finding that I would become a mother in a little less than nine short months. Not only did that discovery change my life‚ but it also changed the lives of many
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for a couple of months. I was on the phone with one of my friends from school when my mom called through my door for me to come out into the living room. I ignored her and kept talking for a few minutes when she called me out again. I rolled my eyes and told my friend I would call her right back. I walked into the living room and it seemed odd to me that both my sisters and dad were all out there too. I watched my mom take a deep breath with my dad by her side. As she began to speak her voice shook
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another generation. I didn’t think much of learning from other generations until something completely unexpected happened. This event completely changed the way I looked at life. It all started last year. It was a chilly October evening. The air was crisp and cool; it was the type of air that would hit you in the face when you walked out the door. My mom had just gotten informed that she had breast cancer. It came as a shock to everyone in the family‚ seeing as no one in her family had been diagnosed
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