Throughout my life I have never really taken any chances and run away from them‚ rather than giving them a try. It was until my freshman year in high school when my attitude changed‚ from why even try to why not. Although I did not realize it at the time‚ basketball changed my life for the better. Through perseverance and hard work‚ I learned to not let fear or insecurity stop me from trying new things. Throughout my life I was never the athletic type and never tried to be due to my fear of failing
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adversity that has changed my life‚ or in which I succeeded in the face of it. I have had other struggles or problems‚ but they probably don’t compare to other people’s troubles. I am happy to be so lucky to have been born into such a good family. Money has never been a real issue‚ as I come from a pretty good home. My parents made sure I had everything I needed‚ but they were also smart about not always giving me the things I wanted. They were teaching me and my siblings a good life lesson. By making
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When I was young‚ I was one of those kids who changed their minds on what they wanted to be when they grew up approximately every five minutes. However‚ this changed when I discovered acting. Acting has made me more outgoing‚ less afraid to interact with other people‚ and more empathetic- with the added bonus of being a lot of fun. I discovered the wonders of acting by a small part in a high school production of Willy Wonka. Even though I was just an Oompa Loompa‚ I quickly fell in love with the
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dollars. One night me and my family went gambling‚ I really at the time didn’t know much about poker but they introduced me to it that night which changed my life. That night off of 100 dollars i turned it into 18‚000 dollars and that’s what set my miniature career off. After about a year of gambling the adrenaline slowly dissipated away. I was
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At the age of 13‚ shortly after the death of my grandmother‚ I experienced an existential crisis. I pondered the meaning life and at the time the inconsequentialness of our life on the pale blue dot in the vast cosmos. Life seemed pointless when the reality of death constantly loomed. From biology classes I took in high school‚ I learned about microorganisms and there found the answers I had been seeking. The parallels between my life and these organisms were astounding. Although these microorganisms
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a reason” sometimes when something happens it’s either to It all started in 207‚ a bright ‚warm ‚ sunny summer day. I was having fun ‚ chasing friends & while I was running ‚ I noticed something. It was money ‚ and it had fallen out the pocket of my friend. I was fascinated by the amount of money I found. It was $360. I imagined all the things I could buy with this money. It was only after everyone stopped running when kayla noticed her money was missing. She stopped and looked everywhere and asked
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The Person Who Has Made a Difference in My Life When I think about “the person who has made a difference in my life” ‚ the first person in my mind is my mother. She taught me a lot of things‚ and the most important thing is she made me want to become a successful businessman. When I was young‚ my mother told me about life‚ the best way to live and become a good man. She is really the most influential person in my life. Growing up and seeing my mother owning and running a
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That 1.8-meter-tall singer on stage was me. My schoolmates may not know me by name‚ but they can tell something about the guy who is damn good at singing musicals. After he finished singing on the stage‚ the principal jumped to his feet clapping hands. Parents watching online hurriedly posted messages of praise‚ eager to find out whose kid the singer was. I‚ proud but not vain‚ had been accustomed to such reactions. For me‚ loving and practicing musicals has been a long‚ inspiring journey; it means
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up idolizing left my family for a twenty-year-old girl‚ it left me mentally and emotionally unstable. As many times as my parents told me that their problems were their problems and that they shouldn’t affect me; this affected me. My life before the affair was great and carefree‚ however‚ now I’m not sure that I’ll ever get back there. It is literally as if I lived a different life before the trauma. My mom and dad divorced when I was just a baby. Although I have always loved my real daddy‚ I also
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called Nduta my family fled there during a war that took place in Burundi. I personally didn’t experience the war because my mom fled when she was pregnant with me‚ she conceived me three months later. After reaching the camp I’m told that a lot of people got sick while we were there because there weren’t enough doctors to treat the people‚ due to that most people passed away. At age six I became very ill to point where I couldn’t eat‚ drink‚ or even the energy to sit up. For a minute my family thought
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