Something I am very proud of was my wrestling career. Ever since I was four years old I was wrestling on the mat. Wrestling has shaped me into the man I am today by not only effecting me mentally but also physically. Wrestlers are known to be very hardworking and determined people. This grueling sport isn’t for everyone and many who begin wrestling when they are young will not stick with it. I believe this is why I was pulled to this sport so much and why I never quit; allowing myself to know that
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Lessons from “Rich Dad‚ Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki Being rich in the near future is everybody’s dream. Our notion of being rich is having all the money to buy all our wants and needs without exerting much effort. As a child‚ we are sent to school for which the primary reason is to learn‚ so that in the future‚ we would obtain stable jobs. It is with this same reason that the author of the book emphasized why a lot never get rich. Through this reading‚ I gained a lot of insights which will help
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spring of 2001. My dad at the time was 69‚ he had had quadruple bypass surgery three years earlier. I had four children a 17 year old step daughter‚ nine year old daughter‚ six year old son and a three year old daughter. My husband was out of town with his father attending his niece’s blessing. (it is the equivalent of a catholic christening.) His mom had decided to not go since she was there when my niece was born for two weeks and felt she needed to be home for the weekend. My mom was out of
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eight or so‚ my grandfather presented me with a gift. It was a place that I was able to go when I needed an escape from the uphill struggle of my childhood; a place where I found serenity‚ peace and comfort. I was born in 1939‚ in the small town of Cherrywood Village‚ KY. My parents were young when they received the news that they were going to be having a son; me. This made my father‚ who was so much in love with my mother and the thought of becoming a first time dad‚ take on the responsibility
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Romulus and Hora Romulus and Hora in Romulus my Father is evidence of this. Both share a cultural root of ‘Romania’ and links between people are able to strengthen a sense of belonging so that it’s not just a fleeting experience. “Nor have I known anyone so contemptuous and resistant.... it formed the basis of their lifelong friendship...they longed for a community of honorable men”. The underlying contemplative and authoritative tone of the quote shows that as immigrants‚ that values and ethics
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Dad In paragraph 3 when Manning says his fathers‚ “words were physical” he means that he and his father rarely communicated with words. During the time he and his dad were arm wrestling to him that was their way of communicating. During Manning’s trip home he and his father each learned that they both are not the same people they use to be‚ each and developed and changed. Manning realizes that his father is getting old and is much weaker. Manning’s dad learned that his
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quickly‚ a whole family can be on the edge of destruction. This is exactly what Raymond Carver describes in his novel “My Father’s Life” from 1984. In his novel‚ Raymond Carver describes his father’s life‚ starting with his death and continuing with how he met his wife. The story goes on‚ telling about their poor life‚ his alcoholism‚ gambling and his unfaithfulness. The father is named Clevie Raymond Carver and he is roughly described as a drunkard‚ who has a hard time finding work and staying
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My Dad is someone who I would say has had the most ups and downs in his life. He has always made in important to try and be the best person he possibly can. However‚ human nature only allows you to be ‘so good’ and he does‚ like anybody else would‚ have some traits that one would say are less than positive. Despite my dad being a good and bad person with both positive and negative traits‚ if I had to pick someone that I admired most‚ I would pick my dad. My dad has always tried his best at trying
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Reyes CHAPTER 1 Rich Dad Poor Dad is about how Mr. Kiosaki was raised by a rich father and a poor one. Mr. Kiosaki’s poor father was highly educated with a Ph.D.‚ while his rich dad didn’t even make it through high school. Mr. Kiosaki’s fathers sometimes gave him some advice when he was a child‚ but the advice of his two fathers where different from one another especially when it came to money. His poor father did not spend much time thinking about money‚ while his rich father says a lot about how
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MY FATHER‚ MY HERO: ____________________________________________________________________ My father is not a celebrity; he is not such a recognizable face. My father is not a national hero; he is not a multi-millionaire. My father is just an average quiet man‚ whom I honour and respect. My father was born in 1954‚ in the small South-Indian state of Kerala. He was the fourth child of my grandfather (late C.M. Thomas). My father managed to succeed well enough in classes to pursue education at
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