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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Carlson Final Copy My life in High School I spent the first two year of high school at Westland High in Columbus Ohio. Those years were somewhat average and most of the time I felt board‚ even though I was on the track team. One of the more unusual things that occurred was that a classmate‚ who I had talked with many times and who sat by me in a few classes murdered his parents! I spent the rest if high school at Grove City High School‚ after moving there in my junior year. My senior year was
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grow up with my mother. My mother raised me by herself at the age of 15‚ with the help of her parents. I can’t blame my father for not being there he just wasn’t ready for a child. No matter what I will always love him. My mother and my father were both 15 years old when she got pregnant with me. Of course she was scared and her parents were upset with her. My mother had me before she turned 16 years old. She had a job at Wendy’s and made sure I had whatever I needed on her own. My father was at
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When I got off of the plane‚ the immense heat wave hit me with surprise‚ and almost took me down. The humidity was sticking to my skin and the lights were white‚ like clouds floating on the ceiling. As I recuperated after those blinding lights came the most boring part of the trip‚ waiting on our luggage. As we were waiting everyone was leaving and we only had 1 bag left. We were getting a little nervous when we saw everyone leave and we were the only ones with another 8 people‚ so we went to complain
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came upon us‚ I knew my Grandpa John would be in town. My Grandpa John is 69 years old‚ and has experienced many different social issues during his life‚ so I decided to interview him. In his prime‚ my grandpa served in the military which allowed him to move often around the United States‚ and the world. I knew he had a lot of experience due to the military‚ and he was quite the storyteller. I knew it would be easy to talk to him about different social issues throughout his life. As we sat down we
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Six and a half years ago‚ on a sweltering August morning‚ I began my freshman campaign. I remember stepping out of Jones and thinking‚ “Wow‚ every girl here is ridiculously pretty.” Hyperbole aside‚ I was raring to launch. During that fall semester‚ I had a public speaking class on Tuesdays and Thursdays that started at 7:30 in the morning. I can never remember‚ but it was either just before or just after the time change‚ when it’s still dark out at 7:00. Regardless‚ even under such uncanny conditions
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Cheerleading Challenges People have always told me to follow my dreams. We hear that again and again‚ day after day‚ but most people never listen. Dreams may seem so far out of reach‚ but if they aren’t scary‚ they aren’t big enough. I constantly wrote down my dreams because they were frequently changing. One dream of mine was always recurring; It was to be a cheerleader. It bothered me that Paynesville schools made the decision to cancel its cheerleading program because I knew there were a lot
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most of my life. I know from extensive personal experience that my ability to function is due in part to psychopharmacological interventions‚ the efforts of an exceptional psychiatrist‚ and abject stubbornness. Through trial and error‚ the majority of my immediate family members have also found this to be true in their lives. Along with dark brown eyes‚ undefined cheekbones‚ and weak ankles‚ mental health issues and addictive patterns of behavior are simply part of our genetic package. My first impression
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to the man within me. This is my passion. Doing something I love everyday helps me feel as though life has meaning. I have played this game that brings the entire world together for as long as I can remember. During my playing days at high school in Jamaica‚ I competed in the rural area Dacosta Cup. I enjoyed it while it lasted‚ not knowing what college was going to offer me a scholarship. Playing in the semi-finals of 2008 against the defending champions was a life changing experience I will never
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eight years old I lived in North Carolina with my mother‚ father‚ brother‚ and sister. We all lived together in a nice five bedroom home; we had two dogs and three birds. Everything was perfect in my eyes until my mom got into my uncles brand new car and drove away. I never saw her again! My sister and I were in my room in trouble for fighting‚ and everyone else was outside having a great time barbequing and hanging with some other family members. My mom and uncle went to test drive his new car
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