you” by my parents. I felt secure‚ happy‚ safe‚ and loved. But the dream of my picture perfect childhood ended abruptly. I’m seventeen years old‚ but even now I can remember everything from that year‚ down to the smallest detail. My name is Sarah Wick. This is my story; I promise to leave nothing out. My family and I moved to Paso Robles from San Luis Obispo when I was in the middle of my 4th grade year. I attended a new school where I was bullied and didn’t have any friends. My life at home
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mother. As a young black teenage mother‚ I have learned to grow up quick. The things that I have learned the fastest were to nurture‚ care‚ and to protect my son‚ Jaylen. These were the three basic instincts that I have had since the day I first saw him. As far as I am concerned these instincts will not go away until my soul is resting. Nurturing my son is very important. To me‚ nurturing is more than just feeding him. Nurturing is also educating him and training him to be all that he can be. I do
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deserve to win this scholarship because I am a hard worker‚ I am determined‚ and I have the ability to follow through with the education needed to achieve the goals in my life. I am a straight A student and always looking for a challenge. I am passionate‚ driven‚ and have very high expectations. Because of these qualities‚ I have always put my studies over everything else. I have faith and believe in myself that I will follow through and obtain the quality education that I am striving for. With the strive
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It was a Saturday morning in the fall when Adam’s life changed forever. He had been working as a hit man for the Russian Mafia for a little over 12 years now‚ one of their best workers. He had always desired to have a family‚ but the life he lived was too dangerous to have anyone to look after besides himself. He had been associating with a local woman named Maria. They met at a farmers market about four blocks from Adam’s home. After listening to her aspirations and values‚ he was almost certain
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roses‚” cried the young Student; “but in all my garden there is no red rose.” From her nest in the holm-oak tree the Nightingale heard him‚ and she looked out through the leaves‚ and wondered. “No red rose in all my garden!” he cried‚ and his beautiful eyes filled with tears. “Ah‚ on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written‚ and all the secrets of philosophy are mine‚ yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched.” “Here at last is a true lover
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familiar with today. I do‚ to a certain extent‚ believe this holds some truth. This is evidenced by Oprah’s own success in life. She has prepared and worked extremely hard to grow her business empire. To say all that was a chance happening is a bit far fetched. Preparation requires motivation‚ activity and carefulness‚ and success takes work. Things are not simply handed to us in life; we have to work to achieve them. When someone achieves a career goal we often say they were “lucky” to get the position
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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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“Run! You got this Hannah!”‚ shouted my dad. Hearing him cheer me on urged me to play tougher‚ run faster‚ kick the ball harder. I passed to one of my teammates‚ she scored‚ and the crowd went wild. I turned towards my dad and saw his smile explode across the field making me feel like the utmost adored person in the world. This was my junior year. It has been three months since my father abruptly died. I spent time with him on Sunday and he was gone on Monday. I felt desolate‚ heartbroken‚ and resentful
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important role in my life. I strive to find positives in every negative situation‚ and remember that I can always learn something from it. Sometimes changing the way you view a situation can make all the difference. Even through times where I have had every reason to give up‚ I have chosen to keep a positive attitude. I have found that when I decide to do this‚ it makes me significantly happier‚ and I take much more away from the situation. For a soccer tournament in sixth grade‚ my team and I went
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Woken by my father‚ I started rambling barefooted towards my family’s tribe as usual preparing for the day. It remained a typical luminous day‚ you could witness my people carrying out their own roles and their tribes. I for one was with my mother who was trained how farming works and become one day the dominant role of the tribe someday. Consequently‚ I wandered off walking around‚ and I did not notice going quite distant from where I should have been until I was all on my own. In addition‚ I could
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