When initially starting college‚ I knew nothing of it as I came from an underprivileged family who not once had ever entertained the notion of attending college. Coming from a Hispanic family‚ the expectations were to get married and be a good a housewife; however‚ I decided on my own to explore college‚ even if at that time I could not tell the difference between undergraduate and graduate school. I would like to say my determination was apparent from the very beginning‚ but it was far from the
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As I pushed deeper into the dry browning meadow‚ a drop of sweat rolled over my forehead. Arm after arm‚ I swept away the towering stalks that obstruct my path: my destiny. Suddenly‚ glimmering of a deep red‚ and hinting of green in its reflection‚ I glimpsed the exploits of my travels. To others‚ it was an ordinary rock; but to me‚ it was a treasure. I greedily knelt down‚ picked the gem up‚ stuffed it in my pocket‚ and continued on my safari. For years‚ I never second guessed why I proceeded; however
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Grown Together yet Grown Apart Being born two years apart‚ my older brother and I had always been awfully close growing up together‚ getting in trouble together and even sharing the same scars. But all good times must come to an end and so did ours. After spending all of the sixteen years of my life making memories with the only boy I could truly ever trust‚ he gathered his belongings and moved away to Hamilton to start a new life at university. Since the beginning‚ my brother had always been my
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So Now I’m A Senior Now that I’m a senior a lot of things have changed. I have a lot of responsibilities. I have to keep my grades up‚ and I have to be a role model for the underclassmen‚ and many of us have jobs to keep. Grades are the hardest thing about being a senior. Our grades are the most important thing this year because we depend upon them to get us into a good college.I have to keep my grades up while doing every thing else that is involved with being a senior. It’s hard to keep them
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“What can I do to help?” Throughout my life I have asked this question many times. As a child watching my father interact with patients‚ as a Marine serving in a war torn country‚ and even now as a college student looking toward the future I ask how I can help. From a very early age‚ I remember looking up to my father in his optometry practice. From about the age of 8‚ I knew I wanted to help people like he did. I remember how he could comfort a patient by listening to what they had to say. It
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I want to go to college to further my education and gain knowledge on working on Ford vehicles. The reason I want to further my education is because in today’s society I understand that I need some sort of college degree in order to better my financial and emotional life down the road. Also‚ I figure if I want to go to college to learn about something and get a degree in it‚ it may as well be in something that I have a passion for. That passion for me is cars. I love racing and just driving in general
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I’ve had a number of moments in my life that have formed who I am today. Life is full of moments and experiences that create who we are. From graduations‚ vacations‚ and people you meet‚ but the things that may have the biggest impact on forming who we are may be our failures in life. Michael Jordan has said‚ “i’ve missed more than 9‚000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in
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An unknown inspirationist once said‚ “Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness‚ and at the end of the day you don’t look at it and wish you had painted something different.” I love to live my life as such and when I stare at this blank white mask I imagine all the endless possibilities‚ just as in life. As I start brainstorming‚ many activities I am involved in come to mind. One of which is basketball. This sport has not only become one of my favorite
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Music is a profound entity; it gives and takes‚ is forgiving or stubborn‚ and can change a person’s life immensely. I never expected my passion for music to take me on not only a rigorous academic journey‚ but an enormous spiritual journey as well. Most people have heard the science: making music makes a person smarter. In practice‚ however‚ the true significance of music’s impact not only in our academic lives but in our personal character is immense. The day I chose to play the clarinet in fifth
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A few friends and I were driving around our quiet neighborhood‚ blasting Katy Perry over the AUX cord. ~California girls‚ We’re undeniable~ Instinctively‚ my lips moved along‚ the notes inches away from escaping my mouth. At the last moment‚ however‚ my jaws clamped shut. I simply could not bring myself to sing in front of my friends. I held it in‚ silent in the backseat. For me‚ singing turns the usual flow of life into a vibrant explosion of activity; it’s my retreat from the frenzy of daily
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