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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I desire a good education/Future As BB King once said‚ “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” This quote is inspiring to me because‚ there’s nothing more I want in life than a bright future or a great education. This world has quite an ordeal when it comes to good careers and receiving a decent education. You would think that it comes easy‚ but honestly‚ it’s one of the most challenging things to accomplish. An education to me can lead to a bright future
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Academics has always been one of my motivations. Ever since I was of a small age‚ my parents have consistently pushed me to succeed and thrive within academics. Unfortunately‚ they never had the chance to attend college which is one of the reasons why I am attending a university. I am the second member of the family to attend college as my sister was the first in the family to accomplish this. Seeing my sister go to college and being able to graduate is another reason why I am currently in college
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From the minute I turned 13 ‚ I had no idea what life had in store for me . I was such a bright faced ‚ optimistic young girl ‚ ready to enter high school with my friends ‚ not knowing these would be the most drama filled ‚ fatiguing ‚ happiest and saddest 4 years of my life . I had no idea what being a teenager would actually be like ‚ all I knew was that I was finally going to be in high school and I felt grown and independent. I thought I could handle any and everything ‚ but I was completely
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What Got Left Behind At times‚ I consider myself somewhat of a forgetful person. Always feeling like I have left something behind. But in my life‚ what I leave behind is much more meaningful than an item such as a coat left on the back of a chair. What I leave behind is something no longer needed‚ something or even someone that caused me to have left it behind. As I am growing up in this world‚ I am getting to know who I am as a person and exactly who or what I want in my life. The past
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So‚ what college are you going to? At times‚ this seems to be the only question family members know how to ask. As the precocious child that I was‚ my family loved to hear my response at as young as four years old. At that time I would just ramble off a university that I had previously heard‚ everyone would get a kick out of it‚ and then we would move onto whatever we were previously doing. As I’ve gotten older‚ the weight of that question has become heavier. At times‚ it seems as if everyone around
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"I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say "because of you I didn’t give up." I am wanting to be the Captain for this upcoming year. I have many things to offer to my team and of course my band family. I have been in Color guard since my freshman year and sadly this upcoming will be my last year. I have stuck with it because it’s something I’m passionate about. When I first started I wasn’t the strongest member on the team I was far from it. I was pushed and I wasn’t used
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Many of my peer’s excursions will start when they head to college or withdraw from their parent’s house; My journey started when I went through Stem-Cell Transplant for Sickle cell disease. Never would I have thought that I would be writing my college essay in a hospital bed‚ Sitting in the same room that ruined me just to relieve me of the crippling demon that followed me since birth. Overwhelming emotions held my heart hostage for seven months‚ but today they finally get released. Despite having
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Growing up I didn’t have the life of a normal kid. Yeah‚ I played sports‚ went to school everyday‚ and struggled with the dilemmas of being an eight year old girl‚ but on the side I was also attempting to memorize the names and dosages of all of the new medications I was being filled up with. There was so much new information being thrown at me. At the end of my second grade year I was diagnosed with a chronic muscle disease called JDMS‚ I felt very lost and confused. I didn’t realize it at the time
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