The Speech That Changed My Life (Or Something Along Those Lines) By: Star Li (View Profile) Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement speech means a lot to me. I’ve been told numerous times to listen to this particular speech but kept putting it off because I was sure it would be something along the clichéd lines of “Follow your dreams‚” “Never give up no matter ………0what‚” “Work hard so you can one day be as successful as me‚” etc. I didn’t want to be preached to‚ especially not from someone
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Life in Dormitory I don’t want to be restricted. I am a foreign college student‚ which means I have to live in the dormitory. However‚ the life of dormitory is absolutely opposite to my expectation. The more I expect the more I loses hope. From the first time I move into the dormitory‚ I get limit and be eager to move out. My life in the dormitory is just like a nightmare. Before 8:10 a.m.‚ the first class in the morning‚ I had already felt powerless due to the dormitory rules. In the
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"Alcohol impairs your ability to reason and contemplate repercussions‚ then you’re likely to be more forthcoming when you’re drunk." Said‚ in an article by flask.com. I can completely agree with statement. I was never a person who had to deal‚ when repercussions when drinking‚ until a couple days ago when i went out to a bar with a couple of my close friends. I usually know how to control my drinking. If you have ever drank you know that there are limits. Once you hit those limits its like they say
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People everywhere go through various experiences in their lives. Every experience affects a person in some way. The resulting effects can be good‚ bad‚ or a combination of both. Many aspects of my life have influenced my personality and the way that I live. The one life changing experience that really stands out in my mind is having my daughter‚ Cayleigh. This experience affected my life intensely and made me a better person. The day started just like any other day‚ my husband was at work and I
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It was the most horrific April night. The moon was nowhere in sight the stars hid under the cover of dark storm clouds. The wind shook the trees violently and the temperature was biting. Thunder could be heard rumbling and lightning lit up the night sky. Emery Clarkson‚ a man in his thirties‚ emerged out of an Clarkson Corporations after a late night of trying to finish the never-ending‚ mountain-of-work on his desk. His hair was dishevelled‚ his face exhibited a weary expression‚ his suit was wrinkled
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A World Outside of my own. It was an early‚ frigid‚ spring‚ Friday morning in April of 2000. Cincinnati is known for its unexpected weather patterns. Just the day before‚ it was warm and almost felt like summer. My mother‚ my father‚ and I were on our way to the airport‚ to visit Germany for Spring Break. This was my first time to leave the country‚ and I had anticipated this trip for the last two weeks. So many questions were dancing around in my mind. What are the people like? Do the stars look
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Strauwald English 50 Essay #1‚ Revised 11 February 2013 Life Changing Event Throughout my life I can definitely say that I have one life-changing event that rises above the rest. In my junior year of high school‚ 2008‚ a very close friend of mine‚ Renay‚ passed away unexpectedly. At only 16‚ she fell victim to a drunk driving accident. Renay was a dear friend to me. We had a special friendship and connection we shared through dance and sports. I miss the days when life was simple; we would
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through the experiences? There are many factors in how people can change their personality; their way of thinking and every day grow more as a person. Life is too complex to understand‚ it is better to live and enjoy each day to the fullest that it is where you learns more. In my opinion‚ I believe in what my mother says‚ "Everyone must go through their own experiences and learn from their own mistakes". I personally have changed a lot as a person in the past two years by different life experience like
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How to Write a Descriptive Essay More than many other types of essays‚ descriptive essays strive to create a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader. Great descriptive essays achieve this affect not through facts and statistics but by using detailed observations and descriptions. What do you want to describe? As you get started on your descriptive essay‚ it’s important for you to identify exactly what you want to describe. Often‚ a descriptive essay will focus on portraying one of the
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Changing my Life Essay Roberta Clark Strayer University CHANGING MY LIFE There are many reasons why I decided to return to school. Wanting a better education‚ money and most of all my sense of accomplishment are the reasons I am now in school. I decided to return to college after leaving school nearly 40 years ago. It has been a long road of getting here and have had many roadblocks in my way. I got married at the age of 17 and became a mother at the age of 18. My husband was very
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