When my sister lost her colon‚ it changed me‚for what seemed to be‚ for the worst. From the time I was born to when I started high school‚ my relationship with her had meant more to me than life itself. But the sicker she got‚ the more stress it put on my family emotionally‚ physically‚ and financially. It started back in middle school‚ where I learned that she wanted more for me than just being an average student‚ whose set on going to my grandmother’s house everyday after school and watching the
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soccer‚ I set my expectations high for myself. That’s why I was so disappointed with my soccer abilities when I was benched several games. So‚ I made myself work over the winter and summer to have some playing time on varsity. Every Sunday‚ my parents would go wash clothes at the laundromat and I would cross the street to my local YMCA and practice outside by myself. No matter what the weather was I’d be out there. I would set up tires in front of the goal and shoot through them to work on my accuracy
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Perhaps the most important thing that has happened in my life was moving up here. The fact that I left my home in Los Angeles‚ willingly‚ to move up here with my dad‚ was quite unexpected‚ at least for everyone other than me. At three in the morning on July 3 of this year‚ I packed my stuff in my car‚ and left my mom’s house. Many people assume that because I moved up here‚ my whole family came too. Not the case at all. I moved by myself. And I drove from Los Angeles to Sacramento‚ by myself at three
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“The Great Depression” The United States has changed a lot since its “Birth” in 1776. The United States changed for better or worse from The Great Depression‚ The Vietnam War‚ and The Attacks of 9/11. These life altering events formed America with tragedy‚ and destruction. Being the land of the free and the home of the brave. We rose up stronger and with hope. That’s what makes America great. The Great Depression all started when the stock’s value started to plummet with no hope of recovery
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Blanca‚ my mother. That is who I admire the most and she believes in me when I don’t believe in myself at times. She always tells me “You must go through the rain if you want to see the rainbow”. When I was trapped in a situation where I am ready to give up and throw everything away‚ I always remember that quote my mother tells me. She thought me how to fight through the struggle and to chase my dreams no matter what it takes hard work always pays off. At the age of 10 I watched my dad get on an
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I was diagnosed with depression when I was thirteen years old. I didn’t tell my parents until one year after I discovered my affliction. I often wallowed in self pity‚ For the next three years‚ I thought I was never good enough. I finally realised the road I was going on‚ was not where I wanted to be on. I would put such little effort into the things I would do‚ I felt useless. Despite not knowing who I was at the time‚ I knew I wasn’t going to let depression define me. I’m not saying that I now
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Catholicism and Christianity‚ the first humans had different things that they served and worshipped. During the evolution of mankind‚ religion also evolved and transformed. There are many events that have greatly affected the course of religion and has alowed it to blossom into what it is today. Three events that I feel changed the course of religion in history are the Edict of Milan‚ the production of the first printed Bible‚ and Luther’s “95 Theses”. In many instances‚ certain religions have not always
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My Grandfather never complained. No matter how bad it got‚ he never said anything. When he was young boy‚ he was thrown into the brutal and treacherous lifestyle that made up a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Treated like a POW‚ his life was miserable. When he was released from the camp he had to pick up the pieces that was his life. Everything changed. He was just a young man to make his own in the world. He struggled for jobs‚ was discriminated against‚ fought in the Korean War‚
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Have you ever had an event that completely altered your life? Events can change your attitude toward life‚ your perspective on people‚ and your ability to function emotionally. I‚ personally‚ had three major events that transformed my way of life. In my eighteen years of living I have discovered that most of the time I can be a pretty pessimistic‚ negative‚ emotionless person. It not the best personality to have‚ but I make it work. Now being a negative person‚ I am used to negative thoughts and
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not forget where they came from. An example of this occurs in both the essay “Letter to a Young Refugee to Another” and the short story “The Teacher who Changed my Life”. What would it be like to move to a place that only has a promise of an improved life? Throughout history‚ people have migrated from one place to another in search of something‚ although frequently they forced from their home to a place unknown. In the essay “Letter to a Young Refugee to Another”‚ Andrew Lam explains what it was
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