moment that forever changed my life was the day that the local librarian‚ Phil‚ convinced me to read my first independent novel. My father couldn’t find any more work in Manassas‚ Virginia and the only option was to move to Wise where his family resided. Throughout the first year of moving‚ stress was at an all-time high. My mother and father were still at home packing things while my siblings and I were attending school in Wise. Once my parents arrived in Wise permanently‚ my father continued to
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It is a accident change my life . A car accident is often a life changing experience for those who were involved. May 2010 forever changed my life. My perspective on life isn’t the same. You are never quite the same. I often have flash backs of that day.I was picking up an ex boyfriend for a dear friend of mine. I shouldn’t have been out that day. If I hadn’t‚ I wouldn’t have been in that wreck. However I feel as if everything happens for a reason. I’m not sure why it happened‚ or why bad things
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Development Volunteers for three months in Bungoma‚ Kenya. As a team of six volunteers‚ we lived with a traditional Kenya family and shared in their daily experiences. Our primary focus this summer was AIDS education. We reached over 7‚000 Kenyans about the potential dangers of HIV/AIDS. We used a secondhand vehicle bought by OKDV during the summer of 2000 and an old TV and generator to educate Kenyans. We traveled throughout rural western Kenya and reached people of all age groups and backgrounds
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The Day I Decided to Change My Life Domestic violence occurs across the world in various cultures and affects people of all economic statuses. I was in an abusive relationship; I was a victim of domestic violence in my previous relationship with Tony the father of my kids. A relationship that I should have gotten out of before it even started. But when you think that you have found the one‚ the love you have for that person blinds you from reality. It blinds you from what is right and what is wrong
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21 September 2009 The day my life changed In a life filled with stumbling blocks my father has always been my anchor. Then one day my anchor was taken from me and I was set adrift. The last time I got to see my dad was Christmas Eve of 1998. We had made plans to get together early because that was going to be the first Christmas we didn’t spend together. We gathered together at my grandmothers home for our Christmas dinner and the smell of the
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A Major Event in my life “Thank you for taking Eva airline. This flight from Taiwan to Vancouver is landing now. Please remain seated…” a flight attendant announced. The announcement woke me up from a long sweet dream. Twelve hours earlier‚ I was standing in the Taiwan international airport‚ saying goodbye to all relatives and friends. I was standing at a foreign airport now. My whole new life to become a Canadian started in this unfamiliar city‚ Vancouver. My hometown‚ Taiwan‚ is a small‚ but
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The day I walked into sophomore year of high school changed my life. I had set many types of goals for myself this year including making friends‚ helping others and being a part of the most incredible organization‚ The Cherokee Charmers. The Cherokee Charmers was not only a drill team‚ it was a family‚ a family of girls working together to boost school spirit and even help others by spreading our positive attitudes. Walking into the first day of school knowing I was a part of this team made me light
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The Day that changed my life The key moment that set all of this in motion was the day I decided to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The scheme consisted of a number of sections with service being one of these. I discussed it with my mother and what was expected of me. My mother told me about her friend who had a child with Angelman syndrome (AS)‚ also known as the smiling disease. AS is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay‚ sleep disturbance
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After reading over the topics I immediately started to think back in my memory‚ as I am conditioned that way. I didn’t think of anything that could be described as "most important". A lot of people (adults) would answer‚ my marriage‚ the birth of my children‚ but nothing could be filtered out as the single most important moment. So I thought that it might come in the future‚ that I haven’t experienced the most important moment in my life yet. But how can I know when that will be everyone ask ? Of course
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cheek bones could be seen under her sunken cheek‚ her listless eyes stared into the air as she fingered a checked cloth. She‚ is my mother. She was once a ravishing beauty‚ with her long‚silky‚ black hair‚ slim‚ prominent nose‚ eyes like chocolate drops and pale slim hands. She seem like she had just stepped out of the fashion magazine. However‚ an incident changed her life completely‚ she was no longer the mother I had known. Her hair lost its luster‚ her eyes were dull and lifeless‚ her hands were
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