exposed inch of my fifty-three pound body‚ I prepared mentally for the arduous task that lay ahead of me. After several miserable fishing ventures which had left my skin red and my hook bare‚ I felt certain that‚ at last‚ my day had arrived. I stood ready to clear the first hurdle of manhood‚ triumph over fish. At the age of seven‚ I was confident that my rugged‚ strapping body could conquer any obstacle. Pity the fish that would become the woeful object of the first demonstration of my male prowess
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me find out whom I really am. Attending high school did not really change me but put me around the people that I knew I would like or did not like. High school introduced me to new hobbies‚ activities and just how to appreciate life in general. Let’s start off in my early childhood. Growing up I had the biggest dreams like becoming an astronaut. As I kept older I looked into more realistic things like becoming a vet and or a nurse. I looked up to my parents and their jobs so I wanted to be just
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off and be rewarded in the end. My high school football experience was unlike anything I had ever dreamed of and taught me life lessons that I will never forget. From pushing hard to play as a freshmen‚ to winning state as a sophomore‚ and later leading the team to the semifinals as a senior captain holds a unique place in my heart. Although football in high school was the biggest part of my sports life‚ that was not the beginning. Starting at the age of five‚ my time was beginning to become consumed
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eventually teach you an important lesson. In primary school‚ my academics were extremely poor and l was always behind everyone. I had never completed any class work my teachers set me or even put effort into anything. My parents never payed any attention on my academics because they wanted me to enjoy life. So from kindergarten to year 4 l lived a carefree life. I learnt my alphabet 2 years later than everyone else because l never focused in class. My mathematical skills were extremely poor. I couldn’t
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Sam Echfar ENG 111 Mr. Thompson 8/25/2013 Dear Mr Thompson‚ My name is Sam Echfar. I was born in the city of Marrakech in Morocco but Currently I reside in Williamsburg‚ VA. I graduated from Hassan II high school in 2004. I moved to the United States in 2006 since then I have always dreamed of going to school and becoming a successful person and giving back to my community. My short term goal is to obtain an Associate of Science degrees from Thomas Nelson Community College then successfully
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My life goals are to be a good student‚ have a 3.0 GPA‚ have time to do my homework‚ study‚ spend some time with my family and friends‚ graduate from a community college‚ transfer to UTA‚ get my masters degree there and face new challenges that come my way. Volunteer work is also something I enjoy doing. I love helping other people in need when they don’t expect me to help them. My first goal is to have a 3.0 GPA. This goal is important to me because I want to make myself stand out to
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Returning to School Returning to school at this time in my life has been a great challenge‚ I’m 29 years old and I know I have a long ways to go but I’ve had so many dreams ans aspiration that I wanted to complete before I turn 29. I plan to be done with college at 23 years old but ended up becoming pregnant at 22 years old and a mother at 23 years old so that shifted things for me with returning to school fully committed to my studies. During that time I just stayed working and making me and my son’s life
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When I was in the 10th grade I had a revelation that would forever change my life. My story of it goes like this. Once again‚ I came home to find my moms husband (who is the father of the 3 youngest of us 5 sisters) not home at a time when he should have been there. I asked my mom where was he‚ and she replied‚ “he’s gone!” When I asked her why‚ she told me that she was tired of pulling the load and taking care of our family without any support from him. I then posed the question to her‚ “what made
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Courtney Morning 1/10/10 Period 1 Mr. Warren My Vacation Essay My destination was Georgia and the reason why we originally went there was just for a vacation. But later my family and I decided to stay because we ended up enjoying our time there. One thing I do remember was us being on the plane for at least 5 hours and how much the cost came out to be which was $400. Another thing that seems to always bother me while traveling was the turbulence‚ honestly it scares me. The first
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I am Thai‚ but inside I am also Chinese “My hometown China‚ I’m so sad that I had to leave you”‚ is a part of the song I heard all the time when I was little‚ and I still remember it. Not much is known about my background; I only know that I am actually Chinese. I could have cared less about it because I was born and raised in Thailand‚ and I considered myself Thai until my mom told me about my grandparents. My grandfather used to be a doctor in a small communist camp in China. He didn’t like it
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