I didn’t want the day to end. I dreaded going back to my dad’s house and going through the cycle all over again. The shift from a familiar environment‚ then being removed from it became frustrating and tiring. As a child‚ I had this perfect image of having two parents who show compassion but not in my situation. I got lost going back and forth‚ I started to lose myself‚ leaving a piece of my identity behind every time I left one of my parent’s houses. As the years went by‚ I didn’t really know who
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that has changed my life the most is Wifi. One of the reasons that Wifi has made a huge impact in my life‚ is that it helps me communicate with my family and friends. The other day I was able to facetime my grandmother that lives in Florida
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effort known as a “total war.” As World War II came to an end though‚ the major powers in the world would never again get into a “total war.” All in all‚ many technological advances and tactics‚ in recent history‚ have dramatically changed the way wars are fought. The events that have seen a dramatic change in technology and/or warfare are as follows: the Industrial Revolution‚ the Napoleonic wars‚ World War I‚ World War II‚ and the Cold War (Buzard‚ 2006). One of the greatest advancements
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In 2014 while coming to this school I wasn’t in a good place mentally. I had been struggling with depressive tendencies for a number years prior to my freshman year. However‚ 9th grade was essentially my breaking point. Overall‚ the year isn’t something I’m proud of but it has and will continue to influence who I am today. My best friend at the time wasn’t a good person either but for different reasons. She did everything in her power to bring me down in order to feel better about herself and I allowed
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that lurk in the darkness‚ the things I would encounter as a nurse that could change my life forever. On a fateful day in 1998‚ there was an event‚ a needle stick that changed my life forever. I was worked nights as an oncology nurse at the local hospital in Humble‚ Texas. I had two small children at the time‚ so the night shift appeared to be the best option for me. My shift started at eleven pm‚ the majority of my patients were sleeping and I knew which ones could be monitored without waking them
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would feel irritated with my house being too loud and too noisy as the sounds of the pans and pots from the kitchen would echo in my ears‚ causing me to wake up. My mother never forgets to prepare breakfast for me despite leaving for work at dawn and returns home at dusk. When I feel thirsty while I am at school‚ there is always a full bottle of water inside of my backpack to keep me feeling hydrated. During the times I struggled with homework‚ my mother would encourage to do my best‚ support me‚ and
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everybody else‚ am original in my own way‚ and no one has experienced what I have. I battle for all the things that I believe to be right‚ but not always succeed. I consider that every moment helps form my identity‚ but two of them had a bigger influence‚ made a considerable change in my mind‚ and hopefully turned me into a better person. This is what I want to share today‚ the events in my life that defined me as who I am. So‚ I will start with the most recent event that made me change the way I
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Since I was eight years old my family has always had a boat. From fishing‚ tubing‚ hunting and just cruising we did it all. My Dad’s first boat‚ Nitro 189 Fish and Ski‚ was the light of my life. Since the day he got it I was his first mate. Helping him with everything cleaning‚ stocking and repairing. I took great interest and pride into that boat‚ more than my dad at times‚ which motivated me to get my boaters license and learned how to work on marine engines before I was 14. Every year we go
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How Baseball Changed My Life Baseball may seem like a game where individuals remain around and sit tight for a ball to be hit‚ yet that is not what baseball truly is. To me‚ this game has changed the way I see life all in all. Each player has been taught to have great hard working attitude‚ regardless of whether it’s in a weight room or even practices. Coaches have given leadership chances to players every year and this year it’s my turn due to my hard working attitude and my capacity to lead a
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I just finished my volleyball game‚ and my team won‚ I walked outside the gym to see my best friend standing there telling me I did awesome‚ we hugged said goodbye to each other and I left for home. I then went outside to watch my neighbors kids for four hours‚ then went inside and played Wii with my dad. That’s when it all changed. I looked at my IPhone 3GS and read the most devastating text I had ever received from my best friend‚ “Taylor‚ you need to change who you are‚ no one likes you…” This
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