Experience is Life’s Ultimate Sculptor The morning was young and the barn was alive. Horses were neighing‚ dogs were barking‚ the goat was bleating‚ and cats appeared out of every nook and cranny that you could see. All were awaiting their morning meals. I grew up on a small farm in Pennsylvania. During the fourteen years of living in Pennsylvania‚ my experiences have taught me many important life skills and morals that will forever guide my life. When people think of farms‚ people normally
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When a person is faced with obstacles‚ there is 3 options. They can overcome‚ fail‚ or avoid. One of the hardest obstacles that I have faced was my depression and social anxiety. Despite what you would think tho‚ it wasn’t easy. I’m sure that if someone has help it could make it a lot less challenging. Starting in about 4th grade‚ I went through a vast amount of life altering events that made me who I am today. From moving all the time‚ to horrible stepfamilies and constantly losing friends‚ I’ve
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We were put on trucks and taken to a larger village where we spent the night in the yard of a house. Between August 9–13‚ 1944‚ we were herded into different compounds on meadows at various places around Rennes and then to a collection camp at Ste. Mère-Église. We received daily two or three U.S. C rations. On the evening of August 13‚ we were brought to the coast and crossed the English Channel in a tank transport ship. We arrived at what may have been Portsmouth‚ and then transported by train to
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I was getting ready for surgery‚ and all I hear is nothing. They put some sort of mask over my mouth. “Just close your eyes and try to sleep‚” the doctor said. I can feel my eyelids finding it hard to stay open. Next thing I knew I was out. I wake up with a lot of questions flowing through my head. I looked around the room only to find a bunch of doctors running around in their greens scrubs. I’m a little confused‚ but I manage to figure out things. My appendix ruptured; I’m in a hospital
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Last October had been one of the most eye opening moments for me. I had been diagnosed with a life altering disease‚ which is closely related to diabetes. I found out that my body creates over twice the amount of insulin I need‚ working my pancreas too hard creating an abundance of problems. I have had to learn so much‚ and change so many aspects of my life because of this disease and the problems it creates. A lot of things lead up to my diagnosis‚ but it wasn’t an easy road to take. At first I
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I have dated a lot in my life. When I was young‚ I was obsessed with dating. I didn’t like being single‚ and I enjoyed the process of getting to know someone new and developing a relationship. I wasn’t just in it to date‚ though. I was it in to find a relationship like my parents had. A happy‚ fulfilling‚ and joyful relationship that would last and last and last... The Problem I Had With Dating But‚ the problem was that I was so focused on a finding relationship that I didn’t really focus on what
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From the substantial amount of races I had on playgrounds all the way to the never-ending races I had behind bleachers during my brother’s baseball games‚ running gave me clarity‚ serenity‚ and exhilaration. Unfortunately‚ during my seventh grade year‚ this came to a sudden halt. I found out I was diagnosed with Sever’s disease which is basically inflammation of the growth plate along with microfractures in the growth plate as well. Since there is no “cure” for this and only healing over time‚ I
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Twelve-year-olds are thinking of hanging out with friends‚ being in school‚ or just trying to be “cool”. Well not me. As a twelve year old my naive self was thinking of ways of making money so I could help my mom. I was lucky. Back in the Dominican Republic a friend of the family needed help with her daycare. She said that the job wasn’t hard and that she would make sure the person felt comfortable in the workplace. When I heard that‚ I thought “Bingo! This is exactly what I needed‚ easy work plus
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During my years of highschool I’ve struggled with many issues to become a successful member of society. Some ways I’ve been self reliant as a young adult is not listening to what people tell me I can or can’t achieve something. For example‚ in the article “The Struggle for Human Rights” by Eleanor Roosevelt she says “We have put down here the rights that we consider basic for individual human beings the world over to have. Without them‚ we feel that the full development of individual personality
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after all my nervousness. In fact‚ the reason of the meeting was to talk about the company and discuss a new project that he has for me. I was so excited when he decided to involve me more in the company because I have been there for less than a year. Before the meeting finished‚ my boss asked me in a funny way “David‚ have you ever been to Las Vegas?” And I answered him with a sarcastic tone “Boss‚ I have taken only one plane in my life‚ and it was to come to this country 11 months ago” He laughed
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