All my life I have felt like an underdog‚ I was the last picked for everything in elementary school. No one ever wanted me to be on their team because I was not good enough. In football‚ I would miss the final catch that could win the game. In soccer as the goalie‚ people would score goals on me like it was nothing to it. In basketball‚ I could never hit the clutch contested three-pointer. After elementary school‚ my new ambition was to prove everyone who doubted me wrong. I began to mold myself
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back on and realize that it changed your life forever. Something so small can make such a big difference in who you are today. It could be very fond memory or an extremely cold one. You’re going to be reading something very close to my heart. My journey of my love toward my love for reading and writing. Reading and writing was essential for more learning and stability growing up. When I was younger‚ I never liked reading‚ in fact‚ I wasn’t very good at school in general. I was‚ and still am‚ a horrible
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As most of my peers‚ I have been asking myself a question‚ what do I want out of life? This question bothers many people and it’s not only the ones who are trying to figure out the path that will lead them to a comfortable life. One might ask‚ what is that comfort that we are all striving for? It varies from person to person; there are several aspects‚ such the way they were raised‚ making‚ of our lives that could influence a person and the future decisions that we’ll make. To me‚ a goal is something
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My childhood in New York City was very difficult for me. I grow up in a predominantly Hispanic Dominican decent neighborhood in the upper Manhattan area called Washington Heights. Washington Heights in the early 90’s was the heart of the drug trade. The norm: Drug attics (crack heads) used to be in the corner blocks on lines to buy drugs‚ just like if it was Black Friday at a Walmart super store. At one point in the 90’s it was considered one of the worst neighborhoods to raise a child. I remember
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versatile in various cultures. However‚ in reality‚ I really did not know as much as I thought I did. Last semester‚ I took part of the study abroad program to Costa Rica. I embarked on a cultural journey that forever changed my life. I was able to experience and embrace in a new and different culture than my own. I lived in Costa Rica for four months. While living there‚ I had opportunity to also travel to two other countries in Central America‚ Nicaragua and Panama. After living in another country
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bonding experience for me and my daughter‚ Ryleigh. When we have had a busy day it’s nice to relax with Ryleigh while she breastfeeds. I love how she smiles and tries to talk while she eats. It’s like she is saying‚ “Thank you mommy for the good milk.” Other times she slaps my chest‚ pokes my eyes‚ and picks my nose while she eats. Then it’s like she’s saying‚ “How dare you wait 30 minutes in between my feedings.” Breastfeeding can be a very sweet and funny experience. During my pregnancy I didn’t really
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on their spiritual journey. While I am not a religious man‚ the power of water on my soul was apparent. A varsity swimmer‚ countless paddle trips with my Boy Scout troop‚ even playing in our flooded yard as a child‚ water encompassed who I was. My natural infatuation with water lead to two certainties‚ my parents were going to have high water bills and working as a lifeguard. After I landed my first lifeguard job‚ an unexpected slow transition was set into motion. During my first year at the
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senior in high school writing your college application essay and wondering whether or not you should put a comma or a period‚ or debating if you should use the word “your” or “you’re”. You would have known the answers to these questions but schools have stopped thinking of grammar as an important skill because of the newly advanced technology. Grammar is relevant in the twenty-first century and should be taught at all grade levels because grammar is an essential skill you your academic career‚ you are
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wanted to be yet‚ so I started off with Radiology Technician. I didn’t strive to do my best‚ which knew I could have. As long as I made a passing grade I was happy with that‚ but with medical programs being competitive‚ that wasn’t going to cut it. When I graduated high school‚ I knew I needed to go to college‚ so I signed up like any other high school graduate. At that time I was still immature and more worried about my boyfriend at the time. I wanted to go to parties instead of doing school work‚ just
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As a Canadian high school student living in Alberta I only consider myself as part of the nation I was born in‚ which is Canada. My parents were born in Pakistan and almost all of my family is in the Middle East‚ although a few also reside in areas such as Australia and the United Kingdom. Despite this‚ I have only been to these areas once in my lifetime‚ and during that time I was barely a year old. This is why I do not consider myself a part of any other nation besides Canada. The culture and language
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