who have changed our lives. People can change your life in a positive or negative way. My grandmother Esther changed my life in a positive way. My grandmother basically raised me. She changed my life and I am glad she did. My grandmother was a very hardworking woman. She valued education even though she never received an education during her childhood. It really touched me the way she would try to help me and give me advice. This made me work extremely hard in school. My grandmother
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alongside my father as a butcher. I was born in Merida‚ Mexico to a single mother. As the man of the house I began working at the age of seven cleaning windshields at stoplights and polishing shoes for any available change that people could spare. I came to America at age of twelve. My father had been anxiously waiting to meet me the day I arrived in Houston. My first challenge tested my capabilities at adapting to a foreign country without any family members to support me‚ other than my father who
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boy who changed everything about me. Before his birth I was a carefree‚ immature party girl without a care in the world‚ after his birth I grew up stopped parting and took on the responsibility that was gifted to me. It has not been a stroll in the park more like a steep climb up a mountain‚ but it is not something that I would give up no matter how hard it can get Before the birth of my son I was a carefree‚ immature party girl without a care in the world. I remember spending my days shopping
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With life‚ there are many obstacles to overcome such as growing up‚ finding a job‚ and gaining your education. Behind each of those obstacles is a goal that can change your life‚ my goal started as I was growing up. Obstacles are known as a barrier‚ and my plan was to get past that. I had a certain interest and that happened to be science. Science would always make me feel wiser and more intelligent compared to my classmates. As I grew older‚ my interest in science grew stronger as well. When I was
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A time I lost but gained. I have been blessed with a wonderful life. My family has never been considered wealthy‚ but my parents have always found a way to get me what I need and want most. This circumstance enabled me to find ways to not only enjoy what I do but to find new experiences I enjoy as well. One experience‚ that I enjoyed doing from day one‚ is playing sports. My favorite of all athletic events is football‚ but‚ anything that involves a ball‚ I am automatically drawn in. I still remember
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How a Baby Changed My Life I have heard that if you wait to have a baby until you are ready‚ you will never have one. Even at 39‚ I felt that I was not ready for the changes. I did not even realize the amount of changes that having a baby would have on my life. I also had no idea that I would change my career after the baby was born. I also did not know that I would have to function on little or no sleep. Furthermore‚ the amount of free time that I used to enjoy has been greatly reduced
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pathologically shy‚ didn’t make things any easier. I also wasn’t pushed by anyone to get better; my biological parents never took the time to sit down and help me with my reading. Throughout my younger years I was reluctant to go to school because I would get teased by my classmates. Reading was not always one of my favorite things to do‚ but one book changed it all. The first day of fourth grade in a new school rolled around; I was absolutely petrified. I just knew I was going to get made fun of for
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For as long as I can remember‚ books have played a major role in my life‚ and a recent move between apartments revealed little has changed. Thank God‚ and a competitive market‚ for e-readers and digital versions from here on in. My mother used to laugh about the story of The Brave Little Tailor‚ which apparently I couldn’t get enough of as a child. If you’ve not read it‚ it is strange as far as fairytales go. My best summation of the moral of the story is “shoot your mouth off‚ and maybe it’ll
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Living at 528 N. Bayard Ave; the only way you could live is if you had thick skin. Our definition of thick skin was being able to takes joke and being bullied without crying or running and telling Aunt Sabrina what happened. My cousin Darnell and I would play as much jokes on my sister Desiree and cousin Ruby. Every since I was younger I could remember everyone I know had jokes. Everyone was made fun of‚ and the only you made it through it is you had to get back at them by a joke or a prank believe
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time with my faith in my younger days. I was also self-centered and boastful. I tried things that are considered rebellious‚ and most of the time I easily gave in to dangerous and alluring things. I followed my heart where it led me. I started to watch pornography when I was 11. I committed a “one night stand” when I was 16. From time to time I watched nude videos‚ and‚ as time went by‚ the church‚ my family‚ and school became much less important to me. Before I knew it‚ my whole life was wrapped
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