In 2013 there were a record high of 56 murders in my home city of Trenton‚ NJ. My great-grandmother lived until she was 102 years old‚ so at the time‚ my thirteen year old brain never thought death could impact my family. I walked around Trenton’s streets no matter the time of night‚ witnessed various fights‚ and occasional gun scares- but no matter how dangerous the situation became‚ I could never see the gravity of it‚ and it’s long-range impact on my life. I was oblivious to and failed to realize
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family‚ it is the school. The years that we spend in school are not merely time spent in learning and filling our minds with knowledge‚ but also time spent in moulding our character‚ acquiring various attitudes and imbibing basic principles of life. The basic traits of our personality are formed during our school days. The name of my school is Don Bosco Secondary School. It is situated in a town called Tura‚ W.Garo hills‚ Meghalaya. It is considered to be one of the finest schools in the state‚ highly
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Has your life ever been changed dramatically? How was it changed‚ and if so‚ how did the change affect you? People change a lot in 6th grade. The key is to handle change well‚ so you can thrive for a lifetime. In the difficult transition from 5th to 6th grade‚ you take on more responsibility‚ make new friends‚ and schoolwork becomes more challenging. In our 11th to 12th years of life‚ we have taken on more responsibilities on and off the middle school campus. Because our parents think we are
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Our So Called High School Life By: Mekai Veterans say that the most exciting and happiest moments on a student’s life happen in high school. Honestly speaking‚ I don’t believe in this before. Ask me why? Easy‚ just because I can’t feel it! I thought‚ when I first had the knowledge about it‚ everything was absurd or let’s just say it’s true to “some” but not to “all.” But lately‚ when I tried to reminisce my past years as a student‚ starting from kindergarten when I keep praying for fevers
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By: William Ford Thesis: How Hurricane Katrina changed my life. On Saturday August 27th 2005‚ my wife and I had a lot of things on our minds. I was home from an eight hour overtime outcall‚ at my new job with Cable One in Long Beach‚ MS. Having only been there five days and also in the middle of packing to move from Bay St. Louis‚ MS over to Long Beach‚ only a little over six miles away‚ the stress level at home was very high. We learned that a giant storm may be headed right for us;
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Have you ever been a part of a discourse community that has changed your life? For me Ballet Dalton was the discourse community that changed my life. This community of dancers quickly became my extended family‚ mainly because they made me feel welcomed and wanted. I cannot imagine life without joining this community. Ballet Dalton was where I finally felt like I belonged. This was a community of dancers who would encouraged and helped each other reach their complete potential. Ballet Dalton
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answer‚ “No”. I had this insane idea that the world revolved around me. Although I still had the concept in my head‚ that it was all about me when I was informed I would be an older sister‚ I knew that nothing would be the same. Before I was a sister‚ I never took anyone else into consideration‚ and I was never told to do otherwise. I was around four years old‚ when this news has changed my life forever. When I first received the news that I would have a younger brother‚ I was filled with joy and excitement
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music. Attached to it was my head and the rest of me‚ being dragged along on this wild ride. The only sounds I heard were ones of trumpets soaring higher and higher‚ trying to hit an absurdly high note. The pirate hat and the warm Florida night had taken control‚ and my self-consciousness went right out the window. I danced‚ not greatly or with any skill whatsoever‚ but I danced. For that one night‚ at the end of our trip to Florida and Walt Disney World‚ I enjoyed life in a way I never have before
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When I read this definition of a leader‚ the first person who comes to my mind is my high school Student Senate adviser. As I first began high school I didn’t really have a place to go or a group to be with. I tried joining a variety of different clubs and organizations at my school and found that FFA was where I belonged. I had a great adviser my first three years of being involved in FFA‚ but after getting a new adviser my senior year while serving as president‚ I knew that I needed someone to
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WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM AND THE HOST COUNTRY YOU SELECTED? From the time my mother taught me to speak Spanish‚ to the time I first met my grandmother and still could not understand half the things she said‚ my life has been full of foreign people who left their native country for a better chance. They taught me many concepts that all seem from another world. They told me of things I had never seen and how societies were different from each
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