unique and life charging experience. I was lucky enough to meet such a man. Freshman year in high school is an exciting‚ yet challenging experience. It was something new and different that I enjoyed‚ while at the same time it pushed me to new levels I did not know I could reach‚ both mentally and physically. The academic work load came at a slow steady pace that steadily increased over time‚ but the athletic demand was set unreachably high on day one. The first person I noticed was my strength and
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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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Before my son had arrived‚ I was in complete shambles. My life was spiraling down a one way tube into darkness. I had become everything that I had only wished I wouldnt. I was known as nothing better then "white trash". I thought that I had it all. I was only 17 and I was free. I left home to be with my ex- boyfriend‚ and I was free! No rules‚ No boundaries‚ just freedom. I thought life couldnt get any better. Although‚ as time went on I realized how much I missed my family‚ and how things were
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I spend a large portion of my time on the family farm while not participating in 4-H activities. We raise livestock‚ have some farmland‚ and are very active in conservation. Being a stout young man‚ I normally have the role of holding down the lambs and calves while marking‚ cutting‚ and vaccinating. I help in preparing fields and the last couple of years I have spent some time in the tractor plowing and planting. Since I was 8 years old‚ I have spent the hot summer months spraying mesquite‚ cactus
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I volunteered with Outreach Kenya Development Volunteers for three months in Bungoma‚ Kenya. As a team of six volunteers‚ we lived with a traditional Kenya family and shared in their daily experiences. Our primary focus this summer was AIDS education. We reached over 7‚000 Kenyans about the potential dangers of HIV/AIDS. We used a secondhand vehicle bought by OKDV during the summer of 2000 and an old TV and generator to educate Kenyans. We traveled throughout rural western Kenya and reached people
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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 the
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It was the month of November and the year was 2008. I did not plan on going to the hospital on this day but my mother received a phone call. That one call was my reason for being waken up at 4 a.m. listening to my mom as she reused me to get dressed. One call changed my life forever. A person from the hospital called and said that my grandmother was not breathing normally. After we got to the hospital we find out that the cancer she was diagnosed with has affected her breathing‚ which caused tubes
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luckily for me my little brother kept that to a minimum. For me my little brother was my best friend. Jerry was always athletic; any sport he played‚ did he excelled in. His intelligence was enlightening. My favorite characteristics however‚ was his heart; his heart was full of love. Jerry always saw the beauty in people‚ and nature. Sadly‚ he never saw the beauty in himself. Jerrys teenage years were not easy. I always knew how important jerry was for me‚ however‚ I never realized how much he would
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infant who wouldn’t digest anything he was fed and vomited frequently‚ and it was a nightmare for my parents as they brought me to the hospital in Stamford Connecticut the doctors gave my parents only one option‚ surgery. This surgery saved my life which laid the groundwork for the person I am today‚ my view on society‚ knowledge‚ work‚ love‚ and happiness‚ the things that have taught me about life. Pyloric Stenosis is an uncommon condition in the stomach and small intestine which thickens. Pyloric
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What changed my life My whole life has been full of a lot of challenges and obstacles that I’ve overcome. Out of all the events that have changed my life there is one specific thing that I have came to see is‚ that I should be very thankful for having both parents together in my life constantly. I realized this last year when my pops had brought it to my attention. We got on that topic when he was just talking about life as an adult. Then with my pops in my ear like he always is‚ he kept telling
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