relationship with my grandfather. He was an avid storyteller and ensured that he told me one when putting me to sleep. My grandfather’s stories were insightful‚ often revolving around the themes of honesty and compassion. He constantly implored me to observe the above virtues and many others making my life more meaningful. Although all my grandfather’s stories contained moral lessons that would guide me in life‚ one act of charity stands out and had a profound impact on my young life. On this day‚ my grandfather
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Music is a profound entity; it gives and takes‚ is forgiving or stubborn‚ and can change a person’s life immensely. I never expected my passion for music to take me on not only a rigorous academic journey‚ but an enormous spiritual journey as well. Most people have heard the science: making music makes a person smarter. In practice‚ however‚ the true significance of music’s impact not only in our academic lives but in our personal character is immense. The day I chose to play the clarinet in fifth
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even when I didn’t want to hear it. I grew up in a Christian home‚ attended a Christian school‚ and attended church twice a week. My parents had lots of parties for our "church friends" and would always make me stop playing video games and come be social with people I saw a little too much of. I started to find my own faith in Jesus and not just believe in Him because my parents did. Like every other student at NCS I always found a reason to rebel and complain about the school. The only thing I liked
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in hand with sports‚ right through every important aspect of my life I have been able to rely on athletics to keep me going‚ through times of need‚ stress‚ confusion‚ and discomfort it has been that crutch I have needed to keep me on the right path In school and out of school as well. Of course the exhaustion made it tough when it came down to having to do late night home work sessions and time management‚ but I fell as if it made my character as well as personality stronger. Having to do this only
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When I was in kindergarten‚ I knew I loved to help people and express myself through a creative mindset. When my teacher told us we were having gameday I would go around and ask people if they wanted to join me in a game of hot potato or another fun activity‚ I got filled with excitement. I would go around and ask if anyone wanted a partner to help with reading or on our homework papers. I love to help people more so than sports or business which mainly focuses on making money for your own business
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I can do without so much as a stammer in my speech or a catch in my breath. Only recently did I find a ‘courage’ that was real for me. I suspect that I am a very difficult person to understand. I experience‚ and perhaps suffer from‚ a drive that to most people seems illogical and unreasonable. I want to do it all‚ and perhaps the problem with that is that I can’t accept anything as being done well enough unless I have done it perfectly. In my mind‚ "good" isn’t good enough‚ I feel I
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Hedy Lamar changed the way the world will work forever. Very few people know who she is‚ but countless numbers of people in the modern world use her creation. She was the brains behind the machine that gave us wifi. It has impacted numerous people’s lives in multiple ways. Wifi is the invention that has changed my life in more ways than any other. The first reason wifi is the invention that I believe altered my life the greatest‚ is that it keeps people from arriving at the wrong place. More specifically
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I didn’t want the day to end. I dreaded going back to my dad’s house and going through the cycle all over again. The shift from a familiar environment‚ then being removed from it became frustrating and tiring. As a child‚ I had this perfect image of having two parents who show compassion but not in my situation. I got lost going back and forth‚ I started to lose myself‚ leaving a piece of my identity behind every time I left one of my parent’s houses. As the years went by‚ I didn’t really know who
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on xmas day‚ then getting colder again on boxing day‚ changing weather as it is with you. It is caused by hurricane Caroline that left the USA a few days ago‚ though it’s lost a lot of it’s power crossing the atlantic sea. My leg is a bit better this weekend‚ I don’t know how long for‚ but I know I’m fed up of taking antibiotics‚ they give me a bad stomach‚ and this is the 10th lot so I can’t take many more. I used to tell jokes a lot more than I do now‚ I think a lot of the jokes I’ve told on Diana’s
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classes but on my own‚ I have been climbing my way to my dreams of becoming an animator‚ illustrator‚ or tattoo artist. Going to Perpich will benefit me well in this process and I’ve already taken art classes at the Art Academy‚ started my own webcomic‚ experimented with many different mediums‚ and have read books about improving art styles. The visual arts is essentially my passion and I will do anything to keep it that way. Ever since I was very young and able to pick up stuff with my hands‚ I’ve
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