That 1.8-meter-tall singer on stage was me. My schoolmates may not know me by name‚ but they can tell something about the guy who is damn good at singing musicals. After he finished singing on the stage‚ the principal jumped to his feet clapping hands. Parents watching online hurriedly posted messages of praise‚ eager to find out whose kid the singer was. I‚ proud but not vain‚ had been accustomed to such reactions. For me‚ loving and practicing musicals has been a long‚ inspiring journey; it means
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quote I had ever perceived. My family and I were watching the Popular show: America’s got Talent. Then it happened‚ A comedian with a stutter was giving his pre-audition spheel and how terribly difficult his life had become. Before he was done‚ the man by the name of Drew Lynch said at the end of his speech‚ “I believe that anyone is able to turn any negative into a positive”. This perked my ears up and really made me step back and take an indisputable look into my life. I had been very recently going
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thrilling memories of my apparently short past of ten years (FYI that does not mean I’m dead). I’ve traveled to many places in my life‚ met many friends‚ and had some activities that some have never done in their lifetime. I have one sibling currently at the age of five years old‚ though I might not talk about him occasionally. I’ve been to Disney‚ and China. The school I go to is currently Navy elementary‚ Fairfax County‚ which I moved to three to four years ago. I am proud of my life so far‚ and will
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her hands a ten pound baby boy. Gazing down into the baby’s soft face and dark eyes‚ she knew that Tyler James Toussaint would be her pride and joy‚ her center of life‚ and would put everything she had to give this child a good life. From that moment on‚ she was entitled Mother‚ and her priority was to make sure Tyler had a better life than her own. Tyler grew fast and in no time his first word slipped out of his mouth. She knew then that it was time to introduce her child to education. Sitting everyday
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have plenty of time to make money”‚ “life will only get more complicated as you get older”. Nevertheless‚ I was young and foolish and did not heed his advice. I wanted to make my way into the world‚ and start earning money as a professional‚ not as a short-order cook in the family restaurant. Looking back through the lens of time it is easy to say that one of my greatest regrets was the decision not to go to graduate school‚ because I now realize how quickly life does change and that years really
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Forrest Gump once said on a park bench‚ “ My mama always said there’s an awful lot you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes‚ where they’re going‚ where they’ve been.” As I get older‚ the more I realize everyone has a story to be heard. However‚ mine cannot be told by the shoes I wear on my feet. It can be told by the way I carry myself through everyday life. At a young age I quickly became accustomed to chaos. My father’s second home was a prison cell‚ and my mother’s first love was drugs. This
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little money. No matter how hard things have gotten I’ve found a way to find the good. My identity is a fighter. Divorce. Divorce has taken up a lot of my life‚ having it happening with almost everyone I care about. My mom went through it with my dad. My grandma went through it with my moms father. My grandpa went through it with his ex-wife. My grandma on my father’s sides parents
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I grew up in Freedom‚ North Dakota as Marissa Frank. It was a dull November day‚ when my life would change forever. I was in the middle of a test in science class when a large man came into the classroom. He whispered something to the teacher and then asked me to go into he hallway with him. He told me that I would need to bring all my stuff with me down to the police station and that they had a few questions to ask me. I sat in an office for about twenty minutes waiting for someone to come in
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he smile and said thank you for accepting my invitation. I brought you here to show you how much I appreciate you for working the extra hours and allow me to get paid for it. Few people would work another’s shifts and gave them the hours. That was the only way he could go through his training and still keep his pay. I had not minded doing that for him. While we sat in the restaurant he thanked me repeatedly for helping him. Then he told me about his life. He came to New York
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something so far out of my reach‚ that I couldn’t do alone‚ I needed my family‚ friends‚ a few doctors and some prayers to help me towards the happy ending. Around December of 2011‚ I was 12 years old. I was getting a physical so I could join my middle school bowling team. I felt great‚ I was nervous about whether I needed a shot. Everything was going fine‚ but the physician noticed that my throat was enlarged. I had a goiter. I never noticed it prior to her saying something‚ my mom didn’t even notice
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