When the ball hit the court‚ that’s when I knew. Our season was over. I looked at my coach’s face and he had a look‚ not of dissapointment‚ but of pride. Volleyball had completely changed my life in showing me the type of person I am‚ a leader. Volleyball began as a backup sport for me. I didn’t make the soccer team my freshmen year so I tried out for the next best option. My first year I was placed on junior varsity as a hitter. I didn’t get a lot of playtime‚ but on the bench I could see the
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Jose Luis Ortega Vaquero Internet have changed my life In recent years we have been witnessing a real acceleration of society as regards to technology‚ both in its development and the emergence of new forms. An important change that should be noted is Internet‚ and how it has affected different areas of everyday life‚ especially regarding social relations. The constant use of technologies such as mobile phone‚ iPod or computer with Internet connections... has led to increasingly more
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My voice is no longer silent‚ it is heard through the strokes of a paintbrush. My story is revealed piece by piece. My adversity is now creative growth. Expressing who I am has been a challenge for a long time. The people who I surround myself around see glimpses‚ never the full picture. I am an abstract individual‚ why you wonder‚ because it’s how I grew up. As well as having an amazing support system. Also because I experienced so much in a short amount of time. Furthermore‚ I kept trusting in
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My parents moved from Nigeria to Canada‚ where they had four children. Being the oldest‚ I have always tried to play the role of a protector and adviser‚ which is fulfilling when I see them feel comfortable when I’m around. At the age of five‚ my parents introduced me to the game of soccer‚ a game I have been intimately involved till now. This sport‚ being a team activity‚ helped shape my personality and character. A character in believing that working hard to contribute to a team effort is vital
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a goofball growing up‚ but once I matured‚ I was destined to do great things. My life has been filled with ups and downs‚ but‚ somehow‚ I was able to get through them. I always did things differently from everyone else. Also‚ I had to work harder to be successful. I was always considered different compared to the other kids; I had to work really hard to achieve my goals of being on the football team in high school‚ to get a scholarship to ASU‚ and to be drafted into the NFL. When I was little
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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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of basketball. My love for the game‚ along as myself as a person‚ has grown and gone through a lot of change since my first time touching a basketball over ten years ago. Basketball in my life has possibly changed more in the past year than the rest of my life combined‚ which has allowed me to learn more about myself‚ both on and off the court. All my life I have excelled at 2 sports‚ basketball and soccer. I have always put basketball on a pedestal above soccer‚ both because of my talent for the
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would be good for me to get over my past. As I looked around‚ I remembered back to when the station was full of soldiers going off to the war. The bombing had clearly taken its toll on the city. It had been nearly a year since the end of the war and many factories were still damaged. I had become so
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happened in my life that I did not see coming. No of course it was not me who was hit with the big C. This happened to my sister when I was in the 6th grade. This took a major change to me and it changed who I am today. When this happened it took control of my sister. My sister has never had a fair life for her. When ever she would get passed a major thing in her life something always comes around to bite her. This thing that started it all happened when she was 3-4 years old and my sister needed
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months ago‚ my life went through a whirlpool; I had no clue what I yearned to do & I was in utter turmoil. I previously desired to become a pediatrician‚ but that firely passion burned out. One day I came across a youtube video of Lisa Lorles‚ a vegan youtuber. In her video she explained that she was studying nutrition in college and that veganism inspired her to do so. At that very moment something clicked in my mind‚ I felt butterflies in stomach and a sense of warmth from a fire in my heart. From
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