My journey of overcoming adversity began at the age of 7 with a routine visit to the doctor. Little did I know‚ that day would change my life forever. The doctors suggested checking my glucose levels‚ and with a single finger prick‚ the machine displayed ominous letters: ’HHH’ (immensely high). I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What followed was an extremely grueling two weeks of treatment and recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job
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Dear UAW – Local 685‚ My name is Jessica Gates and I have been selected to be a student ambassador for a People to People program. Fifty years ago President Eisenhower’s vision for these Ambassador programs was to give everyday citizens of different countries a chance to meet and learn understanding‚ friendship‚ and lasting peace. It is an European Heritage trip. In the summer of 2014‚ we will travel to England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Belgium‚ The Netherlands‚ Austria‚ and Switzerland. This is going
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“Things I Am Thankful For” The things I am thankful for are not things that can be bought but things that are earned. One of the things I am thankful for are my parents because without them I would not be where I am today. My thanks build off of being able to say yes I did this and that but I agree with many opportunities given to me as I pass many obstacles. Another thing I am thankful for are my abilities to listen‚ learn‚ and accomplish. I also use my abilities to their highest potential which
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"I’d rather be hated for who I am‚ than loved for who I am not." is a quote by Kurt Cobain which I have always followed since I started listening to Nirvana‚ and this is what I follow in life. I am a very soft spoken‚ direct‚ honest‚ critical‚ trustworthy and an introvert person who loves dogs and does not know how to say things that pleases others. I have always been an average student who gets marks around 75% in both school and college. I have good work experience with IBM and even some international
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When people hear how I quit my job as a lawyer after six years of corporate work‚ they assume I burned out and fled the nine-to-five (or‚ more accurately‚ the nine-to-midnight)‚ leaving contracts‚ negotiations and lawsuits behind. In reality‚ I long had aspired to travel the world for a year‚ inspired by a documentary I saw in high school about trans-Siberian trains. Staring at the screen‚ watching birch trees and snow and a railroad track running for thousands of kilometres‚ I resolved to take
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In my life‚ numerous factors have played a role in shaping me into the person I am today. My family‚ peers‚ religion‚ teams I’ve affiliated with‚ my school‚ the workplace‚ and the media have all contributed to my life in some way or another. These factors‚ also known as agents of socialization‚ have taught and molded me‚ into the person I am today. My family is a immense part of my life and I’m truly grateful to have been blessed with the most astounding and supportive family. As much as I am a social
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For my entire life‚ my life has revolved around school and sports. My parents have raised me my whole life to care about school first and everything else behind that. I have tried my whole life to get ahead in school and be a top notch student. Sports are easily the second most important thing in my life. I participate in three sports: football‚ wrestling‚ and baseball. I am busy with sports nearly all year‚ and still continue to take hard‚ higher level classes. Football has impacted my life more
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WHY AM I HERE? Do you ever lie awake‚ wondering why am I born? Why am I here? Why do I need to die? Why do I need to do things that have purpose? Why do I have to breathe? Why do I need to drink when I feel thirsty‚ eat when I feel hungry or learn new things every day? Why? A person often says that everything has a purpose. So why do we have to live and die? Millions of people are thrown in a situation called life but we never ask why we are here. Why in the world am I here? I know this is the
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I Am Malala Book Report Would you take a bullet for freedom‚ especially if that freedom was the right to be educated? Many young Americans take education for granted. High school drop out rates have soared over the years. But what if education was not granted to the majority of citizens in America? Would that change our viewpoint on education? Would that cease the complaints towards the most powerful weapon we can use today? Well over twenty notable countries do not grant girls and women the right
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Influenced by Magazines Women ranging from thirteen through eighteen years of age feel they don¡¦t have the ideal body image because of the influence of magazines. We believe that a magazine has the biggest influence on women because they provide fashion and style. Every month they pull out what is "it" and not. Magazines typically create an image of young women in thin bodies or in beautiful skin. Most magazines have pictures of models with bathing suit and provide dieting and exercise
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