Nothing will ever be the same was the constant refrain after the twin towers attacks. But in daily life it doesn’t seem like much has changed. In 2001‚ I was in first grade‚ and nothing in my daily routine changed. Some of my classmates who were Arab or Indian had a tough time coming back to school since the terrorists were supposedly Islamic extremists from parts of the Middle East. This made my friends and I look at them differently. I was never really friends with any of them‚ but I felt sympathy
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that nearly every person will say yes. Being close or being an alcoholic can have a large impact on someone’s life. Many people do not know what alcohol really truly is and how it affects others. I have experienced how a life can change with having an alcoholic as a mother. Throughout her actions‚ I have noticed how it has not only changed my life‚ but the life of my family. My mother was an alcoholic that never thought that she had a problem or that she did not think that her problem was
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My sophomore year in highschool we were in the semifinals of state championship for football. The whole team was ecstatic because our team had been performing very well all season. So well‚ that we knew for sure that we would defeat Oak Grove and move forward to state finalist‚ or so we thought. Going to state and winning was everyone’s dream on the team and we had not the patience to achieve our mutual goal. That game was no close call; we were ultimately conquered by Oak Grove and had no chance
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it is my life. From the countless hours I spend training‚ running‚ and conditioning‚ to the numerous games I’ve played‚ to the hours upon hours I’ve spent with my teammates…Soccer is my life. When I turned 5‚ I was finally old enough to play recreational soccer and my parents registered me for a team. When we started practicing I started to really get a feel for what soccer really meant. It was even better that most of my teammates were my best friends and my uncle was our coach. In my first
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the Great Depression finally hit my family. My family had been doing good compared to the other families that I knew‚ but in 1934‚ my life changed for the worse. The clothing company that my father and mother had been working for was struggling and every month more and more workers were getting fired. The company didn’t need as many workers‚ because they didn’t sell as many clothes as they did before. Then one day my mother and father came home weeping‚ when me and my siblings asked what happened we
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Have you ever had someone in your life that would talk and help you through a dreadful time in your life? Well I have and that someone that help me was my 5th grade teacher Mrs. Guillemet. Mrs.Guillemet helped me when My grandma past away‚ when I found out i was moving‚ and she helped make school better for me. Mrs. Guillemet helped me a lot in 5th grade when life was dreadful for me. Mrs. Guillemet helped me out when my grandma had open heart surgery and didn’t make it. That was a horrible time
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Because my childhood was so filled with literature‚the fact that reading is such a substantial part of my life is somewhat expected. The reading material I read then has helped me become the person I am today. As young as Second Grade‚ I had already read the Harry Potter series‚ and countless other chapter books that had helped shape my childhood. Even though my preferred genre has evolved since then‚ my avidity for reading has not faltered. Because of my reading‚ I learned how valuable the skill
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Since the age of five sports have been my life. I have played just about every sport; basketball‚ baseball‚ soccer‚ football‚ lacrosse‚ and hockey. There have been numerous takeaways from playing all of these sports through out my life that have shaped me to be the individual that I am today. First sport I ever played was soccer and I was more of a fan of running around the field and not giving a care in the world to the soccer ball‚ so turns out that sport was not for me. Next sport up‚ basketball
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Nordic skiing has changed my life. When I was young I did not think I was capable of performing in such an intense sport. I saw women with such strength and power‚ gliding effortlessly across the snow. I wanted to be like them‚ but I lacked the confidence‚ and I was hesitant to leave my comfort zone. I wanted to stay in a corner of the world where there was no pressure and nothing was expected of me. I joined BSF when I finally realized that I would only feel pressure if I put it upon myself. Since
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“We learn from failure‚ not from success! (Stoker) My first thoughts about English 1304 was disgust due to the fact that I was placed in a class that wasn’t even counted as a credit. But‚ I stuck with it because I believed that it was going to be an easy A and‚ I will exceed in it without any troubles. But‚ boy was I wrong about that‚ I was struggling week by week on assignments and papers that were due. What actually shocked me was my grade on my first English paper and‚ from then on I knew this
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