I want to share with you five things that I implemented into my life that created amazing‚ compounding change‚ and completely shifted the direction and energy of my life. I came to them through reading‚ talking with others‚ and taking an honest look at my circumstances and the chain of events that led me to be where I was. I was discouraged by the drudgery‚ loneliness‚ and lack of direction I found embedded in my day to day experience. I used the wisdom and experience of many to create a plan of
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How I Remember Hurricane Katrina By: William Ford Thesis: How Hurricane Katrina changed my life. On Saturday August 27th 2005‚ my wife and I had a lot of things on our minds. I was home from an eight hour overtime outcall‚ at my new job with Cable One in Long Beach‚ MS. Having only been there five days and also in the middle of packing to move from Bay St. Louis‚ MS over to Long Beach‚ only a little over six miles away‚ the stress level
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When my parents were young the always talked about how their history class changed their life‚ but I never understood. They always said‚ “I learned many things that helped me live my life in a successful and positive way.” My parents always told me I’d understand when I am older‚ and I finally get that history isn’t just things that happened for no reason. Everything in history happened to create what we have today. For example‚ The American Revolution‚ happened for independence. It impacted the
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Jeffrey Hayes December 12‚ 2014 Social Justice B7 It Changed My Life The tragedy in Ferguson has not only happened in Saint Louis‚ it has happened every where in the world on a daily basis. These situations have open up our eyes and tells us something is wrong‚ but sometimes things get out of control and we can’t handle it. I know for a fact what happened in Ferguson has effected my life and the lives of others by showing us that we are an endangered specie‚ showing that murdering
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moment that forever changed my life was the day that the local librarian‚ Phil‚ convinced me to read my first independent novel. My father couldn’t find any more work in Manassas‚ Virginia and the only option was to move to Wise where his family resided. Throughout the first year of moving‚ stress was at an all-time high. My mother and father were still at home packing things while my siblings and I were attending school in Wise. Once my parents arrived in Wise permanently‚ my father continued to
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enough for me. I’ve owned my own cell phone ever since the fifth grade; a technology that none of my friends had at the time. Most kids would be happy just having a phone to begin with‚ but I have always enjoyed being a step ahead of everyone else. By the time my friends were getting their first cell phones‚ I was already on my second. I see my cell phone as an extension of my personality‚ so for my 17th birthday‚ I asked for a phone that can do pretty much everything and my life has never been the same
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Having writing class growing up has changed my life. It has taught me numerous lessons‚ ranging from discipline‚ to being a finisher‚ to expanding my appreciation of beauty. But most importantly‚ has transformed my character. Compared to my other homework assignments‚ writing has been the most engaging‚ meaningful‚ and mind-opening experience‚ because every new piece challenges me to live up to my full potential . Writing exemplifies what writing has taught me writing for the sake of writing
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It was the month of November and the year was 2008. I did not plan on going to the hospital on this day but my mother received a phone call. That one call was my reason for being waken up at 4 a.m. listening to my mom as she reused me to get dressed. One call changed my life forever. A person from the hospital called and said that my grandmother was not breathing normally. After we got to the hospital we find out that the cancer she was diagnosed with has affected her breathing‚ which caused tubes
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even friends. I thought I had my life all figured out‚ and that I did not need anything more than what I had. I stayed that way‚ until I became friends with Hannah Hennings. My life suddenly screamed new colors and my attitude flipped. I did not know life could switch in such a drastic way. Hannah Hennings is a relatively new friend of mine‚ but she has changed me in more ways than one. When I made it to my junior year‚ I thought I had already made my friends for life. I was not necessarily open to
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Has your life ever been changed dramatically? How was it changed‚ and if so‚ how did the change affect you? People change a lot in 6th grade. The key is to handle change well‚ so you can thrive for a lifetime. In the difficult transition from 5th to 6th grade‚ you take on more responsibility‚ make new friends‚ and schoolwork becomes more challenging. In our 11th to 12th years of life‚ we have taken on more responsibilities on and off the middle school campus. Because our parents think we are
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