Through the stories that I listened to as a child‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ Jack and the Beanstalk‚ the Little Mermaid‚ and Pinocchio‚ the philosophies that were demonstrated impacted my life. They influenced the way I approach decision making in social situations such as school and family life. The true meaning of these fables are meant to help children decipher right from wrong and influence good behavior and decision making. The media also has an increasing impact on the society I grew up in
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How basketball changed my life. There are a lot of sports in the world that people love‚ but for me the sport that excites me the most is the beauty of watching a basketball swish through the net. Basketball has been my favorite sport ever since I was a baby. Basketball has help me in life and also made me a more successful person on and off the basketball court. First off‚ my dad would always say the word “Work ethic”‚ when he would talk basketball to me. My dad would say “you got to have work ethic
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How has photography influenced your life? Photography has influenced my life in ways that are hard to explain. From the time I was born‚ photographs have surrounded me everywhere I look. With that being said‚ its hard to imagine life without to photographs; therefore I can eaily say that photography has influenced me. The tricky part of the question is answering in which ways has photography influenced my life. I would have to say that by being able to look at photographs everyday‚ I’m able to
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The sound of breaking glass and angry screams filled second story of my suburban home. Terrified‚ I fetched my siblings and went outside to escape from the hostility‚ if only for a few minutes. After some time‚ I heard the front door slam and my father’s truck zoom down the street. Later‚ I went upstairs and found my mother weeping; I have seen no one so sad. I saw the remains of what had been elegant wedding photos in pieces on the floor and sensed heartbreak in the air. At the time‚ I was only
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How Football has Changed my Life What event changed your understanding of yourself‚ or that of someone you know? I was five years old when I started. It was early august and it was my first time ever playing an organized sport. I could tell I was about a few weeks late for the practices because everyone else had a football helmet and I didn’t. It was nerve wracking to see all the kids playing and me not knowing what to do. At the time I was really short (well of course I was five) but some of
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Amarachukwu Anyalebechi Eng. 1301 Prof. Williams September 4‚ 2013 My Profile My name is Amarachukwu Anyalebechi. One would say a kid got dreams‚ when I was little I always wanted to be an automotive designer‚ I love car interior designs so much I even started drawing mine and making models but things changed when my mom died of cancer and almost all my siblings went into health science I didn’t want to but sometimes in life you can’t always have what you want and also automotive design wasn’t
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Drugs and how it effected my life. As an Aboriginal and a recovering drug addict this is my point of view on this addiction with drugs. Drugs can cost you everything such as the trust and respect of loved ones‚ to some crime committing such as theft and breaking and entering. There are a lot of reasons why people turned to drugs today‚ some are ashamed of the pain and trying to bottled up from sexual and physical abuse‚ some doing it out of boredom and they are curious about drugs‚ and others do
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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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Addiction hit my family hard before I was even born. In November of 1998 my grandfather went missing. Police and search teams searched for my grandfather for months and found no leads. It has been 18 years and my grandfather still has not been found. I really wish I was able to meet my grandfather and at least figure out what happened to him. Addiction is a ruthless ruler in this world‚ and it does not care what it takes from families. My grandmother told me that my grandfather was involved with
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In 2014 while coming to this school I wasn’t in a good place mentally. I had been struggling with depressive tendencies for a number years prior to my freshman year. However‚ 9th grade was essentially my breaking point. Overall‚ the year isn’t something I’m proud of but it has and will continue to influence who I am today. My best friend at the time wasn’t a good person either but for different reasons. She did everything in her power to bring me down in order to feel better about herself and I allowed
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