I believe in guns. I believe that firearms are very complex and intricate mechanical objects. The whole idea fascinates me. Pre- sixth grade‚ I was not into guns as much‚ but I got a BB gun for my birthday many years ago and was inspired. I had been shooting BB guns before then. My dad taught me to shoot with his BB gun. He was in the Army during Vietnam. He didn’t go to war‚ but he is still a good shot.Now I love firearms‚ and when I am older‚ I would like to have multiple pistols and rifles of
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that you would give anything to rewind and alter? Everyone has those memories that have the million different scenarios in their head that could of ended it better. Although there are some really foolish things I have done in my time here that I would love to go back and kick myself for‚ I wouldn’t change a thing. With the mistakes we make and all the unwise decision making that goes on‚ it also gives us very important life lessons that hopefully gets used in the next time around. In a small town
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We all in a since‚ “Need‚ in other words‚ something to believe in that is larger than their own appetites and urges and‚ yes‚ bigger than their ‘psychological drives’. They (children) need a larger view of the world‚ a moral context‚ as it were---a faith addresses itself to the meaning of this life we all live and‚ soon enough‚ let go of.”(Coles‚ 563) This quote from Robert Coles‚ in his essay “I Listen to My Parents and Wonder What They Believe”‚ explains how children need to acquire morals that they
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George Strait co-wrote “I Believe” with his son and songwriter Dean Dillon during the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Newtown‚ Connecticut in 2012. On December 14th‚ 2012‚ shooter Adam Lanza walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut and fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff before taking his own life. Strait was among those asking why‚ so he turned to songwriting to help him sort out his grief and anger. “Like everybody‚ I was watching it on TV. I’m just shaking
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I have heard people saying that the strongest support system in the whole world is family. For me this actually holds true. I was born in a wizard’s family on 8 Marchuary 1995. I have one annoying brother and one younger brother that’s always gets on my nerves. One basic fact about myself‚ i hate being forced to do something that i hate. For instance‚ family vacation. My mum had planned this vacation for like a year and she couldn’t stop talking about Hawaii throughout this 13 months ~.~ i don’t
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"This I believe in transferring despair into hope." Like an imprint on a page‚ the devastation of losing a loved one changes everything you believe. The sudden loss of my mother changed my world completely. For several months‚ my life was without hope and hard to cope with‚ the helpless feeling that there was nothing I could have done that would have prevented her death. In addition‚ after the acceptance stages of grief‚ I remain standing with an empty shell of myself such a lost soul. The despair
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I Believe Words Can Hurt I believe that words can hurt. Have you ever wondered what you have or had said in your lifetime that has hurt people? Or have you ever experienced getting hurt by words someone else has said? Every time you say something you have to really think if you want to say it or not‚ you can’t just say it without thinking‚ well‚ maybe you can‚ but should you? In my own experience when I was eleven years old I first came to the US and I remember that I didn’t speak any English
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culprit. The way around it is to believe that the body is simply preparing you to meet the challenge! The key message here is believe in yourself. Learning how to recognize when your self-talk takes a turn for the worse is crucial. When you hear yourself saying‚ “I can’t‚” or‚ “I don’t know‚” or‚ “What if‚” a red flag should go up. Instead of telling yourself‚ “I can’t do X‚” say‚ “I can’t do X yet. But I’m working on it.” Or if you start wondering‚ “What if I fail?” you can respond by saying
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I believe in opportunity. The definition of opportunity is something that you want to do‚ have the chance to do‚ or the possibility·of achieving something. When I was younger‚ I lived in a heavily populated town: Laredo‚ Texas. At the time‚ I was an eighth grader trying to make my mom proud by getting good grades in my classes. Seeing my mom happy was the greatest feeling in the world. My father‚ on the other hand‚ started to disappear on us. I found out that my dad had a drug problem‚ and my mom
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One of the aphorisms in this novel that I love and applies to me is‚ “If you really want it‚ then you’ll make your dreams happen.” It relates to me because I’m trying to be a foreign exchange student next year. It’s been a goal I’ve had for awhile‚ and so many people try to tell me I can’t do it. I’ve set my mind to doing it‚ and I think everyone should think this way and try to achieve their goals. People should aim high in life and never stop until they reach the top. Anything is possible if you
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