income environment‚ blah‚ blah. I said all of that to say this; those factors haven’t plagued my life or my future. I embraced those negatives and turned them into positives. I had a really strong mother who made sure that I stayed on the right track in terms of my future success‚ and she did a great job. I joined the military the day after I graduated high school and haven’t looked back since. Life in the military has brought me many experiences‚ some good and some bad. But for the most part‚ the
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Life in Kansas. Well‚ it’s life‚ but in Kansas. If I ever talk to someone from another state or anywhere else they always say something about it being flat‚ even though I never thought it was flat because there are the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas that are not flat at all. Also‚ if I ever travel outside of Kansas and somebody knows I am from Kansas they will say “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” as some kind of joke‚ it’s a given. The Flint Hills are absolutely stunning and it is my favorite
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Man in the Mine A life in the ghetto is no life at all. Especially in Molesville‚ Pennsylvania‚ a town left in the dust by modern society. Ever since I can remember my mother has been sick‚ this terrible place is the cause. With little sanitation the streets are rat infested and the poor die young. We had not had enough money‚ when my father left us‚ to afford food to live with‚ let alone go get help from a doctor. After my mother’s pregnancies she gradually became more and more sick. I thought
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colleges was a learning experience. The admission requirements‚ classroom sizes‚ and the costs helped me to decide on which college would best suit my needs. Though I must admit‚ my affinity for community college had me dispassionate for the university life. The admission requirements to get into a top of the line University can be a little intimidating. From completion of college prep classes to ACT/SAT scores‚ I knew with just getting my GED that getting accepted would be very unlikely. With that
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The book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ by Frederick Douglass‚ is a story about Frederick Douglass’s life as a slave and how he goes on his quest to achieve freedom. Douglass was born into slavery and goes from master to master‚ and he finally sees the power of education when he reaches Baltimore to work for some new people. Here Douglass begins to learn how to read and write and he uses this to his advantage in hopes of becoming free one day. He manages to teach himself how to read
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I was a gymnast for thirteen years and currently a diver so my body has been through a lot. Last year I obtained a back injury that put me out most of the practices. I was diagnosed with a Double scoliosis‚ Sheuermanns disease‚ Sheuermanns nodes on my spine‚ arthritis in my vertebra‚ and collapsing disks. When I first found out what all the test had meant I felt like it was over. The main reason why I picked west minster was for the diving‚ and it’s what I have done every day for the past four years
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first time I adventured to Six Flags. The uneasiness of my stomach while swaying tens of feet from the ground on the Texas Giant petrified the adventurous spirit out of me. However‚ I did not realize that moment `would shape the next eight years of life‚ emerging in my memory at every unfamiliar experience I faced. It was my senior year when I declined an invitation to go camping with my friends an epiphany struck me. How many of these opportunities was I going to skip out on due to my reluctant manner
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The Shoes I Worked For Every child grows up wanting something that they feel they can’t live without. No matter what that something is‚ it motivates the child to do whatever they have to do to get it. As a child‚ I have always been the type to take care of and keep every pair of shoes I get. The love I had for shoes was unexplainable and I often tended to go nuts if someone had worn them without asking. Still to this day I’m crazy about them and I have accepted the fact that I am a shoe fanatic
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Deon’s Black Eye Travis was walking in the school building looking for his girl‚ Alicia. He went past the Math class‚ he saw Mr. Freeman and the principal making out he got disgusted and walked faster. While passing by the English class he decided to take a peek and see if she was in there. When he opened the door he saw nothing out of the ordinary but he started hearing people laughing. So he went in the class and started looking around. He saw the desk he used to sit on in his junior year. He
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Bryce Sulin 1/30/11 Family Matters My favorite vacation was two summers back just before I entered high school. My family and I traveled to South Padre Island‚ Texas; located in the Gulf of Mexico; connected to Texas by only a long narrow bridge. I had high hopes for the vacation‚ but they took a plummet during the course of my vacation. Although much of my vacation was an utter disaster‚ I learned that with family you can make the best out of anything. My trip started out alright flying
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