Maga: How It Changed My Life Being the victim of armed robbery on two separate occasions led me to want to learn Self Defense. I began to research the different schools of thought on the subject and settled on Krav Maga. It provided the most real world applicable defenses of all those that I researched. As a student of Krav Maga‚ I have seen changes physically‚ mentally and personally in myself. Slowly as time passed‚ and I took the classes‚ I began to notice changes in my body and stamina
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An accident last year changed my attitude towards life . That accident had a great impact on me ‚ it taught me to treasure what i have and to treasure those people around me more . Although the accident was not life threatening ‚ it was still the scariest thing i had ever been through in life . It was an accident that no one would have expected and wanted it to happen . The accident happened sometime last year during the june holidays ‚ while i was having my council annual camp . It was the
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When I was around eight years old‚ my parents decided to get a divorce. Although at the time it was hard to understand and deal with‚ today I believe that it has made me into a stronger person and changed how I view some things in my life for the better. At the time I didn’t know the reasons behind their divorce so I couldn’t really accept and move on from it. Now that I have learned new things and realized how important it was for it to happen‚ I can let the past go and be happy with what I have
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My whole life I have been a leader‚ the rule maker‚ the boss‚ a take charge and a "get stuff done" type of person. These qualities I attribute to being the oldest sibling‚ raised by a strong mother‚ and a stepfather determined to raise another man’s child as best he could. I thrive in situations where I can have control and can help guide a team or myself to the best possible outcome. I apply these characteristics to nearly every aspect of my life‚ sometimes to a fault. After dropping out of college
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Six and a half years ago‚ on a sweltering August morning‚ I began my freshman campaign. I remember stepping out of Jones and thinking‚ “Wow‚ every girl here is ridiculously pretty.” Hyperbole aside‚ I was raring to launch. During that fall semester‚ I had a public speaking class on Tuesdays and Thursdays that started at 7:30 in the morning. I can never remember‚ but it was either just before or just after the time change‚ when it’s still dark out at 7:00. Regardless‚ even under such uncanny conditions
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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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When I turned 8 years old‚ my parents told me and my sister that we could a hamster for a present. We were so excited we promised them to take a full care of her. We didn’t think seriously about all the work we had to do. We were just thrilled about our new family member. The next day‚ we began doing some research. First‚ we went through all kinds of hamsters and their characteristics so that we could pick the best one. We came up with the tiniest‚ cutest little hamster. Back then‚ we didn’t know
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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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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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How Baseball Changed My Life Baseball may seem like a game where individuals remain around and sit tight for a ball to be hit‚ yet that is not what baseball truly is. To me‚ this game has changed the way I see life all in all. Each player has been taught to have great hard working attitude‚ regardless of whether it’s in a weight room or even practices. Coaches have given leadership chances to players every year and this year it’s my turn due to my hard working attitude and my capacity to lead a
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