English 101 7 September 2014 Becoming a 16 year old mother changed my life Becoming a 16 year mother changed my life in more ways than one. I was totally blown away knowing that I would have to devote my time‚ love‚ energy‚ smile‚ and money to another human being. Motherhood at such a young age was not a box of chocolate. In fact‚ it is a continuous fun‚ exciting‚ and overwhelming learning experience. Nevertheless‚ being a full-time mother‚ student‚ and wage-earner assisted in the astonishing
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ago‚ I faced my own near fatal struggle with adversity. Life had become more of a burden than an adventure and nothing seemed to be looking up. Things progressed and events occurred that produced life changing results. After nearly losing my life I realized that things needed to change‚ mindsets needed to change. The one thing that had not changed was my stubbornness. Unable to get to doctors that would help I looked for ways to return balance to the turmoil in my mind‚ one such way was becoming
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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 her to because‚ in a way‚ I thought it was what I deserved. I was an extreme introvert who panicked and cried anytime I had to speak in front
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scenarios I realized my biggest strength or skill would have to be my ability to adapt. In 1st grade I was moved from my neighborhood elementary school which had my family and neighbors to a magnet school that fostered more successful students but was much farther from the security of familiarity‚ which in this case was my neighborhood and my family. In the face of adversity I was able to adapt to my circumstances and succeed. This same ability showed in my first job. Since my youth my parents endorsed
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Andrea Johnson DEV 0032-158 November 1‚ 2012 How Cancer Changed My Life Cancer can make a change in anyone’s life. It has been in my life for as long as I can remember. Many of my family members have had several different types of cancer and have lost their battle‚ but the one that impacted my life the most was the recent loss of my best friend. My friend’s name was Elke‚ and she battled brain cancer for almost 10 years. She was only declared in remission a couple times‚ it just kept
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Blanca‚ my mother. That is who I admire the most and she believes in me when I don’t believe in myself at times. She always tells me “You must go through the rain if you want to see the rainbow”. When I was trapped in a situation where I am ready to give up and throw everything away‚ I always remember that quote my mother tells me. She thought me how to fight through the struggle and to chase my dreams no matter what it takes hard work always pays off. At the age of 10 I watched my dad get on an
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February 2013 My Math Teacher Has a Big Influence on My Life One day I was sitting in my math class‚ feeling bored and sleepy‚ when my teacher‚ Mr. .Ahmed woke me up by his words.He told us his story aboutmath and how his life changed after he changed his way of thinking. He also told us that he used to hate math‚ but he became good at math after he decided to like it. From that moment‚ I decided to adopt my teacher`s attitude‚ and I learned to be open-minded‚ flexible in my life and positive
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My Grandfather never complained. No matter how bad it got‚ he never said anything. When he was young boy‚ he was thrown into the brutal and treacherous lifestyle that made up a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Treated like a POW‚ his life was miserable. When he was released from the camp he had to pick up the pieces that was his life. Everything changed. He was just a young man to make his own in the world. He struggled for jobs‚ was discriminated against‚ fought in the Korean War‚
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Introduction: In life we all have something that has changed the way we perceive things. Most things that change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience‚ it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated
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In basketball‚ always dribble with your head up. No‚ this is not something I learned from one of my coaches or any of my teammates. This is one of the many lessons I learned from a young African refugee. It began on a snowy day‚ peering through my frost bitten window at the basketball hoop across the street. Amongst the falling snow there was someone I had never seen before with a basketball in his hand and a smile wider than I thought the blistering cold would allow. At first‚ I was hesitant to
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