MY ARMY STORY By SGT De La Roche I joined the Army Reserve on 01 June 2006. With only a GED and no aspiration to go to college at the time‚ the Army was a last resort for me. I graduated basic training in August 2006 and AIT October 2006. When I reported to my reserve unit‚ I attended two drill weekends and decided I wanted to switch to Regular Army. 01 June 2007‚ exactly 1 year from my enlistment‚ I report to Fort Campbell‚ Kentucky as a Chemical Equipment Repairer (63J/91J). With no
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26 January 2013 Matthew Smith Reflective Essay The three books I read in the holidays personally affected me in more than one way‚ not only inspiring me to achieve my goals‚ grow in character‚ overcome difficulties and become more spiritual. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma is a book which truly inspired me to stretch my imagination‚ dream further and to achieve my full potential. In his books he says‚ “The path to success is the hardest at the beginning‚ messiest in the middle and
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Growing up‚ my parents raised me to live the best Christian life I possibly could and was taught that the importance of God lies within your own beliefs‚ in which I had very deep understandings for. However‚ I never really noticed how naive I was in believing that everyone had the same perspectives as I did until one of my closest friends came along and told me that "God was not real." Three years ago‚ my friend‚ Alec‚ and I were sitting on the steps of my back porch examining the
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spectacular family adventures‚ any crazy relatives‚ and no unique family story that taught some sort of lesson. Looking back‚ I realized my thoughts always centered around one single person. There was no specific event in my life‚ but many events with that one person always present. My grandfather‚ known to me as Pap‚ taught me many things. The most important was how to enjoy life. As a child‚ knowing I was going to my grandparent’s house for the weekend was always exciting. When I would arrive
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homework like a normal kid?” I learned early on that words hurt. All my life‚ phrases like these have been swirling around me as far back as I can remember. It seemed the nagging phrases lived in my head‚ my classrooms‚ my home‚ and the principal’s office. As a young girl with fragile self-confidence and blooming insecurities‚ feeling like a letdown became my worst fear. It was as if a dark storm cloud were torrentially raining on my life. In elementary school‚ almost every night a
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Many people believe that one can be successful if he /she is committed‚ honest‚ faithful or intelligence. But‚ the foundation of each of these qualities lies in believing the power the person has‚ and working accordingly to achieve the goal. There are many people‚ who are honest‚ beautiful‚ good and soft spoken‚ intelligent and even faithful‚ but only some are successful in achieving their goal. While all of these characteristics are equally important and act as the medium for success‚ the most important
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Independent Novel Essay Small literary devices create maximized results in the novel‚ The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Zusak’s novel is about a young girl‚ named Liesel Meminger‚ who after losing her brother was given away by her mother to a couple from Mochling‚ Germany‚ named Hans and Rosa Hubermann. The Hubermann’s raise Liesel well‚ helping her through chaos she went through‚ as Liesel made friends‚ like her best friend and unknown lover‚ Rudy Steiner. As Liesel explores her love of books and her thrive
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205 When I get asked who my favorite artist is‚ I have to think for a while. My music taste is very eclectic ranging from the Grateful Dead to Wiz Khalifa. However‚ when I think a little deeper about what artist has gotten to me and really made me feel their music‚ I think of Coldplay. Coldplay is an incredible rock/ alternative band from London and their music is a balance between swagger and swoon. I have been a fan for a while and have also seen them in concert. My love for Coldplay started
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The hero of my story is Spanky. Spanky would receive calls from other friends about his sister. Every time friends call Spanky he is out for the Adventure.When friends are yelling into the phone it motivates Spanky to go out and do the best he can to protect his sister from her boyfriend. Spanky has a car that gets him to and from places when adventures is calling his name. He is out to protect his sister from her boyfriend following paths. Spanky’s sister doesn’t know what Spanky is up to. Spanky’s
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Books are our never failing friends. Our worldly friends desert us but they never desert us. They are our best friends‚ philosophers and guides. Friends are plenty when the purse is full but fair-weather friends fall off in adversity. Books‚ like a true friend stand by us through thick and thin. They uphold and encourage us when we feel sad and despondent. They lift the poor out of poverty and the wretched out of misery. They make the burden bearer forget his burden‚ the sick his sufferings and
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