that brought new experiences to my plate. On Wednesday evening‚ my clinical instructor and I ran Sr. Barn Buddies. This is a group of six teenagers that have autism. These individuals are great‚ but need help with appropriate social interactions and some personal care. Four boys and two girls attend the one and a half hour session every Wednesday evening. I was not really sure how to feel about doing this session because some of them can have behaviors and they are twice my size. These kids
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lives. One of my favorite teachers always used to say‚ " Life is not always a matter of holding good cards; on occasion‚ it requires being able to play a poor hand well." As a sophomore in high school‚ I had to face my first real challenge with adversity. My parents had to leave me on my own for multiple weeks on end to help support another sibling in a different state. Adversity had hit me in this stage of my life‚ because I was in a position where I had to mature faster than most of my peers. Because
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One day me and my friend John and my uncle Snowman we went to go hunting in the woods and we drove around the place for a good spot to hunt. As we were driving around for a spot we saw found an abandoned place me and my uncle and friend were thinking about it so we decided to go in the place. As we went into the abandoned place we walked far into the place. We had an app on my uncles phone that how far we are from the truck and it said 30.7 miles away. Me and my uncle were surprised how far we were
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Northwood‚ I felt uncomfortable with the language because it’s not my first. I did not know anyone or know anything really about the school. I knew nothing about the hockey program‚ academics‚ friends‚ coaches‚ teachers‚ life style‚ etc. When I first got into my room‚ I thought to myself‚ “ oh my god‚ this is going to be my room for the whole year…‚ I don’t know anyone and have any idea what anyone is like.. I’m going to be in my room for most of the year”. I felt so out of place being here for the
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reservation community I passed two Navajo youth leaning against the wall‚ one leg propped behind them for support. They wore black tee-shirts‚ one declaring “Indian Pride on the Rise‚” the other showing a heavy metal rock group “Twisted Sister.” Both wore high topped basketball shoes and hair free flowing to their shoulders. One spoke to me. “Hey‚ are you the lady who is talking to dropouts? You should talk to me. I’m a professional dropout.” I did. And to many others. Their stories spoke of racial discrimination
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2012 I did 4 years in Senn High School and there were a lot of problems in school. Dropping out of high school is a huge issue for many teens today. As society demands hardworking graduates with good character‚ the nation should require keeping teens from dropping out of school and improving student’s education for the future. There are many causes for why teenagers drop out of school. But there are few solutions for allowing them to finish high school with high diplomas. Pregnancies‚ drugs‚
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It was my first day of practice for high school swimming. There I was- a scrawny freshman‚ idolizing these upperclassmen who towered above me. Being the only freshman in my class‚ my coach had me train alongside these giants. I remember the countless morning practices‚ which always involved grueling endurance sets‚ where my teammates lapped me constantly while I struggled to make the intervals; feeling disappointed in myself‚ but determined to continue working hard in order to catch up to my teammates
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senior in high school‚ and like every other summer for the past 4 years‚ I spent the majority of my summer training for football. I didn’t hate it or else I would have quit the team and done something else with my life‚ but at the same time I felt as if we were given no break from football. It felt like it was an all year long sport. To me football didn’t just show me how to run the ball‚ how to catch a ball‚ and how to tackle. Football also gave me very many life lessons and experiences that I will
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At the last day of 8th grade your teachers‚ friends‚ and family all congratulate you for finishing this school year. You have finished the year with good grades and maybe made new friends‚ just like every other kid in the school. Is this how you want to be remembered‚ by being like everyone else? A legacy is how you will be remembered by for what you did in your life. The legacy you leave will leave a huge impact to your life and to others. At the end of 8th grade‚ I want to remembered for thinking
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Since I grow up in a warm but overprotective household‚ I remember how stressful was to relate with my peers when I started elementary school. A combination of physical and cognitive factors seemed to contribute to my struggles. First‚ I had a fragile constitution and I hated sports and some exercises that involved physical contact or violence. Second‚ my introvert character contributed to prevent me to make new friends. I was a timid‚ suspicious‚ cautious and not competitive at all. Thus‚ the result
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