plain‚ I could feel my bare ankles stinging from the stirrup rubbing against them. We had been riding for a solid three hours in the unbearable heat. Suddenly I felt my body falling backwards‚ my horse was running. I grasped onto the horn for dear life. Thinking back‚ they did not teach me much about how to ride a horse before I jumped on‚ so I had absolutely no idea what to do. “Should I jump off?” It seemed like a valid option because my horse was heading right towards my mom’s. I was then in
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“If you ask for my hustle‚ I will give you my heart”- Chef William Ramirez. These words were told to me by my brother‚ who has a reinforced passion for the rigorous and creative profession that is known as the culinary arts. My passion is reinforced as well‚ through the “hustle” that was asked for in my academic and career experiences‚ where I gave my passion and dedication to achieve a new level of expertise. With this quote in mind‚ my academic perseverance and a determination to reach higher grounds
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When I was in elementary school‚ my parents and teachers continuously told me I was brilliant‚ gifted‚ and naturally smart. I was given opportunities that other kids didn’t have. In fourth grade I was nominated to take the Explore test‚ which is an above grade level test similar to the ACT. My scores on this test confirmed that I was intelligent and needed to be challenged. Other students and teachers found me likable and I was able to make everyone laugh with my sense of humor. Elementary school
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there frozen and my fingers were twitching and my body was just rushing with anxiety and I thought I’ve got to do it I’ve got to stand and face this closet. I had closed my eyes and I prayed and I asked set God please help me to confront this trauma. I want to the closet and open the doors and the Flash of my life went before me and the Lost that I felt was the deepest sadness that went to the core of my being. This room this closet represented deep loss Brokenness and heartbreak. My world has been
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neighborhood. I made an expression on my face of disbelief. That thought repeated in my mind‚ all I have to do is give away my tarantula to someone else. It has to be someone responsible. Later on‚ I ended up giving my tarantula to my older cousin. Then‚ I had to wait‚ which I didn’t want to do because I was extremely impatient. I had to wait until the next day‚ and I was hoping it wouldn’t feel like such a long time. Then it was finally time to adopt my new pet‚ and my best friend Haley decided to
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The crisp fall air lapped my face like a little puppy licking a boy. The air felt like a little leather whip was hitting my face constantly‚ giving me burns. But of course I knew it was windburn. I was sitting up in my favorite tree. I looked into the distance and saw the brown‚ red‚ and yellow leaves coming down from their trees and bushes. This time of the year was usually my favorite. Fall was my favorite because of the beauty and the colors. But not this year. I will always look back as long
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lives have complexities not fathomable to other people‚ a rabbit hole of insecurities‚ strengths‚ and weaknesses. I never understood sonder until I became a barber. After many years in my craft‚ I began to like my client’s stories‚ which coming from all walks of life. They always have a new perspective on life than my own. While many people collect stamps or coins‚ I collected these stories. In particular‚ I remember this young chap who was just like you‚ waiting for me to finish his haircut. He was
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financial problems between my parents. It’s not that we were becoming poor‚ it was because of our growing family needing more supplies. My mother just gave birth to my little brother when I started noticing the financial issues my family were facing. As a little girl‚ I do not know how our finances worked all I knew was many bills were due and I knew it because when I was a little girl I liked to practice reading and those bill statements were the papers that attracted my interest due to its colorful
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My sister and I were going to race‚ and we were getting ready. We both had our bikes out and we had our knee pads on. Well me and my sister we’re gonna race we were getting. Ready to race and then we were trying to prepared because where we live had . My sister was 11‚ and she is a year younger than me. She has long reddish hair and she is tall for her age. I had long brown hair‚ and I am average for my age. Like a mountain from top to bottom that you can. Ride in and we set are bike but there
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November eighth of last year‚ a day that will live with me forever‚ evolved into a day that my car (Lexi the Lexus) and I almost died. On this lovely Sunday afternoon‚ some friends and I headed out to enjoy our normal Sunday Funday. Shortly after leaving the house for a drive‚ the song “Jesus‚ Take the Wheel” started playing. About ten minutes after the song we sped along about 75 mph down a blacktop back road‚ singing‚ laughing‚ living the time of our lives‚ and carrying on as normal‚ when we
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