things that hide in the darkest parts of our mind. They can come in many forms‚ some physical and some mental. My own personal monster is my depression. Depression isn’t something that can be cured by the contents of a first aid kit‚ so learning to deal with my monster was difficult‚ but there was only one way I was ever going to get better‚ and that was by pushing myself. I managed to beat my depression with a large support system and the active will to recover. First entering high school‚ depression
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exposed inch of my fifty-three pound body‚ I prepared mentally for the arduous task that lay ahead of me. After several miserable fishing ventures which had left my skin red and my hook bare‚ I felt certain that‚ at last‚ my day had arrived. I stood ready to clear the first hurdle of manhood‚ triumph over fish. At the age of seven‚ I was confident that my rugged‚ strapping body could conquer any obstacle. Pity the fish that would become the woeful object of the first demonstration of my male prowess
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too is learning‚ achieving‚ and responsibility. Majority of my experiences are with these three strengths. I already know who I am without having to take this test. I think that it’s cool that this strengths quest quiz was right on the money. First‚ I love learning about everything. I am always reading and studying. My husband likes to call me a know it all because if I don’t know something I am googling about it. I want to continue my education. I just don’t know what I really want to be. I like
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First off‚ am going to say that I don’t think that I ever had any personal racism experience in my life. I don’t think that a white person every judge me to my face. Maybe behind my back they may have but not in my face. When I was growing up I have always heard the things about the white man’s. It’s easier for a white man to get a job‚ white people don’t have problems‚ father issues‚ financial issues‚ relationship issues‚ white people don’t care about black people‚ it’s a white man world‚ Jesus
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on the phone with my sister. She recently broke up with her boyfriend and now she say she ended her relationship with Shawn her bestfriend since the fifth grade. Knowing that Darlene can sometimes be hasty in her decisions to end friendships rather than confront a problem (we once had a similar situation) I asked her if she was sure she was doing the right thing and had actually discussed this with Shawn. ( I remember the one time she confronting the problem meant unplugging my computer in the middle
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given to me about writing my personal statement is that whatever I wrote‚ it must be a statement that came directly from the heart. I’ve found that in order to do this‚ I must actually write about my heart. When I was born‚ doctors discovered that I had a ventricular septal defect. The defect needed to be repaired‚ or I would have been wheelchair-bound and not lived past my fifth birthday. The experience of my heart surgery was not only life-altering for me‚ but for my parents as well. I was their
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theological‚ some philosophical‚ and others are political. They are in no particular order and may not be comprehensive. These are right for me. You may feel differently and I’d love to civilly and respectfully discuss those differences. Here is the result of my self-examination of what I stand for. These things are an integrated unit so if you are interested‚ read them all first and then we should talk. I believe… 1. In the active participation of God in the world He created. 2. That God is knowable
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Advocate for a POSITIVE Change (A Personal Essay) We Can Do Better If We Want To. According to a famous author‚ “Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.” With this inspiring statement‚ I firmly believe that CHANGE starts in our MIND. Somehow
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calming to the heart. Though there is nothing special about my garden; the usual trees and flowers‚ with some animals too‚ but it is meaningful to me. When work gets stressful or I just need a break from the roller coaster ride that is life‚ it is just a few steps to paradise. My bare feet touch the cold tiles as my fingers run along the hibiscus flowers and my eyes are treated to a feast of colors and sights. It stimulates all my senses- my eyes do not know what to look at first‚ I can smell the fresh
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I am passionate that I will pass the 7th grade. To help me stay passionate I have set some academic and social goals. My academic goal for me is to maintain a 3.5 gpa or higher throughout each trimester. Also my social goal is to join many clubs such as NJHS and to make at least make more than five friends each trimester. My goals are tough‚ but I hope that I can accomplish them by the end of the school year. Every trimester I plan to have a 3.5 gpa or higher‚ but I also want to improve in writing
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