In my personal life I have been challenged with many limit situations. One limit situation that I feel really helped define me was when my uncle passed away. My uncle Ivan was very influential to me when I was growing up. In my house‚ I currently live with my mother‚ father‚ brother‚ aunt and three cousins. When my uncle was alive he lived downstairs from me. I could go to my uncle for anything‚ but my uncle’s physical presence was taken from me and I was only left with his spiritual presence. When
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Personal Statement I was four years old when my family immigrated to the United States from Ukraine. It was a crazy experience and a big life change for all of us. There were many obstacles to be faced living a life completely far away from what we used to call home. It was very difficult to leave my grandparents back in Ukraine. They were a significant source of encouragement for me especially my grandfather. He was my hero. He was the main nurturer who provided a lot of encouragement and support
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Personal Narrative It was October 12‚ 2007. A calm and quiet evening and an empty highway lined with trees. Something happened that changed my life forever. I lost someone I loved and will never be the same without him. There was a devastating car accident that cost my father his life. To begin with‚ my parents got a divorce when I was four years old. My father had a fiance for about a year or two after the divorce and was living with her. He had an alcohol problem. After he was coming back from
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I believe‚ as humans‚ we take aspects of life for granted; It’s a fatal flaw we all possess. Many of us are healthy‚ naturally smart‚ and grow up in ideal environments‚ but there are also many who do not. I am privileged enough to have grown up in a well rounded environment‚ so I have this frequent need to help others. I feel I would be taking my life for granted if not using it to help others. My application would be incomplete if I could not express how helping others makes me‚ me. I am known
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Imagine starting a race twenty minutes after the other participant‚ this gives them a head start hence lowering your chances to vanquish your opponents in the race. This example applies to real-life issues like the people born in high and stable economic situations. Their probability to succeed in life is higher than those indigenous from third-world countries. Panama faces this problem and I have no doubt a change can be achieved and I can be the one who does it because everyone deserves the chance
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NOVA International Schools‚ I had heard of Anastasija and her interests through my contact with one of her cousins‚ Ms. Bela Gligorova‚ who was my guidance counselor at that time. I was introduced to Anastasija in person in December 2010‚ right after I finished my college applications. An inquisitive young mind‚ a polite and thoughtful person‚ Anastasija’s curiosity and questions about my college application process and my high school accomplishments‚ struck me as novelty‚ since Anastasija was only
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The clock above my head ticks slowly‚ the sound ever increasing as the minutes pass by; tick‚ tick‚ tick. I normally do not notice the time while I work‚ usually I am the energizer bunny of workers‚ in early‚ out late‚ always working or willing to‚ but that day was different; I had a date; a first date to be exact. Finally the time has come for me to go home; I step out into the warm Vegas air‚ I can smell the familiar scents of fall slowly encroaching on the city. September in Vegas is typically
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A Mission or Personal Vision Statement (VV1) We begin this seminar with the development of a personal mission or vision statement. We use this statement in this seminar to emphasize that your time at the UW begins with dreams and visions you hold for the life that is still ahead of you. We ask you to write a mission statement that is reflective of who you are and what your sense of calling‚ purpose‚ vocation‚ or meaning of life. Mission statements are helpful for many reasons‚ but primarily
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Mission Office‚ I am planning on serving a mission this July and I am writing this to show the passion that I have to forgo that plan and to make sure nothing restricts me from doing so. I am 19 years old and I attend Brigham Young University in Utah. I have always had my goals set high in everything that I do so I am very thankful to be here. I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at a young age and I want to start off by saying that CF is a part of me‚ but it does not control me—it does not define
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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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