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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In the “Odyssey‚” Odysseus saved himself and his men because he didn’t fear anyone or anything. “With this he drove the ram away from him out of doors‚ and I loosed myself when the ram was a little way from the cave‚ then untied my men” (Homer 38). If Odyssey feared someone or something he probably would’ve just let himself and his men died. He would’ve just given up and not even try‚ but Odyssey didn’t do that. Instead‚ he came up with a brilliant plan
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years I’ve been roaming around the seas in hope to get back to my homeland Ithaca. I’ve faced many obstacles along my journey but all with great morals. I started off my journey when Menelaus and Agamemnon asked me to go with them to Troy to retrieve Helen. The other islands I visited came along unexpectedly. The decision to leave my homeland Ithaca was the hardest decision a man could make. Leaving behind my wife Penelope and my new born son Telemachus was unbearable but when duty called I had
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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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The Odyssey is a historic epic probably one of the best stories ever written. This is story of a great hero and his fight to get home and through his 20 years away there are many dangers and problems slowing him down to get home to his beloved family. The themes of this epic: are boy must struggle to become a man‚ soldier must struggle to get home from war‚ and king must struggle to reclaim a kingdom. In this epic story‚ there are many characters that show loyalty to Odysseus his friends‚ family
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Though different works‚ both the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer each contain one outstanding character that excels in virtue. Even when forced to live with a dilemma that he or she did not cause‚ both Hektor‚ in the Iliad‚ and Penelope‚ in the Odyssey‚ remain virtuous. This becomes clear through their rigid fidelity to their spouses‚ their piety to the gods‚ and their resolute natures in the situations presented to them. The unfortunate circumstances in which both Hektor and Penelope find themselves
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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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their own personal biases in the process often leaving the audience pondering what the truth is. Margaret Atwood addresses the issues of different perspectives telling different stories that are brought up by Homer’s Odyssey in The Penelopiad. The book illustrates just how different the same story can be told from different perspectives and the issues it may cause. The polarizing‚ bias and flawed
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