The Turning Point of My Life I was in my final year at Rodeo High School. I was only seventeen and the pressure of knowing the outcome of post high school results would determine my whole life ahead finally got to me. I snapped out of my bewilderment one day‚ in the absence of my parents while they were out on vacation‚ I went out with my friends‚ hoping to find myself spiritually and mentally. This was the turning point in my life that would ultimately lead to my destiny. With an incomplete
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The Day That Changed My Life It was eighth grade year and we were on a band trip to Buckhannan‚ West Virginia where we would be the Honorary Band in the Strawberry Festival Parade. That day is the day that I will never forget. We were getting ready to march in the parade; getting all the instruments and equipment ready and putting final touches on everyone’s uniform‚ when all of a sudden I hear‚ “Tasha!” several times. I turn around and see my little sister Korie along with her
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book that changed my life and opened my heart to a world of literacy. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling‚ 1997) not only intensified my already keen imagination‚ but filled me with a hunger for knowledge. I knew then that I had to enhance my literary skills in order to obtain the level of intellectual stimulation I craved‚ and Harry Potter gave me the tools and motivation to do so. To this day‚ the series carries an impact in both my personal life as well as fueling my own desire to write
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What is a friend? To some people a friend is a person who you can spend time and hang out with. To others‚ is just somebody to call when in need of something‚ nothing else. But‚ to me‚ a friend is much more than that: someone so special with whom you can share all of your joyful moments‚ sadness‚ achievements‚ and frustrations in life. It is just as the Bible says in Proverbs 17:17: “A true companion is loving all the time‚ and is a brother that is born for when there is distress”. So‚ with that
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if I was going to make it off the roller coaster I was riding. Conquering my first roller coaster and overcoming my fear of heights made me realize that I shouldn’t be afraid to take chances in life‚ but to be brave‚ because it may just turn out to be the ride of my life. At thirteen years old‚ I was the kid that no one wanted to drag to an amusement park with because I strictly stuck to the merry go round and swings. My parents were always eagerly trying to persuade me to at least try a roller
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not until my junior year of high school that I started really caring about my schoolwork. I was very determined to raise my grade point average and start applying myself. I started out thinking that my junior year was going to be like any other year: boring classes‚ days that dragged on‚ and dull teachers. That year‚ however‚ I came to realize that without some of my teachers‚ I probably would not have worked as hard as I did in school. When I decided to start taking an interest in my classes‚ I
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Good Day Gone Bad I slowly pressed my foot down on the gas petal as I approached the passing lane. I was tired of following the old man in his beat up‚ red pick up at fifty miles per hour. I needed to get to class! I was right behind him when I topped the hill and entered the passing zone. That’s when I saw it. I realized this somewhat good day just turned into the worst day of all. The warm April morning was just what I needed to refresh my mind. I had been stressed out over schoolwork
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The Day That Changed My Life On August 8‚ 2009 I woke up like any other day‚ not knowing that it was going to be the worst day of my life. As soon as I cracked my eyes‚ my hand went to my phone to check a variety of things including my Facebook‚ my text messages‚ and my instant messages. I was hoping to see a message from my boyfriend‚ Lucas. Three months prior to this day‚ my boyfriend’s best friend‚ Michael‚ had died in a motorcycle accident. As long as I had known the two of them‚ they did
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when my family and I would all go to Mexico for a couple of weeks. I remember that my dad would wake us up the day we were leaving at around 5 a.m. and we would all pack our stuff in our van. We would head out on our way within an hour. The trip took a long time‚ 2 days to be exact‚ but when you ’re little nothing really matters. You can be in a van on a road trip for days and as long as you have something to be entertained with‚ time flies by fast. On our way to Mexico‚ I can remember my mom and
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“The Love of My Life” In today’s society the perspective on love has changed significantly. Every day people’s viewpoints of love are altered by many things in their surroundings such as social media‚ television‚ school‚ and home life. The amount of failed relationships has increased significantly over the years. It is very difficult to grow up knowing the true meaning of love while receiving so many messages that show you that most or all relationships are bound to fail. In the short story “The
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