“Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.” If it wasn’t for the beautiful game‚ I would’ve never possessed this character that allows me to be so determined and willing to fight. I would have never found my passion to compete or for being a goalkeeper. Through all the broken bones I had over the years from jumping and diving I never once complained‚ I always aimed to finish. ‘’No one was going to wear my gloves!’’ I thought. My injury’s started
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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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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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Every muscle in my body was burning; my bones ached with every step‚ but I forced myself forward. Tripping‚ I tumbled to the ground‚ splitting open my knee‚ and slicing the right side of my face. Tears were making their way down my cheek‚ I felt the pain shoot through my body. I forced myself to stand and run; my life depended on it. Spinning on my heel‚ I glanced over my shoulder‚ only to see the creature looming dangerously close. Crying harder now‚ I pushed myself into a sprint. My knee burned and
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Upon joining my sorority earlier this semester I never would have thought I would be dancing and making a fool out of myself in front of hundreds of people on Green Street. Here I was though on November 1st‚ after practicing for at most three days with the other girls and Hockey team‚ ready to get on stage. My grand big is a dance major so she convinced me to join the Spurs and Struts team because they did not have enough people and I have a hard time saying no. This performance ended up being one
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While I was the president of a charitable Junior Achievement organization‚ PS Recycle‚ one coworker and I had strong personalities and leadership qualities. We were incredibly passionate‚ and each had many great‚ yet conflicting ideas. Her approach to disagreements was to crack down hard on our other teammates‚ act out‚ and try to emotionally-manipulate the others into choosing her side over mine. It was hard to be yelled at‚ undermined and insulted. For a second‚ I thought about calling her the
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build my resiliency. First I would have identified the perceived problem‚ which was me having difficulties adjusting to my friend moving‚ which caused me to no longer have any friends in the neighborhood. Next‚ I would identify the influences that are contributing to my perceived problem. The contributing factors are coming home from school and being lonely and having no one to play with on the weekends‚ which reminds me of being by himself and my friend moving away. I would then identify my strengths
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As long as I remember my child hood was amazing‚ sometimes I wish I could go back in time to relive those moments with my cousins‚ friends and family. My environment was really poor‚ I remember my grandparents had a lot of pigs‚ cows‚ sheep‚ hens and horses. My cousins and I would always play with the pigs‚ we would chase them‚ feed them‚ only one time we all played with them in the mud and took them a shower. We would also help my grandparents feed the rest of the animals. My grandparents had a big
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