and join new club’s even if I was painfully shy. I eagerly took all the community service they offered me and started moving out of my comfort zone to talk to club’s in which I knew no one. My AVID teacher even helped me when I was feeling insecure about running for president of a club and I decided to go for it because of her. I ended up winning. It was in my AVID class that I practiced speeches to my class and began to build up my confidence for speaking in front of crowds. It’s through AVID I became
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The summer was coming to an end‚ and I was dreading what was coming next‚ my freshman year! Questions were circling through my brain as as I had a tiny freak out‚ What do I need? Or What outfit should I wear? While my mother tried to comfort me‚ I dismissed all help. Throughout the summer I knew this day was coming where I would have to start fresh in a new school not knowing many people at all. I had attended a parochial school for the beginning ten years of my education; when it came to high school
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I learned the meaning of courage. American society heavily emphasizes people to voice their opinion‚ where as Japanese society is the opposite. Growing up in the states‚ I learned to stand up for what I believe in. In middle school‚ I gave a talk about obesity and ways to avoid or fix the problem in a speech competition. With the determination that I had‚ I was able to become second in state. I transitioned from the quiet girl I once was‚ to a woman who lets her voice be heard. One life-changing
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properly working or not‚ and I may be a grown man but it frightens me. I walk into the operating room‚ look around the room to make sure everything is perfect because Mia deserve nothing less. [Halfway through the surgery Mia becomes unresponsive for about 5 minutes‚ and during that 5 minutes was the hardest fight of my life.] When‚ everyone told me to stop and that she is gone‚ I did what all I could because it wasn’t time for Mia to go I wasn’t going to let that happen. After Mia became responsive
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to. All the money my parents had saved for my brother and I’s college had now been put toward my mom’s college education. At the time‚ I wasn’t too worried about having to pay for my college by myself‚ but now that it’s coming up‚ things have become more of reality. I have to take financial responsibility of myself and make smart decisions about my investment in my education since I am now starting from
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plays to playing basketball. I was able to help them by telling them to take their time and not to worry about the other teammates who already know how to play. After basketball season was over‚ I learned that i wasing looked at as a leader from my coaches and my teammates which meant I have to put in all of my effort and always have a positive attitude‚ I learned that everything is not all about me‚ and I also I learned how people feel when they don’t know how to accomplish
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think about how you miss them being your children‚ and you miss being proud of them for every single thing they do. You miss when they were kids‚ when you would kiss their cheeks before they left the house. You miss when they would make you feel better after a bad day at work. You hold their memory in your heart. “They aren’t gone‚ they’re just away‚” you like to think. But you know that’s not true‚ you’ve ignored the two tall military men for months. Your kids were drafted early into war. They were
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Voices of War Essay James Blunt’s song “No Bravery” and the song “I was only 19” by Red Gum express similar ideas about war and use many of the same techniques to present these ideas. Both strongly use imagery and personification to convey a sense of the horrors of war and the lasting effect that it has both physically and psychologically on those who are involved both as soldiers and also the innocent victims who are damaged by wars that occur around them. Blunt’s poem was written from first hand
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War Canoe Pfff‚ pfff‚‚ pfff‚ “Time to wake up!” I heard‚ at 6:30 in the morning. It was Tuesday‚ war canoe day. I got out of my sleeping bag and grabbed my change of clothes. I put it on and stepped off the cot. Kevin‚ my tent mate‚ is up too. We put up our sleeping bags into the stuff sacks and prepare our other necessities into our bags. The troop leaders tell us we’ll be canoeing in the war canoes‚ which are to our disappointment‚ just giant canoes‚ to Parson’s beach. Everybody must keep
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Never Again Six Flags is a fun‚ thrilling amusement park‚ but for friends‚ it is now a threat to their lives. A fun field trip turns out to be a scary experience for them. Six Flags is the most fun field trip of the year‚ of course‚ who does not like rollercoasters? “Hey! Look at that new ride!!” Jackie points at the Spiderman rollercoaster with a thrilled expression. “That ride goes so quickly! Let us go on it!” Her sister‚ Josie‚ agrees. They stop for some sweet cotton candy that melts
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