During the first half of my high school career‚ I was blindsided by a handful of life-altering events. As a freshman‚ I began struggling with severe anxiety‚ which has persisted ever since its conception; however‚ I have been working arduously to overcome this issue and have become significantly better at handling my anxiety and panic attacks. The summer before my sophomore year my mother remarried and moved me and my family from Atlanta to a small town in Northwest Georgia. This move was incredibly
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learned to hope and dream about what the future holds for us. I know I have‚ and all these past years all I’ve done is think about what I want to be when i grow up‚ who my family is and where I will live. I’ve been filling my head with a fantasy of being a rich girl living in New York. So‚ I subconsciously created a blueprint in my mind of my future‚ and it gives me an immense pleasure to share it with all of you. So here it goes. Ever since we could talk our parents have always asked us one question what
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On the second day of school during my sophomore year‚ I realized how much Wahlert meant to me. It had become my home‚ the place where I felt like I belonged; school almost even seemed like a break from summer. Over the summer‚ I had become an empty shell and spent my time at the computer wasting the time away; the only interactions I had were with my family‚ and on rare occasion with my best friends‚ when we had sleepovers. To see the people I had missed over the summer was great. All of these things
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The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass In the book‚ The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas‚ we see the hard lives the slaves went through. The physically‚ mentally and emotional abuse from the “masters.” I the book Douglass talks about personal feelings in his history and that helps us understand the intense abhorrence and repugnance the American slave had for his possessor. The typical American slave standard of living was worse than most of the poverty stricken countries of today. Most
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It was a cold New Years Eve day and Clemson was about to play Ohio State for their chance to claim the fiesta bowl title and also to be able to go back to the college football national championship. I went over to my cousins with my family because we were having a new years party but I really wanted to be by myself because I am a really avid Clemson fan. Kick off was at 7 o’clock pm so I was in the living room ready for the game to begin. The game began and I didn’t leave the couch until halftime
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I just finished my volleyball game‚ and my team won‚ I walked outside the gym to see my best friend standing there telling me I did awesome‚ we hugged said goodbye to each other and I left for home. I then went outside to watch my neighbors kids for four hours‚ then went inside and played Wii with my dad. That’s when it all changed. I looked at my IPhone 3GS and read the most devastating text I had ever received from my best friend‚ “Taylor‚ you need to change who you are‚ no one likes you…” This
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One of my largest life decisions was making the switch. The switch changed my life in multiple ways. It introduced me to several important people in my life including friends and coaches. The switch also gave me numerous opportunities I would not have had otherwise. The switch was not easy to adjust to at the time‚ but I will never regret it. It has become a major decision in my life and now is a significant part of my memories. The switch occurred in eighth grade when I transitioned from basketball
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died. I got in a life-threatening car accident. My seatbelt saved my life. If I didn’t have my seatbelt on when I wrecked I would be dead even with medical attention. I swerved to prevent a wreck between the black suv‚ the other car involved in the accident at fault‚ and myself by swerving. Swerving may not have been the best idea because I lost control of the car and ended up‚ upside down in a ditch with a completely missing window‚ a caved in roof that would have collapsed on my head if I was a
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didn’t know heartbreak until June 28‚ when my dad told me that he had stage 4 cancer. I didn’t know fear until August 13‚ when I found out that he would have to undergo radiation to combat a tumor in his brain. I didn’t know weariness until August 24‚ when everyone at school talked about how great their summer had been‚ and I had to lie and say that mine had been fine. I didn’t know how deep my love for my dad ran until June 29‚ when I wiped away my tears‚ stood a little straighter‚ and vowed
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My life would have been completely different had my parents chosen to go back to China in 2001. At first‚ my dad came here alone for a job offer‚ and my mom and I came to visit him a year later. However‚ our family’s intended short visit soon became a permanent residence. They chose to stay so that I could have a better education and ultimately‚ a better life. But in order to attain what they initially envisioned when making that life-changing decision‚ they have had to endure numerous hardships
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