During my time as a Boy Scout‚ I have obtained many awards for my excellence‚ some acknowledged by others‚ and others merely personal. When I first joined‚ a grade schooler among high schoolers‚ I had not made much of myself in scouts or in school. However‚ through academic competition at school‚ I started to challenge myself. In grade six‚ I received Honor Roll. Moving on to Junior High‚ I received the Scholars Award and participated in Honor Society. Additionally‚ I played guitar in the music program
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My Adverse Childhood Events score is 4. In hindsight this makes sense; I grew up with an alcoholic parent. In rural New Hampshire‚ compared to friends’ families‚ we were stable. I was graceless and brash. I struggled to fit in. To cope‚ I read. I fell in love with the narrative. Stories of human resilience were my favorite. Fiction‚ non-fiction‚ and science fiction - it captivated me. I spent hours reading novels‚ discovering differences in cultures and people. I learned people communicate through
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that they loved me as much as they would their own child and that they were so happy they adopted me. Being around ten‚ I knew that my parents loved me so much and that I loved them even if we were not biologically related. When I look back to my childhood‚ the first time I did not question whether my biological or adopted family was my “real
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Being driven‚ passionate‚ and highly motivated aren’t just qualities that you are born with but something you develop through life experiences. As a child I’ve had the experience of living in two different countries‚ attending school in Russia and spending summer time in Uzbekistan gaining experiences from two vastly different cultures‚ building a foundation for diversity and cultural understanding. Luckily for my family and I‚ my mother received a job offer at Mayo Clinic‚ allowing us to move to
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ESL 251 Essay 5 - Argument Essay The Personal Legend The Outlines * Abraham Lincoln childhood and how he found his personal legend since he was young * How Abraham Lincoln started to follow his personal legend inspiration in his youth and what he achieved in his early life. * What are the results for following his personal legend‚ and how he changed the whole world? * Conclusion that mention the difference between a person has a personal legend to follow it‚ and a person who just
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Derek Zdanowski Significant Experience "Fight on‚ push till you have nothing left‚ never give up even when you are an inch away from defeat." These are the words of my hockey coach before our championship game‚ which would make or break our season. This was the first year our team has ever made it to the final game‚ and we were prepared to give it our all out on the ice. For this would be our teams last game together before we all went our separate ways in high school. We gathered in the locker
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These are working time regulations such as maximum hours worked each week. Health and safety at work act‚ data protection showing how personal information are used‚ age discrimination ‚ disability act‚ employment act‚ maternity pay‚ national minimum wage‚ equal opportunities. Working time regulations are to prevent workers to be forced to work excessive hours. They also make the provision of annual leave pay‚ they also include rights to rest breaks. Working time regulations apply to adult
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Freire Rough Draft English 1010 Prof. Fischer “A Personal Experience in Banking Education” After a difficult transition into high school I eventually made it past the dreaded freshman year. I felt as though I could conquer the world. I was awarded A’s and B’s through my hard work. Better yet‚ I supposedly had the best English teacher a Sophomore could be assigned. I hesitate to use her real name thus she will be referred to as Mrs. Doe. Students would rant and rave about how easy the
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I stepped onto the ice and shivered. I was very anxious and couldn’t believe I was being thrown into the game halfway through. My teammate‚ Claire‚ had just tripped over a curling stone and landed on her knees‚ causing her to pull out of the game. So here I was‚ subbing in for her. I was so nervous that my hands were shaking. I didn’t feel confident at all; I didn’t know what the ice was like and I hadn’t warmed up. I took a deep breath and tried to calm down - it was my turn to throw my shots. I
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Deciding on the perfect date and time for the shadowing experience was challenging. I wanted to go with my “BFF” that had been assigned in class but being that one person never replied and we had to work around our work schedules it seemed like we would never get to visit. So‚ I decided to just schedule the time that was best for me and let my “BFFs” know. I emailed Lieutenant Sligh and set up a date. Although his initial email confused me because he said that he got off at 4 but we could still come
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