ENG-1020 Dr. O January 19th‚ 2014 The Journey of My Hockey Life Right now‚ in my life‚ I am on the bandwagon of a hockey players dream. I have been playing this godly sport for over 15 years‚ and at this moment‚ I am currently playing hockey for the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks‚ who have encouraged me to attend Cuyahoga Community College better known as Tri-C‚ to take core classes. The Lumberjacks are part of the tier 3 American Hockey League that has guys from ages of 18 through 21‚ making it
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When I first stepped foot on SUNY Oneonta’s campus‚ I was extremely nervous and scared. My parents kept telling me‚ “College is supposed to be the best four years of your life.” However‚ at that point in time‚ I didn’t necessarily agree with them. I didn’t have a lot of friends in high school and wasn’t involved in a lot of extra curricular activities. So coming here was a big culture shock. I knew that I had to do whatever it took to get involved and make a name for myself. I couldn’t sit back and
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My life as a child in California was a rough one and I remember it well despite being so young. My mother gave birth to me when she was 19 and my biological father died shortly after. I was raised primarily by my grandparents as my mother was incapable of caring for me. She turned her life around when she married but more problems arose further along in time. Quarrels between my parents became frequent‚ and they decided to move our family away from everything we had known to start anew elsewhere
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When something changes a person’s life they will remember it forever. It doesn’t matter how big or how small it is‚ it will leave a permanent imprint on that person’s memory. The saddest thing about that imprint staying in a person’s memory is that it could have either changed their life in a positive or negative way. In the last year‚ three major events have helped change and shape my life in a positive way. These three events have completely changed my life and have made me a better person overall
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Have you ever had an event that completely altered your life? Events can change your attitude toward life‚ your perspective on people‚ and your ability to function emotionally. I‚ personally‚ had three major events that transformed my way of life. In my eighteen years of living I have discovered that most of the time I can be a pretty pessimistic‚ negative‚ emotionless person. It not the best personality to have‚ but I make it work. Now being a negative person‚ I am used to negative thoughts and
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passed away. This happened to me late my junior year of high school‚ and my heart broke for her. Concerned‚ I immediately ordered a large cheese pizza and peach iced tea‚ her favorite comfort foods‚ and rushed to her house. This is one example of the nurturing nature of my personality‚ which is a very prevalent aspect of who I am. It is in my DNA to love and care for the people around me‚ including my friends and family. It is such a huge part of who I am that my friends call me “mom” as a nickname
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My decision to have American school life was the biggest transformation in my life. The background of my family was very normal except that my parents were more exposed to English than any other Korean parents. My mom is an English teacher‚ and my dad is an electrical engineer. They both can read‚ write and speak English. I was exposed to English since I was young‚ and I started to learn the alphabet when I was three. I’ve been to an English speaking kindergarten‚ and an English-based international
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can almost see the shore‚ It feels as if I’ve been riding this wave for days. This wave is my hurdle in the ocean that is life‚ choppy at the beginning but slowly passing by. The ocean has many waves‚ one for each surfer to ride‚ my specialty wave happened to be dyslexia. It was in the second grade that my teacher first realized I was different from the other students‚ because I had yet to read my first book. My parents had found this odd as well‚ and took me to see a neurologist‚ who diagnosed me as
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Jonita Cepeda Asst. Prof. Toves EN 100W-Section #8 Date: 2/20/2014 Paper #1‚ Draft #4 My Athletic Life as a Senior Friends were made‚ teams were created‚ and working hard was my life. I practiced to reach my full potential and challenged myself to beat my best score. The thrill of the sports I played gave me meaning to work and work. That is why my senior year was full of accomplishments. It all started by joining a first quarter sport‚ which for me was volleyball. I joined volleyball with
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answer‚ “No”. I had this insane idea that the world revolved around me. Although I still had the concept in my head‚ that it was all about me when I was informed I would be an older sister‚ I knew that nothing would be the same. Before I was a sister‚ I never took anyone else into consideration‚ and I was never told to do otherwise. I was around four years old‚ when this news has changed my life forever. When I first received the news that I would have a younger brother‚ I was filled with joy and excitement
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