one time‚ in one place to watch a football game. It was against the Florida Gators and the city was abuzz with “GO CANES” signs and Miami jerseys. I was there too‚ experiencing something that I didn’t know‚ but something that would change my life forever. My dad (who played for the Hurricanes from 1983-1987) and I walked into the colossal stadium. As we reached an opening to get to our seats I saw the field for the first time. It was beautiful‚ and it caught me off guard. Game time inched closer;
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experience‚ event‚ or person has had a significant impact on your life? When my Uncle Yaakov died‚ it affected my mother more than it did me‚ but it was how my mother reacted that impacted me. Once we heard the news that my Uncle Yaakov died in a car crash in Detroit while traveling for the Rebe...my mother let out this long‚ angstful wail and the wail still rings in my ears to this day. My mother went into a deep depression; she became this whole new person. At age 6‚ I did not understand why my mother
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This is my creative essay for the Film Program at NYU. The prompt was: "Introduce yourself. Describe an unforgettable event in your life and how it changed your perception of yourself or the view of someone close to you. This event can be dramatic and/or comedic. The assignment may be written as a short story in the first person or as an essay." My one fear is that my essay is hard to understand. So any feedback on how it reads to other people would be a huge help. And also any gramatical errors
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was 17‚ my mother left California and I was forced to finish high school on my own as well as support myself financially. So I got a job and graduated high school. Upon receiving my high school diploma‚ I was left with an unsettling feeling of uncertainty with regards to my accomplishments and future. I knew I needed more than a high school diploma to achieve the goals I so desperately wanted and the obstacles I felt I had to overcome. During Fall Semester 2016 I had complications regarding my mental
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Significant Event in My Life Life seems to take many twists and turns that somehow mesh into each other to form a chaotic knot of happenings. All of these occurrences are supposed to shape you into a wiser more experienced person. Many people can even pin point the exact moment in their life which was forever changed by a single event. When that event happens it becomes an unforgettable memory for you and teaches you a lesson that becomes one of the basic guidelines in your life. The event that forever
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we found out that my mother had Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I am an only child and to hear this about my best friend‚ my mom‚ was devastating. Plus‚ to look at her she looked so normal and healthy‚ it was hard to imagine that she could have a disease that would eventually take her life. My mom lived for almost seventeen years with the disease‚ through all her treatments she taught me how to find inner strength and that life was precious to enjoy it. As a junior in high school‚ my mom went in for some
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Life is not simple. You won’t know what challenges come to your life in the future so you can only think what you had been through in the past. When I was a student in High School‚ I was a shy person; just doing what my parents wanted me to do and never cared about what was happening around me until I was encouraged to participate in a contest. The Nguyen Thuong Hien Prize in presentation was the most important event that changed my life. When I studied at 12th grade‚ I was a shy student‚ and I
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An Experience That Changed My Life There are many experiences that shaped me into the character I am now. Reflecting upon the many different encounters I had throughout my life‚ I remember my trip to India. Two years back‚ my family and I took three months’ vacation to my home town‚ Punjab‚ India. Excited and thrilled to go‚ I packed all my belongings. Peering out of the international terminal window‚ I gaped at the millions of planes standing in front of me‚ with not just one floor but two floors
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Introduction: In life we all have something that has changed the way we perceive things. Most things that change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience‚ it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated
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one night changed her entire life for the worse. She cannot speak normally and it is really hard to get a job. I learned to never ever take drugs. No matter how cool some people say it is or how it is part of the norm‚ I should never do it. One time‚ one night‚ or one deal could affect my future and what I want for my life. Her story affected me because she really seems to regret her decisions. Her life was great and she was privileged‚ but she turned to drugs which messed up her entire life. It also
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