even friends. I thought I had my life all figured out‚ and that I did not need anything more than what I had. I stayed that way‚ until I became friends with Hannah Hennings. My life suddenly screamed new colors and my attitude flipped. I did not know life could switch in such a drastic way. Hannah Hennings is a relatively new friend of mine‚ but she has changed me in more ways than one. When I made it to my junior year‚ I thought I had already made my friends for life. I was not necessarily open to
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I didn’t want the day to end. I dreaded going back to my dad’s house and going through the cycle all over again. The shift from a familiar environment‚ then being removed from it became frustrating and tiring. As a child‚ I had this perfect image of having two parents who show compassion but not in my situation. I got lost going back and forth‚ I started to lose myself‚ leaving a piece of my identity behind every time I left one of my parent’s houses. As the years went by‚ I didn’t really know who
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Nordic skiing has changed my life. When I was young I did not think I was capable of performing in such an intense sport. I saw women with such strength and power‚ gliding effortlessly across the snow. I wanted to be like them‚ but I lacked the confidence‚ and I was hesitant to leave my comfort zone. I wanted to stay in a corner of the world where there was no pressure and nothing was expected of me. I joined BSF when I finally realized that I would only feel pressure if I put it upon myself. Since
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In 2014 while coming to this school I wasn’t in a good place mentally. I had been struggling with depressive tendencies for a number years prior to my freshman year. However‚ 9th grade was essentially my breaking point. Overall‚ the year isn’t something I’m proud of but it has and will continue to influence who I am today. My best friend at the time wasn’t a good person either but for different reasons. She did everything in her power to bring me down in order to feel better about herself and I allowed
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would feel irritated with my house being too loud and too noisy as the sounds of the pans and pots from the kitchen would echo in my ears‚ causing me to wake up. My mother never forgets to prepare breakfast for me despite leaving for work at dawn and returns home at dusk. When I feel thirsty while I am at school‚ there is always a full bottle of water inside of my backpack to keep me feeling hydrated. During the times I struggled with homework‚ my mother would encourage to do my best‚ support me‚ and
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Since I was eight years old my family has always had a boat. From fishing‚ tubing‚ hunting and just cruising we did it all. My Dad’s first boat‚ Nitro 189 Fish and Ski‚ was the light of my life. Since the day he got it I was his first mate. Helping him with everything cleaning‚ stocking and repairing. I took great interest and pride into that boat‚ more than my dad at times‚ which motivated me to get my boaters license and learned how to work on marine engines before I was 14. Every year we go
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met this person not too ago preparing myself for high school‚ but my counselor Mrs. Nguyen was a major driving force in helping me become myself again. Without a counselor who was willing to be patient and assuring during my time of weakness‚ I would have certainly destroyed my high school career and potentially my future. Before meeting Mrs. Nguyen for the first time‚ my final year in middle school was a major decay compared to my previous years. I was struggling emotionally and mentally‚ feeling
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During my high school career‚ I participated in the MCJROTC program. It was there I met three Marine instructors that changed my life. I had them for four years‚ and every moment I spent with them was with pleasure. Each and everyone had a different influence on me from their advice‚ help‚ and the way they taught. Two of them‚ Major Wirsig and Sergeant Major Pereida‚ made the most influence on me with their different approaches in life. Major Wirsig retired after thirty eight years in the service
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I was 8 years old when my grandpa died. Me and my grandpa were best buds we did everything together. He help out my family with everything. He would help out my mom with money or food for the house. He would help me with school and give a bike when my other one breaks from racing with other people so much. My grandpa ended up getting cancer from smoking cigars. My mom got a call one day and she started to cry‚ so I waited for her to get off the phone so I can ask what is wrong. After she got off
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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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