Throughout my life‚ as well as any other life‚ there has been many twist and turns. I have been through a lot and there has only been one person who has stuck by my side the whole time‚ since the first day I saw the world. Without him my life wouldn’t be the way it is right now‚ with me sitting here writing this essay for this school I have dreamed of being a graduate of. This person would be none other than my father‚ Raymond Jarrod Voorhees. My father has always been by my side‚ helping me through
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I can remember as a child always asking myself the "why" questions of life. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Why do certain things happen? And is there really a God? I had always kept these questions to myself and eventually pushed them out of my mind altogether. I was raised in a Christian household and you just were not allowed to ask questions of that nature and doubt the faith. The world is the way it is because God made it that way and that is all there is to it. I was really excited
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MY LIFE‚ MY STORY When I was a kid‚ my elderly relatives would ask me‚ “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I remember answering them‚ “A doctor”. Back then‚ nobody‚ including myself‚ thought of a fallback in case I didn’t pursue. Now‚ I am a doctor by day‚ and a fish hobbyist at night. Caring for pets‚ particularly fishes‚ has been my hobby for almost 25 years. When I was in nursery school‚ I would ask my parents to bring me to the pet store and buy some guppies and gold
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to gang activities. In the midst of my environment disadvantages‚ my parents were doing a little bit better compared to the rest of our community until I reached the age of 5. One month after my 5th birthday‚ my life took drastic turn. My mother migrated to the United States (US) and left me in Haiti with my father‚ who subsequently became a drug addict. My living conditions came from as being ‘doing ok’ to worst. I suffered malnutrition‚ if it were not for my neighbors I would
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When my dad was around my age‚ he wanted nothing more than freedom. My dad grew up on a farm in a small town. Once he was old enough to live on his own‚ my dad built himself a log cabin. My grandfather had offered to pay all of my dad’s bills‚ although my dad denied the offer. While I am sure that my dad regrets refusing my grandfather’s proposition‚ it shows the sense of autonomy that fostered my childhood. I was not raised like the typical American child. My parents raised me to question existing
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The Salad of My Life In my short seventeen years of living on this wonderful planet‚ I have embraced many situations and encountered numerous people who have made me who I am today. I commonly refer to myself as a salad‚ because I am a mixture of many different qualities‚ experiences‚ and aspects that make me‚ me. Coincidentally‚ my favorite food is Caesar salad so I consider myself a Caesar salad. I have three laws of life I live by‚ and I compare these to the three main parts of me‚ a Caesar
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perfectionist‚ yet I feel like my life revolves around homework and I have no free time to relax and hang out with my friends‚ and I need to work on being involved with school and during class‚ When I was a little kid‚ I have always wanted everything to be perfect‚ from projects to homework. It has grown to be an everyday thing for me‚ even if it was just to fix a crooked line. When it comes to my room or my house‚ every little thing has always get to me when it is out of place. My older sister has always
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Inspiration in my life In life people have that one special person that inspired them the most throughout their life. In my life my mother has definitely been a huge inspiration. As a single mother she manage to find ways to take care of two kids‚ put food on the table‚ and get us everything we needed. In so many ways my mother has inspired me. When times got rough my mother was always there for me encouraging me to never give up and to stay focus. No matter what I did she was always there encouraging
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In the short story "The Love of My Life‚" two teenagers make one bad decision and their lives are changed forever. The author‚ T. Coraghessan Boyle‚ wrote the story based on an actual news story that had occurred a few years back. The author does a great job of making the relationship between Jeremy and China seem so wonderful and almost innocent‚ that it is hard to be angry with them. The two characters in the story‚ Jeremy and China‚ are young and are head over heels for each other. The very
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Unforgettable incident of my life it was the first day of September. My result of i.com was to be declared on that day. I had been waiting for the day with anxiety and curiosity. I got up at six o’ clock. I took bath and prayed to God to grant me success. My mind was swinging between hope and fear. It was strange stage of anxiety and expectation I was not sure what was slotted for me. My parents had high expectation of me. At one moment I was sure that I would pass obtaining Grade A. Again‚ I feared
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