incidents having certain impact on my life‚ I remember the one which actually changed my perception of reality a lot. That was not the one happening to me‚ but I was a kind of involved in it‚ observed it from the outside‚ and eventually it influenced me greatly. I used to have a friend of mine a couple of years ago. Unfortunately‚ she has moved to another state and we do not see each other often nowadays. Christine‚ – let me call her that way in the present narrative‚ – has always been a really nice
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can’t be trusted to edit.) Today‚ 14 years ago‚ many (if not all) American’s lives changed forever. At first for me it was surprise. How could someone do this‚ why would they‚ who was the cause of such pain and those answer came. Then I started asking questions like what did we do to them‚ to make such retaliation happen. That was clearly not the most American thing to do in some people’s eye. I remember being in my honors American history class and being called un-American for thinking like that
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I have always been a shy person and it was hard for me to get out of my shell and talk to people. Once I entered High School‚ I was introduced to my High School’s Theater Company and it changed my life. Theater has changed me into the committed‚ organized‚ and cooperative person that I am today. I am involved with stage crew in my Theater Company and this teaches me how to apply myself and my knowledge into work to create something amazing. I love seeing a play start from auditions to the last show-night
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Chloe Thomas Professor Christopher Tidwell English Composition 1 13 November 2014 The Day That Changed America Forever One of the most devastating events in American history took place on September 11‚ 2001‚ also referred as 9/11‚ and has altered America ever since. During this tragic event‚ terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jets and flew them straight into the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon in New York. There are many conspiracies on why this event happened‚ but no justification
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Running has helped me in many aspects of my life‚ both mental and physical. It’s a type of meditation. It helps me clear my mind and lets me be alone with no one influencing my thoughts. People think running alone is lonely‚ but I think of it as an opportunity to better myself. I can think clearly without any distractions. This sport in my hometown has had a great affect on my life‚ especially the running aspect of it. The people in my hometown have changed my life. People from friends‚ family‚ coaches
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Year 11 historical investigation How did Ataturk change Turkey forever? Section A: Plan of Investigation In 1923 the 500 year old Ottoman Empire collapsed and from its ashes arose the Turkish republic led by Mustafa Kemal pasha who was later know as Ataturk (father of the Turks). With this new revival came many changes. The new nation was changed from Islamic to secular; the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and in its place came The Turkish republic‚ and many changes in the economic‚ political
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My mom was born and raised in the Philippines. She considered herself and her family as working class. She grew up with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. My mom described her childhood home as small. The house was made out of bamboo. There were only two rooms with no flooring and had iron sheets as the roof. All of the girls had to sleep in one room. My mom and her siblings went to the same public elementary school. There was no junior high school at the time‚ so they all went to high school
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English 101 7 September 2014 Becoming a 16 year old mother changed my life Becoming a 16 year mother changed my life in more ways than one. I was totally blown away knowing that I would have to devote my time‚ love‚ energy‚ smile‚ and money to another human being. Motherhood at such a young age was not a box of chocolate. In fact‚ it is a continuous fun‚ exciting‚ and overwhelming learning experience. Nevertheless‚ being a full-time mother‚ student‚ and wage-earner assisted in the astonishing
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In basketball‚ always dribble with your head up. No‚ this is not something I learned from one of my coaches or any of my teammates. This is one of the many lessons I learned from a young African refugee. It began on a snowy day‚ peering through my frost bitten window at the basketball hoop across the street. Amongst the falling snow there was someone I had never seen before with a basketball in his hand and a smile wider than I thought the blistering cold would allow. At first‚ I was hesitant to
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What a crazy roller coaster ride‚ that I just finished. These past sixteen weeks have honestly changed my life but also my fellow classmates and teacher. In the beginning‚ everything seemed to fall into place‚ our teacher gave us the full run down and it looked like nothing‚ but it wasn’t. From the start‚ she told that‚ this was not a game and you will experience all emotions‚ and possibly want to quit. On the first day‚ I thought that this class would be a piece of cake‚ turns out‚ that it was not
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