unexpected life changing moments? This world is full of untrustworthy people that can look right into my eyes then stab me in the back. It is impossible to know all of what goes on in my community‚ nor can I read the minds of the people I encounter. Life in general presents unpredictable circumstances. As I face the adversities of this world such as kidnappings‚ natural disasters‚ or terrorist groups I am taught the lesson of maturity in these moments to overcome life’s attempt to spoil my day. The
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Basketball has taught me many things in life. Basketball has gave me many friends because I could be social with my family and friends talking about the NBA and the teams.. I ended up dropping the sport until middle school started. Usually I would go to lunch every day at the basketball courts just watching everyone play because I was too shy to ask to shoot around. The day they were short a player a few weeks into school they asked me to play‚ but boy did my elementary school days came flashing back
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I hit a very deep depression. I struggled with it for years. I felt I had no family and no friends. It was a very hard time for me. I didn’t enjoy talking about my feelings or being around people due to the fact that I felt I just annoyed those around me. Despite this‚ I continued doing what I loved most: music. I began marching band my eighth grade year and loved the feeling of being on the field in the lights when our assistant band director would come over the loud speaker announcing the "McClain
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Bullying changes a lot of people for the better or worse‚ it has changed me in a way I think for the better. I have been bullied for many reasons‚ some I could not figure out way. In every school that I have been in one type or another I have experienced bullying. It might be the fact that I’m tall or that I’m british. Bullying has caused me to lose focus and think some stuff it would be better not to mention. The loss of focusing has caused me in some years to do so bad that it would might of gotten
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The musical story There was once a man with a flute who could play. A number of tunes in an excellent way‚ But he said‚ there’s no use of my playing of my flute‚ for I can’t make a penny with my tootle-ootle-oot. One day‚ he chanced to meet with a quaint little man. Who played a big tuba. Thus‚ his story ran. There was once a man with a tuba who could play. A number of tunes in an excellent way‚ But he said‚ there’s no use of my playing of my tuba. For I can’t make a penny with my oompah-oompah-oompapah
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I was thrilled when Opa presented me with a college fund on my thirteenth birthday. It had two hundred dollars deposited in it and was‚ by one hundred and seventy five dollars‚ the most generous present that day. It was later in the week when my mother revealed to me that only after my eighteenth birthday could I put my hands on my grandfathers’ gift and was to be used exclusively for the payment of my college studies‚ something unappealing to a thirteen year old. I was disillusioned that moment
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Responses Helen Keller—“The Story of My Life” 1. In “The Story of My Life‚” how does the author learn from her frustration? Use two details from the passage to support your response. 2. In “The Story of My Life‚” Miss Sullivan plans an important role in Helen’s life. How does Miss Sullivan play an important role in Helen’s learning? Use two details from the passage to support your response. 3. In “The Story of My Life‚” the author states “that living word awakened my soul.” How does the author
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A rich kid growing up in a loving family provides for an easy life; this life is simple in the early years‚but curves in the road arrive in everyone’s life. I grew up extremely with an extremely close relationship to my “Boppa”. Boppa was invincible; my mom’s dad could build a treehouse in the mountains at seven thousand feet of elevation without breaking a sweat. Nothing could hold him back. When he was told he had 6 months to live‚ this came as a huge shock to everyone to him and those who loved
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In my household‚ kids didn’t really have too many responsibilities. I would see pictures of adolescents in third world countries lugging around gallons of contaminated water‚ just to drink for a day and others who would have to eat something as absurd as clay just to settle their hunger. Meanwhile I had a stocked fridge and spotless clothes to wear as I attended public school like every other mediocre kid in the US. It wasn’t until after I graduated High School that I began to comprehend the little
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MY FATHER- THE PERSON WHO HAS INFLUENCED ME IN MY LIFE Right from the word go ‚ he has been my inspiration . A man with immense wisdom and advise ‚ my father has made me what I am to day . He is the linchpin of my success in my life .My father is a very hard-working person and one who values education in one ’s life . Being a teacher by profession ‚ I was really touched with the way he used to concentrate all his efforts in making his students pass .This also made me to follow his footsteps by
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