strength of character. My definition of grit is the ability to overcome challenging obstacles that appear in life. These definitions both sound like my dad. My dad has gone through a lot in life and has shown more grit than anyone I know. He is to this day my role model and an inspiration for all the grit he has shown. My dad’s grit story started at really young age. It wasn’t like he was drafted into the army at any young‚ but the worst thing happened to any kid around his age (4). My dad had lost his
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MY ARMY STORY By SGT De La Roche I joined the Army Reserve on 01 June 2006. With only a GED and no aspiration to go to college at the time‚ the Army was a last resort for me. I graduated basic training in August 2006 and AIT October 2006. When I reported to my reserve unit‚ I attended two drill weekends and decided I wanted to switch to Regular Army. 01 June 2007‚ exactly 1 year from my enlistment‚ I report to Fort Campbell‚ Kentucky as a Chemical Equipment Repairer (63J/91J). With no
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of 11:00pm) thus left me only 5 minutes to catch the long-awaited trip to the place which stories in my elementary history books had amazed me most - IFUGAO. As an ultimate “buzzer-beater”‚ I was overjoyed to see the bus‚ especially Mrs. Alice Torres Banas‚ (EVP of MAP) or “Tita Alice” as I fondly call her‚ who was my former college professor‚ who also became my former co-teacher in our Alma Mater‚ and now my mentor in the graduate school. Adjacent to our seat‚ there were also two lovely ladies to
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spectacular family adventures‚ any crazy relatives‚ and no unique family story that taught some sort of lesson. Looking back‚ I realized my thoughts always centered around one single person. There was no specific event in my life‚ but many events with that one person always present. My grandfather‚ known to me as Pap‚ taught me many things. The most important was how to enjoy life. As a child‚ knowing I was going to my grandparent’s house for the weekend was always exciting. When I would arrive
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homework like a normal kid?” I learned early on that words hurt. All my life‚ phrases like these have been swirling around me as far back as I can remember. It seemed the nagging phrases lived in my head‚ my classrooms‚ my home‚ and the principal’s office. As a young girl with fragile self-confidence and blooming insecurities‚ feeling like a letdown became my worst fear. It was as if a dark storm cloud were torrentially raining on my life. In elementary school‚ almost every night a
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The hero of my story is Spanky. Spanky would receive calls from other friends about his sister. Every time friends call Spanky he is out for the Adventure.When friends are yelling into the phone it motivates Spanky to go out and do the best he can to protect his sister from her boyfriend. Spanky has a car that gets him to and from places when adventures is calling his name. He is out to protect his sister from her boyfriend following paths. Spanky’s sister doesn’t know what Spanky is up to. Spanky’s
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life‚ natural selection. Eventually it’s bound to happen. This loss was different because she was here without fully being here. My ship was cracked and slowly sink it was surreal. I always knew it happened to people. But never in a million years did I expect it to happen to her. And I most definitely never expected the effect it would have on me. How it literally left my world spinning in different directions. You always hear about the victim and their family but not usually their friends. From this
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Fridays and Saturdays were my least favourite days of the week. The Friday morning always started out well but then it got worse throughout the day. By lunchtime‚ I usually had enough homework to last me another week! That wasn’t the worst part though. At the end of the day‚ I had to walk to the train station‚ catch the 5:05 train to Castle Hill and get the bus to my employer’s house. I stayed there until the next night‚ enduring an earful of screaming and wailing‚ struggling to get the little ones
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Untold Story of My Life Maya Angelou once said “there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you”. To me this statement means “there is no greater suffering than to have to hold back all the thought that going through your mind and the pain that you feeling all by yourself”. This statement is related to my life story. Since as a child I have been through lots of dangerous accident causing me broken bones either it is falling accident‚ car accident‚ and motorcycle accident.
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This journal is…a fiddle to be played upon. Jot down the first thing and run‚ though it doesn’t even make sense; it’s probably not even a word in existence. No rules‚ no laws‚ just literary license. Re-visit your fiddle in case you forget how to play. The journal had a house it lived in‚ and its own lock with its own drawer. The owner of it was a little girl with a mother and father and pool. Her mother used to have…a green bathing suit she never wore‚ even when it was hot. Her house had a shed in
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