Getting adjusted to living and going to school in Boston has been one of the biggest yet greatest changes of my life. Being a part of the city has always been a big dream of mine‚ and now I get to live it. My medium-sized suburb in southern Maine will always have a place in my heart‚ but I also believe that it will be a source of pain for me. I tried to find myself in high school only to be influenced by the people who I thought were my friends only to be betrayed and left. At Simmons‚ my goal is
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decided to drop out of High School. I reassure myself that working was more important at the time than sitting in a classroom for eight hours. As years went by I needed to find myself a better paying job but I had one problem and that was not having an education. After working under the table for so long I knew I needed to move up in life. I wanted a better paying job. I put applications in everywhere but nobody wanted to hire someone without having either a GED or High school diploma. I knew I had
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My high school life Reminiscing the past makes me missed my high school life. It cannot be compared and surpassed by any other experiences. What makes it significant to my life is that it creates and nourishes my growth through having fun and excitement. It contributed a lot to make me feel the essence of life‚ the real joy‚ and the self-satisfaction. First were the happiness we had with my classmates. I could still remember when we share our thoughts together. Singing‚ dancing and laughing
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at home after high school is a very good idea. Now‚ let’s think about it. There are a couple of reasons why this would benefit teenagers. The first is saving money. The second is to learn more about paying bills. Finally teenagers can receive help picking out an apartment or house after college. Once high school graduation is over it is time to go to college. What better way to save money than to stay at home with mom and dad! When a teenager chooses to stay at home‚ college life will not be stressful
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Turning points are events in people’s life that can affect their life in good or bad way. In “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros‚ “Middle School Loneliness”‚ and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen had all faced life changing events (Turning Points). They all adapted to their turning point‚ but it wasn’t easy doing so. “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros is a drama about the main character‚ Rachel‚turning eleven‚ but still feels ten‚ nine‚ eight‚ seven‚ six‚ five‚ four‚ three‚ two‚ one. Rachel’s turning point is
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I remember that towards the end of my senior year in high school‚ my parents suggested that I apply to a four-year college. They also offered to pay for the cost of going to college as long as I would go full-time and would start right after high school. They believed that I would be more prepared to challenge the real world by having a four-year college degree rather than just a high school diploma. Having a higher education made the difference in getting a good job with a decent salary. Unfortunately
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Turning points are often crucial events in a person’s life. In the excerpts from Jackie Robinson’s biography‚ ”I Never Had It Made‚” Rebecca Maksel’s auto-biography‚“The Father of Chinese Aviation‚” and Melba Beals’‚ “Warriors Don’t Cry‚” each person faced important turning points that changed their lives and their countries. One broke the color line in baseball and changed the United States‚ another changed aviation and industrialized China‚ and the last made it so schools were not labeled by
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so can I. To watch the rest of the staff go through obstacle after obstacle was not only entertaining and informing‚ but it taught me how teamwork and communication is very important. Firefighters put out fires and help save civilians in life threatening situation. Fire Fighters work in 24 hour shifts‚ or 56 hours a week. Fire fighters usually are usually inside the fire house unless there is an emergency. Being a firefighter requires a lot of physical activities‚ from: working in confined
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Gettysburg: The Turning Point of the War On July 1‚ 1863‚ the Union Army of the Potomac engaged the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had advance into the north. This would be the battle of all battles; it would be the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Three days of warfare resulted in a Union victory at the cost was 51‚000 American casualties. The Southern reason for rebellion was to break away from the Union and become a separate country‚ the Confederate States of America. Up
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Valley Forge‚ yet it was the turning point in the Revolutionary War because it gave the army a backbone‚ made the soldiers stronger for upcoming battles‚ and helped them win alliance with the French. It was here that the Continental Army was hopelessly drenched. After the battles they had fought‚ Valley Forge gave them another reason to give up. They arrived bloody‚ beaten‚ and war-torn. What would you expect from an army who went through these difficulties and yet‚ life throws them the winter of Valley
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