Abstract Honestly I can say that high school‚ in general‚ shaped me into the person that stands before you today. High school challenged me‚ made me stronger‚ and taught to appreciate myself‚ despite others‚ and their opinions. My four year journey through high school either pushed me forward or held me back. I had many ups and downs‚ and plenty bad times outweighing the best times. High school challenged me‚ both mentally and physically‚ in various ways over the years as being a student. Rather
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A lot of people do not appreciate how just a sport has made me be whom I am. They do not comprehend the sacrifices athletes such as I make to play the sport that we love. Personally‚ I give up most of my free time‚ social life‚ as well as sleep schedule just to be committed to playing soccer. Having to balance between training sessions‚ playing games‚ homework‚ studying‚ exams‚ and maintaining a good GPA and continuing to be the best that I can be in soccer‚ is incredibly difficult. However‚ I do
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Lovie M. Aguilar Section 39390 April 05‚ 2012 Mojave Desert‚ what makes it unique? The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah‚ Nevada‚ and Arizona. Named after the Mohave Native Americans[->0] it occupies roughly 54‚000 square miles in a typical Basin and Range topography. The Mojave Desert is bound in part on the western end by the Tehachapi[->1] together with the San Gabriel[->2] and San Bernardino[->3] mountain ranges. The mountain boundaries
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conversations‚ see it on the news‚ and deal with it in everyday situations. There is no denying that racial profiling is a major hot topic in today’s society. So when I saw Call Me By My Name on the shelf at the library‚ I thought it would be entertaining‚ as well as relevant. After reading the inside sleeve‚ I was excited to learn more about the “Legend... larger than the sleepy Louisiana town where it was born.” However‚ I found myself halfway through the book with a lack of interest‚ having to convince myself
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Please Be Honest With Me Even If It Hurts Me". So many nights I sit all alone and and I think about you‚ wondering if you are ever thinking about me too. It is probably unrealistic to think that you might be thinking of me as much. In the silence of the night with the moonlight shining through my window the tears roll down my face because I care so much and in my heart I’m doubtful that you can feel the same. All I ever asked from you is that you give me honesty‚ even if hurts me. Oh so long ago our
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Those were the last words my Uncle‚ Major Joe Boler‚ said to me before boarding the military transport aircraft headed for Bagram‚ Afghanistan. Inside‚ I shattered in a million pieces. I told myself he was deployed overseas to fight “the bad guys”‚ yet I couldn’t understand why the closest person I had to a father was the one taken away. Two weeks later I received a package and letter from Uncle Joe. In the letter‚ he babbled on about the people of Afghanistan and the lifestyle change- a small-town
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is just one of the book’s messages that changed me. In this story‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ decides to give up his current life and follows his dream of finding lost treasure. By reading Santiago’s adventures‚ I was given the words to describe something I had always felt‚ the power to make my life what I want it to be. Through this majestic tale‚ Coelho provides the title for a work of art‚ but leaves it to me to paint the picture for myself. The Alchemist speaks about the importance of seeking to fulfill our dreams
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RUNNING HEAD: I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me My story about what I would like to change Hannah Michelle Childers Northwest Vista College I like me‚ but I’d like to change this about me As the title states‚ I like who I am‚ but there are a few things that I would like to change about myself. For example‚ I really like how compassionate
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Mr./Madam Toastmaster‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ “What is this life ‚ if full of care‚ We have no time to stand and stare”. These lines from the poem “Leisure” by W.H. Davies struck me as an apt way to introduce myself. Because I AM A MAN OF LEISURE. Why do I say so? If I were standing before you‚ 3 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as an IT professional working for so-and-so company. If it were 2 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as a full-time student at the Cyprus International Institute
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better or even for worse from the impact of others. I am lucky to have to close relatives as my greatest influences in life because they change me for the better every day. The biggest influences in my life have been my grandparents and my mother. My grandmother has influenced my life greatly. She is always there when I need her and has helped shape me to the person I am today. My future has been influenced extremely by my grandma because she works as a nurse at a hospital in Sandusky. I was
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