competitiveness‚ and memorization. Although my skill is not academic‚ it gives me qualities that can help me in the classroom. I’ve developed a strong memory and a passion for success.This skill has honestly helped me better my life. I started boxing when I was 14 years old as an overweight kid who was struggling with self-confidence. Boxing was that safe haven for me allowing me to lose the weight and gain skills that set me apart from others. From there I branched off getting into kickboxing‚ Muay
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other children around me‚ I was the privileged one. Even though I was the privileged one out of my friends‚ we were still oppressed when it came to our school system. It was actually somewhat difficult to come to some of these conclusions about my past‚ but they are also good and make me feel appreciative about where I have been and where I am going in my life. On top of that‚ where I am at now in my life gives me special privileges
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I believe drugs can kill‚ but basketball will save me. I am a young adult‚ a teenager‚ a young man who has witnessed close family members deceased due to the presence of drugs. As I witness this‚ the game of basketball keeps me safe. I was born into a family‚ a loving caring family‚ one who did not think they were doing anything wrong because it was not around me. Soon enough I came to realize they would no longer be around me. I saw some do it as I grew older‚ they said it makes them feel better
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I have given you‚ and be sure of this: I am with you always‚ even to the end of the age‚” (Matthew 28:20‚ page 620‚ NLT). The Bible gives us answers to life‚ people‚ friends and about God. Studying God word will provide answers to who we are‚ and what our purpose is. Studying the Bible helps you get through everyday struggles‚ there are scriptures that is written for every trail and tribulation that we go
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What is my purpose? This question has challenged me since it was introduced to me in class. Watching the videos‚ lecture‚ and discussion in class has me wondering what I should do for the rest of my life. Writing and analyzing my goals‚ personal values‚ talents‚ and strengths have open inquiries into what I want to accomplish in my life and what my purpose should be. My three priority personal values are my family‚ health‚ and financial stability. One of my greatest personal value in my life is
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Running can make me a better person. When I run it helps me push myself. At some point in every race I feel a struggle‚ a wall of pain‚ but I push myself to run through that wall every time. The wall represents all the struggles in life as well as the struggles I’m facing through the race. Pursuing our endeavours is never an easy task. How many times when faced a hardship do you want to quit? Everyone has always been in a situation where they have wanted to quit but running has help me eliminate those
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As I sit here now writing this journal‚ I can’t help but feel how brilliantly ironic it is to write a whole journal on the topic of how I write. Besides that though‚ I guess I should begin. Writing‚ for me‚ has always been somewhat of a friend and a home. It’s been a companion through dark times‚ and a place I could go no matter how I was feeling. I have a deep love of the written word‚ and a great respect for anyone who puts pen to paper. (Or‚ in the new age of “handy-dandy” Chromebooks‚ anyone
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article 4 nola.com Gulf of Mexico oil spill’s environmental impact expected to be profound‚ long-lasting Published: Friday‚ May 07‚ 2010‚ 8:26 PM As the "Miss Brandy" shrimp boat skimmed rust-colored clumps of oxidized oil from Chandeleur Sound‚ seagulls from a flock circling nearby dived beneath a light oily sheen on the water’s surface to feed on a school of minnows Friday afternoon. "The fish are probably coming to the surface because they’re dying from the oil‚" said Larry
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A respectful relationship means having someone to lean on‚ when you’re broken and down. It means being with someone who will go out of their way to lift you up and still hold you in high regard‚ no matter how far you have fallen‚ and the kind of person to make you laugh and smile no matter how badly you hurt. I have come across many bumps in the road of my life and didn’t have a clue what to do. It’s not all bad times either:It can mean having someone to play basketball‚ softball‚ football and
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Most of all I do not like patriotism very much because I have some negative associations with it. It reminds me of flags‚ war and football. I have to think about people being proud and admiring their country – sometimes in a quite naive way. I do not think that pride is completely bad. Pride is good for one’s self-esteem and so is patriotism. Pride is alright if it improves the own self-perception. But I don’t like it as soon as pride makes people look down on others. This is arrogance. Sadly
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