Although I’m only 17, I am aware that for me, every day will be a new learning experience and I will continually grow day by day. However I can say that I’m tremendously grateful for the many experiences that have already filled my life with new perspectives. Some being more significant than others, they have helped me see the world differently, see people differently and see myself differently. One experience in particular that has helped shape me to grow as a person would be a service trip to Port-Au-Prince
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how my brothers seemed to hate me, as all older brothers hate their snitch little brothers. They decided that a white water rafting trip seemed like a fun idea for the boys. My sister had to stay home because she was pregnant with her first child. So off we went in the summer of 2005, to good ole’ West Virginia. I was 12 at the time, while my older brothers, Nate and Nick, were 19 and 17. Nate was a two time convicted felon who loved to drink at the time. His life wasn’t exactly going down the right
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not the greatest of life experiences, but it was here where I had realized that I did not want to fall into the same environmental trap as the others around me had. The streets were filled with people walking around with their pants damn near to their knees, some were breaking and entering homes, others slanged drugs. But seeing this was all I knew, and shortly after I too would became a victim to the drug world. Until one day I was involved in a tragic incident and on that day I told myself that
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either make you or break you. It has made me into the person that has made me today. I was never the "happy" teenage girl I am today. I've had my difficult moments, but it has made me who I am today. I always kept myself isolated in my room, i thought of myself like I was never "good enough". I had no friends which made it difficult to be around people. My life wasn't "perfect" as everyone thought it was. The older I got the more difficult it was for me to be whom I really wanted to be. I was stressed
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differently than others. Everyone has a special view about life, and it makes us learn lessons in life differently. Even though people face different obstacles in life, they kind of learn similar lessons on the way. When I was eleven years old, I was in 6th grade. In my class, we had twenty-five students, and I had two best friends. One was Rebecca, and the other one was Kettelene. Rebecca had so many possibilities in her life. Her parents buy her anything she wants and go to the big
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Throughout my life, I have overcame many tough obstacles but one sticks out the most to me. I “beat the odds”. My parents did not attend college, so the odds were always stacked against me. When I was a baby, my parents worked in the fast food industry to afford a rented apartment and an old, junky car. They tried to provide me with the best that they could until my father finally entered a wonderful career. At the age of ten, I was told by peers and teachers that I was not college worthy. Being
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a broken heart That is tearing me apart I didn't know that this could be so hard Missing your warm embrace Angel's smile on your face Remembering our happy days How will I start the day When your love has gone away Can you help me, help me find the way Since the day you went away My life has gone astray Can you help me, help me find the way I'd always hear my heart Calling out your name I feel within my heart Crying out in vain Would you tell me how to mend this pained Broken
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An Event Which Change My Life Life indeed is a stage…… Do you knew someone’s life could be changed in bits outside the way and lifestyle that exist in one’s family?, My only imagination was whatever lifestyle that exist in my family everyone must follow suit, but I guess my notion was wrong after attending a church conference and thereafter receiving a special gift from one of the speaker. This gift, as an artifact, changed my life, and made me fully understand that one’s lifestyle can be changed
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The Greatest Salesman in the World By Og Mandino Only principles endure and these I now possess, for the laws that will lead me to greatness are contained in the words of these scrolls. Principle #1 – Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Keep it always in mind and you will overcome seemingly impossible obstacles that are certain to confront you as they do everyone with ambition. Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is
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I was born on a warm, sunny day in June in Sarasota, Florida. I still live in Sarasota, Florida, and I go to school at Booker High School. I live with my mom,Kate; my brother, Jake; and my Aunt Molly. When I was born, my bother was fifteen-months-old and hid under the table from me. Jake is a sweet kid and he would do anything for me, but like all brothers and sisters we fight like cats and dogs. Sometimes when no one was around, Jake would come up to me and bite my toes for no reason. I still love
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