The Unexpected Life Changing Experience Growing up, it never crossed my mind that I would ever be in the military. The thought of joining the Army was crazy and why would anybody want to join. Serving my country, I did not mind doing, but the military service was not the way. I had a plan just like everyone else that graduate from high school. Two years after graduating high schools, my plan did not go accordingly. Leaving home was something that was in desperate need. So one day after work, I went
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TRUE LIFE IN GOD Ever since I can remember I was told I was smart, that I could do anything if I put my mind to it. And for the most part that was true. Throughout my school years in elementary and high school I made good grades with little effort. And I tended to be the one who blew the curve on the exams. Not only was I capable academically, but also spiritually. By the time I reached 15 I had accomplished some of the goals I had really set for myself, to have all the worldly things in this
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else’s life maybe even in the smallest way can display leadership. I myself have experienced a “lollipop moment” the day I met someone who would change my life forever. This small amount of leadership shown by a stranger instantly changed my life. Totally unaware of the significant moment going on, I treated the moment like any other time I acquired a new friend. Before I knew it though the friendship blossomed into something bigger than words. This person changed my life and reminded me that genuine
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my first day of grade school, I was excited but frightened at the same time. You see this would be my first experience away from my parents or grandparents. The school building seemed so big and had so many doors and hallways. My mother tried to console me by walking me to my classroom to meet my first teacher. I was frightened and visibly upset to see my mother leave me. After a couple of hours into my first day of school, my father who was an over the road truck driver and hadn’t seen me leave home
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still was living a life bound by dysfunction. When your mom has had a nervous breakdown, institutionalized, there are shoe boxes of medicine in the cabinet, your sister
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The day my twins were born was one of the most memorable moments of my life. It was a scary moment in my life not knowing if my children were going to be healthy. It was a beautiful moment hearing your little cries of life. My water broke so I called the doctor’s office they told me to go to the hospital. I called my mother she was at work so she had to come home to drive me to the hospital, my son Adam stayed with my sisters. When I arrived at the hospital the check need to see if my water had
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father. Being around him everyday led me to try and imitate his every move. He also taught me a great variety of different things such as playing sports, being respectful and having manners. With his guidance growing up, I knew I was going to turn out to be a very intelligent and wise young man. Little did I know that he was only going to be a part of my life for what I feel was the best 12 years of my life. The day he passed away played a significant part in my life and I didn't feel I could make it
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Gutter Ball Elementary school. Some of the most enjoyable days of my life and some of the worst days of my life were spent at Sunset Elementary. One of the worst days being in the first grade, the second time I broke my arm. It was the middle of an average day in first grade. My class was lined up single file to go to P.E. As we drew closer to the gym us kids would become more and more excited about what we were going to do that day. That day we would happen to be playing banana tag. Banana tag wasn’t
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For Helen Keller, the most important day was she met her teacher when she was almost 7 years old. After Helen Keller met her teacher, her life changed totally, she studied knowledge, wrote books and became famous. For me, the most important day is the first day I went to primary school. I had no friends before I went to school. I didn’t go to kindergarten because my mother, who was a teacher, taught me at home. I learned without any classmates, I played alone and I shared my lunch with my mother
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Little Engine That Could. I remember the cover getting me ecstatic instantly, the bright blue train with a clown in the back got me all worked up, all I could remember saying was “I need to be on this train!” but my mom would never take me unfortunately. The Little Engine That Could was a frequent bedtime story for years on years; this story did not leave my house for the duration of childhood. I did not realize this book was impacting my life in such a tremendous way, as I got older I remember myself
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