non-healing wounds on his body. I first met JE when I came into work and received report. I was shocked and disappointed when I learned the medical history of this poor guy. After getting to know him and his father, I learned that JE had a very hard life that had brought him to where he was at, lying in that hospital bed. When he was 18 years old, he was in a bad car accident and was hospitalized due to a brain and spinal cord injury. Continuous swelling around his spinal cord caused him to be paralyzed
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needs class. We couldn’t afford to make some of the extravagant mums that we have in Texas, but we did our best with what we had and managed to make mums and garters for all the kids in the class. The day before homecoming we gave the class their mums and garters. It was the last period of the day and we brought them our gift. The look on their faces was pure joy, they were so happy and grateful. Now, while I hate to admit it, I was a total brat when it came to my homecoming mum that year. I wanted
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Looking at my life and the many different endeavors I’m involved in, outsiders could view me as a “jack of all trades” and “master of none”. * * Although I love learning new things, I easily become bored once the subject is no longer interesting I will move on to something that is interesting. This personality feature is viewed by many of my peers as an unwillingness to commit. Communicating and holding long conversations with strangers or people I’ve known for years is exciting to me. Being
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Summer break had just ended. Where did the time go? Well it back to the books I said to myself I wonder what’s in store for me this year. I could hardly believe it’s my final year in school. Like my teachers would say “getting ready for the real world.” When I returned to school, I was so excited to see all of my friends, we hugged, we talked about summer vacations and then the bell rang from homeroom. I was in Mr. Henry’s homeroom, I was glad; he is cool one of the coolest teachers. Announcements
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impression. It says: “there are only two times I feel stress: day and night.” Yes, stress exists along with our whole life; it may seem that there is nothing that we can do about stress. The homework and exams will keep coming, there is endless study and work in the day, and our career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. However, the good news is that stress can be managed. The simple realization that you are in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress
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just angered me, I could tell that he believes he’s better than me just for my decisions in life. That didn’t matter though, since he would've done the same thing if he would have been like me. “Would you mind telling me about your childhood?” “ It’s not like I have anything better to do…” I
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To the boy who broke my heart, I’ve been wanting to write this since you left me, but I guess I’ve been busy living my life; my life without you. After many long months I decided it was time to write down my emotions because contrary to your belief, they DO matter. I matter. The day you ended it with me is one I will never forget. I guess you can say I was previously spoiled with our on again off again relationship because it the base of my skull I didn’t believe it to be true, or I didn’t want
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11:00am-12:20pm Professor Reed Twelve Pillars The Twelve Pillars by Jim Rohn and Chris Widener is a moving story about a man who is troubled and who has a life with nowhere to turn. His name is Michael; unexpectedly, he meets a man named Charlie who would forever change his life for the better. Charlie soon guides Michael on how to live a life like a millionaire, not teaching him money skills, but by the power of the twelve pillars. Pillar 1: “The only way things are going to change for you is
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the physical needs of the family. It means to give your entire life and soul to those who you love. It means to spend sleepless nights when the kids are sick, or teaching them to talk, walk, and eventually to run down the streets in front of your house. Being a mom means a new life with many challenges. In my life my mother does all these things and more. She is the embodiment of love and kindness in the world and without her my life would never be the same. She is my role model and everyday I strive
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Running head: THE ADVANTAGES OF ME QUTTING SMOKING My goal to stop smoking Sarah E Fortenberry One main goal I have set for myself is to stop smoking. I have been a smoker since I was fifteen years old, and I find it unattractive and very nasty but yet it seems to calm me when I’m stressed, and it also has extremely bad consequences. For one I have a son and I want to be around him my whole life and if I continue smoking I could
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