Something in my life that I find to be significant is receiving over a million dollars in scholarships from various schools‚ being accepted to every school I applied to‚ as well as graduating from high school to be able to go to college and further my education. See in my family it is not too often that a male graduates from high school and goes to college especially with the accomplishments that I have done. Not only was I the first male in my family to graduate in the top 10% of my class‚ I was
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Most of the people like to go either on beaches‚ eating in exclusive restaurants‚ living in expensive hotels or travel to other countries as their way of relaxation; however my mode of relaxation was completely different. My friends and I like to go on far away quite lakes to spend some time in tranquility. After the complicated life of urban life‚ intense traffic‚ polluted air and endless problems‚ union with nature seemed to us the most worthwhile way to relax. It happened last year. We decided
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It was July 12‚ 2005 when I heard the news that has forever changed my life. I was going to the Bowie City gymnasium as I did almost every day to play basketball‚ and start some pick-up games. When I arrived‚ started looking for my usual squad. I had my best friend Desmond Bowden playing the point‚ my friend Leon Willis playing the 3 guard‚ my other friend Kevin Baker playing the power forward‚ my main man Jeff Willis playing the center‚ and I played the 2 guard. Together we were unstoppable; we
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When I was in second grade‚ my dad and I did not get along very well. I used to think my father did not care about me. I would get frustrated with him because he would get mad at me about my grades and my behavior at school. I felt that there was no way that I could please my father. It made me lose all hope; I felt that I would just be a failure for the rest of my life. He would tell me that I did not care or try hard enough to get good grades. He was right. When I was younger‚ I did not care
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My Adverse Childhood Events score is 4. In hindsight this makes sense; I grew up with an alcoholic parent. In rural New Hampshire‚ compared to friends’ families‚ we were stable. I was graceless and brash. I struggled to fit in. To cope‚ I read. I fell in love with the narrative. Stories of human resilience were my favorite. Fiction‚ non-fiction‚ and science fiction - it captivated me. I spent hours reading novels‚ discovering differences in cultures and people. I learned people communicate through
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thought that came to my mind was “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!” as I looked outside and saw my friends laughing and playing across the street at the basketball courts. I slept in because I was on vacation from school. As I was getting out of bed I looked around my room; it looked as usual neat‚ colorful but simple. I kept it organized because I always had friends coming around. I can’t really remember of what I wore that day but I know that my favorite cousin Taje and my twin sister Lucy
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Rumba The Rumba is an exciting‚ sensual dance with several influences responsible for it’s evolution throughout the years. African soul has a stronger presence in the Rumba than any other Latin American dance. It originated in its present form in poor districts of Havana and Matanaza‚ not long before slavery was abolished in Cuba around 1880. But‚ surprisingly‚ it actually first began around the time of the arrival of the first African slaves back in the 16th Century. The original rumba rhythm
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worse than others right. Well mine started off when I was 14. I thought I could do what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it and knew everything. Needless to say it didn’t happen that way. When I was 14 I got into a lot of trouble. I didn’t listen to my mom‚ I would sneak out the house‚ and I got into a lot of trouble with the police for fighting a lot‚ and always skipped school. I never hung out with people that did anything good. The people I hung out with where negative. Well one day I went to school
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Star Fruit is an exciting fruit Oriyun Ross Williams Culinary Foundations II Chef Mark Varnado Star Fruit‚ it’s an exciting fruit. Carambolas also know as a star fruit is a very unique fruit. The name Carambola was names after Averrhoes‚ a 12th century Muslim philosopher and physician. Carambola is a Portuguese word derived from a South India It is a tropical fruit‚ native to the Philippines‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ India‚ Bangladesh‚ and Sri Lanka. The Star Fruit is a small to medium sized bushy
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My most memorable event in school I emigrated from Taiwan to the U.S. when I was 7th grade to receive a better education. I was enrolled into Montserrat middle school when I migrated. Although I thought that My English level was good and fluent enough at the time; I got placed in an ELD (English Language Development) class. I soon earned my teacher’s (Ms. Kuwait) trust and validation in class. My most memorable event in school is the first day of my ELD class. I and my guardian
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