“What’s amazing is‚ if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting‚ they would be more motivated. It’s so far away in time that they can’t appreciate what it means for their whole life.”- Bill Gates. There are many great and not so great things about schools. Gunstream is very important to me because it is such a friendly and positive aura. It is safe to say that anyone that goes to this school can think of many great things‚ people‚ and memories
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Not too long ago‚ I had an experience that I had been dreaming of for years. I not only got to have that experience for myself‚ but I shared it with someone who meant a great deal to me‚ and had it not been for him I would have never had the chance to make that opportunity happen. Music has been a big part of my life since the age of five. My mother had me participate in major community events as I was growing up‚ and in my school’s musicals. Singing was something I used to channel most of my energy
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Music is what my life runs on from day to day. Without music‚ my life would be a lost cause. So all thanks to a German instrument maker and his son‚ the clarinet was created. Johann Christoph Denner and his son Jacob‚ improved the chalumeau by adding a register key to the instrument‚ and later the chalumeau received the Boehm flute key system (Bellis)‚ which created what my musical life all started on: the clarinet and family. The very first original clarinets had only two keys to be played –
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I was brought up believing that life was not going to be easy‚ and that hard work is a necessity in achieving the goals you want in life. My dad came from India to this country with only twenty dollars in his pocket‚ and that proves to me that the American dream is attainable. One of the biggest accomplishments in my life that displayed my evolution from childhood to adulthood was having more courage by stepping out of my comfort zone‚ and having reasonable goals that could be met. As a child‚ I
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In the chaotic world we live in today‚ how can I prepare for unexpected life changing moments? This world is full of untrustworthy people that can look right into my eyes then stab me in the back. It is impossible to know all of what goes on in my community‚ nor can I read the minds of the people I encounter. Life in general presents unpredictable circumstances. As I face the adversities of this world such as kidnappings‚ natural disasters‚ or terrorist groups I am taught the lesson of maturity in
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when I thought about my family dying and dying myself. This fear caused me to decide to live forever. I came up with all sorts of crazy ideas. Even if they would never work‚ I kept thinking about them and it consumed me. It kept me from living my own life. That lasted up until I was in my 2nd year of homeschooling. I was in 5th grade‚ and I was given the choice of picking a book from a selection of grade level books. I saw Tuck Everlasting and I decided to check it out. At first when I saw it‚ it was
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I was a goofball growing up‚ but once I matured‚ I was destined to do great things. My life has been filled with ups and downs‚ but‚ somehow‚ I was able to get through them. I always did things differently from everyone else. Also‚ I had to work harder to be successful. I was always considered different compared to the other kids; I had to work really hard to achieve my goals of being on the football team in high school‚ to get a scholarship to ASU‚ and to be drafted into the NFL. When I was
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A rich kid growing up in a loving family provides for an easy life; this life is simple in the early years‚but curves in the road arrive in everyone’s life. I grew up extremely with an extremely close relationship to my “Boppa”. Boppa was invincible; my mom’s dad could build a treehouse in the mountains at seven thousand feet of elevation without breaking a sweat. Nothing could hold him back. When he was told he had 6 months to live‚ this came as a huge shock to everyone to him and those who loved
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umpire shouting‚ "Safe!" made me feel empowered. It was in moments like these‚ when I was in control of my own fate‚ choosing whether to stay or to run‚ whether to play it safe or to risk failure‚ that I learned one of the most paramount lessons of my life. Sadly‚ my enjoyment of baseball was short-lived. As I transitioned into middle school‚ the sport became overly competitive and far
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I wanted to work with children‚ so that they would never have to grow up too fast‚ so they would never have to accept the fact that their life was ending before it ever really began. I want to become a pediatric doctor so I can be the one that devotes their life to making sure that kids‚ get to be kids‚ despite all the illness that are in the world. As I got older‚ more and more of the people around me began
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