In 2014 while coming to this school I wasn’t in a good place mentally. I had been struggling with depressive tendencies for a number years prior to my freshman year. However‚ 9th grade was essentially my breaking point. Overall‚ the year isn’t something I’m proud of but it has and will continue to influence who I am today. My best friend at the time wasn’t a good person either but for different reasons. She did everything in her power to bring me down in order to feel better about herself and I allowed
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My journey of overcoming adversity began at the age of 7 with a routine visit to the doctor. Little did I know‚ that day would change my life forever. The doctors suggested checking my glucose levels‚ and with a single finger prick‚ the machine displayed ominous letters: ’HHH’ (immensely high). I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What followed was an extremely grueling two weeks of treatment and recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job
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Krav Maga: How It Changed My Life Being the victim of armed robbery on two separate occasions led me to want to learn Self Defense. I began to research the different schools of thought on the subject and settled on Krav Maga. It provided the most real world applicable defenses of all those that I researched. As a student of Krav Maga‚ I have seen changes physically‚ mentally and personally in myself. Slowly as time passed‚ and I took the classes‚ I began to notice changes in my body and stamina
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When I was around eight years old‚ my parents decided to get a divorce. Although at the time it was hard to understand and deal with‚ today I believe that it has made me into a stronger person and changed how I view some things in my life for the better. At the time I didn’t know the reasons behind their divorce so I couldn’t really accept and move on from it. Now that I have learned new things and realized how important it was for it to happen‚ I can let the past go and be happy with what I have
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My life has Changed in The U.S. In December 2014‚ I came to the US to study english‚ There are a lot of reason‚ The first reason is I want to challenge myself‚ don’t want to stay in comfort zone.The second reason is in 2014. That time the hong kong government really made me felt disappointed‚ because at that time‚ Hong Kong people had a demonstrations that called umbrella movement. That was a very peaceful and Non-Violences activity‚ But the government used the barbarous way to solve it. That really
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The event that changed my life There are many things in life that can change the course of a persons life. It can either make a positive impact or a negative impact on a persons life. Its always best to have the positive impact though. For me I have had a positive experience that has changed my life forever and that is receiving Jesus as my savior. I am a changed person‚ I have direction for my life‚ and I have an amazing church that I go to and a great church family that is always there. Many
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How Baseball Changed My Life Baseball may seem like a game where individuals remain around and sit tight for a ball to be hit‚ yet that is not what baseball truly is. To me‚ this game has changed the way I see life all in all. Each player has been taught to have great hard working attitude‚ regardless of whether it’s in a weight room or even practices. Coaches have given leadership chances to players every year and this year it’s my turn due to my hard working attitude and my capacity to lead a
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After thinking about it‚ I thought Wicca hasn’t really changed my life that much‚ at least not in concrete ways. I’ve always loved the Earth and thought of it as being beautiful and precious. I’ve always been fascinated at the beauty and mystery of the Moon and the starry sky. I’ve always found Nature to be healing in an all inclusive way that encompasses the physical‚ mental and spiritual realms. I’ve always believed that our minds have the power to accomplish amazing things. I’ve always thought
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2012 my life changed more than I ever expected. First let me introduce myself‚ my name Caleb Stilinski I was born in Texas‚ but was raised in the hot humid Los Angeles‚California. growing up I was a military brat‚my father Capt.Stilinski was never around that much to experience the main growing up parts in my life because he was an active Navy Seal for about 10 years before I was born and still enlisted when my mother gave birth to me on September 3‚1991 my mother never liked the idea of my father
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injuries many things shape how a person acts. Many of these things I have experienced but this is the only one that positively affected me. All of this started when I listened to one band’s song. One band changed my life. It began on a Monday in mid-December during my freshman year. (I had a dreadful cold from the week before‚ and I was still getting over it.4) It was a frigid and snowy typical winter day. (I was exhausted because I had spent a few hours in the hospital checking on my Uncle‚ although looking
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