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    My life has revolved around soccer since I was four years old. My whole family was born into the sport and I’m so thankful that I have the support from my family and friends to continue to follow my dream in playing college soccer. I believe my life would not be the same without participating in the sport I love and playing with the people I grew up with. I wouldn’t have met half the people I know now. All my teammate’s families that treat me like their family would have been just imaginary. I wouldn’t

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    How Morrie’s and my life were affected by life circumstances Life is beautiful. We all love it and we want to get as much a pleasure from it as we can. However many unexpected things happened through our life and they impact us differently. Good things encourage us to go on‚ and bad things push us toward our life’s improvement. All together they give us life experience and knowledge. In the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom‚ the author tells us about his professor’s

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    Substance Abuse

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    This issue troubles me every time‚ even when I try not to think about it‚ and turn my mind away from it. Addiction is not what just happened‚ it takes time‚ creep in slowly without you knowing you getting addicted to it. Most times people don’t know they getting addicted to something‚ I believe everybody is addicted to something‚ I sometimes call love addiction because when you love somebody you will always want to be with that person. My immediate elder brother started smoking

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    part of my life. Books were introduced to me at a very young age. Through the years my definition of literacy has grown over the years. I have learned that literacy does not only have to involve reading‚ it also involves the ability to express your feelings and opinion through text. I did not understand the importance of literacy when I was younger. I have reached college and I am still understating the definition of literacy. In this autobiography‚ I will talk about how literacy has impacted my life

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    Substance Abuse

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    Substance Abuse KHP 230: Human Health and Wellness 1-27-2015 BY: Katelyn McGraw Everyday there are more and more young people using drugs and drinking alcohol. These numbers have increased dramatically. This could cause things to be more dangerous for other people. I know that there are many reasons why are youth are want to try these things. They do it because they might be bored. Others think it makes them seem older. Some are just silly enough to think that their reputation is at stake

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    How Music Affected My Life

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    truly exist beyond the conventional confines of life without the other. Based on my personal belief‚ music has significantly affected my life in a positive and powerful way. Among the numerous songs I have listened to‚ the following three songs have had the most significant impact on my life: “Calm The Storm” by Graffiti6‚ “Kyoto” by Yung Lean and “Deja Vu” by Twenty88. Each of these songs‚ in their own unique way‚ has left an eternal impression on my life in one way or another. Personally‚ these three

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    This year I have gone through the toughest times in my life. In December I started getting really painful headaches again‚ a problem I’ve dealt with for a while but never this bad. During this time my headaches were so awful‚ I couldn’t go to school‚ I couldn’t see my friends‚ I couldn’t run‚ it hurt to walk‚ it felt like my world was crumbling. I felt as though this health problem stole everything I loved. Being was stuck at home incapable of doing anything‚ was extremely painful‚ it hurt knowing

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    close family members and friends‚ have passed away in my lifetime. But the one that undoubtedly had the most profound effect on my life and how I was shaped as a person was the suicide of my uncle when I was 10 years old. As soon as this particular death took place‚ my life was completely turned upside down‚ From a fairly stable childhood to a rocky‚ strange path that‚ in a way‚ forced me to become independent as the adult figures‚ such as my mother‚ used all of their time trying to pick up the pieces

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    Substance Abuse

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    Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. Everything from over-the-counter pain medication‚ to opiates‚ prescription drugs such as Oxycontin‚ alcohol‚ cocaine‚ heroin and even coffee can be abused in one way or another. The two main substances

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    Substance Abuse

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    Substance abuse- Inhalants The term substance refers to chemical compound that are ingested in order to alter mood or behavior. Substance use: It is the ingestion of psycho active substance (which alters mood or behavior) in moderate amount that does not significantly interfere with social‚ educational or occupational functioning. Eg: Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning in order to wake up. Substance intoxication: It means our physiological reaction to ingested substances that is getting high

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