From the other side of the Earth‚ my parents came to America for freedom‚ democracy‚ and new dreams. As a Chinese American‚ I spoke only Mandarin at home until kindergarten. At an early age‚ the language barrier was the biggest challenge of my life. I was once left on the school bus because I did not understand bus stops in English. I was in a maze of frustration and confusion. I was living in a different world. However‚ I overcame these obstacles through practice‚ hard work‚ smiles‚ and friendship
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¬¬¬ Taking Control of My Life Anthony A. Adamczyk ENG 121 Prof. Mary Stewart 12/13/10 Taking Control of My Life School‚ why are you going back to school? That is the question I have been answering for the last few months. I have a good job‚ make good money‚ and have worked for the same company for the last 11 plus years. Why would someone start all over again? When that question comes up‚ I remember a few lines from the movie “Passed Away” (1992) the main character Jack Warden
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My Journey through Life Nothing is more important than life‚ even if it contained darkness or lightness. Everyone on earth has a special life; your life is different from others. Life has a lot of good and bad things‚ a lot of fun and unhappy situations we face during our lives. My mother has always told me‚ "Life is as complicated as you make it." Many people have contributed a positive impact to me. Because of them‚ I have definitely become what I am today. Four people have always significantly
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A Memorable Event In My Life Being stuck in one of the most remote places in Cambodia does not seem like part of a vacation plan for anyone. In our lives‚ there will always be times when things do not go as the way you planed. Due to not preparing for any emergencies‚ our family learned a very important lesson in life. I was 13 when this incident happened. My family and I were on holiday in Shandong province when we were left praying for help as our car got caught in the wet and muddy soil on the
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The Best Change in My Life Blair Woods November 10‚ 2012 ENC 1101-284 In this essay you will read about an event that happened in the year 2007. This was the event that had changed my life forever and for the better. I found out I was pregnant when I was in my second year in college. This event completely changed the outlook on how I look at life and I believed my life was over‚ I thought it was a very unacceptable thing for me. However little did I know that the life I was living had me
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up early and there was a sun shining outside my window. I cut school. I thought the best thing to do is to go to the river with my friends. When I was going outside I saw a black cat crossing my path. I’ve already known that this day isn’t going to be one of the bests in my life. Later it turned out that my worst fears were realized. I bought a bus ticket. When I got to the bus stop and I understood that I’m late‚ it really put me out of humour. Me and my friend decided to go on foot. It was a really
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nothing better than the emotions and feelings one can receive from setting out on an adventure. Journeys help us to forget about our everyday issues. That is why I want to tell you about the best journey of my life. It started at home as I began to pack items for a journey. I was excited because my parents and I were going to Thailand: the most interesting place to me. I could not imagine what it would be like. The first experience we had when we got out of the plane to enter Thailand was the tropical
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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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The best day in my life The best day of my life starts every morning when I wake up because I get a chance to make everything right. I get another chance to improve my life. I get to learn something new and I get to see another beautiful day. I’m far from perfect; I make a lot of mistakes‚ so I’m able to make it right every time I open my eyes. You may have had a bad day yesterday‚ but that doesn’t mean you are going to have one today. I could’ve said the best day of my life was in Atlantic
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I was 8 years old when my grandpa died. Me and my grandpa were best buds we did everything together. He help out my family with everything. He would help out my mom with money or food for the house. He would help me with school and give a bike when my other one breaks from racing with other people so much. My grandpa ended up getting cancer from smoking cigars. My mom got a call one day and she started to cry‚ so I waited for her to get off the phone so I can ask what is wrong. After she got off
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