I would call my coach when rain canceled practice because I didn’t think the water would hurt anyone. Shin guards were like another layer of skin to me‚ and my cleats seemed to remain attached to my feet more times than not. It was the one thing in my life I felt sure I was decent at. I had the speed‚ and the muscle to kick the ball across the field; I felt unstoppable. Eventually‚ a bunch of girls in my age group and I converted to a club team‚ and life seemed to flip upside down. My speed no longer
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from my family and friends‚ and always forgetting to eat. It got to the point where I just did what people told me to do‚ since I never knew what I wanted to do. The relationships I had with my family is not the dictionary normal. We never talked‚ which seemed shocking to all of my friends. My father was always getting drunk and being abusive towards me. Constantly yelling at me when no one was around. I’ve never felt so alone‚ being surrounded by so many people. The memories I shared with my sibling
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“You ready buddy?” I heard my uncle call. I nodded in response “Yes sir!” “Well let’s get to it then” he replied. He wheeled the cherry red bicycle from the side of the house into the empty driveway. “Hop on” he said. I did as I was told. I was a nervous wreck as I climbed onto the two wheeled wonder that stood before me. The leather from the seat was of course extremely hot from the heat of the sun and scorched my leg as I sat down. I guess my anxiety showed because my uncle said “Don’t worry bud
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surgery‚ and all I hear is nothing. They put some sort of mask over my mouth. “Just close your eyes and try to sleep‚” the doctor said. I can feel my eyelids finding it hard to stay open. Next thing I knew I was out. I wake up with a lot of questions flowing through my head. I looked around the room only to find a bunch of doctors running around in their greens scrubs. I’m a little confused‚ but I manage to figure out things. My appendix ruptured; I’m in a hospital. Wow. Those are all the things
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Returning to school at this time in my life has been a great challenge‚ I’m 29 years old and I know I have a long ways to go but I’ve had so many dreams ans aspiration that I wanted to complete before I turn 29. I plan to be done with college at 23 years old but ended up becoming pregnant at 22 years old and a mother at 23 years old so that shifted things for me with returning to school fully committed to my studies. During that time I just stayed working and making me and my son’s life a little easier.
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My family is extremely poor‚ living paycheck to paycheck and off of food stamps. My father is a construction worker/contractor who emigrated from Communist Bulgaria after the fall of the Iron Curtain‚ while my mother is a stay-at-home housewife with no higher education. As I grew older and more capable‚ naturally I was expected to help contribute in some way. This led to me having to constantly work and seek jobs from as early as 13 years old (typically babysitting or paper-route type jobs at this
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GS2520: Professional Communications Project Part 1: My Personal Commercial Ever since the age of ten‚ I have been interested in computers. My Uncle started us in computers as a means of introducing a new technology that would be useful in our futures. Since that time‚ I have owned and used a vast variety of computers in educational‚ work‚ and personal environments over the course of my life; I have always been intrigued by their function much to the point that after graduating high
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When I received the notice that I had pass the university entrance exam‚ I was overwhelme by excitement‚ I had no idea how my campus live would be‚ and I never expected it to be this bad. The room that I rent is on the third floor of the host’s house. When I first saw the room‚ I was really disappointed. It is small and has no window‚ so it’s very hot in the summer. My house is quite big and airy with a beautiful park and a lake at the opposite; therefore‚ the stuffiness of this room really discourages
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an individual. At New England Academy‚ I feel that my learning disability defines who I am. When teachers and students misunderstand my goals in regards to academics‚ it decreases my confidence. My passion is limited‚ consisting of energy bursting with excitement and enthusiasm. When trying to excel‚ I am subdued to a lower force by negative comments intervening my path for success. It is inconceivable how strenuous it is‚ to justify and explain my opinion. Ultimately‚ confidence is the most important
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During more than half of my seventh grade year I caught a virus.Which made me weak and sent me to the hospital for a month I did not go back to school right away. During that time I fell behind in school and because my grades dropped significantly. This was not going to make me end the year off with bad grades because I studied hard to end the year off with good grades. After I came out of the hospital. This motivated me to work twice as hard and to catch up with my classmates. The second time
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