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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was aware of the fact that I would encounter alcohol at some point. I always told myself that drinking was not something I ever wanted to do. My grandfather was an alcoholic and I had seen what it had done to him and his family. However‚ I got around a group of people whom I called my friends. Before I knew it I was pressured to drink and ended up giving in my second semester of freshman year. I only drank casually that second semester. But when the fall came around that was a whole different story
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At first I must admit that attending a Christian University was a little overwhelming to me because my Christian walk is still new. I was concerned that the way I looked at situations would not lineup with those of my professors and peers‚ however‚ I am pleased to say that after watching Dr. Hawkins presentation‚ my own beliefs are very similar to those of Liberty University’s. A person and the needs of that person and their desire to function in a ministry of grace is what dominates the conversation
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When I was ten‚ I started assisting at our church outreach program to feed the homeless in Yuma. We created sack lunches and during cold months soup. Saturday’s often were spent driving around the city‚ stopping when finding people in need and providing a meal with some kind words of encouragement. This made me realize a few things. One‚ we had a lot of homeless in our city from young children to senior citizens. Secondly‚ each homeless person had a story to tell and each person was unique in
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that it was May and spring was in the air I knew that my day would be perfect. As I leaped out of my warm and comfortable bed to put on my Bullwinkle slippers‚ my stomach nerves began to tighten. I figured it was just a small bellyache and I would get over it soon. I walked slowly to the bathroom not really realizing that the house was not filled with sunshine as it usually is during these beautiful spring days. As I began to brush my teeth my eyes caught a glimpse of the window that I now noticed
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At the age of seven I enter prison‚ my life took a different direction at a young age where I was surrounded by people I didn’t know and faces I never recognize or even known existed. That was the day I came to America‚ imagine being taken away from the one place you called home to another dimension where people spoke a complete different language from the one you knew since birth. The angry and confused‚ I felt was intense‚ trying to figure out where I belong in such a huge place without actually
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This town is called Anacortes in Washington state and I have lived here my whole life. My mother is mexican and my father is black. I grew up thinking that I was slightly different from everyone else but not really looking at it in a negative manner. Racism didn’t seem like a big deal because i have never personally had to deal with it and it still seems like a far off idea‚ one that is there but not connected to me. My father works for the Anacortes Police Department where he is a detective but
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about something‚" mom says. My brother‚ and I look at each other strangely. Ethan asked "what do you need to talk to us about mom?" Divorce the legal dissolution of a marriage. This is what happened to my parents in August of 2009 they got divorced. It was a very big challenge for me to face. At first it was just a separation which happened in 2007 then slowly turned into a divorce. I was young so I did not understand a lot of it. After the divorce I had to change my schedule completely. It felt
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As an Immigrant‚ there were many challenges I faced whether it’s related to language or understanding the culture. My family moved to United States of America when I was in 6th grade. I was always told by my parents that building a successful career is very important. This idea of building a successful career never stuck in my mind until the junior year of high school when I all sudden all the teachers and counselors started talking about going to college build a career in a field that you were interested
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