Miserable vs. Strong Carlos Castenada once said‚”We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” If you know me‚ or probably if you don’t but have seen me before‚ you can tell that I am a nervous person. But what you can’t tell just by seeing‚ is all of the battles that I’ve gone through in my life that have shaped me to become the person that I am today. In the fall of 2015‚ I faced one of these hardships with a mindset that everything that
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I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t completely and utterly fascinated by fashion. Fashion is academic‚ artistic‚ business oriented. I was drawn to Syracuse University because of the diversity. I’m looking for a school where I can have the freedom to do as much as I want to. I value being a well rounded person. At Syracuse‚ I’d be able to continue to be this person. I’m looking for a school that’ll cater to my interests‚ but also fulfill my academic and social desires. I have a natural
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Educational Self-Analysis Growing up I had this mindset where I believed that if I put effort into everything I did‚ I could accomplish anything and everything. When I was younger school was not difficult at all for me‚ I had high writing scores‚ I accomplished high reading levels‚ and my brain was always learning new things. But‚ somewhere along it changed and school was not my interest. High school starts‚ everything is going well my grades are B’s and A’s then I got distracted. I started hanging
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sometimes‚ we may find ourselves face to face with a problem that feels impossible to be solved or fixed. But as we know for every problem theres always a solution. I also had a problem i thought I wouldnt be able to overcome. it was such a dark period in my life that taught me to think twice before doing anything. It all started when i was in the 10th grade and i had just moved to a new school. I was really sad because i had to leave my friends whom I’ve known my whole life but my dad had found
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Heritage is the first word in my family’s dictionary for defining who we are‚ how we live and how we influence the people around us. My parents taught me that my heritage defines my identity and that I should never forget where I came from. Though‚ through endless fights‚ years of alienation from my culture and its people as well as disregard for my heritage‚ love and recognition for where I came from led me to accept my Haitian customs. I am a mixture of many labels. I am a black‚ young woman
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Golf allowed me to come out of my shell and be a part of something larger than myself. I never truly felt that I was a part of anything until I got involved with golf. My coach and my teammates welcomed me with open arms. My self-esteem boosted and I bloomed like a springtime flower. I was not a part of my team at school until my sophomore year. I truly regret not playing golf my freshman year because playing was my favorite part of high school. I was very involved on my team. My junior and senior
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“The Power of Self-Worth” It was the summer of 2001 and I had lost all sense of personal identity and value. I was married to a physically abusive woman and had two beautiful‚ innocent‚ children that were experiencing abuse as a demonstration of love. I became an alcoholic‚ lazy father‚ and an overall worthless man. I was struggling everywhere and instead of seeking help‚ I sought out anything that drowned out the reality of my life. Thoughts of running away‚ murder‚ or suicide would circulate through
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“If you do not try you will not go far." That is all the "motivation" I get to help me take my education seriously. Coming from a family who is not strict enough and does not set limits has disappointments. For example‚ my older siblings were not graduating high school and relying on my parents for anything. My parents have not learned to let go and say “no.” Lousy guidance is what surrounds me and it motivates me to do better. Ever since I was young‚ teachers will always tell my parents "what
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Since I was a little kid I been playing basketball with my family going to the park every day. I learn to play basketball from my dad and my brothers. As long I can remember I been trying to do my best to be a great basketball player as my brothers and dad. Both my brothers played basketball in middle and high school so I did the same. Both my brothers wanted to be cations of their team but fell to do so. So my dream was to be cation and show I was better than my brothers. In middle school I was
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The little things in life can make the biggest differences. Those small words of encouragement‚ those small praises‚ can make a difference in someone’s life. Each word of encouragement you give is like a beacon of hope in an ocean of despair. This hope can give courage during hardships. As Robert Collier once said‚ “Most of us‚ swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about‚ need only a bit of praise or encouragement – and we will make the goal.” Words of encouragement and praise
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