ignorant. I still am ignorant. My goal in life is to rid myself of this ignorance‚ to empathize with people in trying situations and to experience events‚ good and bad‚ that the world has to offer. My naivety started with my town. Its relative uniformity and unsurprising day-by-day routine had its way of sheltering me. The adults didn’t talk about the fluctuating economy or the poor conditions throughout the world that other experience. But I was curious about life outside my town so I turned to the Internet
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My worldview has been shaped and expanded over the course of my life by different influences. Family‚ friends‚ sports‚ education‚ even strangers have made impacts on my life in one way or another. The three main components that helped me develop my worldview would be being a christian‚ being a young adult in college‚ and also being a nurse because they molded my perspective of things. Being a christian and growing up in a haitian baptist church is what first shaped my view of things. Also being in
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wanted to do was be an adventurer. Most grown-ups would sigh when I told them this or mumble under their breath. I never really understood why‚ what was the matter with wanting more than this life as an ordinary field leprechaun? Finally when I was 17 my mother encouraged me to leave the field and find my life elsewhere. She gave me a pair of adult leprechaun shoes. The were solid black‚ ended in a point‚ and had shiny buckles. She also gave me a kiss and a message. She told me that‚” Sometimes the
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the horrific smell of unwashed bodies came over me‚ almost making me choke in disgust. It was rather humid and I was finding it increasingly difficult to suck the oxygen into my body. I was suffocating like a fish out of water‚ labouring with every breath. The walls‚ the ceiling and the floor were all the same dull colour. My hospital room was small. I could not even take two large strides before I reached the other side of the stinking cage. Then an unearthly caterwauling sound filled the air. The
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there in the hard seat of my desk and waited patiently. The scent of bleach was overwhelming in the room‚ but I knew by the second week it would be covered up by the smell of musty children and chalk dust. I could not wait for my new teacher to stroll up to me‚ eyes full of amazement‚ and give me my paper. I had worked hard on it for nearly a month during the summer prior to this new school year. My writing skills were top-notch‚ of course. Looking around the room at my new classmates‚ it was easy
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everything‚” she scoffed. If the crazy bitch only knew the things I did for my father. My father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 21 years ago and had been getting worse ever since. His body was attacking itself‚ and all we could do is sit there and let it happen. When grandma came‚ she always showed up with bags of weird gluten free‚ dairy free‚ soy free‚ flavor free foods. She was convinced that everything we ate just made my fathers symptoms worse. Now‚ I do agree McDonald’s probably made everything
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Every muscle in my body was burning; my bones ached with every step‚ but I forced myself forward. Tripping‚ I tumbled to the ground‚ splitting open my knee‚ and slicing the right side of my face. Tears were making their way down my cheek‚ I felt the pain shoot through my body. I forced myself to stand and run; my life depended on it. Spinning on my heel‚ I glanced over my shoulder‚ only to see the creature looming dangerously close. Crying harder now‚ I pushed myself into a sprint. My knee burned and
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On a beautiful day in 2013 my horse had a horrible accident. The horses were in the middle pasture grazing when I left for school. It happened to be that this day my mom went to work at the NRCS that August day‚ and parts were needed on the ranch‚ therefore my dad left for Pierre a little bit later that morning. When I walked out of school‚ and sat in the pickup‚ my mom and I went to the Cenex‚ and exclaimed to me that my dad is coming with my horse‚ he is cut. We took him to the vet out in rapid
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for the mistake by saying “I’m sorry”‚ or “I apologize”. In my situation‚ a little more effort‚ other than two words was definitely necessary. It truly took almost a year‚ to fix my mistake‚ and it was a horrendous outrage. A few years ago‚ it was a warm summer day‚ and my family had been considering getting a side-by-side. Growing up on acres‚ and acres of land is amazingly beautiful‚ especially with an off road vehicle. Eventually‚ my parents decided to buy one‚ and yes‚ of course‚ I had a strong
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is 5 AM in the morning‚ my room was just plain dark as if there was no existence. I noticed my door open with a loud *Squeeeeak*‚ a quick hand motion I saw‚ almost looked it something of the speed of light. My owl next to my door was gone‚ I screamed out loud scared‚ yelling “WHOS THERE?” no one replied but a very loud *Screeeeetch*. There was someone moving down the staircase‚ the sounds it made spooked me. I thought to myself “Who would steal a stuffed owl?” could it be my brother or sister? I quickly
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