As I rolled over to shut off the blaring sound that came from my IPod‚ I realized what day it was and fell off the bed in a moment of pure excitement. I was getting my braces on today‚ and I couldn’t wait until they were on. I lay on the floor‚ thinking about how “amazingly awesome” this would be‚ and I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard my mom. “GET OUT OF BED RIGHT NOW OR YOU WILL BE LATE AGAIN!” she yelled. And I yelled right back “OK OK IM COMING!” Normally I would’ve argued for a few
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My determination is an attribute that distinguishes me from everyone else. I believe my parents and my cultural upbringing helped me develop this attribute. My father was born in Ghana‚ and my mother was born in New York to Ghanaian parents. Ghanaian parents are very strict. If you’re familiar with the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”‚ Ghanaian parents are actually mentioned in the book. Ghanaian parents raising their children in the United States strongly encourage their children to look for
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Adrian Martinez Essay Assignment #1 Section 12 09/07/10 Making The Team One of my challenges was in my Sophomore year when I didn’t make the varsity team because I was not in good condition. The other challenge happen in my junior year when I got injured a week before the championship game and I had to recover before the game. When I was a sophomore I tried out for the varsity soccer team at my school but I did not make it‚ because I was not at that level. Some of the reason I did not make it
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window of my room. i hear gospel music coming from the kitchen so I walked in that direction. When I got into the kitchen my mom started fussing at me because I did not clean up the day before. So‚ after I got done cleaning I soon started to smell barbecue outside. I started helping with the barbecue and around the house as well. After that‚ I went outside to play with my dog Max but ended up jumping on m trampoline. I started flipping like the instructions tell me not to‚ bouncing on my back then
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I planned a quiet ride with just my horse‚ dog and I. It was expected it to be a normal ride until things went south. The plan was an evening ride with no other person just me and some animals. It was still light but the sun was setting so I should not have gone but did anyway. I went riding down country roads not expecting people to be there‚ but I was wrong. The ride was to escape family‚ I was really excited‚ but things did not end well I had planned to go on a short ride just the dog and I before
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When it comes to spending time outdoors‚ my family prevails over all others. My dad sees every opportunity for a camping‚ hiking‚ canoeing‚ anything-outdoors trip and seizes it. Ever since I was old enough to walk‚ we have been traveling to visit national parks and hiking trails. I always enjoy camping with my family‚ but sometimes these trips don’t go as intended. This time‚ we decided to travel to Sipsey‚ Alabama. Briefer than our usual trips‚ we were only going to park‚ hike to a campsite
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“Do‚ Re‚ Mi‚ Fa‚ Sol‚ La‚ Ti‚ Do!”‚ I exclaimed to my piano teacher at the age of seven. Since then‚ I knew that piano would become a significant part of my life. Outside of my activities in health sciences‚ piano takes a major part of my time. When I came to the United States at the age of eight from Egypt‚ I was not ready to give up such a huge part of me. I began joining music camps and courses such as S.O.A.R‚ where I met my future piano teacher‚ Mrs. Jane. She inspired me to continue playing
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sleep; I feared that the upcoming baby would steal my mom’s love from me. It is normal for children to desire their parents’ love and attention‚ especially for a kid like me who grew up with a single mom. At the age of four‚ my mom was my whole world. I thought she felt the same way until she announced that she would have a baby. I would not have accepted the fact that my mom could divide her love between me and my sister. However‚ when I observed my mom holding a tiny crying baby in her arms‚ witnessing
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With all the hours I poured into my last essay‚ it felt like a slap in the face that they didn’t even send a “thank you for trying” letter. I spent the announcement day sitting on my in-law’s porch sipping coffee with Baileys and stewing over yet another essay contest loss. Lacking in ideas of where I went wrong‚ I tried imitating old photos of authors again for inspiration. Leaning on the arm of the wicker chair with my chin resting on curled fingers; I held my pen like a cigarette‚ hoping to channel
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done with me. My dreams are way bigger than me‚ dreams so big I had no choice but to buckle down and obtain them‚ my dreams and goals continuously reminded me they were still unaccomplished‚ they still
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