soccer is a game of competition and amusement. However‚ to me soccer is more than just some type of entertainment it is a lesson in life. I was 9 years old on a soccer team in a school called Brightwood. We have a soccer game every Thursday and Brightwood was going against a school called Truesdell. I was warming up for the game and our coach was giving a speech about our tactics for winning the game and not losing focus of the game. My coach said “today is not the day to be a star‚ but to play
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Why agriculture is important to me Agriculture Agriculture is the world’s most important industry. It provides us with all our food. It also supplies materials for two other basic needs‚ clothing and shelter. In addition‚ agriculture provides materials used in making many industrial products such as paints and medicines. About half the world’s workers are employed in agriculture -far more than in any other industry. Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest industries. It began to develop about
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frequently after my 6th year in the elementary school. At that time‚ I did not take basketball seriously and only played for fun. When I came to Portland earlier this spring‚ I made new friends and they asked me to join them and play basketball together. It has been a long time since my last basketball game then. As a result‚ my skills have dropped and did not play as well as I used to be while I was in elementary school. I was pretty disappointed with myself. However‚ my friends gave me a lot of support
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it’s clear that in today’s rapid paced world‚ it’s easy for one to find themselves making extremely important sacrifices to one of their roles in order to partially satisfy the needs of others. In my own life‚ there is a countless number of roles that I’m required to fill‚ and others that I’ve volunteered myself to fill. One of the ones I’ve thrusted upon myself that finds itself creating problems is my college career. When I was in ninth grade‚ I worked hard enough to achieve a goal that I had set
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meaningful to me is cheerleading. I have been a cheerleader for as long as I can remember. Cheerleading‚ over the years‚ has become a very important part of my life. Through cheerleading I have learned the values of hard work and being a part of a team. People often confuse cheerleaders as girls who just stand on the side and cheer; but it’s so much more than that. With every tumble pass and stunt we put ourselves through extreme levels of difficulty and sometimes pain. Even still to this day‚ my doctor
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person. The first loss I experienced was when I was a young child; I lost my papa John to a heart attack. I was too young to fully understand loss myself‚ but I remember the toll it took on my family. When I was in middle school‚ my family went through two divorces. My mom and her husband at the time went through a divorce‚ and then my grandparents‚ who I was very close with‚ got divorced. This was a huge adjustment for me; the loss of closeness in the family was unreal‚ and I felt that it would
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people on this Earth‚ so what is it that makes me so different? I wear Nike‚ I drive a car‚ I play video games‚ I have chores‚ and could be considered a pretty normal person. I love‚ I laugh‚ I get angry‚ and I have emotions just like every other human being. The one thing I heavily identify with is football. For as long as I can remember I’ve played ball‚ and made some great friends along the way. The picture in the top left is a great representation of this. Football has taught me lessons of leadership
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Bonds for me are things or people that has a special place in my heart. I have a lot of bonds in my life that make me happy or sad. Bonds affect your lives no matter if bad or good. One of the bonds I have is with my parents. My parents have always taken care of me. They all ways loved me and I love them. They have always looked after me. They have kept me well fed‚ put a roof over my head‚ and loved and care for my when I’m sick‚ sad‚ depressed‚ etc. They have always try to cheer me up when I’m
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Trying to balance two things you love so much‚ and having to choose between them is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. I have been playing basketball since I was about six years old and I love the sport like I love my family. At my age it is hard to find a job I really love‚ not a career‚ but just a job I enjoy going to. In about May 2013 I was hired at a Nike factory store and I was very excited because Nike is one of my favorite brands ever. It came a time where I was not able
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has become a huge part of my life. I have played on two club teams‚ multiple YMCA teams‚ and my high school’s varsity soccer team. I even ventured out enough to coach a YMCA team last year. Having this sport in my life has shaped me into the person I am today‚ but my passion for this sport was not always this solid. In 2010‚ my best friend Haley and I joined the same YMCA team for the first time. I can expressly remember our first day of practice. My mom had just bought me a brand new purple soccer
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