alongside my father as a butcher. I was born in Merida‚ Mexico to a single mother. As the man of the house I began working at the age of seven cleaning windshields at stoplights and polishing shoes for any available change that people could spare. I came to America at age of twelve. My father had been anxiously waiting to meet me the day I arrived in Houston. My first challenge tested my capabilities at adapting to a foreign country without any family members to support me‚ other than my father who
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How Epilepsy Changed My Life Gilbert Lutes Essay ENGL 121 10/15/12 Writing Assignment When I was just seven-years old‚ I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I’d been having small and frequent seizures my entire life without ever knowing of it until one day when I was shelling walnuts in front of the fireplace. Everything I ever knew was being stripped away from me. I no longer had control over any of the muscles in my body‚ my ability to speak‚ my actions‚ nor my sight. All I could do was relax
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Well‚ in my case‚ band has been the one thing I would look forward doing since I first witnessed my sister pick up her own flute and play her first tune. Band‚ in middle school‚ was a hobby that I truly treasured because it wasn’t your typical core class. This class‚ notably‚ enhanced the need to utilize my analytical skills‚ engage my mind‚ and run free with my covert musical self. After graduating middle school‚ starting marching band over the summer before my freshman year was my cloud of bewilderment
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How a Baby Changed My Life I have heard that if you wait to have a baby until you are ready‚ you will never have one. Even at 39‚ I felt that I was not ready for the changes. I did not even realize the amount of changes that having a baby would have on my life. I also had no idea that I would change my career after the baby was born. I also did not know that I would have to function on little or no sleep. Furthermore‚ the amount of free time that I used to enjoy has been greatly reduced
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boy who changed everything about me. Before his birth I was a carefree‚ immature party girl without a care in the world‚ after his birth I grew up stopped parting and took on the responsibility that was gifted to me. It has not been a stroll in the park more like a steep climb up a mountain‚ but it is not something that I would give up no matter how hard it can get Before the birth of my son I was a carefree‚ immature party girl without a care in the world. I remember spending my days shopping
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who have changed our lives. People can change your life in a positive or negative way. My grandmother Esther changed my life in a positive way. My grandmother basically raised me. She changed my life and I am glad she did. My grandmother was a very hardworking woman. She valued education even though she never received an education during her childhood. It really touched me the way she would try to help me and give me advice. This made me work extremely hard in school. My grandmother
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from my slumber in a stupor. Half awake and half asleep‚ I stumble into my kitchen and blindly reach into my fridge for a bottle of water. To my brain‚ it is all I can comprehend in my trance‚ to my throat it is sweet relief‚ and to 663 million people; a cold and clean bottle of water would be a gift from God. Before I dedicate the rest of my essay to the 663 million people who live without safe water‚ I need to address my own personal conviction in writing this essay. Throughout my life‚ I have
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what we do‚ but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill’s words have great meaning. They show that in the process of helping others‚ you help yourself as well. Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community‚ help others‚ and help yourself. It can help you learn more about yourself or put you on the right track to a possible future career. I know this from my own experiences. I started volunteering a few years ago and I believe it has truly changed my life for the better. When
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some factors effect our life‚ but just significant event can change your life forever. In my personal example‚list of events and meeting with one person‚ incredibly ‚ changed my life. In 2011‚ i moved to Greece due to my erasmus program ‚ during this period of time I decided to change my carrier plans‚ since I did not know how to do it in a proper way so i need a person to help me with organizing my thoughts and to show me new opportunities . During my Erasmus I have changed a lot of apartments
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One of the most significant‚ influential days in my life thus far occurred when I was in eighth grade. I had made the varsity cut for volleyball. This might sound shallow to most people; I got into a team‚ great‚ but what is the big deal? For me‚ it was‚ however‚ because this one thing that happened‚ that day‚ changed my life forever. Getting into a varsity team in eighth grade shaped the rest of my high school years. Being part of a team in which your age is a drastic outlier makes you particular
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