English 8CP This I Believe: Writing Instructions [modified from: http://www.thisibelieve.org] The This I Believe essay form is based on a 1950’s radio program of the same name‚ where Americans from all walks of life shared their personal philosophies and core values that guided their daily lives. In your essay‚ you will narrow this focus‚ writing only a statement of personal religious belief. Below are some suggestions to guide you through this process. Name your belief: If you
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I Believe Essay Draft 2 09/14/12 Word Count 842 The Power of Forgiveness I believe in forgiveness. I never really understood the meaning of forgiveness. When people hurt me or treat me badly I always thought the best way to handle it is to hold it in. I never showed anger on the outside but just kept it all in. Instead‚ I let it boil inside of me. My kind act toward those who hurt me was a shield from my pain. Most of my kind act was at my mother. I blamed my birth mother
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“I believe in love “ When I was growing up‚ through all these years‚ I’ve seen many different people fall in and out of love. My mom and other family members have gone through many relationships with people; some work out and some don’t. I’ve always wondered what it feels like to actually be in a real relationship with another. As a little girl‚ I always thought love was weird and dumb; but now‚ seeing my grandma lose the one she loved so dearly for almost 40 years‚ I noticed‚ that love can be
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you have so much going for you!”‚ “But you don’t SEEM depressed‚ you were just laughing an hour ago!” For those struggling with many of life’s abundant obstacles‚ suicide seems like the ideal compromise for the self-destruction and agony to end. I believe that suicide is not the answer because I’ve overcome it myself. I’ve had to learn in the most difficult of ways that suicide is exceedingly traumatic for the friends and family members. 90 percent of people who have taken their own life have a diagnosable
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I Believe in Camping I believe in camping. Just getting away from the real world for a few days‚ being with nature and loved ones. Being able to sit around the campfire roasting hot dogs and marshmallows and of course most important of all sharing stories. While I was growing up my parents and their friends loved going camping. By no means were we the type of people to drive hours into the deep forest and set up tents. Every family had their own RV and we would stay at an
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I believe in choices By Haidn Fleming A homeless man may appear less than you or I‚ who are at the peak of society with high hopes for a grand life and wealth‚ but this man once had these hopes or dreams for his unforeseeable future. But to you and me all we see is a bum‚ an addict‚ and a waste of space. Even if that is not what you think‚ that is how this man is represented in the eyes of society. Because of this man’s choices others judge him‚ which lead to his life being
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I believe in miracles. At a very young age I began to get an idea of what a miracle was. Dallin H. Oaks defines a miracle as “a beneficial event brought about through divine power that mortals do not understand and themselves cannot duplicate.” When I was six years old I had my first experience when a miracle took place in my life. I was in our small front yard taking golf lessons from my father in a small cul-de-sac. My father laid down the golf ball on the freshly cut grass. As he swung and hit
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Maggie Walker I believe in tanning. I believe everybody should have the freedom of tanning. Tanning to me equals identity. This topic is a choice that embodies my personal beliefs‚ and I feel it is extremely important. I never really noticed how fortunate I am as an American to have the option of tanning. When I think of freedom of tanning‚ I think of choice. Others in third world countries will never have the luxury of the many choices I have. For them‚ tanning is not an option because
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Jonathan Yun This I Believe… Have you ever wanted to make a difference? I have and I believe that everyone should be treated equally. No one should be treated differently just because of their physical feature‚ their mental disabilities‚ and if they practice and preach a certain religion. I believe that no matter what race you are‚ how slow you learn‚ or if you’re Buddhist or Christian everyone should be treated the same and equally. There was a point and time where I‚ myself struggled with
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THIS I BELIEVE When I was 10 years old I lost a part of me that any child needs to feel completely I lost my dad ‚ Its gotten easier to talk about it but it also seems like it was yesterday. I remember just being home on a regular Saturday afternoon never thinking of how life is so short . My mother gets a phone call an automatically me and my sister come to conclusion that ethier someone is really hurt or has past away it never past my mind that the person would be my father. I cant really remember
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