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    to be cut. At first I was upset because I had never been cut from a team and I was unsure of how to handle it and what to do with my free time. This prompted me to reach out to God and ask him for a sense of direction and purpose in this time of my life to which He responded with a friend inviting me to Church League basketball. Once I experienced a few scrimmages and practices I decided to commit to playing Church League and coming to all of the

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    In my life I have had a lot of people surrounding my life and giving me they support. Many of these people have tried to influence in my decisions and trying to control my life. Other just had tried to help me in every way they can. Of all these people I have in my life there are two that are a great example for me because they have showed me that if you want‚ you can. I owe a lot to these two people because when I most needed they have given me their wisdom and support and these two people

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    A Prudent Intellectuals point of view of whom should have won the questionably legitimate election race between George Walker Bush and Albert Arnold Gore‚ Jr has to put into account a culmination of impartially viewed facts and opinions from both sides of the argument‚ for example the system of counting votes through the means of puncturing chad through a perforated scantron-like card is highly flawed in many instances.“Due to the way a name is put on the voting plack‚ citizens may inadvertently

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    It was August Fifteenth‚ 1991 and we were ready to embark on the‚ what was now becoming annual‚ family voyage to Cape Cod. I thought it was going to be the death of me having to share the back seat with my painfully annoying six year old sister for the six hour car ride. However having to listen to nonstop Raffi through the voice of a chipmunk couldn’t prepare me for the natural disaster I would soon face. We arrived at usual‚ quaint New England‚ home in North Truro‚ Cape Cod and we’re prepared for

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    People always say that in a near death experience‚ your life always flashes before your eyes. I waited for that moment to happen‚ but all I saw was the series of decisions that led me to the situation I was in. I remember this morning clearly‚ the day I had been waiting for‚ When I received my SAT scores. I had never been a super bad student‚ just never really a good one‚ grades have never been important to me‚ it was always about friends. The spots for athlete and genius in my seemingly perfect

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    My educational experience throughout my life has been a rollercoaster ride. The rollercoaster first shot out in high school where I realized that this next four years will matter. At first it was a slow start to the ride; I started off my first year of high school with a cumulative GPA of a 2.8 but it started to go back up as I began to take responsibility and organize myself. My next three years showed to pay dividend as my GPA drove back‚ but not as high as I wanted it. During these 4 years‚ is

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    People from all over the world have seen poverty in their life. Poverty means lack in the position of money in the individual or the society which prevents them to have the basic needs of living like food‚ water‚ and shelter. Every country in the world has a percentage of poverty that shows how the country’s economy is affecting the people’s life. For example‚ my home country Yemen‚ has a high percentage of poverty that reaches 85% of the population. I have seen poverty in my neighborhood in daily

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    Angeles. I had gone to an all-black high school‚ attended an all-black church and at the time had all black friends. I remember the first day my family packed me up and we headed off to my new life in college. I had only been in school for a little while and had made new friends and was just excited about my life. One afternoon we all went to the grocery store and as we were leaving a white adult man in a pickup truck got me and my friend’s attention. In a matter

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    Darshin Patel English 101 Samuel Hays 10/13/2014 Experience in America On a beautiful Sunday morning‚ I got a call from my grandfather from America after 9 years. When my mom told me that it’s your grandfather‚ I ran to the yellow‚ old phone. When I heard the first words that my grandfather said to me‚ it felt so great that even words couldn’t describe it. We talked for many hours and while talking to him I realized how great‚ smart‚ and wonderful my grandfather was. Then I handed the phone to my

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    My label experience took place at the Jackson Medical Mall. I am a very shy person and this activity was really challenging. As I walked up to the first person and explained the assignment I was greeted with a smile. The first word of the day was friendly‚ followed by happy‚ energetic‚ three people choose humble‚ important‚ conservative‚ shy‚ and kind. Although I was so very nervous and hesitant to do this project it turned out nice. As I walked the mall people looked at me very strangely with the

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