Literature. He originally went to major in music as an aspiring saxophone player at SUNY Potsdam ("Auteur”). “That did not work out because I did not have near the talent of my colleagues” he said “I became a singer in a rock band” ("Auteur”). After he lost interest in music he moved on to history. From history‚ he changed his major to English and history. When Boyle finally found were he belonged he channeled his creativity into writing fiction‚ where he is now know as a literary legend‚ or as
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has their story‚ and anyone can be moved by that person’s story. I feel like my story is not really a sad one‚ but a revealing one. Before the age of 13‚ anyone who knew me would say that I am not the same person they saw waking up and going to school‚ not following the rules and thinking I was too cool for anything. In my head‚ I ruled my own little world‚ but in the real world‚ I was nothing but a victim of bullying. Life isn’t easy for anyone‚ I ‚ in particular‚ was genuinely scared a lot of the
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it was 1995‚ I went on my first real date. We were going to see First Knight. The boy in question was the friend of a friend and I had only ever talked to him on the phone. He said he would pick me up at 7 and we would catch a movie. So far so good. 7 rolls around and he isn’t there‚ he calls and says his Dad is running late so they won’t be there till 8. I didn’t realize his Dad was driving but whatever‚ I am withholding judgment. 8:30 they show up and he knocks on my door and I go out to join
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Throughout my life I have never really taken any chances and run away from them‚ rather than giving them a try. It was until my freshman year in high school when my attitude changed‚ from why even try to why not. Although I did not realize it at the time‚ basketball changed my life for the better. Through perseverance and hard work‚ I learned to not let fear or insecurity stop me from trying new things. Throughout my life I was never the athletic type and never tried to be due to my fear of failing
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we volunteer for a certain amount of hours. I would usually volunteer with my troop to work on community gardens and other small tasks similar to that. I did not enjoy volunteering because I was too young. I was forced upon something that I did not want to do. I just wanted to have fun and did not understand the concept of community service. Now that I am done with Girl Scouts‚ I have moved on to a different stage of my life. I now know that volunteering is worth the time and effort. After years of
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It was during the summer leading up to tenth grade. My best friend at the time was a girl named Kayla. She was the greatest person I had known up to that point in my life. She is one of the first people I spent time with outside of school. We went to go see a movie together‚ which broke me out of my antisocial shell. She also helped me talk to a girl that I liked for three years‚ by being an intermediate for us to spend time together. She made plans for all of us to go to another friend’s house‚
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Life is not simple. You won’t know what challenges come to your life in the future so you can only think what you had been through in the past. When I was a student in High School‚ I was a shy person; just doing what my parents wanted me to do and never cared about what was happening around me until I was encouraged to participate in a contest. The Nguyen Thuong Hien Prize in presentation was the most important event that changed my life. When I studied at 12th grade‚ I was a shy student‚ and I
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necessity that carried my greatest growth. At a very young age‚ I remember watching‚ attentively observing people throwing away and disregarding their American birthright opportunities that so many people dreamt of holding. It was not up until I got older that I started to realize that these people I called family were people I was afraid of becoming. This fear awoke my desire to help make a difference in those who were less fortunate and a determination in becoming the very man my family learned to resent
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getting my first car at the age of 16‚ I faced one major problem: no money. Searching for an answer‚ I gradually learned that getting my first job taught me many valuable life lessons and helped me evolve into the person I am today. After almost 4 years of work experience ranging in many different fields‚ I have adapted new skills and abilities‚ as well as the value of money. With challenges being faced‚ the forced me to manage my time‚ money‚ and effort in an organized way. This changed my direction
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MUSIC THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE JOSHUA WHEATON HUM 300 1/21/12 Music: The lite of my life Have you ever been walking down the street‚ not a particular street‚ on some idol Tuesday after noon‚ and a song comes on your IPod and you just want to break into a running dance? Scaring everyone around you‚ who think you are an escaped patient from a mental hospital? Well welcome to my life every day. Music plays such a big role in my life that I don’t know what I would do if one day I was to go deaf and
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