lives. The moment that forever changed my life was the day that the local librarian‚ Phil‚ convinced me to read my first independent novel. My father couldn’t find any more work in Manassas‚ Virginia and the only option was to move to Wise where his family resided. Throughout the first year of moving‚ stress was at an all-time high. My mother and father were still at home packing things while my siblings and I were attending school in Wise. Once my parents arrived in Wise permanently‚ my father continued
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Most Embarrassing Moment I was in 5th grade at Quail Valley Elementary (QVE). Our class was writing reports on animals. I was a stutterer‚ and had been since I was 3 or 4 years old. I had picked "Sharks" to report on. I knew I would have to read my paper aloud to the class when I turned the paper in to my teacher‚ Ms. R. Knowing that‚ I tried to make my paper as short as possible. Ms. R was a new teacher at QVE. Our principal was disabled‚ and couldn’t walk‚ but she had no problem getting to each
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not only one happy moment in my life that I can share‚ but a lot of them that I am not even able to describe them with my words. If I talk about the happiest moment of life‚ it is when I got accepted to YES Program. It was afternoon on one of school days I was really tired‚ and it was my midterm exams as well. I was tired of going to school‚ but I was happy since it was my last year in school. I was studying that day; I remembered that I haven’t prayed yet so I went out of my room to pray. While
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Memorable moments with my sibling A relationship with a sibling is everlasting: last longer than the bond with a spouse‚ parent‚ or friend. Have you ever thought about the times you have spent with your siblings? Those are memorable moments that I would always cherish. The bond with my sibling taught me many lessons in life. My childhood relationship with my sibling has changed since I became an adult. The communication and the people
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I remember moments in my life. I miss some with nostalgia and at times I pause and wonder why I had to go through hell just to try and make it in life. I lived to hate my fate and this made me to have low opinion of myself. I felt worthless and ignominious. I have heard and read stories from successful people some encouraging while others just baffling. I know your story could be better than mine but just hear me out. I have had phases in life and I think I just enjoyed a snippet of them. I was born
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A Defining Moment in my life Cancer‚ the word burned into my mind. My dad has cancer. The realization of this was so painful‚ that it was too much to bear. It was Multiple Myeloma‚ disease with which was not familiar. All that I knew was that my dad had cancer and my world was about to change forever. I always loved my dad and thought we had a strong bond‚ but our time together was limited. Between his work schedule and my school and sports schedules‚ we rarely saw each other. When he began his
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if I was going to make it off the roller coaster I was riding. Conquering my first roller coaster and overcoming my fear of heights made me realize that I shouldn’t be afraid to take chances in life‚ but to be brave‚ because it may just turn out to be the ride of my life. At thirteen years old‚ I was the kid that no one wanted to drag to an amusement park with because I strictly stuck to the merry go round and swings. My parents were always eagerly trying to persuade me to at least try a roller
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for me to endure. During the end of my sophomore year‚ my mom was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. When I first heard the awful news regarding my mom‚ I was filled with array of emotions. I didn’t know what to say or how to act. My first instinct was that I just needed to be there for my mom every step of the way. Through chemotherapy‚ surgery‚ and radiation she was finally in remission. What I had experienced first hand in the medical field swayed my career goal from being a Pharmacist
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The Art of Writing Proposals Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions Adam Przeworski‚ Department of Political Science‚ New York University Frank Salomon‚ Department of Anthropology‚ University of Wisconsin Writing proposals for research funding is a peculiar facet of North American academic culture‚ and as with all things cultural‚ its attributes rise only partly into public consciousness. A proposal ’s overt function is to persuade a
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The Waiting room was cold and unfriendly and as the clock ticked away moments of her life she sat nervously. Her inky eyes looked petrified and alone and every time she took her eyes off the clock she thought the other people were starting and judging her. Was she something to gawp at? Could they guess? She was sick with fear and her hands seemed liquid. It had been late. Too late and there had been no protection. The calming breeze swished through her smooth chestnut brown hair. Her silky‚ tanned
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