Life is full of obstacles‚ some that just require positivity and perseverance and others that require that and actual actions. They affect our lives in many ways but usually they are set upon us so that we can prove to ourselves what we are capable of. However‚ we do not see that until we had overcome it. Not long ago I was challenged with one of the biggest obstacles of my life and it had to do with my religion. I was raised as a Catholic and I loved my religion but as I grew up I started to
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I have experienced many obstacles in my life‚ but there’s that one obstacle that changed my life in a way I didn’t imagine. As a matter of fact I was not aware that such thing would present itself as an obstacle in my life but it did. In 2006 I joined the U.S. Army and was shipped off to Basic Combat Training. Just being there was a challenge on itself. During Basic Training we were taken to The Confidence Obstacle Course. At first I thought it was easy‚ run over logs‚ climb short walls‚ swing on
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I believe‚ as humans‚ we take aspects of life for granted; It’s a fatal flaw we all possess. Many of us are healthy‚ naturally smart‚ and grow up in ideal environments‚ but there are also many who do not. I am privileged enough to have grown up in a well rounded environment‚ so I have this frequent need to help others. I feel I would be taking my life for granted if not using it to help others. My application would be incomplete if I could not express how helping others makes me‚ me. I am known
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NOVA International Schools‚ I had heard of Anastasija and her interests through my contact with one of her cousins‚ Ms. Bela Gligorova‚ who was my guidance counselor at that time. I was introduced to Anastasija in person in December 2010‚ right after I finished my college applications. An inquisitive young mind‚ a polite and thoughtful person‚ Anastasija’s curiosity and questions about my college application process and my high school accomplishments‚ struck me as novelty‚ since Anastasija was only
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I was born in Vietnam‚ a small country beneath China. I live my whole life in Hochiminh city; and in my 18 years of living‚ I hardly travelled out of the city with anyone else but my family. Hochiminh was populated with nearly 9 million people flooded in a metropolitan city of only 809.12 square miles. The traffic is terrible. The air is polluted. And I had always dream of leaving it. Why am I using a past perfect tense instead of a present perfect? Because now that I am far away from Vietnam
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many different obstacles throughout life. Some obstacles people get over and some obstacles people do not get over. Some people get themselves through each obstacle life throws at them and learn a lesson from them ‚ while many don’t. I have faced many challenges such as challenges throughout school. One of the major obstacles in life is moving a lot as a kid. This caused me to be really shy and have a hard time making new friends. Since I was a little kid me and my family have moved a ton. I have lived
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of my life to be a Hooters Girl! To begin with‚ when I moved to Orlando from southwest Florida I met one of good friends who worked at Hooters and she would always tell me stories and how much fun she had‚ all while making a living. So that day I went and applied‚ and I instantly fell in love with the atmosphere Hooters provided and on the first day I was welcome with open arms. Next‚ working at Hooters I have met the most amazing coworkers and regulars that have made a difference in my life. Walking
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monument. My first choice is Helen Keller‚ a deaf-blind person who was an American author‚ political activist and lecturer. My second choice is Martin Luther
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Around the world‚ many people take the simple things in life for granted. Many people do not realize how they are very fortunate to have that trait or item‚ until it is gone. People are involved in life-changing incidents; others tolerate the tragedies that interfere with their life. Often considered an example of strife is Helen Keller‚ who lost her vision and hearing when she was nineteen months old due to an illness. During her life‚ Keller became an author‚ traveler‚ and a public speaker‚ who met
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The clock above my head ticks slowly‚ the sound ever increasing as the minutes pass by; tick‚ tick‚ tick. I normally do not notice the time while I work‚ usually I am the energizer bunny of workers‚ in early‚ out late‚ always working or willing to‚ but that day was different; I had a date; a first date to be exact. Finally the time has come for me to go home; I step out into the warm Vegas air‚ I can smell the familiar scents of fall slowly encroaching on the city. September in Vegas is typically
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