March 13‚ 1997 The words “I can’t” became a habit for me to say. I repeated those words so often I started to believe in them. It did not come to my attention until a saxophone sectional during Jazz. I idolized a senior named Vince Paikowski‚ he was a great musician and leader. He asked me to play a section on a selected piece by myself‚ I looked at my music and realized it was a phrase that I struggled with‚ I looked at him and said‚ “I can’t play that.” He asked why I couldn’t and I replied
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I moved back home with my husband Flyboy‚ where everything had started. I wanted to move back home because it was the right thing to do‚ to inspire the children just like how Miss Moore was their to inspire me.Flyboy still played football but we promised each other that every
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a year ago‚ I faced my own near fatal struggle with adversity. Life had become more of a burden than an adventure and nothing seemed to be looking up. Things progressed and events occurred that produced life changing results. After nearly losing my life I realized that things needed to change‚ mindsets needed to change. The one thing that had not changed was my stubbornness. Unable to get to doctors that would help I looked for ways to return balance to the turmoil in my mind‚ one such way was
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At the age of Fifteen i lost my father‚ not knowing how to react i became coy and detached from school. It was Junior year where i realized that i was‚ in many ways‚ hurting myself. Gradually i became more friendly and cared more about my academics. One day at lunch while i was eating alone‚ a guy named Greg came up to me and started talking to me. It was the first time i felt comfortable talking to someone‚ without them having a clipboard in their hand‚ and without me laying on a couch. We spent
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of my life. It was my senior year in high school‚ I knew what I wanted to major in and what school I wanted to attend. Only thing holding me back was waiting for graduation to come. Once graduation hit‚‚ it opened up a new chapter in my life. It was time a for me to find my purpose in life and do anything thing to get it. My high school graduation was one of the most monumental moments of my life and I will cherish it for ever. I was hit with a minor setback by not getting accepted in my dream
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Life is a scary and thrilling rollercoaster full of ups and downs‚ twists‚ and turns‚ and tears and fears. Some things can make you scream with joy and pride while other things torrent upon your heart to tear you apart. Life is one of the things many people take for granted instead of living it like there is no tomorrow. Every day‚ every hour‚ every minute‚ and down to every second is precious; because once time rolls on‚ the moment is gone forever. It will only be a part of history you cannot change
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1 Trista Saylor Ashford University COM200: Interpersonal Communication (ADM1430A) Donna Mitchell 8/12/2014 2 RELATIONSHIP ADVICE There are some things in this article that I do agree with and there are some things that I do not. According to “relationship expert Terri Orbuch advocates at least 10 minutes of quality conversation a day for couples” (para.1). To me this could
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Life is like walking through Paradise with peas in your shoes. CHARLES EDWARD JERNINGHAM‚ The Maxims of Marmaduke Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors. EUGENE O’NEILL‚ Lazarus Laughed Live on‚ survive‚ for the earth gives forth wonders. It may swallow your heart‚ but the wonders keep on coming. You stand before them bareheaded‚ shriven. What is expected of you is attention. SALMAN RUSHDIE‚ The Ground Beneath Her Feet Life itself‚ too‚ is forever turning an infinitely
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English 111 paper #2 02-28-12 The Day That Changed My Mind Around three years ago from today my grandma was given the news that tore our family up. She was told she had around two in half years to live due to cirrhosis of the liver. She had a special case because cirrhosis of the liver is more common due to drinking too much alcohol. My grandma never drank a day in her life. Cirrhosis of the liver is a slowly progressing disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue. Eventually
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What a crazy roller coaster ride‚ that I just finished. These past sixteen weeks have honestly changed my life but also my fellow classmates and teacher. In the beginning‚ everything seemed to fall into place‚ our teacher gave us the full run down and it looked like nothing‚ but it wasn’t. From the start‚ she told that‚ this was not a game and you will experience all emotions‚ and possibly want to quit. On the first day‚ I thought that this class would be a piece of cake‚ turns out‚ that it was not
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