heartache and suffering for the remainder of your miserable life. Traumatic events can occur in numerous ways‚ at any time in one’s life. Some are lucky enough to get away with them. Unfortunately‚ I was not one of the lucky. I was behind the wheel of my new car‚ singing along to music. I had not a care in the world. It was late at
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discrimination from others‚ I have faced it from‚ at the time‚ the most important person in my life. My father. He’d start off the morning by saying‚ “Evelyn‚ sometimes it is hard to believe that you have good grades." My shoulders sag. "Come on Evelyn; do not tell me your brother is smarter than you‚" he says calmly. "Evelyn‚ I do not know how you get A’s and B’s. Your brain must only work at school." I put my head down. I feel my eyes filling up with tears by the second. I just want time to go by
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Six years ago‚ I experienced the biggest event that has affected my life. I was living in murtaugh with my two parents and four other siblings. One of my older brothers named Fabian was never steered in the right direction. He was strongly influenced by my father’s believes that he was not meant to further his education and to just work to support the family. Once of age‚ Fabian dropped out of school‚ not reaching freshmen year. He began to get into the wrong crowd and began getting into drugs and
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My father has taught me consistently that giving up isn’t an option. Along with my mother came the idea of protection. Protecting yourself‚ while not giving up on anything in life adapted me to be the individual I am right now. Both parents‚ have never given up and have supported my growth as a young woman. The days where everything comes crashing down there wasn’t giving up involved‚ because of the life lessons I learned. Attending a University‚ buying a car‚ and living comfortably with my sexuality
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there was a particular event that had a major impact in my life‚ but I can say I will forever treasure the experience that I have gained through my military service in the Navy. Joining the military in any branch‚ but particularly the Navy‚ is an experience that I feel everyone should have even if it’s just for a standard four year term. Over the course of my four years of service‚ I can definitely say without a doubt that it had a major impact in shaping the direction of my life. It’s funny that
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An Event That Change My Life Life is about making choices‚ but some of them can even change our life. Two years ago I decided to come to America to join my husband who is a doctoral student in a university‚ although I knew it was really a challenge to me. This significant decision that I’ve made changed everything about me and my life. That was a tough decision to make. It means I will leave my homeland‚ friends and go to a far-away place to my family. I must adjust to the alien environment
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Two events that have shaped my life today have been two different ones. From moving from the Hawaiian Islands to the mainland living in a landlocked state that was completely different the island surrounded by water. From the sandy beaches of Maui‚ to the desert heat of Las Vegas‚ Nevada. To the loss of my very best friend whom I grew up with. The girl who helped me to see that I had more confidence than I had believed I had. Who would make me stay up later with her because she didn’t want to sleep
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14 Per. 3 One significant event that changed my life was my grandmother passing away. My grandmothers passing definitely played a life-shaping effect on my life. My grandmother passing was something that was very unexpected and shocking. This was something that no one in the family expected and left a lasting impression on me and my siblings. The reason my grandmothers passing was so significant event was that before her passing I was heading down a bad path in life and associating with negative
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A big event that has changed my life was when my older brother moved away to go to the navy. This changed my life cause I did not know if I was ever going to see him again. When he told me he was leaving and not going to be back for awhile i thought he was leaving because of me‚ I was a little brat back then so yeah and at the age i was i thought everything was my fault. The day my brother left was probably the saddest thing to ever happen because me and him would always hang out and play video games
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The decades of the 50’s‚ 60’s 70’s 80’s and 90’s had many significant events that shaped America into the nation that it is today. The events of these decades shaped the United States into the nation that it is today consist of the Cold War‚ the Vietnam War‚ the Watergate Scandal‚ Reaganomics‚ and the end of the Cold War. 1950’s – Cold War After World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the two new superpowers and as archrivals. The United States wanted to keep the Soviet
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