In the August before my sophomore year of high school‚ a challenge emerged. My dad had passed away. Of course you would read that and automatically think about how that would affect me in many ways. However no one‚ not even myself‚ was aware of the many challenges that went with this. Death was something new to me. I had never had to deal with someone close to me passing. I had experienced my friends losing a grandparent or a distant relative‚ but it had not affected me terribly much. I always considered
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Life itself is a dark and twisted thing. It seems to make many twists and turns that eventually make out a bag of happenings. All of these circumstances make you a wiser person as these events go on. Many people can say one single event that has changed their life forever. Sometimes‚ some memories become unforgettable which teach you a lesson that becomes the guideline for your life. That day that changed my life forever It was 7.00 on a chilly morning when I heard the phone ringing downstairs
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I held my breath to avoid the harsh taste that lodges deep into my lungs from the bus exhaustion. I walked onto the cold mustard colored bus and saw my friend Anna sitting on the rough piece of plastic they call a seat. She sat arms crossed shivering to the negative two degree wind chill‚ the only thing keeping her warm was a red ball of yarn that rested on top of a black woven beanie. I waved hello and sat adjacent to her to avert the temptation of conversation‚ we weren’t allowed to talk on the
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One of the worst injuries that has ever occurred to me was having my fingers burned by extremely hot water. It was a cold‚ dark day at 7:31pm‚ and it was just me‚ my older brother‚ Gideon‚ and my younger brother‚ Theodore. I was 9 years old‚ Theodore was 2 years old‚ and Gideon was 12 years old. Every day I would drink some hot tea‚ because I tended to be extremely sensitive to the cold. And when I say sensitive‚ I am talking about that if I was drinking regular temperature water‚ I would be shivering
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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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The event that changed my life There are many things in life that can change the course of a persons life. It can either make a positive impact or a negative impact on a persons life. Its always best to have the positive impact though. For me I have had a positive experience that has changed my life forever and that is receiving Jesus as my savior. I am a changed person‚ I have direction for my life‚ and I have an amazing church that I go to and a great church family that is always there. Many
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The Day My Life Changed When I was eighteen my life changed forever. I knew it was time for me to grow up and be serious. It was Black Friday‚ around 2 AM‚ and I was asleep at my sister’s house. I was sleeping on my niece’s little twin bed. It was so much smaller than the bed I was used to sleeping on. All of a sudden‚ my water broke‚ and I was only hours away from being a mother. I was so scared because I didn’t know what to expect at all. When we got to the hospital; they got me checked in
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become rich doing this‚ but it’s what I love‚” she said. She refers to a woman who essentially changed my life‚ Corinna Sowers-Adler. A mentor‚ a teacher‚ a director‚ and a friend who I’ve only come to know for a little less than a year now. This refers to the wonderful world I hope to be immersed in for the rest of my life‚ theatre. Corinna and I were conversing on our way to Starbucks with the rest of my new theatre family‚ Gaslamp Academy of Performing Arts‚ a program I had just enrolled in for
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It was a Saturday morning in the fall when Adam’s life changed forever. He had been working as a hit man for the Russian Mafia for a little over 12 years now‚ one of their best workers. He had always desired to have a family‚ but the life he lived was too dangerous to have anyone to look after besides himself. He had been associating with a local woman named Maria. They met at a farmers market about four blocks from Adam’s home. After listening to her aspirations and values‚ he was almost certain
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One time‚ I tried a new thing that changed my life forever: a jalapeno. At Chile’s‚ my mom said that she would give me ten dollars if I ate a jalapenó. So‚ being my weird and crazy self‚ I took the bet. At that time‚ it was the spiciest thing I had ever eaten in my life! Of course‚ I was only seven or eight. Now‚ I love them so much that´s all I will eat at my great grandparents´ house sometimes! I still don’t know how my Grammy can just eat them out of a jar with no drink at all!I was about to
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