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    The book, Sophia’s War, is filled with life changing events that helped shape the complicated life of the main character, Sophia. The first event that helped shape the life and character of Sophia in this book is the hanging of Nathan Hale. This was a life changing event because it proved to the 12-year-old girl the brutality and cruelty of the British government and officers. This event also helped recruit Mr. Townsend as a spy for George Washington and the Patriots. Sophia’s War proves this when

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    The Boston Marathon has been a life changing event for athletes and non-athletes. In hopes of winning or just finishing common people join the event. These people train year around to exceed high expectations of competing. However, people do not expect to become injured during the event. First aid must become ready for any event to occur at the Marathon. Unfortunately, the Boston Marathon was bombed causing people to suffer from fatal or life threatening injuries. Fortunately, first aid along with

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    and countries? A turning point can be described as a life-changing event that teaches someone about themselves or the world around them. In the autobiography, “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir “Warriors don’t cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maskell, each of these individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed both their lives and their

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    A Life Changing Event When I turned twelve years old, I found out that my grandmother had Lyme disease. I realized that she was sick and it hurt me to the core. My grandmother, the healthiest woman I know, never was sick so it was hard to process that she had Lyme Disease. Even though my grandmother disease caused so much pain in my life, this life changing event taught me to find inner strength, look at the positive things in life, and that life is precious, so enjoy it. Although

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    Life Changing Events The worst feeling you can ever feel is when your parents are disappointed in you. I got kicked out of school my sophomore year and my parents were not happy with me. My mom was so fed up with my behavior she sent me away with my dad, it changed my whole way of living, and I learned so much from it. When my mom finally got the news I wasn’t in school anymore she lost it. My mother begged me to change my ways before something bad happened. I thought that I was never going to

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    Life Changing Event In America, it seems to be natural for a person the switch their career major a few times before finding out what really works for that individual. So I do not feel bad writing about my life changing event being a career change in my 20’s since it lead to a better future for me and my family. This was not an easy choice to make knowing that I would have to spend time and money achieving this plan. There were different reasons that lead to even considering making

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    “A Life Changing Event” There are many events that stand out in my life that were significant and helped me grow stronger. One of these events stands out in particular to me and had the greatest impact in my life. When I attended high school my focus was never on the academics but only on sports and having fun with my friends. I never payed attention for more than five seconds and failed to complete any type of work given to me. My lack of care for high school affected me on going to a four year

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    Nothing could prepare me for the life changing events of domestic abuse. Starting at a young age, I witnessed my mother struggle with abusive men all my life. Ironically, I used to tell myself I would never let a man do those harmful acts to me. Until it happened to me. The daily struggle trying to leave this man paralyzed me; it was a daily grapple which lasted eight years. Ultimately, I became a drug free junkie and grew an addiction to this man. A man who turned out to be a real live Incubus

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    April Lecroy July 6 2015 My Life Changing event Up until about four years ago I would have listed any number of things from surviving child abuse at the hands of my psychotic uncle, to being a battered wife, the birth of my children, or having them kidnapped and fighting the local authorities to getting them home safe as my most lief changing event. All of that did play a part in making me the person I am today, but I have to say that the one thing that changed my life more than anything was watching

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    A life changing event for example a car crash can have a great impact on the people involved in the wreck. I realized that after my wreck I had traveling to school. I was on my way to the last day of sophomore year. I had been driving for a little under a year at the point and I knew that wrecks happen all the time and you need to be cautious when driving. I was a few block away from the school and was at a stop light, my light turned green and a person across the way thought they could turn on a

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