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    “I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is a biography about Malala and her journey to get equal rights for girls education. Malala has become famous for what she has and accomplished. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the taliban took control over her region. Malala was raised in a once-peaceful area in Pakistan transformed by terrorism. She was taught to stand up for what she believes in. She fought

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    Monday: The Earth has changed many times over the billions of years that it has existed. Tectonic plates have moved, colliding to create or combine continents, and life has evolved to adapt to the changing planet. As scientists have studied how the Earth has changed over time, we have discovered many important events, such as when eras and periods ended, giving clues about what life was like on the planet during those times. As it is harder to learn about the extremely distant past, we have discovered

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    lives when we wonder who we are? What events have shaped us the people that we are today? The author of the Quotesgrams website claims that “we are not perfect, we are learning” (Elle, 2018). I think that Alexandra Elle is right because no one is perfect and everyone grows up learning new things and their values shift and may change. In fact, how people view any situation, will help shape them into whom they will become. For this reason, I have interviewed my parents to find out more about what are

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    Sometimes in life, growing up can in fact be difficult. We must face challenges that can sometimes be difficult to overcome, we have to persevere, and overcome the obstacles we have, however when you are born with special needs like Autism, it can be harder to overcome these obstacles. Living in the same household with my brother, Declan O’Neill, who since a young age has had to deal with Autism. Which makes things that is easy for us to do, like talking to people, and socializing, more difficult

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    An annual event that has inspired me is the Miracle Party. This is a party where many kids who have been diagnosed with cancer bring their loved ones to celebrate their life. It started nine years ago in a hospital room by a wonderful woman named Stacy Syphers whose daughter, Kennedy, had been diagnosed with cancer, and now it has become this big event where a lot of people donate resources and their time to this wonderful cause. Stacy’s daughter is now in remission, but they both still enjoy coming

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    Sookan gains courage throughout the book, which will help here through life. In the beginning of the book Sookan is not very courageous, for example when the sock girl were being taken away she nothing but stand there watching. "I knew better than to go outside" (Pg.60 Choi) This event changed Sookan, because she starts getting more courageous later on in the book she will need that. In the middle of the book Sookan is getting more courageous, for example when she goes to school she doesn't what

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    My Tennis Life The one event that changed my life forever was when my dad first took me to the tennis courts when I was only three years old. Tennis has always been my father’s passion and he wanted to pass that on to me. As every young toddler, I would watch cartoons and children's shows, but when my dad would get home, I would watch tennis with him and it was equally interesting to me, even at a very young age. My life has evolved around the experience I have gained from tennis and wouldn’t be

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    Relay for Life is a fundraiser dedicated to the American Cancer Society. Through Kiwanis International Key Club, I have been given the opportunity to participate in Relay for Life twice, continuing onto my third year. Cancer is an illness which negatively affects people’s lives. Cancer is constantly affecting families and friends throughout the world. This experience allows me to donate my time, money, and commitment to impact the lives of patients taken by the effects of cancer. Participating in

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    Seven years ago, my world as I knew it began to change; little did I know, my family would be torn apart. Seven years ago, my father would move out, my home taken, my life forever changed. Seven years ago, my parents got divorced. In today’s society 40-50% of American marriages end in divorce, at rate at the time I was completely unaware of. Seven years ago almost none of my friend’s parents were divorced; only one other friend in town had parents going through a separation. They were the talk of

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