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    a journal to keep my progress of exercising was a first for me, and to be honest I ended up genuinely enjoying it. Although I do have to admit that at first I was very skeptical of it helping me in any way. I was kind of slow in the beginning; it was very hard for me to start new habits. My goal was to exercise to get fit and lose 15 pounds so I would be healthy by BMI standards, and finally to feel better in my own skin by improving my self-esteem. Even though I did improve my health and self-esteem

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    Depression changed all my life, not only mine, but my whole family. The Great Depression has caused you to lose one of my children, my farm, my house and into my bag. I'm trying my entire livelihood through this mess because I know my wife and my children depend on me. I just want to be able to feed and provide for my family and not have to fight. When we lost our house and everything else, we have lost all our extra clothes, so they only have the clothes that are in the back now. I hope, where my family

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    happen in my life. I have been alive for 15 years. I have been exposed to manything that could have changed me as a person. The real world is brutal and keeps changing. T was okay to have discrimination against blacks back in the 1900’s. Now in 2017 the rules have changed and now black and white people have the same rights as everyone else. No One thought that the life for blacks would change but it did. I have changed to based on what I have learned. I have learned from my mistakes and it changed who

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    Early in my life I had always been fascinated by the world of business. Elon Musk has been a hero of mine since middle school. Being a successful entrepreneur was something I have imagined for my entire life, I even have an idea journal packed with ventures I some day intend on pursuing, which contains ideas that range from starting a honeybee farm to designing a complete, real working lightsaber. I shared my ideas with my friends, family, and teachers, who all told me the same thing “That is a great

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    My Relationship With Writing Like most people, writing has made an impact on my life. I didn’t notice it right away, but once I did it changed my life forever. I consider myself to be a fairly decent writer and I would say it was the only thing that kept me going. I love writing that involves thinking and real emotion. Writing journals and letters have helped me get through a lot in my life and that is really something I will never forget. For the most part, I like to write. I surprise myself

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    Rent: The Musical Essay

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    me, my mind races to some of the most memorable experiences in my life. When I hear the word Rent, I immediately see an eclectic Broadway production, overflowing with talent, adventure, and magic. I picture scantly clad actresses, strutting across the stage. I envision stunning duets and thought-provoking lyrics. That single word transports me to a different time and place. In order to adequately depict my feelings, I must start at the beginning. In the fall of 1996, I embarked on my maiden

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    Mini Essay: Using Tones Through My Own Experiences “I’m sad!” says the person in a happy manner with a huge smile on their face. Now what’s wrong with this sentence? If an individual were sad, they would not be shouting that out, especially not with a smile on their face. So what would need to be changed to make this rhetorical situation make sense? The tone of course, so let’s try this again. “I’m sad…” says the person burying their face in a pillow. Now that’s more like it. In “Issue 3” of Writing

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    From all of my prior experiences, I have become the woman I am today. There is no real way for me to truly describe myself and who I am in full. This essay is to tell how my prior experiences have helped to shape me into who I am now. Normally I am shy and can at times be a bit socially awkward. I have a creative mind from spending my time reading, singing, and crafting with my hands. I was never taught how to deal with money and have had to learn from my experiences. Being a procrastinator is something

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    For my book selection, I decided to choose "Shot: Staying Alive with Diabetes" by Amy F. Ryan. I chose this book because it hits close to home with me being a type one diabetic. The book covers Amy's journey from childhood before she was ever diagnosed with diabetes through her diagnosis, growing up with type one diabetes, and how it effected her everyday life. For me, reading this book was very emotional. It brought back a lot of the thoughts, questions and feelings I had before I was first diagnosed

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    Everyone has a passion in life - mine is art. Not going to galleries and looking at paintings by artists from the 1800s but using paint and pencils to show me and my life. The saying " A picture shows a thousand words" which is very true but in my case a painting shows a thousand emotions. I 've never hated school but I 've always loved being in the art department. All the different possibilities, the different sizes of paper. It is somewhere that I feel as if I am me and nothing will ever change

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