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    from my prepared speech and speak from my heart. That sunny afternoon on August 8, 1963, I prepared myself to change the world forever. This moment in my life was truly the most pivotal moment I've ever had. I knew that my speech would change the world and that's what I tried to do. The main point I wanted people to understand throughout my speech was that all Americans should be treated equal. No matter what color your skin is or where you're from. Everyone should be created equal. That was my dream

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    a survivor of the holocaust that has gone though watching his faith slipping away, the torture of witnessing his fathers death , and the punishment of cruel labor in which he suffered. Elie Wiesel has changed in many different ways throughout the events of the holocaust. One specific way Elie changed from the beginning to the end of the book is the faith he had in god. One example of that is how Elie goes from a young deeply religious boy who loved to study the

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    To say my faith life has been completely revamped in the last year would be an understatement. I had views and ideas about faith that seem somewhat vile to me know with the experiences I’ve had. From just lectures to the retreats my spiritual side has gone from that of a holiday catholic to a Campus Ministry Student. From little things to big ethic topics I’ve changed in a multitude of ways, my Spiritual Autobiography looks like looks like someone else wrote it compared to any year before it. I think

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    Post 9/11 Research Paper

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    along with 9/11 is that it is a day that has changed our lives forever. But what exactly has changed? It is an easy answer for 20 year old New Yorker and world traveler, Kayla Vastardis. “I may have only been five years old and thankfully, I didn’t lose anyone close to be, but 9/11 has changed my life in many ways” Kayla said. “For instance, prior to 9/11 there was never a fear of flying, or traveling for that matter. I would go to Greece every summer with my parents and we would speed through security

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    large part of my life. As a child, I had always been a member of the catholic church and was very devoted to my faith. Although I was told as a child that God was the creator of everything and everyone but, as I started to learn the theories and origins of the world and the universe everything came into question.         The act of going to church every weekend was something I had a large connection to and was really important to my life at the time. Every Sunday I would wake up to my dad banging on

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    always romanticized with the idea of being able to create or find something new. This ambition quickly lent itself to science since the possibilities of new discoveries. At this time, mathematics was never an important element in my life and was just something that made sense, however, my view on math changed. Over time, I came to appreciate all that math has to offer. I first realized that I loved math was in geometry class due to my introduction to proofs. For me, these proofs became ways to create

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    My Courage In Life

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    the description everyone experiences moments during life where they have to be courageous. I believe courage is being brave enough to face your fears and overcome adversities, and not look back. Many people’s fears decrease as they face them more, but for me mine only got worse the more I moved, and the older I got. For many people they have to find courage to face new places and situations, which is where I have found the most courage in my life. Change is not easy and leaving everything you know

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    My Amazing Life Story Experience Writing my life story was an overwhelmingly positive experience for me. This story was an important story for me to tell because it is about the day that I met my sponsor child. That experience of meeting my sponsor child was an experience that changed my life because I was able to physically see the boy that I have been pouring into. This experience also took my relationship with my sponsor child to another level because I was there in Zimbabwe Africa building my

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    one thing, words. Our words can have a great effect on a person and influence that person in some way. The outcome of something could be changed because of what those words were. According to John Keating in Dead Poets’ Society, “words and ideas can change the world” (Peter Weir Touchstone Pictures 1989). In my life, words have had a great influence on me and have changed my life for the better. Words that have had the greatest influences on me are the words spoken in General Conference by the General

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    Life Reflection Paper

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    Life is and always will be unpredictable. You want to go left, but life takes you diagonal right with an upward slant. Nothing is set in stone despite what you are sure is going to happen. It is like a game of baseball when you are sure that the pitcher is going to throw a fast ball at you, but instead throws the ball to first base and gets your teammate out. The complete opposite of what you were expecting because of your limited view. You were waiting and watching for the pitch which meant you

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