This past summer, I was fortunate to be selected to an elite team of baseball players from Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho to compete in the Baseball Northwest Championship Tournament in Oregon. This would prove to be one of the most significant experiences of my life and would have a profound impact on me and for my future. My entire life has been devoted to excelling in the classroom and in athletics. My family has always been involved in sports. My father and grandfather have played
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Mr.P December 10, 2012 Honors English 12 Risks are the essence of life. In the beginning, they are our instinct. We learn to crawl despite the bruises on our knees and elbows. We learn to walk despite the many falls we endure. But as we get older and gain a greater consciousness of the world around us, somewhere along the way we are presented with failure; at that point, many people try to eliminate most risks from their life. But where would we be without our sense of exploration, our willingness
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The expression “Give her an inch, and she will take a mile, ” does not even begin to describe me. I am more like “ Give me an inch, and I will take a whole country and conquer it.” I have overcome so many hardships in my life. I started off with a Christian faith based girl. Who loved everyone, and did not care what people thought. A girl whose family meant more to her than water. A girl that didn’t know the evils of the world until she was sent out into the crossfire to experience it first-hand
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I've always had friends, but at times I've felt lonely and sad. It was only then I was able to discover that I had two friends I never thought I had. One day my English teacher asked me to write a poem. I was in ninth grade. My teachers had never mentioned writing a poem. As I sat at my desk staring at that blank page, I felt sheer panic. The words that came to my mind didn't seem right. My thoughts became confused; I didn't quite know what to write. I sat there in amazement as I stared at the pile
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Your school is considering requiring all students to wear uniforms during school. Do you feel it is a good idea or a bad idea to require students to wear uniforms? Why? | | When it comes to my school requiring the students to wear a uniform, I personally feel that it is a good idea. Uniforms displays a great form of structure and unity within our school. It will allow us to be more focused on our schoolwork and not on competing with our peers to keep up with the latest fashions. The practice
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Knowing the end goal of a mission is the most important part in planning. Without knowing the destination, it is impossible to plan the journey. This not only applies to military and business objectives but also to personal ones. Goals are important markers down the path of personal success. I am leaving the military in the near future and have already begun to establish benchmarks to ensure I am successful. One of my short term goals is to begin an MBA program that will hone my business skills to
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I first discovered my passion for science during my secondary education. It was during science classes and practical lessons that I derive great enjoyment in understanding the inner workings of phenomena that exist in our observable world. I was exceptionally intrigued with hands-on experiments that could be performed to bring textbook contents to real-life experiences and observations. My interest in science subsequently led me to be part of the physics Talent Development Programme during my high
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practise, putting together your personal statement should become a lot easier. WHAT IS A PERSONAL STATEMENT A personal statement is a self marketing statement and a vital part of not only the UCAS application form, but also the overall university admissions process. It is essentially a personally written whole page document of no more than 4000 characters (this includes spaces) or 47 lines of text that
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“The Admission of Ignorance as the Starting Point of Philosophy” Philosophy 101 July 1, 2010 Plato’s story of the “Apology” professes to be a record of the actual speech that Socrates delivered in his own defense during his trial and conviction before a jury of 501 men in Athens. Socrates was charged with corrupting the youth of Athens and introducing strange gods to the city. Socrates addresses the men of Athens as follows: “Do not create a disturbance, gentleman, even if you think I
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the EU Commission | |From: |Joseph Donyo | |Re: |Turkey's admission in the EU | |Date: |6 May 1998 | In December 1997
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