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    the dawn of time I have always been that shy kid in the back of the class. Through my elementary school years I was known as the teacher's pet and I loved it. I would always be the one to help my teachers with grading papers, or being able to write on the board. Basically, I got away with a lot of stuff. Fast forward a few years and we end up in middle school. Some of the best and worst days of my life. My shyness still followed me like a shadow but every once and awhile that shadow disappeared when

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    my high school life compared to my college life, I find many differences: roommates, food selection, and time management. I truly believe that you won’t notice the differences until you are a college student because you must experience it before you will know. I have been a college freshman for three weeks now and I notice many differences between home and college life. Living at home while in high school is a blessing compared to college life. The first major difference between high school and

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    Graduating high school was something I will forever cherish. To be staring over and moving on to college where I could actually work towards a career that I anticipated I had been wanting to do for years now was very overwhelming but exciting at the same time. Thankfully my hard work in high school paid off and I had gotten into the school of my choice, The University of New Hampshire, where I would be studying towards business administration with a focus in finance. Everything I had thought I had

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    shoot a couple weeks ago. Dope boy was reckless, everyone was scared of him even his own mother feared for his life .Shaddy was the slickest one out of all of then, he would get away with everything he did.Shaddy was a only child ,no mother, no father living with his grandparents and living in the worst part of town.

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    Due to my rashness I potentially destroyed the only legacy I would ever have at my high school. It began and ended Freshmen year. The first month of school, I was eager to get involved on campus. I was intrigued to try out something entirely unfamiliar. I still remember the excitement I had as I looked over the list of activities and sports, it was pure adrenaline. I finally fell on the decision to join the swim team. After a quick shopping spree for a skin tight black speedo and goggles at Big 5

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    wouldn’t you know it, another school year is about to start. Like most kids my age, I wasn’t ready for the workload of high school and the stress, I would have rather stayed home and rode four-wheelers, played video games, and eat whatever I want whenever I want. I came into high school hoping it would fly by and thinking I would just barely pass all my classes and then I would be done and off to bigger and better things. And really what I came to find out is high school gave me an education, but it

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    doubles every Saturday and Sunday; stayed up on school nights after work just to try and scrabble up a homework assignment, then I knew this couldn’t be my life after high school which pushed me to add some major modifications towards my high

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    High school: a place of acceptance, growth, and love. Life After High School by Joyce Carol Oates takes place in the small town of South Lebanon, New York in 1959. Oates details the lives of three students: Zachary Graff, Barbara “Sunny” Burhrman, and Tobias Shank. Zachary struggles with finding love; both Sunny and Tobias turn him down during the rough times of the 1950’s, and Zachary’s struggle ultimately leads to his death. Throughout the stories the three characters mask themselves behind a happier

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    When you grow up in a small town like Coldwater, Ohio, it is as if high school sports are larger than life. If you are a successful athlete, you are like the star of the town. It seems like the moment a child is born their parents and family members are already talking about what sports they will play. They envision their child’s future with the hopes of them some day becoming a star athlete. I can already see this problem arising in my own household. I have a younger brother who is in 3rd grade

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    this country to seek for a better life for them and for their children. My main goal after graduating high school is to continue my education no matter what. As a young little girl my dream was to become a ob/gyn. Growing up was a little rough my parents got separated and my father left us leaving my mom as our only support system for my siblings and I. The only person as my father figure was my two oldest brothers who always encouraged me to do my best in school. Growing up into a young lady I still

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