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obstacles that I struggle with more often than not is the obstacle of myself. These obstacles are sometimes the hardest to overcome. In my life, I have found myself in situations that without the power of God I may have never made it out. Throughout my High School career, I was surrounded by less than positive influence as many Christian Students are, unfortunately, I fell in the pressure of the people around me. Whether it be drugs and alcohol, disrespect, or even running from my call a God I…

degree is the fact that I really want it. There are few things in life that I truly desire and feel like that I must have. I am motivated because I believe that it will give me a greater sense of self worth and open my life to more and better opportunities. My purpose in seeking a college degree is to fulfill a promise I made to myself to be all that I can be. I can only attain higher things in life with a higher education. The values I am demonstrating by seeking a degree have to be those of…

Syracuse. I was spending time with my family during summer break, which is always my favorite time of year. No homework, no worries, absolutely no cares in the world, or so I thought at the time. We just arrived at the New York State Fair for our annual day of fun, and I was filled with the immense thrill that only a child of eleven years can truly feel when she sees all of the rides that she can possibly imagine just waiting for her to enjoy, and feel the wind rushing on her face. Skylar…

educational facility you will ever attend: college. While these pages materialize your academic history, they don’t describe any of your hidden elements that construct your character. Whether it’s one’s family background, personal beliefs, talents, or extracurricular activities, everyone possesses attributes that fabricate who they are and how they behave. Dance is my hidden element. Although I’ve never participated in a sport directly through school, I’ve compensated for this; I dedicate much…

darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. Introduction: If miracles have ever happened, they have happened in adversity; if warriors have ever won, they have won in warship; if discoverers have ever discovered, they have discovered in a painful encounter; if they have ever emerged, it is because they had never vanished. All the great accomplishments of men and women were achieved owing to their spirit of 'never give up.' Sooner or later, darkest moments befall upon each and every…

Lucid Dreamer Ever since I was little I knew I was different. There was something about the way I viewed the world that always made me wonder why I saw it that way. I'd see a tree but to me it wouldn't be a tree it'd become a prop in my own live-action play. Everything that existed, existed to me for a completely different reason compared to the initial. A basic household item simply just existing gave me a new story to make up. It was as if I was living in a whole other universe. I felt as if…

I am from a small town in Georgia called Albany where the population is majority African-American, as I grew up I became very used to being in the minority. At the time, I had no idea of the differences between people in regards to races. I had no understanding of the fact that only one out of every ten people in Albany were even Caucasian like myself. I saw everyone around me as the same, because I had not been taught a difference. Unlike with race, I did understand the differences in gender…

school but it never quite intrigued me as much as it does now for I thought it was mostly about numbers, rates… Being a huge reader, I was recommended the book Freakonomics and that’s when I realized it was more than just stats; it’s the study of trends, group behaviors, how the world works and why mostly. It was intriguing and so eye-opening and I wanted to learn more. So I went through other books, Malcolm Gladwell, Jon Ronson, Noam Chomsky and it clicked right then: that’s what I would…

chair. The kind that squeaks ever few seconds upon leaning. She holds a journal on her lap, and a pen rose to her chin. Gazing out of the window, looking at the birds, wishing she could just breathe the fresh air. Not this trapped air where dust particles dance in every ray of sun that shines through. The mood is lonely, yet solemn. She has taken to writing in her journal her first…

Five houses. From the time I was two until I was eight years old I lived in five different houses. Eighth grade being the first year I was in the same school for more than two years. Surprisingly relationships are one of the most important things to me. I’m a little crazy. I know it, everybody knows it, I don’t care who knows it and I don’t care who judges me. I believe moving around so much is the reason why i’m a little crazy, when I asked my peers to use a few words to describe me the most…