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Mar 14, 20121 min read
The Turning Point
I will never forget that hour. I entered the office of my college advisor or academic counselor, we sat at a small table and she asked me...
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Mar 7, 20122 min read
Unsung Hero
It was comical the way we moved. We had an old truck and filled it to the hilt. Mom's plants were packed in and flopping in the wind. We...
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Mar 6, 20121 min read
Another Unexpected Wave To Ride
I worked hard on filling out the application for school. I had not heard about financial aid and I am not even sure they had it. But I...
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Feb 22, 20122 min read
Great Waves Come and Crash
The test results came. They were in an envelope, encased and sealed. Did I want to open it and learn the ugly truth. Did I want to even...
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Feb 13, 20122 min read
The Day of Testing Came
I remember that day, from the moment I entered until I left. I remember the feel of the paper, the sounds, the knot in my stomach, the...
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Feb 1, 20122 min read
Failure Is Not An Option for Other Reasons Too
When I was struggling and trying hard to be normal I was sure that everyone could see my struggle. I was sure that the other kids looked...
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Jan 26, 20122 min read
A Long Shot
When you can hardly read there is no preparing for the SATs. I knew I had to wing it. I was what I was and I couldn't change that. But...
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Jan 19, 20121 min read
The Guidance Counselor
I went to her room. She was a heavy set woman in her fifties, older than my mom. She sort of looked at me. I said I wanted to go to...
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Jan 13, 20122 min read
New School, New Hope, Brother, what a life?
Senior Year in High School. Went to a new school, just built, I was in what would be the first graduating class. I had learned to begin...
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Jan 9, 20121 min read
No Reward to Rebel When You Are the Odd Ball
It is hard to rebel and get away with it if you are not sure of the world and if you do not have the heart or lack of it to put up with...
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Dec 28, 20112 min read
With New Power Comes New Hope.....but
With new power comes new hope of achieving. With hope comes trying new things. With new endeavors comes new failures. With new failures...
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Dec 22, 20111 min read
Tears of Joy, A Miracle, I would of never guessed
I went to class and the days lesson was on Greek Mythology. I had never known of its existence. I just stared at the pictures in...
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Dec 19, 20112 min read
A Shocking Perception
I was once again one of the youngest students in the school and in the short category. I was still skinny and immature by a lot of...
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Dec 7, 20112 min read
The World Got Bigger, I Got Smaller
High School, exciting, frustrating, lonely, all rolled up in one. With lots of windows I had more landmarks and found my way better, the...
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Nov 30, 20112 min read
Another Door of Hope, another door closed.
Finally, a special reading class, a class for kids that can not read. I was really excited about the class. The teacher was different, he...
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Nov 23, 20112 min read
An Attempt to Study, a Disaster
I was having a flood of concepts and I was writing them down in my own script. I wanted to share my thoughts and my self in school work....
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Nov 16, 20112 min read
Judy Dragged Me Everywhere
Judy was one bright cookie, she maxed every National Test she was given. But her grades were bad. Judy was a nurd, she was not driven to...
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Nov 16, 20113 min read
A Companion Judy
Judy, another kid only a few months older than me. She was going to open up a new world to me. Her mother had died of heart disease about...
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Nov 9, 20112 min read
The Aftermath of Destruction
Such a simple act of a swat that would not of affected an average child. But I had encountered a new world and I had to learn what it was...
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