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In long 13 years, I saw my blood-related father for the very first time in Korea. I only remembered his face through pictures since I had no memory of him as a young child. When I saw his familiar face, I felt mixed emotions - furious, happy, relieve

After my mother and father split up, my mother decided it was best for my brother and I to grow up surrounded by family. So, we moved to Kuwait. I spent eighteen years of my life in Kuwait, and I don't regret one moment of it. During the first few ye

I hate this place, there's nothing to do.

I love this place, there's nothing to do.

This place...this place is called my home. The beautiful island of Guam. No, we don't live in huts, yes we have electricity, no we're not all savages... any more questi

Life is inevitable. Why not make it enjoyable? There is fun to be had at every corner in life, and I strive to do so every day. Of course life has its ups and downs, and one must appreciate the emotions that come with them, but many mishaps can actua

I do what I do because I will never be satisfied with being second best. This isn’t meant to be a description to gain sympathy, but instead to show the reason that I am who I am today. I am one of the most competitive people you will ever meet. If I

To Give Peace a Chance

There are many things I am not sure of. Where we go after we die or which religion to pursue are a few of many questions that definitely fall into this category. But there is one thing I am sure about—I believe in people.

Every t

I was walking on the side walk of a random street when I realized that I had stepped on a piece of gum. As I stared down on the enormous piece that acted as the bridge between the floor and my shoe, I contemplated if I should take the gum out of my s

I’ve always wanted to run away from home, just leave one day and never come back. But I realize that I wouldn’t be able to without a massive guilt trip somewhere along the road. I mean, how do you turn your back on the woman who gave you life? Who wo

When describing her past fitness instructor during a murder trial, Elle Woods claims that "happy people just don't shoot their husbands". Elle and I share the belief that fitness leads to happiness. Exercise and nutrition are central to who I am bec

Why do I do what I do? That is a very confusing question because I do a lot of things, and I do them for different reasons. Let’s see: I go to school, I study, I play video games, I eat, I sleep, and I spend hours on the surfing  internet, checking m

             When I first entered high school, I wanted to have some extraordinary skill so that people would pay attention to me. There were a lot of things I could do like playing guitar or drums, but those things were something that numerous peopl

I never thought of myself as a particularly imaginative kid, but I guess the plethora of TV shows and overly dramatic movies got to me at an early age. Constantly searching for “excitement” in my life, I dreamt of the day I would be rushed to the hos

My dog, Kilner, was so gorgeous! Kilner came to our family from the Los Angeles Animal Shelter as a fully-grown dog, who had already had her own puppies.  Why did I love her so much? Her nipples were still raw from feeding her pups that had been stol

I had a rough start in the beginning of my freshman year at UCLA. I would have never thought that I would be sitting here right now, answering the one question most have trouble answering. I am a triplet in a family of seven that also has a set of tw

Sami Hill
Arts and Architecture 10
January 31, 2011
Professor Winters

Too Far to Turn Back Now

From the first time I even considered putting on a horrid one-piece swimsuit and horrible looking swim cap, I knew that this sport would potentially take ev

I had a mild fifth-life crisis when I was 17. 

Ever since I was in 6^th grade I planned on going to UCLA and becoming a brain surgeon.  I didn’t care about the endless years of school; I just knew that’s what I wanted to do.  After then, my life slowl

When I was asked the question, Why do you do what you do? it was very difficult for me to grasp the reasoning of why I do the things I do. I mean you would think that is would be an easy question to answer, but you really have to dig deep to find the

Why do I do what I do? Not one thing defines me. For as long as I can remember the person I looked to to make positive changes in my life was, myself! Because as everyone knows, the only person who one can depend on, to determine the life you are abo