... put-downs. It became overwhelming to the point where my parents' teachings could no longer help me deal with my lack of self-confidence. Upon entering high school, I created a subconscious plan: make everyone like me so that they would ignore my literal shortcomings. I had always been extremely creative, I had ... time.   However, the relative importance of life itself to the events that compose it did not become clear to me until my sophomore year of high school.   That was the year that I was diagnosed with an unusual type of lymphoma, cancer of the lymph system.   CANCER.   The wo...

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• Grade Level: High School

... have to accept conditions of someone else's choosing, and I could create my own work schedule. As Fritz (1984) reports, "being the boss allows you more independence and more control over your own destiny" (p. 4). Whether or not my business failed or succeeded, the business was my responsibility and I believed there is a ... records and operations of similar enterprises already in operation."(p. 94) I used the first scenario to establish my own business in 1985, when I graduated from high school. However, I believe it is important to explain to you why the reason was I started my own busi...

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• Grade Level: High School