Every time you blink you change. Literally. Change is so constant in your life, you barely notice... unless it's a turning point. That's a change you remember because something— your point of view or maybe your whole life--is different from then on. Anything can serve as a turning point--an accident, a trip, or just a wicked case of the measles. Write about a turning point in your life. What happened? What changed?
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Nick Hoover
1/9/2017 08:37:41 am
One major turning point in my life was when I went from private school to public school. I had been going to the same private school for six years when I suddenly had to change to public school. Public school is an entirely different beast in comparison to private school and i slowly began to adjust to the new people and lifestyle. I soon realized i enjoyed public school far more then private, there was more freedom, as well as differing opinions from my own which I had never been exposed to.
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Alonso Ramirez
1/9/2017 09:25:20 am
A turning point in my life was when i was around 13 or 14. I used to play forward in TSA, and in one game our goalkeeper got hurt. They didn't have no one else to play keeper so I volunteered to play. After that game i realized i wanted to play keeper.
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Kyson Chapman
1/9/2017 09:30:03 am
I had a turning point when I was around 12 or 13. I had always wanted to play guitar, but then my parents bought me a drum set.After learning to play drums but having no success at guitar i realized I have more of a talent a skill for drums. So i started focusing more on drums.
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Haley West
1/9/2017 09:38:34 am
I had a turning point when i was in the 9th grade in I was in choir and the choir teacher said that I couldn't sing , nomatter what when people still belive in me sing.
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Tanner Dyer
1/9/2017 10:43:56 am
a time i changed would be when i stopped going out and hanging out with friends late at night. because of me doing that some of my grades started to slip. so before i got grounded i quit that bad habit.
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Eduardo Villarreal
1/9/2017 10:46:43 am
one turning point was when i entered high school ! All the friends i had in middle school , i lost them all. I only have like 2-3 good friends that have stayed from middle to 12 grade.
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Kiera Jones
1/9/2017 06:53:13 pm
A turning point I had was when I got the high school. My brothers and sister always told me "you'll have one friend at the end of your high school years". Well let's say I had tons of friends coming into high school. Now im here 12th grade 2nd semester 1 Bestfriend and god behind my back. My turning point was at the end not everyones your friend.
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Austin White
1/10/2017 09:34:38 am
Around forth grade I broke my collar bone falling out of a tree. At the time I was playing baseball and recently went to state with my team. After this I had to quite baseball because I was going to be unable to finish the season so I converted to soccer and have stayed with it ever since.
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Jayla Goodman
1/10/2017 09:44:20 am
A huge turning point in my life is one that I am sure many people can relate to. High school. I was always the type to be very friendly and giving but high school and the many incidents in high school made me into a person who is a lot more reserved with my feelings and my heart. A fallout with a very good friend is what I would pin point as my exact turning point.
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Lailee Bayatfar
1/10/2017 10:52:25 am
A major turning point in my life was earning a waitressing job at a restaurant downtown. I used to struggle with issues talking to strangers and I would get severe anxiety because of it. Starting out as a dishwasher and moving to waiting tables, I was slowly exposed and trained to deal with my anxieties. This had a very positive effect on my personality and communication skills.
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Tanner Dunn
1/10/2017 02:45:44 pm
One of the major turning points in my life was when I transitioned to a new school. Having previously gone to a local private school, I was used to knowing everyone and interacting with them every day. However, my first day of public school, I was introduced to an entirely new environment in a class that was about 15 times the size of my previous one. So, naturally, I made new friends and learned how to interact in a completely new social environment. I am very glad that I made the transition because without having done so I would not have gained the strength and experience that I have today.
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Liliana Porras
1/11/2017 11:43:42 am
I've always been in public with the same people so I'm not sure how that experience felt. I'm sure the transition wasn't easy at first but its good that you adjusted so fast.
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Angelica Mendenhall
1/11/2017 09:35:27 am
A defining turn in my life that still effects me to this day is when I was first introduced to eastern culture. With the influences of foreign culture, I was slowly molded into the person you see before you. Some say I have changed for the better while some family members just wish I was normal and like all the other cookie cutter girls at this school.
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rodrigo huerta
1/11/2017 09:45:07 am
that would be when i get ride from my aunt instead of my mom pretty normal so far but then i asked her why are you picking me up and she told me that my mom got deported i would not stop cry for two days. this was also when i was in Fairview in the third grade at that point my life change for me i haven't seen her in 8 years. so what change my life was how i lost my mom
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Dilon Welch
1/13/2017 01:47:29 pm
I can relate to you. Except I never had a father figure in my life. I haven't seen or heard from him in 4 years if not more. So my grandpa took over and I see him as a dad
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Liliana Porras
1/11/2017 10:48:32 am
A turning point in my life was losing a best friend. We had been best friends for about 2 years and basically spent 5 out of 7 days of the week together and of course we talked all day by text. She stopped being my friend over a reason that seemed not good enough in my opinion. When that happened I realized that not all people are meant to stay in your life and it also made me grow up a bit more.
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Kathryn Jennings
1/11/2017 11:13:11 am
A huge turning point in my life was whenever my doctor told me I had to take a long break from playing soccer and softball from a recent injury. At this point in my life, those were my my favorite things to do so I was very upset about it. I never got back into playing which has changed the activities I participate in now.
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Abby Bankston
1/11/2017 08:35:59 pm
A turning point in my life was when I moved schools freshman year. I had gone to the same school all my life and I had to move to a new and much bigger school. I believe the change was positive and I'm glad I moved.
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Lindsay Griffin
1/11/2017 10:20:52 pm
A turning point in my life, obviously, would be moving to Sherman. We moved here because I didn't feel safe or wanted at my old school. My literal entire life changed. I don't talk to anyone that I used to know, I live in a completely different state, and this school is about fifteen times larger than my old school.
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Jose Estrada
1/12/2017 09:11:14 am
One major turning point in my life was when I turned 17. I realized that I only had one more year before being an adult. I also realized how much more mature I needed to become and that really changed me.
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Aldo Ramirez
1/12/2017 10:06:56 am
a turning point in my life was growing up and getting a job because it has taught me a lot of things, like how to be independent and also how to be responsible with my money because i have to save up for college and other expenses. getting a job made me get a little out of my comfort zone and talk to people a little more, I've also met people that i wouldn't have met
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angelica pace
1/12/2017 10:09:15 am
A turning point in my life is when i moved to Sherman. All my life i lived in a small town named Colbert. I attend school there from per-k to my 11th grade year. So it was a big change to not only go to a new school my senior year but also the fact the the school is huge compared to my last on. Colbert's graduating class has 28 people in in when Sherman has about 300 students which is crazy.
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tristan hantsche
1/12/2017 10:14:32 am
a turning point in my life is when i came back from a trip to Colorado over this past summer and i realized I'm back to reality and it sucked. But i knew to not have a bad attitude about it. Because if i did it would effect the people around me.
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Adrian C. Monroy
1/12/2017 10:14:57 am
On the highway in a car, what was a ride home took a turn for the worst when someone else on the highway had road rage building up. My friend's dad, pulled over and they had both came to a mutual fight. Which ended with broken doors and windshields.
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Krystina Marquez
1/12/2017 10:17:00 am
Ever since my baby brother was born a few years ago I would have to babysit him and I still do. This was a major turning point in my life because I had to learn all about taking care of a kid and I had to take on a lot more responsibility.
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Jada Zavala-Davis
1/12/2017 10:18:04 am
The one turning point in my life is when my nana passed away in august of 2015, she was like my best friend i could tell her anything and she would understand but than again tell me if i was wrong. Losing her made me change they way i look at the world, and how important it is to spend time with your family and friends,cause you'll never know when their time is up or yours. It has also showed me that life is precious, so me stressing over friends that don't talk to me or family members, life goes on and if people want to be in your life than they will!
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Jessenia Ricardo Rosas
1/12/2017 10:23:29 am
A turning point in my life is when I got caught doing something really bad. I couldn't even believe I was doing it, but them again again i wasn't so conscious of what was happening and what I was doing there with them. In little words I did the biggest mistake ever and I knew I was always going to live with that. Although, it was fun until i got caught i knew i had to get serious now and change for my good.
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Abigail Villanueva
1/12/2017 10:31:30 am
A major turning point in my life was entering high school. High school changed me in such a big way. The people I called my friends in middle school became acquaintances, not all friendships ended on bad terms. Those friendships just slowly drifted away. Those situations helped me realize who is really there for me and who just didn't care. Through it all I'm just thankful for those who have always been by my side.
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Christopher Munoz
1/12/2017 05:37:02 pm
The most recent and noticeable turning point for me would have to be moving to Sherman since I moved to Sherman from Dallas I feel different from everyone else as if I don't belong which has made me learn to keep to myself and just do what I have to do because I still have to take care of business and strive for success no matter the circumstances
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Ede Angel
1/12/2017 06:43:30 pm
One major turning point in my life was when i was just entering junior year. I hadn't noticed how much time had actually gone by. I knew that you had to have taken the SAT and ACT in junior year to get into college and as a freshmen I though that I had lots of time, but i hadn't noticed that time had just gone by so quickly. At that point I knew that i had to get serious and focus more in school and study for those tests because they can determine where I'm going to go to college at.
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Nathanial P. Eason
1/12/2017 09:01:21 pm
A turning point in my life was at the beginning of my high school year. Rather than worry about any and all small details about how I come off. Some might call it laziness; I agree with these people
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Adilene pena
1/12/2017 10:12:08 pm
A turning point in my life was when I entered high school I noticed that most of the friends I had in middle had changed and started hanging out with other people
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Josh Sevrey
1/12/2017 10:51:21 pm
A turning point in my life was when I moved schools at the beginning of high school. It was scary to me because at my old school everyone knew eachother on a first name basis. It was a small town and school so transitioning to a massive school where people have their groups was very difficult.
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Kristen Gittens
1/12/2017 11:04:41 pm
A huge turning point in my life was when my niece died last year. She was only 5 months when she passed. I thought in my mind, why me? Why my family? It made me realize that you have to take every moment and cherish it like it's your last. You always think that it won't ever happen to you but if can to anybody. Everyone in your life isn't meant to stay forever, my niece sent a message of love for 5 months and I will never forget the joy she brought to my family.
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Jaila Molina
1/12/2017 11:10:46 pm
A turning point in my life was when I moved here. I didn't want to leave my friends and start over. I grew up in my old town and i didn't want to move to a much bigger population. I was really scared but it wasn't that bad I still want to go back.
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Shadrian Rosser
1/12/2017 11:43:00 pm
A turning point that happened my life was when my great grandmother died in the 10th grade. She was sick for along time and it was her time, but everyone was heart breaking. My grandmother was the person who kept everyone together and close. After her death I haven't seen many of my family members that I've seen every year on Thanksgiving and special events.
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1/13/2017 09:15:23 am
A turning point recently just occurred in my life. I just got the news from my surgeon that I my insurance offered to cover my procedure. This procedure is going to change a lot in my life. It will decrease the curvature in my spine, which means less back pain, decrease migraines, and will over all increase my mobility. I am so excited for this change in my life, I will be able to work out and move freely without any pain.
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Elmer Lopez
1/13/2017 09:18:01 am
a turning point in my life was growing up and getting a job because it has taught me a lot of things.
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Melina Delgado
1/13/2017 09:45:06 am
A major turning point in my life was when my parents separated. Everything changed. Our usual routines were disrupted and the way we did things was completely changed even to the smallest of tasks.
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Jesse Borrero
1/13/2017 10:18:39 am
A turning point in my life was when I bought my guitar. I find myself playing it on most days and the best thing about it is: it'll always give me something to do. I'm never really bored when I play it and I have gotten to the point where my life is surrounded by music which one of the things that bring me happiness so it changed my life for the better.
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Hayden Teel
1/13/2017 10:32:15 am
A turning point in my life actually happened quite recently. It came in the form of a call from my dream college, Auguste Escoffier Culinary College in Austin responding to my information inquiry. Currently I'm in the middle of the actual application process and I just sent off my application fee waiver. Here's hoping everything goes well.
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Dilon Welch
1/13/2017 01:42:37 pm
A turning point in my life for me was when I cut all my hair off about two years ago. For those who know me you all know I had long hair that went down to my shoulders. At the end of sophomore year I cut it all off and now I'm really happy that I did.
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patricia hernandez
1/13/2017 01:47:18 pm
A turning point in my life was when i crashed my car. It made me become more responsible in the decisions I make.
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Hugo Espinoza
1/13/2017 11:59:09 pm
A turning point in my life was when i first joined soccer my freshman year. It was the first time i ever played for a team before . Since then i started working my way up until i got to varsity my junior year.
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Andres Sanchez
1/14/2017 12:00:07 am
When my parents decided to move to the U.S,that was a turning point for me because I had to learn a new language.
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jacob flynn
1/17/2017 10:33:21 am
this past semester my girlfriend broke up with me. it was really hard on me so i just ditched school and left Sherman for two weeks. I went to Colorado and camped in the mountains and on sand dunes and deserts. it was an amazing adventure and showed me that I don't need her when i have a huge world to explore.
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Wendy Ramirez
1/18/2017 03:49:55 pm
My major turning point in life was when I came to high school. Just having to know that high school prepares us for the real world to find the job of our dreams. I joined practicum my senior year and it prepares me to do the things that will have to do in order to be in the medical field.
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