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1. i choose procrastinator
2. there was a severe "aha" moment when i realized i had 7 projects that i needed to do at the same time. why? they were all late as i never finished them. then i just kind of said, "yup, this is definitely the word that which i use in order to define myself. you know, because i totally like to define my entire personality and being with a simple word." :^)

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I have always been shy, i really started becoming shy when I was in Jordan, when i started school i didn't speak a fluent aribic so i didn't talk a lot

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trouble
i am always in trouble, but my first ahh ha moment was when i was at my cousins house  we where both bored so we decided to prank call the police we called the cops. we didnt think that we where going to get caught but about a hour later the cops came to the house . i got a thrill from getting in trouble . so i continued to get into trouble. with school, the law or my uncle. that is a word the describes me

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Driven
I define myself as driven because even from a young age ive always known my goals, and have the determination to reach them.My aha moment was when I was in the fourth grade, my parents were eating dinner with one of our neighbors they were very successful in the medical field.They just kept talking about there careers which after about 10 minutes of talking , i started to listen in.Soon there conversation started to grip me in

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1.Mindful
2. As a child i was always observant around my surroundings .There were times I would be taken as "dumb" or "non-intelligent" because i never spoke ... till one day I was sat down by my father, I already knew what was going on in the house and outside, as my dad was talking ,I paused him and told him everything I knew going on the electrical equations I've solved to the payments done in the house. By that day he told my whole family, by that day I was taken much seriously than ever. I told the reasons why I never spoke up was that I was always watchful, observant, and mindful. I always say "how much people can surprise you with just a sentence said."

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Vibrant

Is it really that hard to tell?
I mean my mom has a book called "how to raise a spirited child", which is a nice way to say 'hyper/annoying'
I don't really have an "aha" moment, its been more like  a long strand of conscienceless obnoxious behavior.

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unfocused

my aha moment was at the time when i was at kindergarten, the teacher would teach us numbers or letters but i would just look at the window and watch the birds and when the teacher would call us to play a game i would just go to a corner and read a book

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lucid

i spend most of my time in my head or in different universes in which i can get lost in the abyss of my imagination. The depths of my mind are endless dude it's constantly filled with images and scenes that don't have a purpose but have deep meanings. people say i look mad at times but im just pondering the ways this world functions. My moment when i figured what word described me was when i was  alone  during the time my parents divorced and i was barley reaching the beginning of my adolescence. When i didn't have anybody to talk to, i talked to myself. I guess my best friend would be me other than somebody else who wouldn't understand my various emotions.

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Fun
I am Fun because i always want to have a good time and just have fun.  The moment i realized i was fun, was when i was at a party. The party was really lame so knowing me i made it fun. I was dancing getting my friends to dance with me and trying to get it lit. Eventually everyone got up started talking to each other, dancing, having fun, and everything a party should be. So that's the moment i realized i was "fun".

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I am curious because I always wonder about objects and I try to learn something new. My whole lif I would always ask questions about the things I didn't understand. when I was five and went to the zoo, I would spend a lot of time on just one animal, trying to figure out as much as i can

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I am shy

- I have always been shy for a while now, it started in 7th grade. i'm not sure were it came from or what
caused me to be like this.
I love making new friends and have a a group of friends I can just talk to but i'm not the best at talking to different people for the first time or introducing my self.

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Captivating -
I chose captivating because I always try my best to be out going or engaging. I like to be out there or boom in your face. Not in a bad way of course, but if i want to hold someone's attention I can easily. I don't have to over-exaggerate things just to gain someones attention, you just have to think outside of the box. My aha moment was whenever one of my very close friends, Alex, described me as captivating. The word ever since has stuck with me. Also once I was shopping, and someone passed me so I looked up and smiled and the person told me my smile was charming and to never lose it.

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Understanding
I have always been a very understanding person especially with a persons past. When i speak to a person and they open up to me I am sure to let them know that I will not judge them in anyway, and i can understand any circumstance they have been through, or are going through.
My aha moment was when i had a 3 hour conversation with my dearest friend. She and i began to realize we had both been through difficult things and that to be content is to understand.

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I am very Imaginative
I have always been a very imaginative and shy person. Even when i was little i have always thought of things to draw and write about i always have new ideas and i really like that about myself. I have always saw things different from others i guess that is why i am a "outcast" i see things so different i see so many things in my head my friends say im crazy. But so what if i am? all the best people are

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Courageous: I am courageous , because i was never someone to sit aside and watch someone get hurt. I've never been the shy type. I like to open up to people about the things in my life and express the good times I've come across. For instance, it was my 6th grade year, and my friend was constantly being bullied about not getting the guy she liked. She wasn't his girl of interest and the girl that was, wasn't very kind. She'd always make certain gestures and make fun of her saying,"She'd never get him." Everytime she'd come to me crying and i wouldn't know what to do. Finally, I'd had enough and walked over to her and shut her whole world down ,and from there on out I learned that if you don't stand up for yourself, you'll just continue to get your feelings hurt

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Sarcastic
I have always been a very sarcastic person in my life. There hasn't been a single moment when I'm not. I first became sarcastic when I was first starting middle school. People started saying rude words and being mean to each other. I always responded with sarcasm more than rudeness. It's been a natural thing for me. I can never be serious even if I tried :)

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Driven:
Driven is the word that best describe me because both academically and athletically,  because I've refused to give up and always tried to further improve myself and my abilities. There have been many moments in my that I've displayed this characteristic, but I feel like it really stands out academically. Low As just aren't enough for me. I was very driven when I went back to correct a test I had gotten a 90 on, just to get a better grade.

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Shy
I have always been shy,

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Curious: Ever since I was little, iv'e always asked so many questions. I used to love to explore and learn about new things. I like to know a lot about a particular subject.

My Aha moment was when I was little and my mom and I went to the movies, and every other minute I was asking questions about the movie until she said "Just watch the movie to find out."

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1. Curious
2. The moment i realized i was curious was when we went outside camping when i was 6. I felt so sparked to run around,  climb trees, and catch bugs. I would run off then later get in trouble, but I didn't really pay attention when i was getting yelled at. Usually I would stare off because I was eager to run around again then get yelled at, again. I usually get bored if I've gone to it every single day but exploring and playing sports is my favorite thing. Like my backyard, I get bored of it because I've climbed every single tree you can name and dug holes and made a batting cage. I'm starting to practice driving and I'm going on the trails and working out. That's why the word for me is curious, I love to explore and do new things.

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1. Independent
I've always been a very independent person.I don't like to ask for help,and usually try and figure things out for myself.
2.My "aha moment" was when all of my

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1. Pessimistic
2. My whole life I've always been what my dad calls a "contrarian" I'm always disagreeing with others and never see the good side of the story. I'm like this because I never like to get my hopes up because I'm always constantly disappointed so that when something goes sort of well I can be relieved that it didn't go worse. I had my aha moment back in 6th grade when I was trying out for the region orchestra I was doing it as just a "yolo" kind of thing constantly telling myself throughout the whole process that I wouldn't make it. When tryouts where over I told my friend in a sarcastic way I was glad it's over and didn't even care that I didn't make it (even though at that moment the results hadn't been released yet). Later that night I found out that I actually did make the orchestra and my friend yelled at me saying that that I need to stop being such a pessimist about life and try to think less harshly. I didn't take her advice though because personally I quite enjoy being a pessimist.

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Confident, the moment I realized this was when i went to all-region try outs for orchestra. We were put in a little room with people that were either looked older then us or were the same age. They made us stand in front with our backs turned to everyone else while we faced a wall that had the judges sitting on the other side of the wall. As they went through the excerpts even though I was extremely nervous prior to walking into the room as soon as I started to play, I became more and more confident in the sense of not worrying about how everyone else was playing but just worrying about me. Because I didn't worry about anyone else it not only made me play better but also helped me get through some horrible anxiety but along with realizing, how confident I was doing things I love.

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1. Energetic
2. The moment  realized that I was energetic was the moment that I was at a competition in 5th grade and we were supposed to take our time and enjoy ourselves. You can say I had a little too much fun. We literally finished in time we did practice runs and we had too much time. We almost won to and when we got back I talked non-stop for a hour. Everyone was energetic but I think I was the most. After that moment, I would make little things into big things. When people told me to talk to them, then i would talk so much I kinda annoyed myself and especially my peers. Even when I argue, I was always talkative,active,& energetic. I thought of my self as a battery for the longest time and one day I would just run out of energy. The thing is, I don't think that day is going to come for a long time. Well at least I hope so.

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To me I am curious, I like to know how things work, what makes certain things tick, how things are made and the process behind anything and everything that happens. My "aha moment" was, when i was younger I took apart my glass desk in my room, because I wanted to see all the parts that made the desk. That night my dad went into to my room and got mad at me for taking the desk apart, and then asked me why, and I said "I'm sorry dad for being curious." Let's just say he was not happy about my smart butt comment. So to me I'm curious all day, every day.

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Lost:

I chose lost because threw out my life so many things have changed. When i was first born i was taken away from my mother . My whole childhood i was raised i would say by my grandparents because even though my dad way my legal guardian he was always working but when he did have time it wasn't fun. I go visit my brother every once and a while he goes to UTSAA right now im only related to him has a half sister. My little sister is four now and she is my half sister she goes to school with her mom in gernington. About when i was six my mom came to my grandparents house while my dad was at work and its so weird how this is one of the few things that i dew remember, I remember my grandpa opening the door I see a woman I don't know who she is. She's my mom I am in tears she's in tears no idea what to do but cry. I have times where im even afraid of some that is shouldn't be ever. Years later im in high school I used to be courageous, spontaneous,curios. But that all changed. I have been used, takin advantage of , forgot about. I have had my anxiety and depression times and I still do. But i do have things I do let people know like most in this but no one never really reads or hears the deep realization , that i don't say and I want it to stay like that so if you think any of this is bad you don't know the half of it . Sometimes there are day where i don't even know why my life is like this , why I grew up like I did , but I will probably never know .So because so many things have changed makes me feel like there is no word I am truly

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Generous: All my life my family has told me that I'm generous, it wasn't until 1st or 2nd grade that someone told me that I was very generous. At the time I had no friends and it meant a lot to me. Ever since I have always tried to be generous to people even if it's as simple as lending a pencil to someone.

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1. Procrastinator

2. My 'aha moment' when I figured out I was a Procrastinator, was last year when my Science teacher  gave me all of Thanksgiving break, and all of Winter break to do my science fair project. I sat there at my house thinking about  doing it, I decided not to do it. I was there for many weeks not wanting to do it. Then, when the final week to do the project came around the corner, I still didn't want to do it. I had spent so much time not doing the project, I had decided that I wasn't going to do it at all. All of a sudden, my grade dropped from ninety eight, to a forty two. My heart sank. As I watched my grade fall, I pulled out the poster board and worked from five in the afternoon, 'till four in the morning.  I ended up finishing it, I also only got an eighty, but it was better than nothing.

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i chose the word independent
i realized it when i when i was maybe 9,  that was around the time i stopped depending on my sister/mom. Doing what i need to do by myself.

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1. STRONG:
2. The moment I realized how strong I was, was when I was at my lowest point. No one was by me and the only person who had my back was myself. I pushed through and relied only on God to light my way path of recovery from the mess I was in. I was going to church and I felt so unwelcome, yet I went to worship and cried at the alter because the words the gospel band sang chilled my spine and I felt his presence. Now I knew i wasn't alone. This is important to me and it isn't something I will forget.

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1.What is one word that defines you?
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How do you define yourself? | Lizzie Velasquez | TEDxAustinWomen