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My memory: Telling a big lie to my parents and getting caught

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My memory: Telling a big lie to my parents and getting caught

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Setting: Brooklyn, New York,  Summer 1968
Conflict: Inner conflict- telling them the truth about an accident I had or making up a lie to cover up the truth.
Lesson Learned: The truth will always come out, do not tell lies to anyone or you willl need to keep telling lies to cover up the truth.
How it changed me: Today, I value honesty above all else.

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My memory: when I had a big picnic with my family
Setting: Staten Island, New York Around 2015
Conflict: person vs nature- my family lives in Korea and California. It took them a while to come to New York
Lesson Learned: I should appreciate when they're here because it takes them a while to come and they don't come all the time.
How it changed me: It changed me because I noticed that it doesn't matter how far away they are, it just matters that we have a good time and we're together.

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My memory: On my trip to Oregon I ddn't want to leave the hotel because it had a waterpark. When my prents convinced me to leave I saw many beautiful sights in Oregon I realized the world is a beautiful and that I should enjoy the nature arund me.

Setting: Oregon in the summer of 2020.

Conflict: Inner conflict- I didn' want to leave my nice hotel to go on a hike through the wilderness.

Lesson Learned: Spend more tiime outside becaue its a beautiful place.

How it changed me: I spend more time outside and I hope to travel to more beatiful places.

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My memory: Almost Getting lost in Disney World -My first time getting lost-

Setting:
Orlando, Florida
March, 2020

Conflict: I was wandering off, not paying attention to where I was going, and I ended up being really far from my parents. I couldn't find them for a little bit because I was turning in circles. This was the first time I have ever experienced getting lost before, so I panicked. I ended up finding them after around one minute.

Lesson Learned: Make sure to pay attention to where you are and what your surroundings are.

How this changed me: This changed me because ever since then I have never gotten lost because I pay more attention to my surroundings and make sure I'm near by who I am supposed to be with.

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My memory: Going to a waterpark

Setting: South Korea

Conflict: I was playing with my older cousin and went to go to ride a water slide. When we went back to where our families were they were gone. So we were in panic, trying to find our families. I was terrified at first but as the time past I was calming down a bit. When we went back to the first place that we were in. There we could find our families.

Lesson learned: Don't panic when you are in bad situation, take a breathe and calm down.

How it changed me: When ever something bad happened I just didn't panic. I calm down myself and taught what I should do.

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Guy Goren - First time on a roller coaster

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Guy Goren - First time on a roller coaster

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Setting: Hershey Park in Pennsylvania.
Conflict. Inner Conflict - whether I should go on the coaster or not.
Lesson Learned: Never be afraid and you can find that you like what you previously foresaw.
How it changed me: I now love roller coasters.

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My memory: I once kept postponing my homework since there were plenty of days left until the due date.
Setting: Demarest, New Jersey, Spring 2020
Conflict: I had a homework of finishing a book in one week and I was keep saying to myself, I can do it tomorrow, and the amount of work was increasing. So at the last day, I had to do the whole work in one day.
Lesson Learned: If you have something, don't try to do it later, it will get worse.
How it changed me: I never postponed my homework after all, and I always try to finish as fast as I can at the day that is given.

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My memory: When my mom told me not to stack the floats and I did and fell off.
Setting: Rosewood Hotel in The Bahamas in 2020.
Conflict: My mom told me not to stack the rafts in the pool to make a big one but I did. I fell off but I didn't hurt myself.
Lesson Learned: I should always listen to my mom because she is usually right. Also, my mom cares about my health and if I would of gotten badly hurt should would have been devastated.
How it changed me: It changed me because now I listen to my mom, mostly, when I do something that could get me hurt. My mom taught me how to be safe and I haven't broke any bones.

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My memory: When my parents told me that my grandma didn't remember me at all.
Setting: My grandma's house, and about 4 years ago.
Conflict: Self v.s. reality - I wouldn't believe the fact that my grandma didn't remember me when my parents told me.
Lesson learned: after all the kind things she did for me, even when when she didn't remember who I was, she watched me the entire time I played with magnetic wooden blocks. I believe that as long as you remember and care about someone, they will too, no matter the circumstance.
How it changed me: Today no matter the circumstance if someone cares about me and is kind to me I care about them too.

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My memory: When I went to Curaçao and went all around the island, and saw all the amazing cites and beaches
Setting: Curaçao in 2015.
Conflict: There was a man with parrots on his shoulders and asked if us if we wanted a picture with them. He said to hold the near your shoulder but I didn't listen to him and they scratched me.
Lesson Learned: To hold the parrots the right way.
How it changed me: Now I listen to people more.

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My memory: When I went camping and a huge storm occurred.

Conflict: Huge storm recked our trip.

Lesson Learned:  Aways check the weather forcasts

How it changed me: I always prepare for any situation.

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My memory: Having an accident on my ski trip.
Setting: Hunter Ski Resort, New York, December 31,  2018
Conflict: External conflict - Going ahead of everyone on the ski slope and not listening to everyone, then getting injured.
Lesson Learned: I learned the importance of listening to others even if it not important.
How it changed me: This experience changed me by making me more open-minded and careful.

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My Memory: When I had moved from Old Tappan to Demarest.

Setting:  Old Tappan and Demarest 2019

Conflict: Inner Conflict- trying hard to not the upset with my parents for their decision

Lesson Learned: Sometimes in life you need to move on

How it changed me: Today I try and be more positive for decisions like this and respect. their decisions instead of being selfish.

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My Memory Moment was my first trip to Israel. Conflict: at the Western Wall it was spit into 2 sides a mens side and a women's side. I went just with my dad so I would have to go all by myself. Solution: I snuck into the mens section but I was only 7 so I think that I was fine. A few days later my grandparents came so I went with my grandma. Lesson Learned: Go to the Western Wall with my mom and makes sure that she also comes to Israel. I think that this changed me because I've been to the holiest place for jews

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Setting: Livingston, New Jersey, 2018
Conflict: My nana was diagnosed with Guillian-Barré syndrome and had to be rushed to the hospital immediately
Lesson Learned: I learned that I shouldn't take the time I spend with her for granted
How it changed me: It changed me because before the accident I used to go on my ohone or play with my cousins the whole time instead of talking to her. Now, I always make sure to talk to her because I learned to not take her being in my life for granted.

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Setting: Brooklyn, New York,  Summer 1968
Conflict: Inner conflict- telling them the truth about an accident I had or making up a lie to cover up the truth.
Lesson Learned: The truth will always come out, do not tell lies to anyone or you willl need to keep telling lies to cover up the truth.
How it changed me: Today, I value honesty above all else.

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My Memory: Got lost in a aquarium at a field trip.
Setting: At a huge aquarium
Maybe in 2015 or 2016 (summer)
Conflict: Inner-Conflict Not really paying attention, wanders off, and gets left behind, then panics. I tried to look for them for a few minutes and eventually finds them. I felt relieved...and stupid
Lesson Learned: You should always stick with you small group or keep an eye on them so you don't get lost or left behind.
How it changed me: Now I always stick with my group/family and try not to get distracted that would separate me from my group/family

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Moving to Demarest from NYC
Conflict: Inner-Conflict leaving my home and going somewhere else
Lesson Learned: You can always make new friends and do the same things before you moved.
How it changed me: To always be positive and have a positive attitude.

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Conflict: getting lost on the mountains of Utah.

I was skiing down the mountain, but when I looked back no one was there. I started to panic. It started to get dark.  I looked up as the sun slowly went down watching me, shaking against the tree waiting for them to come. I decided to go to the bottom of the trail after waiting a while. When I got to the bottom only a few people were there. I went to the lift and asked the man working there If he knew where they were. He stuck with me for a while. I told him the name of our hotel, and he took me their. when we got there, He asked the women at the desk what the number of room belonged to Karydas, she looked down at me and said room 73. I went to the room alone this time and knocked on the door. They opened the door, and I ran finally meeting up with them again.

Lesson learned: Make sure you know what you are doing and where you are going before doing it.

How it changed me: I learned to be more careful and to be more careful in a place like that.