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My parents, and especially my father have instilled the value of learning on me. Although I am not a particularly great student as a whole, I still love to learn. I spend lots of time reading about subjects that interest me, maybe to the expense of my schoolwork, but I'll always carry a curiosity of the unknown and a passion for knowing more with me.

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I love to travel. My family has infected me with this passion from several family vacations. I've been very fortunate to see more unique places in the first 16 years of my life than most people will see in their lifetime. I'll carry these memories with me, as well as my dreams to go on a cross country American road trip, and live in a different part of the country.

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I enjoy a relatively high level of freedom in my life, from economic security, to a generally high level of liberty in America. I love my freedom, and want even more still. I believe that freedom to do with one's life as one wishes is the most important right one can have. I hope that all will be able to enjoy a high level of personal independence in their lives, and I want to fight for that right both personally and for others. I intend to always carry my copy of the Constitution,  my pair of American flag socks, and a resolve to stand up for the freedom of individuals wherever I go.

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I'm fortunate to have many good friends from all sorts of places. Besides my friends from Nashoba, I've met others from all over the country and the world through summer camps and extracurricular activities. I'll carry these friendships with me for my entire life.

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I find that approaching any event in life with a sense of humor makes it a more enjoyable experience. It amplifies the fun during enjoyable experiences, and helps to distract from the distress felt during challenging or sad times. I'll always be able to take my sense of humor with me, one of the many things I think I've inherited from my father.

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In my opinion, there are not many things more significant in the world than music, and to me personally, it is my favorite form of media, art, and entertainment. Although my favorite music is the rock, pop, folk, and blues that came out of the 1960's and 1970's, all music is unique and I respect almost all forms of it. It is one of the only things in the world that can transcend a culture or language barrier, and is often a very effective at communicating societal or political issues to encourage discussion on them. Wherever I go in life, I plan on taking a guitar and my extensive music collection.

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No matter what happens in my life, I will always have my family. I have my two sisters, my parents, and my extended family. I've learned a lot from all of them. I carry a respect for my family history from my mom's side of the family, a half Ohioan and half Newfoundlander heritage.  From my dad's, I get a welcoming family that demonstrates the value of unconditional love. From my nuclear family, I inherit who I am as a person, my personality and tastes and all the things that make me, me. I'll always carry their love and acceptance with me in my life.