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I strongly believe that I can only be truly proud of something I have done when I overcome any hardship or challenges that life throws at me. To me, that is real achievement. One thing that I am particularly proud of was conquering my fear of heights when I scaled Mount Batur in Bali. Despite the strong urge to give up, I managed to summon all my faith and pressed on to catch the sunrise at the peak. It was an indescribable feeling to be enshrouded with the cotton-like clouds and the infinite sky. The second thing that I am proud of is that I managed to stick to something despite how fickle-minded and wishy washy I can be and that is; teaching. I'm glad that I have dedicated close to a decade's worth of my service to something that is both challenging and rewarding at the same time.

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A thing that I could definitely be proud of is the fact that I was able to get into express. It may not seem like much now, since basically everyone in class is in express, but that being the first major exam in my life, and getting into a good stream is defintely something that I am proud of.

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With the many challenges life throws at us, I'm glad that I have  gone head-on against some of them and emerge victorious.

Firstly, I started learning swimming from a trashy coach who didn't know how to coach young kids and my younger brother and I almost drowned every lesson because of his stupid way of ending the lesson. After a few sessions, I got tired of inhaling water and acting as if it was my fault for not liking his shitty lessons, that I went to tell my mother that I quit his useless swimming class. Seeing what I did, my younger brother did the same and quit too. After some time, my mother signed me and my younger brother up for my older brother's swimming class. I really liked the coach and I learnt a lot under him. After 4 years, I took my Gold-Stage test at 10 years old and I completed it with ease. Looking back, I feel elated that I had not given swimming up as a whole and that I fought against the trauma of drowning and overpowered it. Till this day, I love swimming and will never give it up. (P.S: while writing this, my heart started throbbing, thinking about the helplessness that the younger me and his younger brother faced and also the guilt my mother felt when she found out what she had put her beloved children through)

Another thing that I'm proud of is the fact that I have come so far in life. I feel very proud to be in the 15th year of my life. As many would think that I should be proud if I were to live to 100, I'd like to think otherwise. As a secondary 3 three student, I feel extremely proud of the fact that I am older than some people and that they acknowledge it too.

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This young man lost his arm and could be exempted from NS

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I agree to a large extent with this statement. Firstly, success is something that is elusive- that is difficult to achieve or hard to find. If everyone can find success so easily, then success loses its worthiness or value. (Point) For example, many online influencers such as Jake Paul, create senseless content to catapult themselves to fame in a matter of days. (Example) Some even managed to clinch successful careers without having to work for it. (Elaborate) Success should only be granted to those who are patient, disciplined and driven to go after their goals. (Explain) It is only when their blood, sweat and tears are shed will success become meaningful and valuable in the end. (Elaborate)

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One differently abled individual who inspired me was Nick Vujicic. He was born with tetra-amelia syndrome a rare disorder with teh absence of arms and legs. Despite this he is able to do most things independently. He able to swim and even paint! It is just inspirational hopw is still motivated not to give up and keep on going with life

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One differently-abled individual who has inspired me is Nur'Aini Mohamad Yasli, a Singaporean powerlifter who made history at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. She was born with a congenital impairment in her legs, which gave her a short stature and she had to undergo multiple surgeries. Despite her condition, she is very active in sports, dabbling with archery, dragonboat, swimming and eventually found her talent in powerlifting. Her motto, 'People have the mindset that impaired people have lesser abilities. But when they see that you have the strength too, they look at you in a different light.', serves as a huge inspiration for me. Whenever I feel troubled or unsure of myself, I think about Nur Aini and the strength that she possesses and look for it within myself to face life's obstacles too.

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One differently-abled individual who inspires me is Ricky Berwick. Just last year, I found his Youtube channel and found his content. He was born with Beals-Hecht syndrome, which makes him unable to extend joints such as his fingers, elbows, knees, toes and hips. Although he is physically disabled, he continues to live life as independently as possible and is good at many things that people my age like to do. His perseverance shows me that I shouldn't give up so easily.

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One differently-abled individual who inspires me is Theo Curin . A little more about him is that he was the youngest french athlete ever to compete at the paralympics. One reason why he inspires me is that, despite his disability , he still does excruciatingly well in his sport. His hard will and determination for training , is amazing as it just shows how dedicated he is. It inspires me as I struggle to commit to long term goals , as I find it too painfully slow and cumbersome. But , Theo shows me that in the end , it results in an ever delightful outcome.

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One differently-abled individual who inspires me is Magic Johnson.Many don’t know this but Johnson struggled with dyslexia as a child, which made some people doubt he would ever read or become a functioning member of society, let alone one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He took summer courses to catch up and pass all his classes, and eventually graduated high school and got accepted to Michigan State. I’ll spare you the already-well-known details of his illustrious NBA career, as it’s abundantly clear Johnson is a bonafide success story.Thus,showing that he didn’t give up one his passions and ignored his disability

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One differently-abled individual who inspires me is Yip Pin Xiu. She is a Singaporean backstroke swimmer, who has done Singapore proud by bringing home 5 gold medals. Yip Pin Xiu isn't just any regular athlete, she is a paralympic athlete. Ever since she was two years old, she was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. In order to strengthen her muscles and work on her health, she began swimming at the age of five. When she turned eleven, she was wheelchair bound. Despite her disability, Pin Xiu never gave up when facing setbacks and continued swimming with resilience. After much perseverance, her efforts and hard-work had paid off, which enabled her to win gold medals. Even after her success, she remained humble and continued swimming diligently, to surpass her records. Yip Pin Xiu has shown me what it takes in order to achieve goals. It is not easy and requires a lot of dedication. Whenever i am disappointed with myself, i am reminded of Yip Pin Xiu's strong and admirable traits. It motivates me to not give up just yet and continue giving my best. A recent example on how she has inspired me, would be me being dissatisfied with my weighted assessment one results. I started to doubt myself and my abilities. However, at the thought of Yip Pin Xiu, i decided that i should persist and study even harder.

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One differently-abled individuals who aspire me is Alia Issa. She competed at the delayed Tokyo Paralympics for club throw. She is one of the six refugees in the Refugee Paralympic team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In history, she is the first woman parathlete to ever represent refugees when she competed in club throw. With allher hard work and determination, she secured 8th place in the club throw. This achievement shows that no matter how difficult life is, as long as you put in the hard work, anything is possible. She has this disability as she became ill with an infection that caused brain damage, which results in physical and intellectual impairments. Because of physical education (PE) in school, her teacher realised that she had the strength and tried to make her throw things, and this is when she embarked in club throw. I am inspired by her because she never gives up and always strive harder even though she has difficulties which are pernament, she shows a strong, independent and brave character which is mesmerising to my eye.

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Although this differently-abled individual is not as well known , he really inspires me with what he does . He goes by the name of Oscar Loreto , Jr. Oscar Loreto Jr was born with a congenital birth defect that caused him to be missing his left foot, left hand, and four fingers on his right hand. As a young child, he quickly adapted to his prosthesis and learned to write with both hands . Growing up , he had an interest for skateboarding . Although he was missing a few limbs , that did not stop him from picking skateboarding up. What really inspired me was that although he was disabled , he still managed to pick up skateboarding really well and is able to do hard tricks too . Even I, myself , can not even do simple tricks . Hence this is why I would say that Oscar Loreto Jr really amazes me

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One differently-abled person would be yip pin xiu. Since two years old,she developed muscular dystrophy symptoms which cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. At five, she started swimming to improve her health and strengthen her muscles however, at eleven, she started using a wheelchair as she lost the ability to walk. But she did not let that stop her. She started competitive swimming at the age of twelve. Soon after, she had to switch from front crawl to backstroke as she lost the ability to kick. Other than her doing competitive swimming, she would raise awareness about disabled sports.

Given her disabilities, she participated in 2008 Asian Paralympics(She set a world record time of 1 minute 00.80 seconds in the 50 metres backstroke at the US Paralympic swimming trials)and(awarded the gold medal with a time of 2 minutes 08.09 seconds, bettering her own world record.).

2008 Summer Paralympics(broke another world record, clocking 57.04 seconds in the women's 50 metres freestyle heats)and(silver medal with a time of 57.43 seconds).

2015 Asian Paralympics.
2016 Summer Paralympics(her time of 2:07.09 was a new S2 world record, earning her a Paralympic gold medal.).
2018 Asian Paralympics(won one gold medal and two bronze medals in total.).
2020 Summer Paralympics(won two gold medals, the women's 100m backstroke)

She strives to improve herself even though being differently-abled which inspires me as, I'm a healthy kid and if i'm unable to improve, it just shows that i'm not doing anything to improve myself.Therefore, Yip Pin Xiu inspires me.

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Maybe all of you know who Steve Jobs is. If you dont,he is an American entrepreneur, computer designer and businessman. He cofounded the Apple company and oversaw the invention of the Apple, iMac and Macintosh computers as well as the iPod, iPhone and iPad.what makes me inspired by him is that although he has pancreatic cancer,he persevered and created all these magnificent products soon become an accomplishment.This shows that with perserverence,you can accomplish anything.

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A differently-abled individual that inspired me is Beethoven. I'm sure all of you know Beethoven as the famous musician who wrote wondrous music. He was actually struggling with deafness at the age of 28. Isn't it ironic that a musician turned deaf? His ears are the most important for him to compose and write music. But that did not stop him from composing music, he was so good at music, that he knew what the notes sounded like as he put them down on paper. He did not give up playing the piano and continued to strive. He wrote the ninth symphony when he was deaf and it is one of the most well known pieces now. It is inspiring that if you have passion for something, work hard and not give up, and nothing can stop you from accomplishing it.

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Stephen Hawking. Despite having so many problems he never gave up and became really successful (rip to him)

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One differently-abled person that inspired me is Nick Vujicic. Nick Vujicic was born to Dushka and Boris Vujicic in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Although he was an otherwise healthy baby, Nick was born without arms and legs; he had no legs, but two small feet, one of which had two toes. Nick has two siblings, Michelle and Aaron. Initially, a Victoria state law prevented Nick from attending a mainstream school due to his physical disability in spite of a lack of mental impairment. However, Vujicic became one of the first physically disabled students integrated into a mainstream school once those laws changed. However, his lack of limbs made him a target for school bullies, and he fell into a severe depression. At age eight, he contemplated suicide and even tried to drown himself in his bathtub at age ten; his love for his parents prevented him from following through. He also stated in his music video "Something More" that God had a plan for his life and he could not bring himself to drown because of this.
Nick gradually figured out how to live a full life without limbs, adapting many of the daily skills limbed people accomplish without thinking. Nick writes with two toes on his left foot and a special grip that slid onto his big toe. He knows how to use a computer and can type up to 45 words per minute using the "heel and toe" method. He has also learned to throw tennis balls, play drum pedals, get a glass of water, comb his hair, brush his teeth, answer the phone and shave, in addition to participating in golf, swimming, and even sky-diving.
This proves that despite not having hands or legs, you can still be a normal human and enjoy life instead of questioning why you were born this way.

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One differently-abled person that inspired me is Yip Pin Xiu, a Singaporean swimmer who recently won the Paralympics.
At birth, Yip was not born with muscular dystrophy. Her muscular dystrophy symptoms only appeared when she was two years old. Due to her aunt witnessing her unable to extend and rotate her ankles, her family brought her to a doctor and she diagnosed it as muscular dystrophy. When Yip was five, she started swimming to improve her health and strengthen her muscles, nevertheless, by the age of eleven, she had lost her ability to walk and had to use a wheelchair. Yip started swimming competitively when she was twelve years old. After losing her ability to kick, Yip switched from the front crawl to the backstroke. Her coach is former Singaporean Olympic swimmer Ang Peng Siong while fellow Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh is her close friend and role model. Besides competitive swimming, Yip has participated in events to raise awareness of disabled sports, such as the Interschool Swimming Meets and Montfort Secondary School Track and Field Meet 2007.

After successes in national championships, Yip participated in the Asia Paralympics Swimming Championship 2005, winning two gold medals. Her first international competition was the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games 2005, where she won two gold medals and a bronze. She then received four gold medals at the DSE Long Course Swimming Championships in 2006. In 2007, she won three gold medals at the Japan Paralympic Swimming Championships and four gold medals at the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games.
Most recently, Yip participated in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics She won two gold medals, the women's 100m backstroke S2 and the women's 50m backstroke S2. This proves that even if you are held back if you keep trying hard enough, you are able to achieve anything.

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One differently-abled person that inspired me is Stephen Hawking.Stepen Hawking was a theorectical physicist,astrophysicist,comologist and eminent scientist.He was diagnosed with ALS at age 21 and was given 2 years to live,however he overcame this and lived till age 76.He had been paralysed from head to toe for over thirty years and used a voice synthesiser to be able to communicate, and a wheelchair that he operated through slight movements of the head and eyes.Still none of this prevented him from developing his activity as an exemplary researcher and professor and became on of the most reconisable scientist of our time.This inspired me to overcome any difficulties I'll face as Stephen Hawking who had more difficulties than me could so can I.

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This is Django Reinhardt. He is a European jazz guitarist. He is well known for playing just two fingers in his left hand. He usually played with his index and middle finger only since his ring and pinky finger were burnt badly in a fire. He only used his ring and pinky finger sparingly. Even with just two fingers, he still made an impact on the jazz scene.His technique was very unique from other guitarists since he only had 2 "good fingers". Most guitarist were able to access many notes just letting the hand stay in one position but Django had to move his hands around a lot just to reach different notes. However, he was able to play at high speeds even though his hands had to unconventionally move around a lot. All in all, his contribution to jazz has made an impact to many people around the world and definitely taught me to not give up.

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A differently-abled person who inspires me is Albert Einstein. He faced difficulty in learning and was not unable to speak until he was 3 years old. He faced major issues in doing basic mathematics in school. Expressing himself by writing was also a difficult task for him. One of his famous quotes was “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” He inspires me to achieve more as I am not differently-abled and yet have not won any Nobel Prizes or Medals of any sort.

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Elton John is really inspiring! He is an English musician and his songs are very nice to hear. At age 74, the music legend just had a hip replacement following an injurious fall that forced him to reschedule his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. He was seen supporting using a cane Wednesday as he received a prestigious honor from Prince Charles. Elton John admits he is in pain — so why, in just a few short weeks, will he embark on a 150-date tour around the globe? Although he has an illness he still embarked on the tour to sing his songs for his fans all around the world.

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Frida Kahlo. When she was aged six, she was disabled by polio which is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus and had to spend several months in bed. She has been a promising student and had a good future ahead of her being able to attend medical school with her grades. However when she was 18 she got into a bus accident causing her to be injured beneath a handrail which went through her back, and caused many medical problems. During her recovery, she was very strong and resilient. She even returned to her childhood dream of becoming an artist. Her perseverance and determination has led her to where she was and inspired me to be strong in life.

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There is one differently-abled individuals who inspired me, his name is Stephen Hawking. We all know the name, the achievements and most importantly the challenges that he faced.
But in case you don't know, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 21. The doctors told him that he only has 2 years left to live. He was paralysed from head to toe for over thirty years and used a voice synthesiser to be able to communicate, he also has a wheelchair that operated with the small movements of his eyes and head.
Now, if I was in the same situation as his, I would have pratically just mope with self pity. But Stephen Hawking, on the other hand, he became one of the biggest icons in the science industry. He has recieved numerous prizes for his work, and even found out that black holes existed! He helped us in many ways to understand the space beyond earth. Stepehen Hawking is truly an inspiration and serves as a constant reminder, no matter how hard times can get, we can always emerge victorious.

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One of the most famous different-abled people is Yip Pin Xiu. People would have known her name or even heard of her from every paralympic there is! She is the one that has a gold medal in every paralympic she goes to and even makes a world record out of it. She has even broken her record more than twice. Even though she has muscular dystrophy at two years old that does not stop her from swimming yet even doing so well in it. Having that disorder she led a normal lifestyle like all people going to a normal school like all of us. And even graduated with a bachelor degree. With her contribution to sport and community work she was awarded the President's award for Inspiring Achievement just this year! She has even become a Nominated Member of Parliament in 2018. She has inspired many with a never giving up attitude and proves that if we do not give up we can succeed.

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One person who inspires me and is differently abled is Stephen Hawking. He has a disease called ALS which makes him unable to control a lot of his muscles. He is one of the most famous book writers in the world. Some examples of his work would be The Shining which in my opinion is an amazingly well written book. He inspires me by showing me that no matter what anything is possible if we believe in ourself

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Although there are many great differently abled people in this world who have engendered many positive changes that are still being felt up till today like lois braille and elbert einstein, the differently abled person who inspire me is still my friend()
Even though he is a little slow at learninghe did not wallow self pity instead he pulled up his socks and studied harder. Hes hard work paid off and he managed to get the highest in class of math and science

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According to the Cambridge Dictionary, disabled, in relation to a person, refers to someone not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have. Someone I look up to that fits this criteria is the Founding Father himself, general George Washington. The first president of the United States of America, he was thought to have a learning disability, specifically dyslexia, which is surprisingly common in US presidents. In school, he would have trouble spelling words correctly, instead spelling the phonetically. However, he taught himself a solution to his own problem, which was to repeatedly read. Though he wasn’t the best in school, George made an impact on American soil as a general and commander fighting for American Independence from the British. As he has said, “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses,“ and I will refuse to make excuses.

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Louis Braille invented a reading and writing system for the visually impaired people. This tactile system is known after him as Braille language. Louis Braille was blinded in one eye, at the age of three, as a result of an accident. Louis Braille survived the torment  of the infection but by the age of five, he was completely blind in both eyes. Whenever he faced difficulties due to his disability, he would brainstorm different methods that best suited him. He never gave up till he found a solution. Braille began developing his touch-based code when he was still a student. Despite his disability, he relentlessly continues to prosper in his education. His persevering attitude inspires me to never give up without trying.

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Devendra Jhajharia
Jhajharia broke India’s gold medal drought by winning the men’s javelin throw F44/46 event during the 2004 Athens Games. He managed a throw of 62.15 metres, which broke the then world record in the event.

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One differently-abled who inspires me is jason chee. He had suffered a serious accident in december 2012, which resulted to the lose of both legs, his dominant left hand, one whole right finger and parts of two other right fingers. Losing almost all your limbs...most people would have given up on life. But, Jason did not think the same. In fact, he began playing para table tennis shortly after he was discharged in 2013, while equipped with prosthetic fingers, and even won both bronze and silver in the 2014 ASEAN Para Games. Jason once said "Just move on...Once i'm negative, I will think foolish things. What for?" Having been through so much, he was able to pick himself up in a short period of time is not only awe striking ,but remarkable. Few are able to think so positively after such a rough ride, yet he took it like a pinch of salt and move on with life, continuously achieving his goals and dreams. This is something which i highly respect and admire a lot.

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one individuals that inspire me is stephan hawking. In 1963, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of moter neurone disease(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – ALS, for short) that gradually, over the decades, paralysed him. Hawking still achived many things in the science area even with this disability. one such achivement was the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called hawking radiation. though he died in 2018, he made a major contribution in the world of science.

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One differently-abled individual who has inspired me is Stephen Hawking, a British physicist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease, a neurological condition that causes people to gradually lose control of their voluntary muscles. Despite this condition, he discovered the law of black hole mechanics. One of these laws stated that the total surface area of a black hole will never get smaller. He also discovered that black holes emit radiation which can be detected by special instrumentation. As a result, his discovery has made the detailed study of black holes possible. Although he passed away in 2018, his discoveries and contribution to physics still inspire me and millions of people.

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stephen hawking. even tho he has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis which interferes with his motor neurons which deliver messages to the rest of the body. This leads to muscle atrophy and lost of control of the muscles. he wasnt able to talk walk and do basic things by himself. However none of this stopped him from becoming one of the best theoretical scientist in the world.

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Yip Pin Xiu is one of the person who inspire me.She is in Singapore national team of the Paralymic Games and had win 5 gold medal,1 IPC gold medal and have created world record for the 50 and 100m swimming competition.She inspired me as when she realised that she have a disease,she did not gave up but choose swimming to strengthen her physical ability.she lose her walking ability when she was 11 years old but also didnt fell bad or even wanting to give up.Therefore she inspired me to stay strong and also not to give up easily whenever i met a problem.

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Although I feel there are a few, the most commendable one would be my academics. Throughout my school life , I never really stood out , I was always the C's or D's kid .Until secondary school where suddenly ,I found myself as the A's kid. Through the work and little actions I had done , I had managed to become "that" kid. And frankly , I'm proud of it.

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One thing that i am proud of is how i have gone through 15 years of my life,going through the challenges and difficulties life have thrown at me .Despite all these challenges i have managed to overcome most of them and making the decision that giving up was not an option.

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Being proud of myself, to me means that i have successfully achieved my goal or i have surpassed my expectations.
One thing about myself that i am proud of is my ability to speak my dialect. I had accidentally picked up teochew through listening to my family members gossip. I had no intent of learning the dialect, i just wanted to know who they were gossiping about. But to understand them, i had to understand teochew. I often sat among them during our family gathering and did my best to make out what they were saying. If there was something i didn't understand, i would ask my aunt or mother about it. This has been going on eversince i was 8 years of age. Now i am able to speak teochew fluently. In my opinion, not many young people are able to speak dialect these days. Maybe it is because they have no interest in speaking dialect or simply just because they are not commonly exposed to it. The dialect culture is gradually fading. Now, at a more mature age, i am glad that i am able to speak my dialect and appreciate it more, as an act of persevering culture. If only i could learn english as well as i did for teochew.
Another thing about myself that i am proud of is my ability to complete word search within 5 minutes. After end-of-year examinations during secondary 2, i had found my uncompleted word search book from 5 years ago, and decided to attempt it. originally i had brought it to school to pass time. However, my classmate had challenged me to see who could complete a word search first. We timed each other and i emerged as the winner within 5 minutes. It could be due to my familiarity with the algorithm of the word search or due to my consistent practice while i was bored. I hope to surpass my record to 3 minutes. Perhaps word search can improve our observation and reaction skills.

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Here some things I'm proud of myself, firstly, at first I was terrified to attend like open dance classes by myself as usually I would dance in a group. My confidence that time was really low when I stepped into the class, but the choreographer was nice as we know each other. Seeing many amazing dancers which were 16 to 18 years old freaked me out as they are so much older than me and have great hip hop technique which I'm not too exposed to. The main reason why I wanted to attend the open class is to boost my teachnique and also make friends with strangers. Let's just say only one was achieved, I did have fun learning the choregraphy in like 35 minutes which is really short as we had to video the dance. At that point of time, I felt really lost as the choreoraphy was fast, and I think I'm realitively a fast learner but without my dance mates, that did not happen. This saturday I'm looking forward to go to the open class with my friends this time and feel much more confident with myself. I'm still really proud that I pulled of that choreography in like 35 minutes without any major mistakes. Secondly, I'm quite proud to say that I have learnt one of the languages of coding which is python. Not everyone knows how to code, so having that "special ability" makes me feel accomplished that I did something people do not do that often. I would often find myself stuck in doing python homework, quizzes, challenges and more but what I am proud is thatI try my best and never give up easily.

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I'm proud of making some friends in 3e1 because, I can be an introvert sometimes or maybe all the time and making new friends here ain't easy with many people judging you,looking at what you do, how you communicate, what you do are just terrifying. You'll never know what is going through in their head. What's their impression.Therefore, i'm proud of making some new friends here.I am proud of making stronger bonds with my friends as we can always have insider jokes and have fun with each other, which makes us unique and have a special friendship bond.

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Growing up , whenever I was asked the question " What are some things about yourself that you are proud of ?" , my mind would turn completely blank . I never thought highly of myself in any way . Everything I did was plain , simple and ordinary, there was absolutely nothing to be proud of . However , entering secondary school simply changed all of that . I joined cross country as my CCA . Although I was never the sporty athletic type , I decided to give it a shot . Never did I think that it would lead me to many opportunities to be proud of myself . When I first joined , I was the slowest amongst all my team mates . Needless to say , It was embarrassing . I wanted to give up multiple times as cross country required alot of perseverance and commitment . Nonetheless , I constantly put in my best effort and sooner or later , it was already my race day . The race was three kilometres long and I knew I had trained well for it . I did my personal best and placed top sixteen among more than a hundred other girls , hitting a timing of thirteen minutes . Not to mention , recently , I had took part in a track and field national race . I exceeded my expectations for myself and hit a timing of six minutes thirty-nine seconds. Even though I did not place the top twenty , I can say I am really proud of myself for trying my best . Of course , there are other occasions where I made myself proud , however , these two events really made me incredibly pleased with myself .

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Me......Never in my life i would be the captain of my school's badminton boys,a dream becoming a reality.Although losing to ACSI and Deyi and not getting our school into round 2 for the south zone B division competition,i am still proud that I got my first win against SGSS.What an accomplishment for me.That's what makes proud of.

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Sometimes, life throws us curve balls, causing us to fall and stumble, but we just have to pick ourselves up and continue running.
One thing i am proud of, is making the school badminton team. At the beginning, I was one of the worst players in the team. I would get scolded by my coach often and even get 1 to 1 sessions as i couldn't do what the coach wanted. After much perseverance and training, i improved bit by bit, making my way up.  I participated in a competition and managed to get a win for the school. It was my first time competing in a competition and i was super nervous. I made quite a few mistakes and lost some points. There are many good players out there, and i am just an ant compared to the rest of them. I am not that good myself, to be honest, but i am glad that i tried my best and managed to get into the school team. It feels good to represent your school and get a win !
Another thing i am proud of, is to be a grade 8 pianist. I did not find interest in playing the piano at first, but was determined to continue trying. After a while, i actually liked playing the piano, and was glad i did not give up.

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proud of getting into 3E1 and not being dumb during last eoy

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Social anxiety is a huge problem for me and stops me from communicating with other people. When I want to say something, most of the time I choke up and am therefore unable to speak even to my own mother. It feels as if some force is stopping you from speaking. I did not want this to control my life and decided that I would be more social from then on. I tried to be as social as possible even though it was difficult for me to do so. Over the years, I have become more social and made more friends than I could imagine. I am proud that I decided to fight against my social anxiety and be able to speak to people. While I am still scared of public speaking, I will continue to improve.

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Getting into pure sciences

I''m pound of this as it is the first goal that I successfully achieved even when my family members doubted me.I'm also proud of this as I have put in much effort in sec 2 and the memories of me and my friends studying during recess also make this meanigful.This also allowed me to gain some confidences in myself and work harder in sec3

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Joining band.

Meeting musicians literally makes you a better musician. You get to ask a lot and learn a lot (especially if you do not have a teacher). I myself do not really know how to talk to people and it sometimes scares me. I am not sure why but, I just feel "at home" when I talk to musicians. Something about them just makes me feel very safe. Maybe it is because i am flocking with people that are like me.

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One achievement that I am very proud of is that I am still alive today despite the several opportunities to "end it all" that fate has presented me. For example, I have walked across overhead bridge hundreds, if not thousands, of times in my life, and yet each time, I make the decision not to jump.

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I received many Edusave awards in primary school! After each year I would get a letter saying that I won about $200 because of an award and I am really proud of myself for that! When I got my first Edusave award it was when I was in primary one and my father praised me a lot for that and when I got it the next year and the year after that I felt like I’ve achieved something great!

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I am proud of the things in life that I have overcome. Talking to people has never been my specialty. I tend to have this social awkwardness when I'm talking to people. Whenever I want to talk to someone, I would have intense anxiety. However, I managed to slowly overcome it because of someone I met in secondary school and now I am able to open up and talk more to people around me. I realised that speaking to others can actually be such a joy and fun too. Following on, i managed to gain a few trustworthy friends which helped me along the journey.

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Something that I am proud of is that I have participated in SYF.
Although, I may not have gotten the desired result. I am still proud of the effort and the endless hours that I have put in for the performance and I know deep down in my hard that we will achieve greater results the next time.

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When i think of what i am proud of over my 15 years..... I think one of my proudest moments would be becoming a Band major in secondary school. In primary school, i did not enjoy being in the school band because of my chosen instrument and i found the lesson boring since we did not manage to do so much in primary school. Hence, when I joined the band in secondary school, i decided to start anew since it is a change of environment and the change of instrument. Hence, when i was chosen to be in clarinet i started to enjoy it since most of the pieces would be the melody part for my section. Because of that i practice diligently and never give up and i start to play many new songs on my own. I even contributed in sec 2 when i decided to teach my own juniors how to play the instrument and spread the joy music. Because of this, my teachers decided to put me as a junior band major and just this year i was promoted to band major admin that i was happy about and that i can be behind the scene in the planning and hoping to improve the band. And that what keep me motivated being the band major and proving myself and the band that i can be a voice for them and lead them to distinction next year.

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Looking back in life i was never that good with making friends and social interaction. I would say that my proudest feat is the friends i made on the way. They are my heart and soul without them life would be really really boring. They give me support in my darkest times and are there no matter what

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One thing that I am particularly proud of is my perseverance in the journey of learning the Mathematics subject.

I could count up to 100, add and subtract by the end of kindergarten. However, by Primary Two, I was hopelessly lost with the multiplication table. My teacher would tell me to keep my worksheet aside and that she would pass me a completed one to copy the next day! My mother was understandably terribly upset with my teacher. She started to frantically search for a reputable tutor to coach me asap. Loads and loads of worksheets for the days and weekends that followed. My parents reiterated again and again the importance of the Mathematics subject in my academic journey. Soon, my grades got better. My hard work paid off! I remembered the jubilation when I received the “Best Improvement” award in Primary Four and “Best Performance” the following year. The foundation work in primary school still proves to be useful to this very day.

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i am proud of many things about myself but what stands out is the willingness to learn. Although many people would dismiss this as just a key acspect of what a student should be howere i disagree as i would like to expand my kmowledge beyond the classrooms.

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People say that pride and self-confidence go hand-in-hand. Some people even say that they are the same thing. However, I’m here to say that I'm proud of my own confidence. Heck, I’m proud of a little bit of self-indulgence from time to time. I’m proud that some factors completely out of my own control have led me to who I am today, right now. I feel great, I’m happy, have nothing much to worry about (otehr than deadlines) and have plenty of comfort where I am. I don’t have to complain because I have nothing to complain about, and I’ proud I have been given the opportunities to feel this way.

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i am proud of being in gyss secondary school

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One thing that I'm proud of is that I became a drum major and a section leader in my co-curricular activity(CCA)band, this year. A drum major’s role is mainly to ensure the discipline and effectiveness of bandsmen and their working abilities. From my short experience of being a drum major, I have yet to pick up many skills acquired. On certain CCA days, I will be the only major present as the other majors have to attend to different matters at the same time, so I am left on my own to take care of the CCA. On my first day, I was quite pressured. People were bombarding me with all sorts of different questions and I could not comprehend all these questions very well. After that day, I then understood how stressful it is to be a major, having to control and maintain the discipline is tough. My fellow kind majors told me some useful tips that helped me with the acquisition of managing the band which is something that I am very proud of.

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getting  a chance to go for sec 1 orientation
passing chem
getting into triple sci
being in E1
having good friends
fasting on all 30 days last year

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When asked such a question, many may feel that being proud is to do something 'impactable and admirable'. However, it can be as simple as just understand a Math. Since primary school, Math has been one of my weakest subjects. Each time i can't solve a problem, i will get frustrated and annoyed at how dumb i am. I always ask myself, 'Since my other classmates can understand the topics, why can't I?' I have always felt that i was way behind everyone and that I could never catch up. But, despite all these, i was able to pick myself up and get to where i am now, a student studying A Math. This is a subject i never knew i will be studying and looking back, i am really proud of myself for not totally giving up on this subject and continued to strive harder.

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I am proud of getting the Akela Award in cub scouts when i was in primary school. Cub scouts in my school was introduced on the year i was chooing my cca. Cause of that i was the first batch of cubscouts in my school. I had achived many other things but i am proud of the akela award as it was the highest achivemt in cub scout one may get.

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One thing that im proud of is attaining the CDC-CCC Merit Award in Secondary 1. This is an award that is given to students who are in the Top 25% of the school cohort. I was quite surprised since i was never excelled accademically and this was the first time that i won an award that was linked to my accademics.

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As a teenager, I face challenges everyday, no matter how serious the situation may be. I used to be a kid who did not put in any effort into my academics, often neglecting them. Due to how I acted in the past, it brought a lot of problems and I still struggle with them till this very day. Although, now I can say that I am much more hardworking than I was before. I still have an urge from time to time to fall back to my old habits. However, I will always remind myself to not succumb to temptations and continue to work hard so I am able to perform to my full potential without any regrets. As a result of this, I am able to achieve more than I ever could when I was younger, and I am extremely proud of the progress I've made since then

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I am proud of the fact that i am the vice-captain of my cca, badminton. I am proud that i was able to hold my own and was actually winning against deyi until my string broke.

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Things that i am proud at myself is that i am able to achieve a 11th place in my inter-school challenges during my sec2 CCA.Due to the pandemic of covid-19,National School Games was canceled and therefore our coach made us join this race and so i was proud to achieve a 11th place.I am also proug in my mathematics as i felt that i am really good in it,even though during sec1,my math was really bad,i manange to improved and gotten A till now.

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There are many who benefit of others' success.  This may sometimes make us feel guilty about it, since it would give us a feeling of us not actually "owning" the success. We would need to credit someone else for it. Some however add on to others' success. This however, could be somehting that he or she should be proud of. A new discovery made of nalyzing through someone's work or discovery, there is the effort that was put in, and I think that it was matter to make a success mroe meaningful.

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I agree. Cheating and taking shortcuts make me feel that I totally don't deserve it and that it isn't meant for me. I feel that the whole point of success coming after hard work is the willingness to accept the challenge no matter how hard it is.

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Yes, everyone always wishes for an easy life . However, without difficulties , life would be too smooth that way. The effort and time put into something means a lot more than just having it. The satisfaction of all your efforts unfolding to reveal the splendid outcomes , turns you into a jocular person. If it had simply just been given to you, it wouldn't feel like you earned it. More so like, you were just lucky . So it is important as it makes you feel fulfilled ,as well causing you to work for it.

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I agree,without willing to work hard and put everything into a venture, success is almost impossible and not meaningful.What's the point of cheating your way into success,pretending you did all that hard work just to be successful but in reality you not only cheated other people into believing you are successful but you also cheated yourself .
The whole point of being successful is getting out of your comfort zone and sacrificing your time into that one thing you want to achieve

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I agree with this statement. Imagine studying for 5 hours a day to score an A for your exams. You'll feel a sense of satisfaction. Now, compare it to copying answers off from someone else successfully or even spending little to no time revising for it. You may be able to do well, just pass or even fail. Sure a sense of relief can be felt, but nothing can be compared to the feeling when your hard work is being paid off. In my opinion, success is only for those who deserve it. Those who really put in the time, effort and dedication. At the end of the day what matters most is the amount of hard work you've put in.

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I agree with this statement. Firstly, if success is earned without any effort, that defeats the purpose of feeling accomplished. I personally feel that if you put in effort and hard work into something, and you succeed, you feel more accomplished and actually feel proud of yourself. Secondly, success can mean differently in different situations, it defeats the purpose if success is easily achievable and no hard work and effort is put in. For example, Alia Issa working and training hard everyday and securing 8th place in club throwing. Success is achieving something people cannot easily do, but if it is so easy to succeed in something without earning it, it would not feel you achieved something.

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Yes,I agree with the phrase. To aim for success, it's one journey ahead of you, it's not something instant neither is it something that can be easily bought with money. Success is a process where you have to move forward,take constant changes to yourself and make plans or goals to reach where one consider as successful. During this process it's about the hard work placed in it, its determination put into it and the attentiveness, responsibility, problem-solving and self-control and time. Without these, to achieve success may be really tough.Thus, "Success is more meaningful when it is hard-earned'

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I do agree that success is more meaningful when hard-earned.
" Success is the result of perfection , hard work , learning from failure , loyalty and persistence . " A quote by Colin Powell. To succeed , usually , one has to put in their best effort and persevere through challenges they face . Through that process, they would have to sacrifice certain things like family time or personal self time . Hence , when they succeed in the end , they would feel a sense of satisfaction and happiness as they reaped what they sow . It would also mean a lot to them . They would feel that it was all thanks to their hard work , time , dedication that they put in  , that they were able to succeed . For example , when I receive good grades , I feel that all my hard work has paid off and that it all was worth it .
Therefore , I agree that success is more meaningful when hard-earned

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Yes,I agree that success is more meaningful when it is hard-earned.It's because a famous man said this:"It's about drive, it's about power
We stay hungry, we devour
Put in the work, put in the hours and take what's ours.Failure is the mother of success.Thus, it is more meaningful than it is.

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Yes, i agree with this sentence. What is the meaning of success when you did not strive, persevere, and put in your absolute best for it? If everything comes too easy, you may ask yourself, did i work hard for this ? do i deserve this success ? Success will always feel the most valuable when you put in blood, sweat and tears and have sacrificed so much for it. It feels good to know that all your efforts did not go to waste, but have rewarded you with success.

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yes because you put in the effort

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I agree. When you want to earn something, you work towards it right? But if you get it without any initiative, you wont appreciate it as much as you will compared to earning yourself. For example, if I was born rich, money would be the least of my concerns since I am loaded with money. Therefore, you will keep spending money carelessly. However, if I was born from a poor family, and my goal is to be rich, then I will try to make it happen and start working towards that goal because, if anything you think you can do, you will be able to get it done. Secondly, while working hard does not necessarily means you will be able to achieve what you want in life, you still have to work smart, making it easier for you to reach your goal with just enough effort to make it meaningful. For example, if my goal was to be the owner of my own successful company,I work hard just to have enough money to build my own company from scratch. But even if I have the capability to start one, it would not work if you dont have an investor. But if you are willing to take the risk, maybe you will be that successful millionaire or evem billionaire.
To summarise, we all have to be willing to try in order to make your dream into your reality. Making that dream more meaningly than ever.

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I agree to the statement. If you were to cheat and get success just like that, you wouldn't feel happy, you won't be satisfied with what you have done. Success only comes when you give it your all. Talent doesn't come from nowhere, talent is usually an invisible trait, more often than not, it's the result of work, other people don't see.

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I agree that sucess is more meaningful when it is hard-earned as I have experienced this first hand.It is also due to humans usually valuing things that are more expensive and when you put in muc effort in it it is more meanigful as you spent long hours doing it and time is expensive to us and therefore it would be meanigful when it is hard earned

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I agree this to a certain extent.

If success means having material wealth, I feel that people are jealous of people easily being successful. This is why they will say that people who do not work hard for success are not fair. However, it could be that people who are successful are smart about what they do so they easily know how to be successful. I also feel that just because you work hard it does not mean that you should be successful. You could working hard for job that pays you well but if you get comfortable with your job, you will not want to seek more opportunities for a higher pay.

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Yes, I agree that Success is more meaningful when it is hard-earned.
This conclusion was achieved through comparison with the success that was not earned.
Through this comparison, I found that hard-earned success is more meaningful as one is able to compare the effort put in with the successful result achieved