Opening Line Period 3 by Melanie Lindsey https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr Workshop the opening lines of your personal statements here en-us 2016-10-05 19:30:07 UTC 2016-10-07 16:02:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/128909769 2016-10-06 17:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/128909769 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164155 Who knew that spending a summer behind a desk would open my eyes to the world.

]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164155 katie_nolan https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164254 My interest for math sparked in 8th grade]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164254 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164306 At the age of 5, I was taken away from my family because I failed to be a good child. ]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164306 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164316 I speak without saying a word  (This Is my first line of a poem)

]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164316 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164363 Life is not fair. Life has an expiration date

]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164363 :0) https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164386 In the midst of the chaos, I see my friend slumped unconscious against a toppled table]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164386 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164411 Scuff, slap- rubber soles of the damned.

]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164411 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164453 You just watch me.]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164453 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164456 My longing for knowledge and experience has granted me the vision of 3 men.]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164456 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164481 "What the hell am I doing with my life?" the great intellectual pondered. ]]> 2016-10-07 15:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164481 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164518 Wanbli gleska wan heyaya u welo miye toka heya anpetu owakinyelo.]]> 2016-10-07 15:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164518 Most people grow plants, but I grow bacteria. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164531 2016-10-07 15:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164531 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164557 I was and still am an underdog.]]> 2016-10-07 15:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164557 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164582 There I sat in my bedroom, crying, heartbroken over the letter resting in my lap.]]> 2016-10-07 15:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164582 "We're gonna pull out your roots," was the first thing he told me. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164603 2016-10-07 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164603 I am no stranger to failure, I am not distant to disgrace, and I am the minister of missteps. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164632 2016-10-07 15:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164632 on that day, all I needed was 10 minutes of insane confidence https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164659 2016-10-07 15:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164659 My grandpa wants to be a cowboy. monkey6 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164674 2016-10-07 15:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164674 The ground was 15 feet below us and the girl to my left was balling her eyes out. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164723 2016-10-07 15:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164723 It is so easy to break a child's confidence in themself.  https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164756 2016-10-07 15:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164756 Some the most valuable lessons I have learned came from a tiny fur ball with wet kisses and big brown eyes. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164762 2016-10-07 15:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164762 The little brown boy didn't have any friends. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164766 2016-10-07 15:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164766 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164797 Pus and blood ooze out of earths wounds. ]]> 2016-10-07 15:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164797 I love cleaning snot. monkey6 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164818 2016-10-07 15:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164818 The casual weekday morning consists of Jason Paige screaming “I wanna to be the very best” at 0630 and the frantic spasm of my hand on the nightstand in attempt to find the off button. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164912 2016-10-07 15:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164912 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164917 I manipulate sound]]> 2016-10-07 15:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129164917 She may be quiet but her voice is powerful on the field. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165005 2016-10-07 15:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165005 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165008 Empty bottles and full ashtrays.]]> 2016-10-07 15:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165008 The lion devoured the cabbage. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165118 2016-10-07 15:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165118 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165304 It's the summer of 2011. You're a generally happy ten year old who enjoys playing soccer and is excited to start middle school at the end of the following month. On this particular morning, you are woken up by the sound of your parents shouting at each other at full volume.]]> 2016-10-07 15:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165304 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165419 Wiping the sweat off of my brow, I survey my environment. ]]> 2016-10-07 15:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165419 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165846 2016-10-07 15:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165846 https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165998 When I was 5, I wanted to be a veterinarian, at 12 I wanted to be a singer or artist. By 15, I wanted to be a detective, now at 17 i want to do it all.]]> 2016-10-07 15:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129165998 I like to throw swords in the air for fun. https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129166472 2016-10-07 15:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melanie_lindsey/m44log04fxdr/wish/129166472