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My Personal Goals

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One cannot simply live a life aimlessly with no direction because to have such a life is not living but merely surviving. Candidly, I yearn for a life that is more than routine, a life worth living. Therefore, for me to have a notable life, I must create a direction [path] for me to follow by formulating a set of particular goals that I can achieve within a short time span. One of the specific goals is an academic goal that requires me to reach at least five scholarships before I graduate from high school. Not only do I make a goal for my academics, but I also construct a personal goal by vowing to read a Tale of Two Cities before I graduate as well. Furthermore, these two goals lead to my ultimate dream. Consequently, I have a career goal that is set for a span of ten years, which already reveals me graduating from college, becoming a history teacher in a high school, and obtaining a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. Moreover, by succeeding in these goals, I can begin to make my dreams come true and fashion a life I can be proud. Pursuing five scholarships before graduating from high school, I believe, will aid me in paying for college and establishing a positive goal for me. My dream school’s tuition for four years estimates to be about 101,000 dollars, and my only way of paying for college is through scholarships. Ever since I can remember, both of my parents have always sacrificed tremendously for me and my siblings: leaving all they had known by moving us to the
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