ESSAYS| 2018

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The Ultimate King

Rochel Cohen, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 If there is one thing that the British are proud of, it is their monarchy. Let me tell you, the thousands of tourists travelling through London Heathrow airport daily, definitely aren’t coming for the weather. Watching the changing of the guards on a Sunday morning, getting a tour of the Royal

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Take to Heart: The Child’s Potential

Ilana Duban, Issaquah, Washington

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Resilience and curiosity are two of the many qualities that come to mind when thinking of children. They are always full of vitality and energy. Observe a child from birth; after leaving a warm and comfortable home they are forced to enter a cold dark world. Yet, they strive to understand their surroundings,

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New Perspectives

Simmy Kaltmann, New Albany, Ohio

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 When you are 14-years old and you leave home, it really helps to know exactly who you are. To me, home is an anchor – a place that I can just be myself in a safe and accepting environment. And then that fateful day comes and I’m gone, off to a

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Change Begins in the Mind השינוי מתחיל מהראש

Meir Arad, Israel

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 מבוא אדם מכיר בעיקר את הצד הגלוי שבחיים – את מה שהוא מרגיש וחווה ואת האופן שבו הוא מגיב במצבים שונים. כדי להכיר את עצמו באמת, על האדם לחשוף ולהכיר את ‘הראש הפנימי’ שלו, דהיינו: את ההנחות הפנימיות שמניעות אותו, שהן המקור האמיתי של חוויותיו הרגשיות. כל מעשה או חוויה רגשית

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Da’as – Power For Change

Zev Weinstein, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 The question is; Why is it that there are so many things that we know, especially things that can and definitely will make our lives easier, happier, and more productive, and yet we just can’t bring ourselves to do them?  Take a moment now and just imagine that everything you ever

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Guide to Imperfection

Moshe Goldstein, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Jake struggles in his own constant battle. Although everyone wants to do the right thing, he takes it to the extreme. Every detail of his handiwork has to match his own perfect self-image. When things are exact and to plan, then he can accomplish great things, but if he veers off-path

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The Real Life Challenge

Alte Raskin, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 B is frustrated with himself. His ideal daily schedule, where he wakes up 5:45 am, didn’t happen. “I’m such a failure. I can never get my act together,” he taunted himself. C, a young mother, complained on the phone. “I wasted time, yet again! It’s not like I have nothing to

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l’m Gonna Need That …. Yesterday

Devorah Amsel, Flushing, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP .. Jim’s Apple Watch alarm goes off at 6:30am. He quickly checks his WhatsApp and other social media, then rushes to get ready for shul. As his Keurig coffee brews, a UPS driver delivers the Amazon package he ordered the night before. Jim opens the package

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Think Good and It’ll Be Good

Dassy Chein, Cedarhurst, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 People always say if you think good it’ll be good. Science shows that when the brain processes positive thoughts, a person will have increased lifespan, lower rates of depression, and reduced risks of death from cardiovascular disease. But what if you just can’t get yourself to do so? After all, it’s

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