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Birth
- Mother and Father were significant at my birth
- My parents were expecting me to come out healthy and screaming
- The initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank occured on the day of my birth
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Little sister was born
- My older sisters were very influential on me and my play time, what I acted like and what I valued.
- My parents were expecting me to adapt to being a big sister.
- When my little sister was born, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood & George Strait won the 31st Country Music Association Award.
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Learned how to ride a bike
- My father; he was the one who taught me how
- My mother and father expected to pick it up really quickly
- The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon on the day that I learned how to ride a bike.
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Moved from Missouri to Arizona
- My mother: she was the one who moved my younger sister and I out first while my two older sisters and my father finished school.
- My parents were expecting us to be sad about the move, but handle it pretty well
- Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first country to allow it, happened when I moved to Arizona
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Bought our house in Arizona
- My aunt was very influential in our move and where we decided to live
- My parents were expecting us to adapt to our new living situations quickly
- The planes hit the twin towers on the day we bought our house
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Graduated Elementary School
- My 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Lutz, was a huge influence on me and my striving to be better in school
- My parents were expecting me to fall into a tough stage of life: puberty
- The Ostankino Tower in Moscow caught fire for the second time on the day I graduated Elementary school
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Started my first year of club volleyball
- My coach, Steve-O, really influenced me in my volleyball career: inspiring me to be the best and pushing me to improve.
- My parents were half expecting me to get signed with a school, since I was so into it.
- Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched Instagram the day I started my first year of club volleyball
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Was in my first serious relationship
- My boyfriend, Jason, really chalenged me to be the best version of myself that I could. He has had, and still has so much influence on my life.
- My parents were expecting me to end the relationship sooner because of our religeous differences.
- On the day that Jason and I started dating, Teachers in Chicago held a strike that effected 350,000 students
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Graduated HIgh School
- My father was a huge influence on what I wanted to do with my career and pushed me to aim higher and achieve my dreams
- My parents were expecting me to have a great time in my major
- Microsoft announced the release of Xbox One on the day I graduated high school.
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Changed my major to Art Education
- My father and my best friend Jenna were very influential in my decision to change majors, encouraging me and supporting my decision.
- My parents expect me to do well in school and take my time figuring out what I want to do in life.
- On the day that I decided to change my major, over 200 pro-democracy activists were arrested in Hong Kong.