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Personal Narrative: How Timberwolf Lake Changed My Life

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As I talked to one of my friends on the shore of Timberwolf Lake, I had a realization that changed my life forever. Timberwolf Lake is a Young Life camp in Northern Michigan that I attended the summer after my sophomore year. One of my friends was having a hard time in life and needed someone to talk to. While talking to him and making him feel better, it also made me feel better. It was then that I realized that I can make a difference in the world by make others lives more prosperous and more enjoyable. I wanted to make the world a better place than when I came into it. Weeks later, I was asked by a family member what I wanted to study in college. That question got me thinking, what can I do in this world that is not only fun, but also

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