Sample Essay for Essay #1

Risks Create Wonderful Opportunities

Risk is the possibility of something not good happening in the future. Each of us takes a risk

at least one time in life. I am not an exception. I met my husband in a social web network,

Facebook. It is not a secret that it is very dangerous to marry a person whom you meet online. In

online communication, people can falsify their names, genders and occupations. The most risky

decision in my life was to marry him. However, my marriage has led to three main positive

changes in my life: an opportunity to feel a real love, the possibility to become a mother, and the

chance to move to the US.

First, it is an opportunity to feel a real big love. I had never felt this kind of feeling before I

met my husband. This feeling makes my soul full of happiness. Sometimes it is impossible to

describe it with words. It is really important to love your partner, and it definitely helps to deal

with everyday routine. For example, if you have a little baby, your lovely partner will always try

to help you take care of your baby. Also, if you are sick, he will definitely take care of you. Such

little details can totally change our lives. When someone feels a big love, all problems will look

minor.

The second good thing that my risky marriage has brought to me is the birth of my lovely

daughter. A woman’s happiness can be fully felt only after her delivery of a baby. It is an

amazing feeling to be a mother. The first cry, smile, and laugher of babies can make our life very

blessed. Motherhood makes my life very joyful. I will never forget that moment when I first held

my baby. I appreciate my destiny that I took a risk and married a wonderful man, who gave me

an opportunity to be a mother.

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 The last and a very important thing is my moving to the US. I was so excited when I packed

my stuff for moving. It was the dream of my life to live in the US, and my marriage helped my

dream to come true. For sure, I miss my parents and family members; however, I love this

country. The US has given me a lot of opportunities in my career. I am going to try to earn a

Master’s degree at one of the best universities in the US. Then, I will try to get a job in the World

Health Organization. If I tried to do this in my country, it would practically be impossible. It was

very risky to leave my country and to move to the US, but at the same time it was the best

decision in my life.

In conclusion, my marriage has changed my life. I took a risk and married the person I knew

through the web, and today I know that I was right. I have a lovely husband, a beautiful daughter,

and I am living in a great country. In our culture people always say, “He who does not risk never

gets to drink champagne.” It means that if a person wants to be successful, she or he has to risk

things. As for me, I am enjoying the fruits of the risky decision that I once made.