age that life is tough and it’s not a given. Coming to the United States from Gambia in 2005 on a cold winter day this country was nothing like what I had expected. It is assumed by all Gambians that America is the Holy Grail but that is not accurate. From my first day I have had to go through hardships to fit in. My accent was very thick. My teeth were out of place and the kids at school didn’t hesitate to comment on it. I consider these hardships as something that many people go through but the
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I remember the day I first came to America. I was in the LAX airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was the strangers’ buzzing. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ and my heart started to beat fast. Until April 25‚ 2006 I had never been away from my country‚ Korea. For 18 years‚ I had grown up being around people who used the same language as me and had black hair and brown eyes. I was having.... However‚ my mother wanted to
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7 Daughters 7 Sons Essay The book‚ 7 Daughters 7 Sons by Barbara Cohen‚ Bahija Lovejoy‚ is a good piece of literature. This book is about a girl named Buran‚ who has to live in a far away city to save the lives of her poor family and her sick dad. In this essay‚ I am going to explain why I think this book is a good piece of literature. First‚ I am going to choose a character and explain if it’s a round or flat character. I will explain my opinion with evidence of the book. Next‚ I will be explaining
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I’m going to tell you about my life from the end of 7th grade to the end of 8th grade. At the end of seventh grade I had went to both my brothers C-tec and Watkins graduation. After both graduations we had a graduation party and I got to see family members I haven’t seen in forever. I got to hang out with my cousin and eat a lot of delicious foods. A few days later it was the last day of school and all I did was hang out with all of my friends. After that it was finally summer! My whole summer pretty
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Throughout my life school had always come easy to me. I had always gotten straight A’s and never had to worry about studying for tests. This all changed when I entered high school and I faced the reality that I was actually going to have to study and spend time on schoolwork. My first semester of high school was rough because never in my life had I studied and now I was faced with copious amounts of homework and weekly tests. My first semester I ended up getting B’s for the first time and even a C
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A VLAN Plan Katherine Cunningham Axia College of University of Phoenix January 31‚ 2010 A VLAN Plan As corporate computer networks have grown more complex‚ so too has the need to maintain a logical layout of these networks. For example‚ a local company may have the need for more customer service associates for their call center than it can comfortably hold while the engineering department does not take up even half of their floor. Using a virtual local area network (VLAN)‚ the network
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challenges. Whether a school is faced with tight budget constraints‚ or the problem of better engaging its students - schools are looking for ways to save money and interest the students. Recently‚ a proposal has been brought up that Peetz School‚ who currently hosts a five day school week‚ should start having a four day school week. There are great benefits about having a four day week‚ but there are more ways Peetz should keep their school week the same. The advantages of a four day school week are‚ parents
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better? The first day of being a Quinnite I met a man who could make or break my career. He is a hard ass and will show you that you are the only one who is going to take the necessary step to a powerful move. President Michael J. Sorrell was that man‚ I was given an assignment on the first day meeting him and it was the first time I have ever received an F on the first day of class. He teaches Introduction to Quinnite Servant leadership and he is very political man. This is also the same day that I
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You obviously hate and fear school‚ because you need to actually use your brain(Oh! the horror!)‚ but most people have forgotten that even getting to school challenge! Many kids like you forget things like their school supplies‚ then get yelled at by their teachers‚ parents‚ and friends. Also‚ there’s the subject of food‚ you might have an unhealthy diet‚ which causes sickness and disease‚ or you might shrink to the size of that guy named Chris from malnutrition. You might have too much sugar and
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forgot dreams that I want to come true in my own life. Therefore‚ I was afraid of going back to a college and studying in English after deciding to be an occupational therapist. I remember the first day in Cypress College last year. The first class that I took was a math class. Since I had graduated the high school twenty years ago‚ I forgot many formulas and solving methods in math‚ so I suffered from a lack of confidence after enrolling the class. I was shaking with fear that the professor might ask
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