On April 6‚1978 in Los Angeles‚ California‚ my mother was born at a hospital in China Town. Her birth name was Nancy Chung Yee Ho. My grandfather gave her the name Nancy after Nancy Reagan who was the wife of president Ronald Reagan in office from 1981 to 1989. My mother was born as a middle child with a big brother named Chung Ho‚ born five years older than her in Hong Kong. She also has a younger sister named Lucy Ho‚ born six years later in Los Angeles as well. The three of them and both their
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The Sculptor of Life After reading "The Open Boat" and reflecting back on my life‚ I realized that I am who I am mostly because of the environment I grew up in. Right when I was able to run and jump‚ I followed my older brother everywhere he went‚ most of the time unwanted. However‚ the time I spent with my brother and his friends truly molded my character into part of who I am today. Fishing‚ playing hockey‚ and just "chilling" with these older people‚ I think‚ enabled me to mature much faster
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Throughout my life‚ it has always been marred by fleeting moments throughout my existence‚ changing my life forever. I was born in the Philippines‚ where I was born into a well-off family with big expectations. However‚ we eventually moved to America in order to find greater opportunity for a better life. In America‚ I grew to appreciate the powers of the digital age‚ with the Internet and social media creeping ever further into myself. I was motivated to learn more about how it all worked‚ although
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“Why My Parents Divorce Saved Me and My Mother” When I was about six years old‚ my mom went into a psychic’s shop. My mother was afraid of nothing‚ but having never been to one‚ you could tell she was nervous. The lady was older‚ she had a kind face and a kind smile. She read my moms palms and talked about the recent stress my mother was under‚ as it does fall on a newly single mother. When it came to my mother’s children‚ she told her 4 futures‚ one for each of my sibling and myself. One would
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What is a goal? Is it the golden destination of one’s life‚ or a distinctive pathway that leads to this longed trophy? Or is it the ideas and sentiments behind this sought out milestone? For myself‚ the goal of what path my life should take has changed many a times throughout my childhood and young adulthood; but the idea behind this goal‚ or should I say these goals‚ has forever remained the same. As a little girl running around my neighborhood streets‚ all I could ever think of becoming when
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Prejudgments Begin Young In the memoir “Words of My Youth‚” the author Joe Mackall recounts a moment in his life as he retells the events he experienced while growing up in the suburbs. Mackall wants the readers to know that there are always repercussions in life for choices that are made. Young children often make disheartening choices in life that they may have no reason for doing and they may not realize the effects of their own actions. If you are unaware that you are doing something wrong‚
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Leah Warren P. 3 Mission Statement GOALS I plan to graduate high school with an accumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher. My goal is to achieve this by the time l graduate in May of 2015. I am determined to do this because I am a hard worker and have dedication and drive. After I graduate‚ I would like to study abroad. My goal is to take my first year out of high school and go somewhere in Europe. After that‚ I would like to attend college at Indiana University. I would like to be enrolled in fall
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Barangay San Roque Antipolo City Mobile no: 09309332347 Email: gerardpaull@yahoo.com [pic] OBJECTIVE: • To be able to be hired in a company where I could be an agent in the attainment of their goals through the skills and values that I posses and at the same time‚ meet my goals such as self improvement‚ stability‚ and career growth. [pic] PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Date of Birth : May 25‚ 1991 Age : 22 years old Place of Birth : Masbate City Sex : Male Civil
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performance orientation places high emphasis on performance and rewards people for improvements and excellence (Daft‚ 2010). In the perspective of GLOBE value dimensions‚ China and United have different views when it comes to businesses and way of life. In the United States‚ Americans view performance as being indicative of success. If a company is performing well‚ then the business will continue to gain profits. In contrast to China’s way of thinking‚ the American investors were more concerned of
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As I grew up‚ I knew in my heart that I wanted to work with children that needed help. Trying to figure out which graduate degree I wanted pursue in‚ I went in to work at an elementary school where I soon found out I wanted to become a counselor. When I looked into it and talked to the school counselor about my interest‚ she was estatic and suggested me to go for it. So in the interest of‚ my professional goal became to become a licensed professional counselor and after two years of teaching become
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