Through my short 7 weeks here at St. Olaf I have had many different experiences. First‚ when I arrived for football camp on August 12th. Initially I felt uncomfortable‚ out of place in somewhere new where I really didn’t know anyone. On the other hand it was intriguing‚ such a beautiful place on a hill‚ where you feel on top of the world. Then‚ it was time to say bye to my parents for the first time in 18 years. That made everything more uncomfortable and made me feel more confused‚ which I am sure
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Going through kindergarten to third grade‚ I had interesting experiences meeting new people and making friends. From having weird teachers to making memorable friends‚ a dull moment never passed. In kindergarten‚ I adored having Kristen in my class; that didn’t last long at all unfortunately. As sisters‚ we were like two peas in a pod‚ always by each others side. I remember one day‚ the teacher told the class to do a worksheet. I sat right next to Kristen in class‚ so we helped each other with
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Suffolk County Reading Council to enhance my literacy expertise in reading and writing topics. There were a plethora of wonderful authors and topics presented‚ not to mention many activities and ideas I could introduce into my classroom. This experience has already sparked me to work on lessons over the summer that will help my students become better writers this school year. One presenter gave us a unique approach to teaching writing to K-2 students called‚ "Rubric Kids." This is a program
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My early literacy experience was not a big of a deal for me at an early age. When I was in school I always took a reading and writing course with a grain of salt‚ it was just one more class on my schedule. Literature did not really appeal to me in my early experience. I always think that why do I need to take a literature course in order for me to succeed in the future. Back when I was in high school I took all four years of an English literature course because it was just a required course for
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My English writing experience English is not my native language‚ but it was always my dream to be fluent in it. I first started to learn it when I was in elementary school in Russia. At that time we never had to write essays‚ we only studied the letters‚ numbers and small vocabulary. Later in the high school I learned descriptive topics and was able to tell and write in English about myself‚ my family‚ my country and my hobby. The most of my knowledge came from my college‚ where English was my second
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scholarship forms and endless preparation for exams. Thinking about leaving my comfort zone is getting closer‚ but because of 4-H I feel prepared. At the young age of nine‚ I entered the amazing world of 4-H. I was a very shy little girl. My first experience in 4-H was a project show where I entered canned goods that my mother and I learned to make together. I earned lots of ribbons and could not wait till the next show. Then came the animal projects‚ my family and I live in the country so I could have
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My Experience at Ruby Falls with My Family I was in the car with my grandparents and my two cousins‚ Saige and TJ‚ talking about what our schedule was for the day. We were all so excited‚ especially my cousin TJ. We all had different thoughts on what we were expecting to see. I was expecting to see a huge waterfall and a big pool of water‚ just a larger version of pouring a glass of water. We eventually arrived in Tennessee. We went inside and bought tickets to go in the elevator 145 feet deep
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turned it down in the hopes of landing a job with the CNIB. Eventually I did receive a conditional job offer‚ pending I got a number of qualifications‚ such as my F-class drivers license and CPR and First aid. This summer as a whole was an amazing experience and a huge accomplishment for myself. I truly developed and grew as an individual‚ and it was working with
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Everyday people learn how to be a better English writer and it is successful because mostly everyone in the United States speaks English. In my experience‚ I’m learning how to become a better English writer everyday by reading books and writing essays. I’ve taken English 60A‚ English 60B‚ and now I’m taking English 50. Writing essays and reading article’s in English 50 helps me to become a stronger writer. In my portfolio I am going to edit my best essay that I did in class and I am also going to
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One day I stepped out of my comfort zone and to this day I am so glad I did. I was exposed to rap music‚ something I had never really taken an interest in. I stepped out of my comfort zone and was exposed to a great deal of rap songs. I learned to appreciate rap and what it stands for and now I am a huge fan of rap music. This event had the power to change how I perceive rap music and the world. It was a bright‚ sunny day. I was in my grade 7 homeroom class. My classmates and I were getting a
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