I learned from a young 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
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my eye I see a set of antlers walking through the brush. It was my first time out with my bow. I’ve been shooting all summer for this moment. I have a choice to make‚ draw back and try shooting through branches or let him go for another time. The first time I can remember shooting a bow was when I was at an outdoors day with my grandpa and I thought it was really fun. When i was in 5th grade my grandpa got me my first bow. At first I couldn’t pull it back. That night when I went home I was so excited
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started when my stepdad declared he had a surprise for me and he gave me a box and I replied what is It and he said just open It and I was really excited to see what It is so I opened It and it was a gun I was really nervous because I have never shot a gun before but my step dad said if I follow the directions it would be ok. So the next day we went to the store to get some clays so that I could practice because I have never shot want one. So we got a box of clays and my stepdad said that we could
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In June of 2016‚ during and intense basketball practice‚ I injured my knee. Our team participated in a rebounding drill‚ and I pushed myself to do my absolute best to get every rebound. On one of my turns‚ I jumped up for the ball‚ and when I landed terrible pain shot through my knee. I somehow hobbled over to the sideline‚ but finishing practice obviously seemed out of the question. The next day‚ my knee became very swollen and every time I tried walking‚ pain would shoot through my knee. My mom
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My first visit to court proved to be an exciting and tiring hunt for the right courtroom that would admit and let in spectators. And later‚ a highly edifying two hours. After combing through all the staff and court rooms in all the levels in the Hall of Justice in QC and being spooked by the detainees in yellow who to me seemed like barbarians‚ we finally found one. About time. The hearing‚ which turned out to ex parte‚ had only just begun. The case we witnessed concerned an IT company (the
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I just wanted to say you were right about everything. Ever since you left things have gotten worse. We all just thought that you were crazy or just wanted attention. We were all foolish to not listen to you. Now‚ I am on a train to God knows where writing this letter to you. What you said was true. Moths after you left the Nazis ordered that all Jews wear the Star of David. It was extremely embarrassing. They had singled us out just for being Jewish. I didn’t let it get to me as I continued my studies
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I wake up… excited as can be. Today was the day we started to drive to Rhode Island. I was happy about it because i had to spend time with my family and see many different sights. I was also excited about it because it was the first time i have been four states away from mine. We were in our car. For the first 15 minutes I felt a rush. Then it was just driving. We hit many different locations such as plymouth rock and the world’s biggest stanley cup. These locations were the coolest things i have
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Roosevelt’s speech he says “an equally basic essential to peace is a decent standard of living for all individual men and women and children in all nations” (Roosevelt). Absolute freedom would be completely savage as stated in “Learned Hand’s I Am an American Day Address”. Freedom is ruthless and it is not one anyone would actually want. You might want to argue that freedom is what everyone wants. But‚ in our society if we had no rules or standards to live by we would be completely lost and our society
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REPORT ON TOYOTA PLANT VISIT Three aspects about TPS witnessed during the plant visit: 1. Just-in-time production system: this concept is used in TPS where they produce only based on the order received and their level of inventory is limited. Once the inventory is over the next batch of stock is replaced simultaneously they order for the next stock. Every 2.36 minutes 1 unit is produced. The process is very fast and much organised. They have skilled employees who are very well trained which
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“I will greet this day with love in my heart” The writings of Og mandino really an inspirational for us writers. Og has been called “the bestselling author of our times” and “one with whom you can change your life with the precious wisdom of ancient scrolls that have been handed down for thousands of years”. Og Mandino has written many‚ many books to lift the spirit of men and women in business‚ and this applies to writers as well. The chapter 9: The Scroll Marked II emphasized that we should
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