For my personal interview I interviewed Patrick McDougal a counselor at a PTSD group for veterans. I meet him when I had to drive my grandpa to the weekly meet up. When I first saw McDougal I thought he was one of the group members. I was a little taken back when my grandpa introduced me he looked like he was one of the guys. I picked him due to the fact his personality made it easy for me to talk to him and how long he had been in the profession a total of twenty-five years. He was happy that I
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logical but that pose potential risks to their children. In the Sixties the average family consisted of a working father‚ a stay at home mother and on average‚ 2.5 children. But today the family structure has changed. In the book‚ The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life‚ the author states that when considering how families have changed over the past several decades‚ two prominent factors emerge above the rest‚ an “increase in maternal employment and an increase in single parenting.”
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realized I would miss my country‚ I understood that my family’s move to America would grant me a better future. After spending fourteen years in Vietnam‚ I moved to an environment that was totally different. I knew that this would be the biggest life-changing experience that I would have to overcome. As a new ninth grader‚ I felt as if I was invisible in the classroom. As a novice in English‚ I was looked down upon by other students and was not well-received. I sat quietly in class and tried not to
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Personal Identity While growing up in a beach town in Orange County‚ I could always be found outside exploring. Whether it was in the water or out on land‚ I was always curious of the world around me. My parents raised me in a suburban neighborhood‚ and I attended a private Catholic school through eighth grade. This environment taught me the importance of respect‚ and gave me values I treasure‚ and while I am appreciative of my education‚ there were limiting factors to private school. I had limited
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“do mobile phones do more harm than good for young people.” People have a valid point in both views‚ it both helps and aids young people’s lives but also can aggravate their lives as well. Many people disagree over this and some people think it just brilliant but other people think the phones should be completely banned and thrown down the drain. The purpose of this essay is to look at both views‚ the benefits and problems to young people’s lives. Many people argue that mobile phones can lead to/encourage
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Mobile phone is still in the growth stage‚ but it’s getting to the end of the growth stage and turning into maturity stage. With this being said‚ I do think that it can go back to the earlier part of the growth stage when technology is advanced. Yes‚ time travel! There is no doubt that Apple Inc. is the time machine here. Apple Inc. basically changes the cell phone industry since they introduced the first iphone in 2007. If the same question was asked in 2005 or 2006‚ I believe most people will answer
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picture on the screen. She never calls me at this time‚ so I immediately answer. I hear two different cries on the other side of the line. “I need you to take a deep breath and tell me what’s going on. Are you guys okay?” My heart sank to the pit of my stomach. “Maddy’s toe is falling off! I need you to meet me at the emergency room! We’re on our way there now!” my wife sobbed. “I need you to calm down. Is she okay? I’ll meet you guys there.” I responded. I hung up the phone. My girls needed me. My little
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Day in the Life: Researcher Elena Flowers Elena Flowers‚ PhD‚ RN‚ Physiological Nursing‚ came to UCSF as a research assistant at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFGH) after her undergraduate education at UC Davis. After completing her Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Philosophy degrees‚ she transitioned into another role as a faculty member. “While I am a ‘newer’ faculty member‚ my familiarity with UCSF began as a student‚” Flowers said. “This is an advantage
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Course: Freshman Composition 1 Instructor: Prof. Vincent Golphin Session: Fall 2012 By: Nkongho Mengot Topic: Write about a life changing experience I was driving back to Orlando from Miami with a friend after a hectic day. It was twilight and had been drizzling all day and I was half asleep as I was running on only a few hours of sleep from the previous night when suddenly I was awoken by vibrations of my tires on the ‘cat’s eyes’ which are on the turnpike road. Behold‚ my Camry had drifted
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her to react‚ they hit the truck head on. “Am I dead or am I dreaming‚” the girl asks herself. She feels like she is hovering over her body while doctors and nurses are frantically working. She watches as they try to put her back together and bring life back into her unresponsive body. She can hear them demanding her to come back and
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