My life would have been completely different had my parents chosen to go back to China in 2001. At first‚ my dad came here alone for a job offer‚ and my mom and I came to visit him a year later. However‚ our family’s intended short visit soon became a permanent residence. They chose to stay so that I could have a better education and ultimately‚ a better life. But in order to attain what they initially envisioned when making that life-changing decision‚ they have had to endure numerous hardships
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I have mixed emotions about people that have come and have gone in my life…there were those who left because the level of intimacy was based on unbalanced time-sharing and other reasons for not maintaining something that could stick and stay. What bothers me more is when their mannerisms change‚ they become incognito‚ and make themselves scarce once they feel that things are not conducive to their train of thought as opposed to seeing how the friendship can be saved for the long term. Yes‚ people
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value things they have accomplished differently. Often the people whom are naturally adept at things do not realize how much of a struggle it can be for others. Many times when people have told me that if you are going to fall‚ fall forward. Do not let your insecurities‚ doubts‚ and pride get in the way of improving yourself. In brief‚ there can always be a way to improve yourself. For instance‚ when I was younger‚ I had failed to properly learn how to ride my bike at around the same age as the
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Graves Most Memorable Event My most memorable event took place on October 6‚ 2012 in a packed and rowdy Williams-Brice Stadium. It is a memory that I will hold onto for the rest of my life and one that I will be sure to tell people about for the rest of my life. It was a great evening to be a Gamecock fan from the start of the game. We jumped out front from the first possession and it was complete domination for the entire game. The game started out with two passing touchdowns from Connor Shaw
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Growing up in a sheltered lifestyle‚ not worrying about were my next meal would arrive from‚ or whether if I was going to live throughout the night was never on my mind until I learned from the experiences of the people throughout my missionary trip in India. It was an unforgettable experience that altered my life‚ and left a lasting impression on me. I had volunteered at a psychiatric housing home which housed over hundred plus people who were all mental ill. My missionary group and I had spent
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for myself. It was an experience that I will never forget‚ as it was a lot different from any other funeral I have attended. I attended the funeral with my grandmother‚ as it was for her aunt and I felt it would be beneficial if she attended with someone. On the way to the funeral I had no idea what I was about to experience. On the way out I remember feeling very weird about what all had taken place. In any funeral I had been to before it was basically a celebration of life where friends and family
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My most memorable event in school I emigrated from Taiwan to the U.S. when I was 7th grade to receive a better education. I was enrolled into Montserrat middle school when I migrated. Although I thought that My English level was good and fluent enough at the time; I got placed in an ELD (English Language Development) class. I soon earned my teacher’s (Ms. Kuwait) trust and validation in class. My most memorable event in school is the first day of my ELD class. I and my guardian
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look up to made this year’s service much harder yet challenging. At first‚ it was hard for me to adjust in regard with our works. We were always excused from classes and I wasn’t used to that but as time passed by‚ I began enjoying the tasks we need to do in spite of the pressure. Planning activities isn’t that easy but with the cooperation from the council’s other members‚ we did it all. Not every activity may be planned well but at least I could say we did our best. Two of the activities I’d never
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For most of my adult life I believed that I just wasn’t meant to be a happy person. While I was successful in my career as a grant writer and columnist and worked hard to be a good mom to my three kids‚ I often had to drag myself out of bed and then force myself to do basic daily tasks like making dinner or getting the children ready for bed. I once read a poll that said 52 percent of people describe themselves as extremely happy‚ and my reaction was to sit back and think‚ Really? My low point
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George Orwell writes of his experience in British–ruled India in the early Twentieth Century. He was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors‚ the British. There were three groups of prisoner’s short timers‚ long timers‚ beaten. The British cruelty was that prisoners had to strip in front of others prisoners‚ public humiliate was taken away from human‚ padding strap tight to a metal barrier‚ and his buttocks a target so the prisoner is unable to resist impact. They hired a martial
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