On February thirteenth I took a trip to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco in order to volunteer at the Saint Anthony Foundation dining hall. I checked in with the coordinator and met with the staff and other volunteers before getting briefed on my duties for the night. I was tasked to help set up the emergency shelter for the night for the less fortunate. I welcomed each guest that walks in through the doors and hand each and every one of them a warm blanket. After each guest was accounted
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Furman University was the last college I visited on a four-day whirlwind trip to six colleges in North and South Carolina. The sense of community I felt from Furman was unlike any of the other colleges I had visited; it captivated me just as I was losing all interest in college tours. As I drove onto campus this summer with my mom‚ I immediately felt something was different about this school. It made me feel like I was home. The kids we saw were all walking with friends and seemed exuberant‚ though
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I counted the number bottle caps in the kitchen today‚ it upset me how long I have been here and that no one from home has sent another ship for us yet. Every single day I drink a bottle of water and place my cap in a bowl carved of stone in the kitchen‚ I counted 467 today. A year-and-a-half I have been here‚ and no one has sent another ship. My crew and I knew it would most likely be a dead end mission‚ the ship was poorly built to begin with and the amount of fuel on Earth was just enough to get
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Looking over the side all I seen were clouds and ocean. The water looked so beautiful from up that high. I could see birds flying in and out of the clouds from underneath of us. After a while I saw the island‚ palm trees covered it and the beaches were by far the best scenery. After our plan landed and we got off‚ the first thing I felt was the hot‚ humid air hit my face. Unluckily I was wearing jeans and a sweater because it was fall in Ohio. We were greeted with friendly faces welcoming us to Dominican
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My recent trip to Belgium as a student was a one in a lifetime experience. I appreciate you choosing me to be one of the students to represent Monroe College. I was able to experience a diverse learning curriculum. I traveled to 10 different Countries and met tons of new peers and friends. Unfortunately‚ that experience is over‚ the last exam has been taken and my grade is now final. We spoke on the phone briefly while I was in Belgium and recently after I returned to New York. I made you aware
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Coming from a rural community‚ it had sheltered me from some of major medical emergencies but also allowed me to observe the hardships that some people face when receiving healthcare is not easily accessible. My medical trip to Nicaragua exemplified this issue even more. There we set-up free local clinics in impoverished areas for people to come and receive a diagnosis for their unknown ailment or simply for a routine checkup that otherwise would not have been accessible
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Going to Santa Cruz First‚ I was going with my family we were going to go Santa Cruz because it was my ninth birthday so we went to Santa Cruz it took three or four hours ( I was bored so I slept in the car when we got there) to get their when we got there we went on a ride which was a boat you can ride when you go on it‚ you can pick a seat anywhere but I pick the middle‚ when it started it was going front and back really fast I almost fell off the ride but it was funny then‚ I just closed
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Narrative essay Cooking with my mother Some of my fondest childhood memories have been shared cooking with my mother in our small kitchen. Coming from a big family it was always important that there was enough food and food that everybody liked. My mother knew every ones favorite dishes and things that we didn’t like. She is an amazing cook and always had me help especially with holiday dinners one in particular always sticks out in my flood of memories. It was thanksgiving and I was
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Rebeccah Delsignore English 103 September 19‚ 2011 Narrative Essay Most people rely on the security and care of others to provide for their loved ones when they put them in a nursing home. What they don’t realize is how much neglect goes on to the people they care most about. Residents are at risk of being abused by their caretakers but they are also at risk of being restrained‚ which may lead to a form of abuse. At Southwestern Nursing Home I have witnessed forms of neglect and abuse. Nursing
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Zaire Cobb Professor Christine Bryant ENG 101-096 22. September‚ 2014 Narrative Essay: 9 steps to clean your Room (My Response) When I read this blog on 9 steps of cleaning your room‚ I immediately thought about myself. Every time I even attempt to clean my room I get distracted‚ fall asleep‚ or just forget that I even was cleaning. Sometimes I don’t know how it get s messy‚ this shit happens so fast. My mom always jokes about how I might be turning into a hoarder. She always say that
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