believe I have many. I really only have one crucible in my life and the situation is still on-going.. Understand that many african american children deal with this type of crucible but not many actually grow up and look back at it. I plan confronting the situation itself and exposing how difficult it was to deal with‚ and how much struggle I have been enduring for almost 17 years. When I was born my mom and dad were together but not married. My dad named me after him because he wanted me to be better
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factors do you attribute your success? RESPONSE: The core subjects that I think I have really excelled are math and music. I started my first high school mathclass in 8th grade. Unfortunatly I did not work very hard at first and I ended up getting a C. SInce that horrible year I have got muchbetter grades‚ usually A’s. I work very hard to understand everything that my teacher teaches. I also found that it helped me a lot to study even when I did not have a test the next day. Obviously‚ I have excelled
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My father fought in the Vietnam War against the communist country in the armed forces. After the War in 1975‚ he wounded around his shoulder and he put into prison. Life in re-education camp has fulfilled with harsh‚ strictness‚ and overprotective. He spent eight years in re-education camp to sacrifice with all of the hardship. He was a boat refugee and was taken to Pulau Bidong‚ Thailand and Malaysia to resettle in the refugee camp. My dad came to the United States in 1984. My mother was a boat
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Music in my life Ladies and gentlemen! Today‚ I would like to talk to you about music and how it influences your life and everyone’s life in the world. But first‚ let’s state the meaning of "Music" and where it comes from. Although it’s believed that music era started in the beginning of 18 century‚ it’s more likely that the music originated thousands years ago from naturally occurring rhythms and sounds which does make sense because that’s how the first tribal melodies were made up. As for
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The dream of my life I have come a long way from almost being homeless to applying to your prestigious Institution. In fact‚ when my five months pregnant wife and I landed at the JFK International Airport in the afternoon of June 6‚ 2009‚ we had only a couple of thousands of dollars and knew few words of English. Now‚ my wife who is the “quarterback” of our family and I are proud parents raising our lovely two children Fatima and Abraham‚ respectively five and three years old. In
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your joyful moments‚ sadness‚ achievements‚ and frustrations in life. It is just as the Bible says in Proverbs 17:17: “A true companion is loving all the time‚ and is a brother that is born for when there is distress”. So‚ with that been said‚ I will like to share with you a story that shows the importance of meeting new people‚ regardless of their age‚ size and nationality. Because‚ sometimes the people you least expects becomes your best friend. It all began three years ago when my dad lost
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Crow Laws‚ “Separate but Equal”‚ protests‚ lynching‚ and many other grotesque incidents. It was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that racism died down considerably. However‚ in being a person of color‚ racism still affect different aspects of my life.
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Soccer is my life. I can’t do anything without playing soccer it makes people/really happy and a good runner‚ teamwork‚ communicating with others and fun people to be around. People may get hurt but if the players be aggressive then they won’t hurt like other people. Some parents go crazy when the person score a goal or when the player are on there side of the field they yell and scream its really funny. This I believe in soccer. My experiences with soccer are pretty good I started playing soccer
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September 19‚ 2012 The Event That Changed My Life There are many things in this world that one can do to completely change their entire outlook on life. They could become a stronger follower of God‚ visit a Buddhist temple‚ lose a loved one‚ or donate to a shelter or store for the less fortunate. An event that definitely changed my life for the better was when I was at a battered women’s shelter when I was 9 years old and realized just how much of a blessing of a life I have. I was in the third grade
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Being an immigrant brings both positive and negative impacts on my life. I cannot say that I was totally ignorant about the decision my parents had made for us. But I was totally unprepared when that day had finally come. Obscurely I remember‚ when we arrived at the LAX airport‚ I couldn’t understand a single word of this new world surrounding us. It seemed like all of my endeavors in English classes were useless. Luckily‚ my mother managed to have all of the documents set‚ and we peacefully crossed
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