compliment cool waters and cold drinks. I remember my first time traveling to the Middle East. It was there‚ that I met my first love‚ my only escape. Tel Aviv‚ Israel‚ 2006. It’s the sweet summertime‚ I am at the prime of my childhood and eager to explore but too shy to venture away. Driven by my human desire for beauty‚ I indulge into this foreign landscape‚ differing from my landlocked home town. The city walls trace the sandy shores‚ a nice contrast. I love the way the towering sky scrapers
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contest. When John Keats realizes that he’s only going to live for a little while longer due to TB‚ he starts to take a look at what’s going to happen. In his “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to be‚” he explains what he is going to miss after he is gone. Three things that I want to accomplish before I die is skydiving‚ graduating high school and moving on to college‚ and traveling to Greece. The first thing on my bucket list is skydiving. I am terrified of heights‚ but skydiving is something I am willing
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valuable teaching I learned was to question everything. I was watching a show that made me question my beliefs. The show’s hosts talked about how everything is subject to criticism. Nothing is so sacred that it cannot be questioned. The idea of questioning everything has taught me to enjoy learning‚ to think creatively‚ and to appreciate mysteries. As I go through life‚ I ask questions. As I ask questions‚ I learn more. As I learn more‚ I realize how little I actually know. I looked up the
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Before my arrival to the United States of America‚ I viewed this country’s values as a land of opportunity and the promotion of freedom. Upon my arrival to the US‚ my perspective has shifted and the reality became more obvious. Knowing the country’s values and ideals increases your sense of knowledge. Americans endorse unity‚ praise the idea of family‚ and acknowledge the innovations created by these individuals. My families curiosities about this country spurred our move from The United Arab Emirates
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bread of salt. The similarity is physical: the bread is described as diminutive‚nut-brown and the size of my little fist‚ just as the narrator is still basically only a boy. Note how the image of the narrator is quite similar to that of bread baking‚ I could feel my body glow in the sun as though it had been instantly cast in bronze. The similarity is also metaphorical: just as bread needs to bake in the fire to rise and be ready‚ so too must the narrator undergo trials before he can be called a man
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What Happened on the Day I Was Born? 1. Allie means “warrior” and Morris means “Moorish” or “dark and swarthy”. 2. Events that happened on September 26th: a. 1969 - Abbey Road‚ the last recorded album by The Beatles‚ was released b. 1981 – Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. c. 1997 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche‚ causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse. C2. Before the earthquake on
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The most significant challenge that I had was when I came from Mexico to the US in the 3rd grade I didn’t know how to communicate in English. As a result‚ I struggled in school. Kids made fun of me because of the way I dressed. My dad and mom struggled financially too. They were unemployed‚ once they found a job it was at a low wage. They struggled to buy me and my sisters clothes. Everyday we would walk miles across the streets of San Bernardino because we couldn’t afford a car. Despite all the
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I came to America about 13 years ago from Sri Lanka and I’ve had experiences in this country that I think are very unique. Both of my parents worked so hard to bring my brother and I to America‚ because they knew that if we wanted the best future we’d have to be here. I never truly realized the impact America has had on me and my family. I come from an Indian/Sri Lankan background and being able to see so much acceptance of our culture here is truly amazing. Although I have had experiences with racism
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What if you loved someone so much but they didn’t know you existed? You could change so much that you lose yourself in the mix. In the short story‚ “Nobody Stole Jason Grayson” by Caroline Mackler‚ the theme of the story is that love can make you do strange things. The characters‚ Abby‚ Jason‚ Daytona‚ and Sloppy Joe all deal with someone that they have fallen for. They also have some reality checks along the way. Each character has an interaction that teaches them what love really is‚ or what love
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SCHOOL MATTERS Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn Carol S. Dweck This is an exciting time for our brains. More and more research is showing that our brains change constantly with learning and experience and that this takes place throughout our lives. Does this have implications for students ’ motivation and learning? It certainly does. In my research in collaboration with my graduate students‚ we have shown that what students believe about their brains — whether they
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