My mom was born and raised in the Philippines. She considered herself and her family as working class. She grew up with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. My mom described her childhood home as small. The house was made out of bamboo. There were only two rooms with no flooring and had iron sheets as the roof. All of the girls had to sleep in one room. My mom and her siblings went to the same public elementary school. There was no junior high school at the time‚ so they all went to high school
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English 101 7 September 2014 Becoming a 16 year old mother changed my life Becoming a 16 year mother changed my life in more ways than one. I was totally blown away knowing that I would have to devote my time‚ love‚ energy‚ smile‚ and money to another human being. Motherhood at such a young age was not a box of chocolate. In fact‚ it is a continuous fun‚ exciting‚ and overwhelming learning experience. Nevertheless‚ being a full-time mother‚ student‚ and wage-earner assisted in the astonishing
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may have affected his/her in a good or a bad way. My experience has changed my life. At first I thought my life is over because of what happened in Syria‚ which made me move the United State. I was so depressed because of that change and I struggled to move on and face the fact that I might not be able to visit my home again. I also was going to regret not moving for my entire life. Syria is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It was my home that I was born and raised in. It is known for
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As the end of my high school career is coming to an end I am glad to say that one thing has not changed about me at all and my passion for it has actually grew since the beginning of high school. Fishing is an amazing outdoor sport and activity. Fishing has been in my life for as long as I could remember and I loved that my dad is the one to introduce it to me. It is a sport that is a stress reliever especially for me and it is relaxing and when the fishing is good it’s so much fun to do. There are
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Professor Edoziem RENG 92 1021 Essay #2 March 27‚ 2013 Word Count: 443 My Experience with Haters You might ask what a hater is; Maya Angelou has defined it perfectly. “A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all their time trying to make you look small so they can look tall. They are very negative people to say the least. Nothing is ever good enough.” I haven’t encountered haters much in my life‚ or maybe I just didn’t care as much to what or why they hated me. The most
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How a Baby Changed My Life I have heard that if you wait to have a baby until you are ready‚ you will never have one. Even at 39‚ I felt that I was not ready for the changes. I did not even realize the amount of changes that having a baby would have on my life. I also had no idea that I would change my career after the baby was born. I also did not know that I would have to function on little or no sleep. Furthermore‚ the amount of free time that I used to enjoy has been greatly reduced
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boy who changed everything about me. Before his birth I was a carefree‚ immature party girl without a care in the world‚ after his birth I grew up stopped parting and took on the responsibility that was gifted to me. It has not been a stroll in the park more like a steep climb up a mountain‚ but it is not something that I would give up no matter how hard it can get Before the birth of my son I was a carefree‚ immature party girl without a care in the world. I remember spending my days shopping
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who have changed our lives. People can change your life in a positive or negative way. My grandmother Esther changed my life in a positive way. My grandmother basically raised me. She changed my life and I am glad she did. My grandmother was a very hardworking woman. She valued education even though she never received an education during her childhood. It really touched me the way she would try to help me and give me advice. This made me work extremely hard in school. My grandmother
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what we do‚ but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill’s words have great meaning. They show that in the process of helping others‚ you help yourself as well. Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community‚ help others‚ and help yourself. It can help you learn more about yourself or put you on the right track to a possible future career. I know this from my own experiences. I started volunteering a few years ago and I believe it has truly changed my life for the better. When
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Living at 528 N. Bayard Ave; the only way you could live is if you had thick skin. Our definition of thick skin was being able to takes joke and being bullied without crying or running and telling Aunt Sabrina what happened. My cousin Darnell and I would play as much jokes on my sister Desiree and cousin Ruby. Every since I was younger I could remember everyone I know had jokes. Everyone was made fun of‚ and the only you made it through it is you had to get back at them by a joke or a prank believe
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