When my parents were young the always talked about how their history class changed their life‚ but I never understood. They always said‚ “I learned many things that helped me live my life in a successful and positive way.” My parents always told me I’d understand when I am older‚ and I finally get that history isn’t just things that happened for no reason. Everything in history happened to create what we have today. For example‚ The American Revolution‚ happened for independence. It impacted the
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there was a particular event that had a major impact in my life‚ but I can say I will forever treasure the experience that I have gained through my military service in the Navy. Joining the military in any branch‚ but particularly the Navy‚ is an experience that I feel everyone should have even if it’s just for a standard four year term. Over the course of my four years of service‚ I can definitely say without a doubt that it had a major impact in shaping the direction of my life. It’s funny that
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In Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism‚ Grandin explains her incredible ability to engineer machinery‚ memorize volumes of information and provides a legacy in teaching a deeper understanding and appreciation of people that have ASD. However‚ it also doesn’t go without explaining areas of functioning that have deficits and the discrimination that people with disabilities endure. Even today with ASD being more known‚ society may make many generalizations. A lot of people may envision people
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The issue of unnatural acts and historical thinking had become debatable in most of the Congressional debates in 1995. The citizens had become confused between the two and therefore they did not know which one was the best to describe the nation’s history. As a result‚ the Americans have never been convinced that history’s place is appropriate for curriculum purposes. However‚ there are various reasons as to why the Americans do not recognize the study of history as being important in a curriculum
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When I turned 8 years old‚ my parents told me and my sister that we could a hamster for a present. We were so excited we promised them to take a full care of her. We didn’t think seriously about all the work we had to do. We were just thrilled about our new family member. The next day‚ we began doing some research. First‚ we went through all kinds of hamsters and their characteristics so that we could pick the best one. We came up with the tiniest‚ cutest little hamster. Back then‚ we didn’t know
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As a graduate student in economics‚ it is much easier to have a conversation with you‚ rather than tell you my life story. Kirkuk‚ a city of 1 million people‚ is where I saw the world for my first time. It is a city rich in oil in Kurdistan-Iraq‚ also called the “black gold city.” Those are all nice facts but it still is not the best place to spend your entire life‚ there is plenty of corruption‚ political and security issues‚ etc. Because of this‚ I dreamed of coming to the United States
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THE LUMADS OF MINDANAO The Lumad are a group of indigenous peoples of the Southern Mindanao‚ Philippines. Lumad is a Cebuano term meaning ‘native’ or ‘indigenous’. For more than two decades it has been used to refer to the groups indigenous to Mindanao who are neither Muslim nor Christian. The term is short for katawhang Lumad (literally “indigenous peoples”)‚ the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanaw Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly in June 26‚ 1986 at the
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In the spring of 1943‚ the two would be united as one. Life in this time period was simplistic just like Katie had dreamed of her wedding being. Katie had dreamed of her wedding from the time she was a young girl and the reality was it was time to put those dreams into action. She scrambled through old magazines and newspapers to find the perfect venue‚ the most exquisite flowers‚ and the delicacies of a desert. Katie knew from the moment she became engaged that she would wear her mother’s old wedding
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This is going to be my first Volley Ball Tryout. So I am quite excited about it and I got a feeling that this is going to be my best and memorable sporting event ever. So I started from home‚ very frantic. Six long hours after departing Hotchkiss‚ we finally reached our destination. We pulled into the parking lot of the Super 8 just off Interstate 76 in Sterling‚ Colorado. Since I had been to this hotel on a previous trip to Sterling‚ I began wishing I had brought my swimsuit along. Mom and dad
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others from another generation. I didn’t think much of learning from other generations until something completely unexpected happened. This event completely changed the way I looked at life. It all started last year. It was a chilly October evening. The air was crisp and cool; it was the type of air that would hit you in the face when you walked out the door. My mom had just gotten informed that she had breast cancer. It came as a shock to everyone in the family‚ seeing as no one in her family had
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