Something that I am the most proud of is when I made my fist cosplay. All my friends from high school are into cosplay; some of them even won awards for it! I had thought I was too unskilled to join in‚ and procrastinated dabbling in the art. However‚ this Halloween I finally decided to try it out by dressing up as Professor Layton (from the Professor Layton video game series). The most important aspect of the Professor was his signature top hat‚ which I had to figure out how to replicate. I consulted
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My first time experience I remember when I went scuba diving for the first time. It was the summer of 2002. My Dad‚ his two friends Mark and Bob‚ and I went on a scuba diving trip to San Carlos‚ Mexico with a group of scuba divers from June 21st-29th. It was June 22nd‚ a beautiful day. The temperature was at about 90 degrees and it was very sunny. I was on big nice scuba diving boat along with the other eight divers on the trip and captain and co-captain. The boat was headed to an island about
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College Baptist of Nursing Program Personal Statement I was exposed to the field of medicine at a very young age. Both of my parents are nurses‚ so I was fortunate enough to be able to come to work with them some days and experience firsthand how chaotic‚ yet cooperative the hospital floor truly is. One of the things I was the most fascinated about was the relationships my parents had with their patients. I quickly learned that it’s not only about taking care of your patients medically‚ but it also
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traditional Kenya family and shared in their daily experiences. Our primary focus this summer was AIDS education. We reached over 7‚000 Kenyans about the potential dangers of HIV/AIDS. We used a secondhand vehicle bought by OKDV during the summer of 2000 and an old TV and generator to educate Kenyans. We traveled throughout rural western Kenya and reached people of all age groups and backgrounds. One day‚ we would teach a group of two hundred high school students whereas on another day‚ we educated a
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Ever since I was young‚ writing has never been my strong point. I never divulged into the writing process as much as I have completed for this particular course called writing 101. The reason being‚ English was never my first spoken or written language. I am comfortable with speaking the English language however writing correctly and adhering to the writing process has always been a challenge for me. For once‚ I never had a clear idea of structuring an essay to reach a valid point. Without structural
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animals as well. I have always shared my home with different kinds of beings‚ be it dogs‚ cats to monkeys‚ cows‚ birds etc. I come from a place called Nagpur‚ which is a developing city from Maharashtra‚ India. The surroundings have been very similar to a stereotype Indian scene people would imagine with cows on the streets‚ dogs and so on. From a very tender age I loved being in the house yard with my grandfather‚ always eager to explore. Since I am the only child to my parents‚ both of who are working
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how she felt towards the family when they got home and realized they were robbed. The author of this book used tone in this text to emphasize how the family was in complete shock when they came home and saw that they were robbed. One example demonstrates the family wasn’t stressed or wasn’t worried because the robbers forgot some valuable stuff “The foolish thieves had overlooked some good stuff‚ such as a pair of Grandma Smith’s riding breeches from the thirties
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My Experiences with Living in the United States I was born and raised here in the United States. Therefore‚ I have been part of a generation that has experienced both the good and the bad. When I was younger‚ I always thought America was the greatest country in the world. I was so proud to be born and raised in the United States. I remember learning about 9/11 every year‚ watching Barack Obama become our first African-American President‚ and learning about the many tragedies our nation has faced
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My name is Melissa Losada. I was born in Michigan in the year 1995. I lived there with my mom until my younger sister Rebecca was born. Soon after we moved to West Virginia to be with my grandmother‚ it was 1996 I was two years old when I moved to the city of Beckley‚ West Virginia and that is the only place I have ever lived since. Beaver elementary is where I went to elementary school‚ I lived directly in front of the school so I was never really far from home. Back then my mom was our girl scout
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and grew up in a home where English was a second language. As Amy got older‚ she would have to translate and speak as her mother when talking to other people. She thought it was embarrassing at times because her mother’s English could come across a little hasty toward people. Amy Tan wrote this essay because she was an English major who loved English‚ but she also knew that there were differences in her speech at home with her mom than people she would speak too‚ out of the home. She wanted to know
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