Life as a minority isn’t easy because at the start I am already one step behind. Growing up my family didn’t have a lot of money. My parents decided that they wanted to give me the best education possible to them so they put me in a private school the majority of my life. During this time I learned to appreciate my education and to work as hard as I can. I often have many questions on my mind and I always want to find the answer. I am a great thinker because when problems arrive‚ I always think of
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All my life‚ all I ever knew was Indiana. My friends‚ school‚ and favorite restaurant were all there. I didn’t want to change anything! I was 8; I thought I had my whole life together. That soon changed when my mother was offered a new job in a new state. A state... that to me was like a whole other country‚ a place full of new‚ strange and scary things.I didn’t want to leave the Krogers with a ginormous wall full of delicious jelly beans‚ or the Bonnie & Clyde restaurant my dad always took me to
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that was all too well burnt out i had stopped dreaming literally and mentally. after all my answers at the time were answered i stopped. i was shown goals and steps i should take to better my life‚ and unleashed some creative potential that long have i lost that is why i’m going to school again‚ to better my life in the goal of finding my happiness doing something i love to do. This time going to school will be much better because i come sober of substances and only with the intent to study my hardest
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to opportunity and success.” Despite the initial hesitance of an unconfident ten-year-old with such a daunting task‚ I became determined to change our lives. I became determined to get that key. I wanted my mother’s lifelong struggles to end and my life to not be constrained by the shackles of financial insecurity. Most of all‚ though‚ I wanted to be in a position to improve the lives of others in similar situations to
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urging you to incorporate a perceptual motor and movement program with in your local school system. After reading this letter I hope that you will have a better understanding of the importance of a perceptual and motor development in a young child’s life. I have been given the opportunity to further my education in perceptual motor development in young kids. Throughout this class I learned that kids use perceptual motor skills everyday through a variety of situations such as‚ physical fitness‚ spactial
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Our experiences and the way we react to them shape who we become. Dwelling on a particular event will not help us succeed in life; whether the event be positive or negative. “Turn your mind from the ship‚ child. It is nothing but a rotting carcass in the grass. The carcass has shocked you with its stink and its flies. But you have walked past it‚ already‚ and now you must keep walking” (122). There are events in our lives that will shock us and leave us unsure of what to do‚ or whether we should
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The first of the six life events that have had a profound effect on me is the the death of my younger sister‚ Pam. She was two‚ and I was four. I do not recall all the details‚ but I do recall the day she passed‚ my mother’s reaction and my sister’s funeral. I remember touching her leg‚ it was cold‚ and I was very sad. She was wearing a blue dress‚ with a black ribbon. The second event is the first time I witnessed my father physically and verbally abusing my mother‚ I was five. I was terrified
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keep the tradition. My last name is Guedes. It has run in the family for as long as I can remember. My last name is Cuban‚ just like everyone in my family. My parents‚ grandparents‚ great-grandparents‚ ect. are all fully Cuban and I’m proud of that. Life in Miami Miami is a very unique city. It has great weather all year and is surrounded by some of the best beaches in Florida. Growing up there was pretty cool because I was
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My life changed in September 14‚ 2000‚ when I arrived to this country with my son and my husband. I remember that day like it was yesterday. We woke up early in the morning‚ and went to the airport. I was sad because I knew that in a long time I would no see my family. I was excited the first day that I arrived to the United State of America. Everything looked clean and new‚ the people were nice and friendly. The change for me was a new experience and took a lot of time to get accustomed to. The
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anyone could ever have. I loved her so much. She was always there for me and she always told me how she wanted to see me grow up. She would tell me she wanted me to succeed in school‚ get a career‚ find the one I love‚ get married and have kids. My life didn’t exactly go that way. I had my baby at 15. The sad part is that she isn’t here to see him. My grandmother passed away when I was 8 years
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