For most of my summer’s during college‚ I worked at a Girl Scout camp as a lifeguard. It was one of my favorite jobs I ever‚ but sometimes it was also difficult. During my second summer‚ I received feedback from the Head Lifeguard‚ Hank‚ that challenged me as a lifeguard and personally. Every day‚ I delivered waterfront rules to the campers that came down to swim. Providing the rules and ensuring the campers understood them made sure that the campers stayed safe and that my fellow lifeguards and
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I found myself once again standing on that ledge looking across the fissure‚ my heart pounding the walls of my chest‚ time slowing down. Afraid to take that leap of faith into the unknown‚ my body paralyzed by fear. Everything that I was running from finally caught up to me in those few moments of doubt and hesitation. I came back to my classroom‚ standing on the stage‚ the teacher calling my name. Why did I ever decide to take a theater class? I’ve always known how utterly scared I am of preforming
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When I was 7 I was separated from the love of my life. He was a rabbit named sleepy‚ and even though I thought we could last long distance‚ my parents did not. My family has always moved around a lot because of my dads job so his next assignment involved all of us moving to Belgium. Even though it was a hard transition it really was a good experience looking back. From it I have learned that I am always able to myself‚ even when its hard. When I moved to Belgium my parents decided it was a good
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Student Name Hispanic Culture Influences on Identity Culture. Millions use the word but do any of us really know its meaning? Culture is defined as the beliefs‚ customs‚ and arts of a particular society‚ group‚ or place. The culture that is slowing growing and expanding is the Hispanic culture. Many are intrigued to know what the Hispanic culture consists of. Some of the better known Hispanic traits are the passing down of traditions‚ close sense of community‚ tight-knit families‚ and strong values
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CRUZ‚ HANNAH JOY M. October 3‚ 2013 PERSEF1 C45 Ms. Anna Aqui PERSEF1’s Module 1 was good. We were given the chance to create our own sharing groups with people we are comfortable with‚ and I am sure that helped in so many ways. I was able to express myself to them freely‚ because they are my friends‚ and I know that they will not judge me based on whatever
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I have been playing softball for my school’s team for the past three years. My father had always encouraged me to be active‚ and get back into softball. Even though I was reluctant‚ I still tried out. I am going to be blunt: I was terrible. I lacked the skills necessary to be on the team‚ and because of that I did not make it on the team. Instead of being sad and embarrassed‚ I decided to take action. I decided to think of creative ways to get better. After my father passed away‚ I did not really
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As the years go by throughout my life‚ I always seem to come across one question… Who am I? Many thoughts occur in my mind‚ although I seem to be certain I have it all figured out; I always tend to second doubt myself. But this time‚ I am pretty sure who I’ve become. You see‚ I must thoroughly elaborate my past before I can explain the present. Therefore‚ you being able to understand what I had to endure to become the man I am today. It all started long ago with a basketball‚ but soon it became
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CLRC Writing Center Structure of a Personal Narrative Essay “Narrative” is a term more commonly known as “story.” Narratives written for college or personal narratives‚ tell a story‚ usually to some point‚ to illustrate some truth or insight. Following are some tools to help you structure your personal narrative‚ breaking it down into parts. The “Hook” Start your paper with a statement about your story that catches the reader’s attention‚ for example: a relevant quotation‚ question‚ fact
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the various competences which have been practiced for many years. Often times‚ these skills are overlooked and taken for granted as we never actually think about them in terms of their effect on our potential career choices. After thinking about my personal skills‚ I compiled a list which included; communication‚ cooperation‚ patience‚ listening‚ helping others and perseverance; all skills which I have possessed for majority of my lifetime and have used to overcome many challenges. One example in particular
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G. Laracas Professor DePasquale English - 1A 07 October 2008 Personal Response Essay “The Loons” I’ve chosen to do my personal response essay on the short story “The Loons‚” because in a way I can sort of relate to the main character Piquette Tonnerre. I felt that Margaret Laurence did an exceptional job by choosing the appropriate tone for the story because I can honestly say that I could feel the alienation that Piquette must of felt‚ during her time of living‚ in a cruel society. She
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