Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there‚ and why is it meaningful to you? The earth spins at approximately 1‚000 miles per hour‚ and rotates around the sun at about 67‚000 miles per hour. Ferris Bueller once said‚ “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while‚ you could miss it”. Being a teenager‚ for me is much like the earth spinning and rotating at thousands of miles per hour. I am turning and dashing
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Appealing-to-the-Senses Description: Let the reader see‚ smell‚ hear‚ taste‚ and feel what you write in your essay. The thick‚ burnt scent of roasted coffee tickled the tip of my nose just seconds before the old‚ faithful alarm blared a distorted top-forty through its tiny top speaker. Wiping away the grit of last night’s sleep‚ the starch white sunlight blinded me momentarily as I slung my arm like an elephant trunk along the top of the alarm‚ searching for the snooze button. While stretching
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Elissa Ocke College Essay Reflection Writing a gripping and effective college essay is vital to most high school seniors that are applying to college. A college essay is a personal narrative that is read by college admission officers so that a college can get a better sense at who applicants are as a person. College essays are essential to setting applicants apart‚ so choosing an interesting a well-developed subject is key. In my experience‚ finding the narrative that I wanted to share was
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Belonging can be beneficial and disadvantageous depending on the individual’s journey. Conformity is necessary in order to gain acceptance to a certain group or to a certain individual. When one’s experience of belonging is positive it can provide them with new option in the world. This can grant new opportunities but can also result in neglecting one’s true identity. A strong concept that is explored within ‘Great Expectations’ (1861) by Charles Dickens is that self-fulfilment can be enrich one’s
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I’d like to think of myself as a man of many passions. I love to exercise‚ helping others and so much more. However‚ I think my love of learning tramples the others. My education is something that I’ve always cared deeply about and I still feel that way. I have always been considered a hard worker who is dedicated to striving for my full potential‚ but I still managed to surprise myself and others. Last year‚ I really surprised myself. Why? I had fallen ill in late November to early
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Lev Turkevych \ Period 6 Mrs.Blumenthal 11/9/12 The move Amistad and the story “Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano” have many similarities. The three similarities between the story and Amistad are the ways that the slaves were treated‚ the conditions of the ships‚ and the reactions of the slaves. In both the movie and the book slaves had to overcome horrific conditions to be freed‚ In the movie the main character Cinque was captured sold and thrown onto the
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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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TELL US ABOUT A PERSONAL QUALITY‚ TALENT‚ ACCOMPLISHMENT‚ CONTRIBUTION OR EXPERIENCE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. WHAT ABOUT THIS QUALITY OR ACCOMPLISHMENT MAKES YOU PROUD AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE PERSON YOU ARE? I sat at my desk brainstorming which direction to go in composing my first beat. I had discovered a new program called FL Studio - an audio workstation that allows amateurs to produce music - and I was hooked. My fingers were tapping‚ adding an imaginary drum stem to the composition.
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I believe the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke is an excellent match for me. I believe college should not be merely a gateway to the work force; it should educate the student in a variety of subjects and prepare him or her for the range of challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in life. I have always been a curious person and enjoy reading all kinds of literature and nonfiction. In high school I excelled in history‚ English‚ AP psychology‚ and other liberal arts subjects. I have
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11‚ 2011 John C. Cardwell Bluefield State College Conley Hall 312 219 Rock Street Bluefield WV 24701 Dear Mr.Cardwell: As a former international student of Bluefield State College‚ I want to thank the administration for great support and faculty stuff for outstanding academic experience during past two years. I know that you have biggest interest in well-being of foreign students. Your first priority always was to provide the best experience and support in any situation to every student
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