"The event that helped me come of age was my depression leading into self harming. i use to be that girl that you always saw wish a really big smile plastered on her face. i use to not care what people said about me. i actually use to love school. " said Stephanie remembering the past. She said she use to always be that positive girl everyone looked up to. They would call her a "role model" and alot of people would look up ro her. That all changed when her depression kicked in during her years
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In 2014 I came to America to study. It had been the first time I ever traveled somewhere without my parents and it was a much farther distance than I had ever traveled before. My English wasn’t the best and I wasn’t sure of how I would handle American customs and culture. When my student visa was approved I was very excited and very nervous‚ it was a big moment for me. When the time came I boarded my plane and made the journey to America. My time here has been very hard but also very fortunate for
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Let me start off with my mother’s journey to America. It was 1985 when her parents decided it was time for a fresh start. It was very difficult to come to America legally‚ so they made their journey by traveling to other countries. They left Cuba and traveled to Spain where my grandfather found a job as a farmer. They lived in Spain for almost 2 years before they gathered enough resources to travel to Mexico. The journey from Mexico to the USA was very easy for them because they had a family member
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adapt‚ and overcome changes in life is what helps keep me on track and reach your goals. Of course‚ controlling thoughts and keeping sane through changes in life isn’t as easy as it sounds and that is what I didn’t know the moment I emigrated to America. Even though I had the mentality of never giving up‚ I didn’t know how difficult it is until unexpected changes beyond my control tested my resilience. The difficulty of speaking the language‚ dealing with the cultural differences‚ and most importantly
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Coming To an Awareness of Language In the short narrative‚ Coming to an Awareness of Language‚ by Malcolm X‚ we are told the story of how a young Malcolm X developed from a illiterate street hustler to a self educated man in prison who would later go on to lead the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X recalls his stay in the Norfolk Prison Colony School as never feeling “so truly free in life.” OInTThe reader gets a firsthand account of the story from Malcolm X‚ which gives the audience a better and more
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English 110 Quick Casual In “A Look at the Intersection of Fine Dining and Fast Food”‚ Brenda Falk discusses the differences and similarities in fast food and fine dining. Her main focus throughout the article is the new found overlap in these two dining techniques. She also seems to feel that soon these two dining techniques could easily become one known as “quick casual”. In this article she jumps around from point to point whether it be reasoning behind certain dining styles‚ types of changes
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COMING TO AMERICA One year ago‚ my mother was speaking to father about moving to another country. I was thinking that we will just move somewhere near Belarus‚ but one time I asked my mother‚ ’’ Where we will go‚” She answered:’’ Maybe we will move to America’’. I asked‚ “To America? Really? She answered: ‘’ Yes‚ my dear. Yes “ I was so excited about America. I never knew that me and my family will move to America‚ New York City. My parents
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Across the Caribbean Sea I grew up on a beautiful tropical island‚ but I have always wondered what would it be like to live in the United States of America. They say that everything is possible in America. Like everyone else‚ I wanted more opportunities and expand my horizon. I knew there were a few challenges‚ but I did not know or foreseen the magnitude. Moving to another country might be exciting; it can also be a positive experience. Wanting to improve one’s quality of life is something everyone
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This I Believe Coming from an americanized Indian family‚ there is one custom that always stuck: no dating. It came to that point in high school where I finally got my first boyfriend and while I could willingly tell my mother and sibling‚ my dad does not know to this day. It became so hard for me to separate my 2 lives that I started to cut my family out of the picture because I felt as if with my boyfriend‚ Ben‚ I could be myself with no lying. As this hole in my heart formed from missing my family
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"I don’t know what to do. I have a husband and my family here‚ but the Nazis are taking power. I don’t know if I can stay here any longer. I have heard about good things happening in America‚ so maybe I will go there‚" I explained to my family before I decided to leave my home country of Austria. This was really what I thought. I loved my family and I didn’t want to leave them‚ but I was sick of being scared every second of my life. I was proud of being who I was‚ and I wouldn’t wait for the Nazis
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