thinking about how it affected my life. “Sure it bothered me‚ but I didn’t need him‚” is a quick summary I tell my friends. My father left Illinois not too long after I was born. My mother was still here‚ falling a tad bit short of the “responsible” example. Overall‚ I’ve done superb without him. However‚ thinking about all the times I wish he’d been here‚ I realize it made a big impact on my outlook and opinions. March of 2014 changed my life. I had spoken to my father once‚ a few weeks before‚ for
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difference of results in a complicated confrontation of values. Hence a sense of belonging lies inherent in the individual’s ability to marry or reconcile identity with their social environment. Raimond Gaita’s semi-autobiographical memoir Romulus‚ My Father and the Australian’s feature article Alice Pung on New Australians both explore the difficulties faced when immigrating and how a new found sense of belonging occurs through a transformation of identity and values. John Marsden and Shawn Tan’s picture
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American Dream and My Perspective What is your definition of the American Dream? The idea of an American dream is older than the US and actually started in the 1600s. Back then‚ the American Dream was your ideal perfect life‚ your goals and your happiness. Many of these dreams focused on owning land and establishing a prosperous business that theoretically‚ at least would increase one ’s happiness. Has society changed? Has the definition of the American Dream changed? Is the American Dream even alive
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Until this year‚ my mother had never asked me about my future plans. She has a major in microbiology from the University of Georgia‚ but works in Atlanta in the insurance business as an underwriter. In college‚ she considered pharmaceutical work‚ but was told not to by her father who convinced her that all pharmacists were “druggies”. My mother is in the “useless degree” category now‚ and might use her degree better as a mouse pad than in any actual science field. She often tells my sister and me during
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| Content | Instructional Materials | Activities | Evaluation | | | | | | | | | Explanations The Unit Topic/Theme This is a general topic that covers the duration of the plan. All lessons covered therein must be related to the topic. From this topic‚ you will then select related sub-topics/themes that are of a shorter duration. The Rationale This is a brief description and justification for the unit to be taught. Philosophical reasons and relevance to the learner and the society should
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BOY. Dependent‚ reliable‚ honest‚ ambitious‚ impulsive. These are some of the words that do not describe me‚ but I do hope that these are the words that describe both of you my children. Wishing now‚ I realise it is too late for forgiveness‚ too late to turn back. As I write this letter to you both‚ I request to you my sons‚ to read on further. I had to do what I did‚ and what I did then‚ I know now was unethical. You’d both probably assume I was a coward‚ and yes‚ I was. I still am. All the
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“Run! You got this Hannah!”‚ shouted my dad. Hearing him cheer me on urged me to play tougher‚ run faster‚ kick the ball harder. I passed to one of my teammates‚ she scored‚ and the crowd went wild. I turned towards my dad and saw his smile explode across the field making me feel like the utmost adored person in the world. This was my junior year. It has been three months since my father abruptly died. I spent time with him on Sunday and he was gone on Monday. I felt desolate‚ heartbroken‚ and resentful
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LEARNING FROM MY MISTAKES. As a young girl‚ I grew up in a loving family; a Christian family and my parents ensured that we all grew up in a God fearing way‚ making sure that we learned how to pray and read the bible every day. They ensured that we had good education and that we grew up in a stable and happy home where we lacked nothing basic…but my spirit of adventure and freedom wanted more‚ I felt like a prisoner staying at home with all the rules and curfews; I wanted to be like a bird‚ to be
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My learning experience from my relocation I am a telemarketing sales working at a telecommunication company which composes of many sales team focuses on different services and client base. I was serving retail call-in customers for a full range of services‚ from land line to broadband services. In order to increase productivity‚ my previous team had to split into some small teams to get each team’s service even more specific. All of us felt the uncertainty‚ some of my team members gossip
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Design a computer based on user specific needs STUDENT NAME: Vashista Gande DATE: ____________ MARKS: ___/25 Assess a user computing needs and select appropriate hardware and software components for different situations (e. g.‚ a student on a fix budget‚ a home business user‚ a gaming enthusiast‚ a photographer‚ a home video enthusiast‚ a distance education user‚ a human resource manager‚ an accountant‚ a family doctor‚ an engineer‚ a teacher‚ a graphics designer‚ a game designer‚ a programmer
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