I still remember sitting on the bleachers anxiously waiting for my name to be called. I waited with hope up until the very end‚ yet my name did not get called. I had not made it to State again for National History Day for the third time in a row. All of my peers have advanced to the State level‚ but every year I would be faced with disappointment again. I cried feeling disappointed in myself. After all of my hard work failed again. I thought that I had failed. Year after year‚ throughout middle school
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guilty. Then the guy who chose not guilty started giving examples on why the guy wasn’t guilty‚ although he may be wrong he still made points that were very justable and convince the other 11 men to change their vote to not guilty one by one. At the end he convinced all the 11 men to vote for not guilty and the guy on trail was free. From this I learned that if I have enough proof and am smart enough I can convince anyone to change their mind about something. Finally the last thing I learned in english
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Reflective Essay It is amazing that my journey as an English: Literature major has almost come to a close so quickly. My path has been a smooth and enjoyable one‚ and it is with great sadness that I begin to gather up the ends of my literary education. I know that I will continue to grow and develop as a critical reader/thinker throughout my lifetime‚ but I will sorrowfully miss the educational structure that has shaped my literary understanding for the last three years. I consider my greatest
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The career of a social worker is a distinct and varied profession that aims to enhance events and lifestyles of susceptible populations. Being a social worker is not an easy task; however‚ it is a gratifying and rewarding career. Social workers take responsibility of helping families‚ and various groups of people to deal with problems they are having in their lives. In order to become a successful social worker‚ one would need to work on strategies such as: how to achieve one’s goals‚ how to collaborate
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to deal with a shooting that happened at a gas station with her father. She knows that her dad and his gang did it but the cops think that another black man in the gas station did it. She has to go on trial and tell her story of what she saw. In the end she tells on her father and she almost dies because what she did was disrespectful to her and her fathers gang. Even though the gangs and cultures don’t see eye to eye in the movie they all have things in common. They are all in gangs‚ each have their
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What Happened I am currently enrolled on a 7407-1 course and as part of that course I had to produce 10 – 12 reflective journals. These journals can reflect professional and personal experiences and play an important part in a teacher’s development. I decided that I would research the different views of reflective journals in the hope that it would improve my own understanding. reflective teaching requires that public theories are translated into personal ones and vice versa‚ unless teachers
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When thinking about the concept of critical thinking‚ several thoughts come to mind. Initially‚ I would say it involves placing deep thought on a subject area to come up with a conclusion. It may involve asking questions or further analysis to reach the appropriate answer. The main objective of critical thinking has been described as reaching conclusions that are wise and correct (Moore & Parker‚ 2012). I will also discuss my personal and professional goals and the relationship between critical
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My education begins with me attending my community college back in Laredo‚ Texas. In Laredo Community College‚ I didn’t know which major to go into in all honesty‚ like all new college students I was caught up with the new experience of college and the scenery the college provided. Then after discussions with my advisors I’ve decided to enter the field of Criminal Justice‚ which at a time where difficult because I’d needed to know different laws that have changed over the years‚ many court cases
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When I’m reading I shut out everything around me and escape to my own world inside my mind‚ away from stress and problems of everyday life. This is why I enjoy reading so much. I like to read a lot. I’m an 8 as a reader in eighth grade. I could read since I was in kindergarten‚ so I thought I was more superior than the rest of my class‚ which made me want to read more often. In third grade my teacher started reading a book aloud to my small‚ obnoxious ‚ excited class. “Today we’re starting a new
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Many people over look mental health issues and it’s kind of crazy when this has such a big role for problems in the world. I don’t believe in prescribing medications to people to try to fix their problems but‚ I think talking about problems is beneficial. Counseling has way more benefits to getting at an individual’s deepest core. Face it‚ we all deal with a bunch of shit throughout our lives. We need friends and family to talk to but‚ we also need someone that has no biased opinion or connection
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