sometimes struggle to find the identity that addresses the new life they have molded into and most represents their culture and experiences. The course of my life changed forever in August of 2003‚ when my family and I made the move to the United States from a small town in northeastern Italy. Upon my arrival in the U.S I noticed‚ even at my young age‚ that gone were the rolling‚ lush hills of northern Italy; the sprawling vineyards and olive groves; the tiny‚ eclectic cars; the mature stone buildings;
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The name Kanissa is a creation‚ a hand me down with a twist. A name‚ similar to my aunt Anissa. Ever since I was little‚ my aunt has always been there. Whether it be from the first day of 1rst grade‚ where I cautiously walked down the gargantuan and tedious halls marked by the pencils of the children before me. Or birthday parties spent at Oma and Opa’s. Oma and opa means grandma and grandpa in Dutch. Holidays and birthday parties that are spent at Oma and Opa’s house are hectic
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who I was and altered the way I returned to my community‚ Los Angeles. The most important thing I learned at this internship was the ability to “fit into” this new way of life. While studying abroad‚ I believe that this skill I gained from my internship will allow me accommodate and adapt easily to the new culture. I also learned from this internship how to properly communicate with new people in general‚ but also with people who may not be familiar with my own culture and lifestyle. This new skill
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at the age of 17 or 18. Yet that is the way we are trained. We have to find our passion in 12 years of education. After my 12 years of education I have made a decision to become a Computer Engineer. It feels great to hear that‚ but is that what I want to become? I was born in Bangalore‚ India‚ a wonderful place where I studied till 10th grade. It is the place where I have all my beautiful childhood memories. It is a city in southern India in a state called Karnataka. Bangalore is known as the technology
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Imagine being tortured at everyday for no particular reason. Whether be by a classmate or a complete stranger‚ going home with that sickly‚ doubted thought that it’s going to happen again. Has anyone experienced this? I HAVE. It is important for you to understand that bullying does not have to be a normal part of childhood. This is why I Nusrat Nhazeem strongly contemplate why bullying should be stopped in schools once and for all. Bullying is an act of intention hurtful behaviour
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manage my time incredibly well in order to be able to balance my online studies‚ my work and family demands. In my opinion family demands‚ work and studies balance are a process‚ not a static achievement. So‚ it is important to make the decisions selecting careers and jobs‚ timing dogs‚ allocating roles and responsibilities etc‚ which will provide the opportunity for balance. The real task of balance takes place on a weekly and daily basis. While going to Penn Foster College online to get my associates
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Rishiv Chugh 9/24/12 4th period My Opinion On War War‚ it’s one of the biggest things to happen to the world ever since then human evolution. So my opinion on war? Well to me‚ war is good on one side‚ and a terrible thing on the other side. So why do I think it is both good and bad at the same time? I might as well tell you and give some brief explanations why. So to start off‚ I’ll tell you the pro’s of war. For one thing‚ if there was no war‚ for all we know‚ there just might be more chaos
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different depending on each person. He was a humble person who came from one of the poorest parts of Colombia. He was at the bottom‚ but his dream was higher than any other kid his age. At the end of the day people saw him as two things only The Robin Hood of Colombia or the Terrorist of Colombia. Pablo Escobar was just like any ordinary kid‚ he came from a good family‚ but was raised in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Colombia . Pablo Escobar‚ born on December 1‚ 1949‚ in Antioquia‚ Colombia
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My Dyslexia Philip Schultz‚ the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author most recently of My Dyslexia‚ who is diagnosed with the severe learning disability dyslexia‚ shares his journey in his book. Being dyslexic made his life very difficult and made him feel not normal. “More than once he says that a special cruelty of dyslexia is that those suffering it lose patience with them and come to consider themselves inferior to normal people” (Olson). It took Schultz years to read and write. At age of fifty-eight
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Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard is the story of the real space mission that took place in 1969. The three astronauts had always dreamed of landing on the moon but not long after the astronauts launched into space did they realize that the task would be near impossible due to an explosion of an oxygen tank. Getting home safe became their next mission. A character in this film from whom I learned something is Gene Kranz played by Ed Harris. I learned that thinking calmly helps you and people around
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