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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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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They are fighting again… My parents’ divorce crippled me. Endless trips from house to house coupled with anxiety over my personal future as well as my parents’ stole my attention. As a result‚ my overall academic performance significantly weakened. For the majority of my high school career I dealt with my Father neglecting my two older brothers and myself. It seemed normal for him to leave unannounced for multiple days with minimal food in the fridge. Whenever I asked about his whereabouts he would
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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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accepted this. Why would my parents mislead me in any way? They were‚ of course‚ all knowing about the world. When I moved to my third new school in 6th grade‚ I was introduced to new people and new information. As my view of the world began to expand I became less enthralled with the views about sexuality I had been given at home. Since Freshman year I knew my sexuality wasn’t what I had always assumed it to be. It’s been there my whole life in the way I’ve interacted with my female friends and
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“No please don’t make me go back!” I am yelling to my mom‚ as my salty tears penetrate my make-up and cause it to run down my face. “I hate it‚ that school is the worst!” “Honey‚ it is already half way through the school year‚ you can’t switch school this late in the year.” As my mom says the words I can hear the nonexistence care in her voice. Why does she want me to stay in this school? Doesn’t she realize that just four short months ago I was a “plain Jane” thirteen year old and now I’ve
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Time for school! Time for school! Are you excited? There was once a time when I was excited about going to school. I use to organize all of my school supplies trying to make sure I had everything that I needed. And I even use to pick out my own school clothes the night before‚ anxious to put them on. There were times when I thought that I’d oversleep‚ so I would sleep in my school clothes so that I could be already dressed and ready to go. My elementary school years were the most exciting for me
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might serve as evidence to my growth from a child to an adult; however‚ no such challenge or triumph was greater than my graduation from Cadet Officer School‚ a strategic leadership school held at Maxwell Air Force Base. Cadet Officer School’s purpose was to act as the “finishing school” for Cadet Officers‚ but behind the education was a life changing experience which caused myself to think critically about what I wanted in life and where I was going. The Cadet Officer School curriculum included topics
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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 you to think positively in hard situations and that instead of being
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Leah McMunn M1 Ms. Rai ENG1D1 – 09 29 April 2011 An Eventful Journey of Living on the Streets Character traits shape the people we all are. For example‚ they help us face our fears through courage; they show us right from wrong through responsibility; and they show us who to believe in tough decisions through trust. Dana‚ the protagonist from Eric Walters’ Sketches‚ has a tough time learning how to show her traits. However‚ as a child on the streets Dana fights through many
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