Luckily‚ my parents‚ for the most part‚ respect my own autonomy. I was allowed be involved in sports‚ which most other parents in Taiwan considered as a futility. A perfect child under a Taiwanese parent’s eye would be someone who went to crams school after crams school‚ learn and master both the piano and violin‚ and nothing else. Just that. Needless to say‚ I didn’t fit in the mold of a perfect child. Even though my parents are considered not as a typical “Asian” parents‚ they still fell under the pressure
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30 Years and Success. In society we ironically associate time with success. “By my late forties I should be established and able to settle down and begin enjoying the brighter side of life”. Many people have sequential life goals for themselves; career‚ marriage‚ children‚ early retirement. These landmarks reflect their idea of a suitable life. The only problem is if somehow those factors pop up out of order‚ they no longer feel like they are on a promising course to a happy life. Personally‚ I view
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Educational Self-Analysis Growing up I had this mindset where I believed that if I put effort into everything I did‚ I could accomplish anything and everything. When I was younger school was not difficult at all for me‚ I had high writing scores‚ I accomplished high reading levels‚ and my brain was always learning new things. But‚ somewhere along it changed and school was not my interest. High school starts‚ everything is going well my grades are B’s and A’s then I got distracted. I started hanging
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Attending this event was a great way for me to start off my spring semester. It gave me a sense of empowerment that I have been longing for some time now. Being an African American on this campus is truly difficult‚ you feel as if you are not seen or heard because the color of your skin is full of melanin‚ your eyes aren’t blue‚ and your hair is coarse and curly. But Mr. Bell made sure every African American was heard and seen within those two hours of him talking on that stage. Yes‚ he was funny
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hobbies and mannerisms and asks lots of questions that are obvious to the rest of the class. Many in my class make fun of her. When she sits next to me‚ I try to help her with both her math and in feeling good about who she is. Without my personal experience of growing up different I would not have understood what she was going through and would have missed out on a friendship with her. Sometimes it is not as easy to see someone’s differences‚ especially when they are internal. Another friend of mine
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could get locked up. Lose focus and look away‚ what you turned to see can be the last thing you saw before you life flashes before your eyes. Your next breath you take in could be your last. We all realize these things at our own pace; we all have experiences that open our eyes to reality; mine were all crammed into one dramatic week. “Everything happens for a reason‚ but I think it’s important to seek out that reason - that’s how we learn” as said
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learn fluent improvisation‚ and master a long repertoire. I have been influenced by my passion for music in mathematical‚ linguistic‚ spiritual‚ emotional‚ and artistic ways. Advantageous to the brain and spirit‚ music will aid me with all of my college pursuits. When I discovered
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outreach program also teaches me that so is our community and our environment. This outreach program is so important to me because it has helped shape the type of person and student I am today. Before this program I didn’t care much about school but after going through some adversities and being in outreach my mindset changed. Outreach isn’t just a organization it’s a family and this family has been my support system all throughout high school. I personally felt like the outreach family was there for
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that the equestrian psychology course was in England I was overjoyed with happiness. England is a wonderful country that is so close to many different countries that will give me an experience I will never get in the United States. I love learning and experiencing different cultures‚ and being able to get that experience will forever enrich my
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My history as a student is great‚ even though I have struggled a little in math. Although I usually struggled in math in the past‚ I always managed to stay above an F. Struggling in math was something I had ways did. Once I was in seventh grade at Central Junior High I was in math and we were playing a review game and I was the only student in class that got the question wrong. When I saw that I was the only person that got the question wrong‚ I felt a little bad. Now that I think about it
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