not my first language‚ and that I am still learning. I started to learn how to speak‚ and listen‚ and mainly write in English when I was in ninth grade. Writing has been the hardest to deal with it‚ because I have many spelling and mechanical errors and most importantly‚ how to organize an essay‚ but this changed when I took English 49 with Professor Lucero. In my first day of class‚ I was assigned to write an essay about my experience with writing. I was not completely sure on how to start my essay
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Experience outside of the classroom can contribute to the advancement of literacy learning. The same can also be said that literacy is experienced only inside the classroom. I have had the luxury of experiencing both. The literacy I have gained in past courses and work experience is characterized by attending class‚ completing tasks in the work place‚ peer and instructor critique‚ personal habits‚ and literacy acculturation. Although I have taken an English 101 course‚ I can’t recall if the learning
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straightforward‚ I did not focus much on my schoolwork. I did what was required of me and got good grades‚ but I did not go above and beyond. I had always been told by upperclassman‚ “It only gets harder from here. Enjoy it while you can.” Now I realize what that means. Last year as a junior‚ it was my first year taking AP classes. I had taken honors classes before so how hard could it be? But I soon realized that the differences between my underclassman and upperclassman experience would be very
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experienced racism‚ I was a young naïve 18 year old girl. It was my first year in college right out of high school‚ and it was my first time outside of my predominately black world. I had just moved to San Bernardino‚ Ca to attend college‚ from South Central Los Angeles. I had gone to an all-black high school‚ attended an all-black church and at the time had all black friends. I remember the first day my family packed me up and we headed off to my new life in college. I had only been in school for a little
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My First Learning Team Experience My involvement in the Learning Team environment at the University of Phoenix has been a great learning experience. When we were assigned teams at the end of the first week‚ I did not really know what to expect. I have worked on teams numerous times in my career‚ both in the professional and private sectors. The teams I have worked on have always been to either produce a product or improve a process. Learning has always been a part of these teams‚ but I have
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My experience with failure came with athletics. For my whole life I have always been involved in sports like soccer‚ tennis‚ basketball. When I was in the fourth grade I joined a swim team and that was the first and really only sport that I stuck with; swimming came naturally to me‚ and it was something that I could do year round and I loved every minute of it. However‚ once I was in high school I stopped swimming and joined my high school’s cross country team. My dad was a runner all throughout
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In my opinion being a tutor is more than helping a busy college student complete a homework assignment or studying for an upcoming exam. You can offer much more to someone struggling when you have experienced what they are going through. Many college students hold part-time jobs‚ take several credits‚ and get very few hours of sleep which leave them stressed and overwhelmed. When students come to me for tutoring I don’t just complete the assignment and send them on my way. I ask them
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My experience at Golden Corral was awesome. The first time I went to Golden Corral‚ I was in Clarksville for a field trip. I thought it wouldn’t be a decent restaurant because I’ve never heard of it‚ but I was wrong. Everything about this place is wonderful. No other restaurant can beat this one. Golden Corral is an American family-style restaurant. It serves breakfast‚ lunch‚ and dinner‚ featuring an all-you-can-eat buffet with a wide variety of foods to choose from. They have a salad bar and
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[Lantier . Session 1 . Journal] My Life Changing Experience That Led Me to CCU My life changed when I became an addict. I was addicted to Meth. It is not a road anyone would want to go down‚ but I chose this road for a long time. Let’s just say it led me down a bad path to nowhere. I lost my dignity‚ my job and my self- respect. My family didn’t want to be around me‚ and that hurt me so deeply. I felt so alone at times‚ and often begged God to take me. It all started when my grandfather passed away. He
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in a wheelchair and I am in my fifties‚ so it is at times a challenging experience. Even though‚ it is challenging being away from my family to obtain my college education‚ but I love it anyway. I transferred to Clovis Community College from Merced College in Merced‚ California. This will be my second full semester at Clovis. I will be transferring to Fresno State after the Fall 2017 semester. This being said‚ I felt it was important to tell you about an experience I had here at Clovis. Last
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