the benefits of life experiences for the adult student‚ and describe two life experiences that will be useful as you pursue your degree. There are benefits to returning to school as an adult student based on past life experiences. For myself‚ one benefit is to better myself for me and my children. After high school‚ all I have done is work‚ I was given an oppurinity to work in collections‚ something I had never done before. I made some mistakes and hit the wall a few times in my early years
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Divorce: a personal life changing experience With this ring I thee wed . For better or worse‚ for richer or poorer . Traditionally‚ two people speak these words on their wedding day‚ the day that two become one‚ the day that two people begin a life together and share an unbreakable union. This may be so in some cases but not all. Divorce among Americans is rampant. In society today divorces are as common as marriages themselves. Couples meet‚ date‚ fall in love‚ marry‚ and have children and
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EXPERIENCE FROM PART-TIME JOB Every young person eventually needs to consider a career path‚ and working part-time jobs are a common way to gain experience in determining which career field is right for the individual. Part-time jobs are good way to gain experience not only in a particular position‚ but are also instrumental in teaching a newcomer to the working world a number of important skills that are necessary to succeed in the long-term. From the real situation – one day to be a serving
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Diasporic experiences can be extremely challenging and testing at the least‚ and Akhil Sharma’s life‚ represented in his novel Family Life‚ is no exception. The semi-autobiographical novel illustrates the hardships faced by an Indian family after moving to the United States and soon after‚ almost losing one of their sons to an accident that changed all of their lives. The novel‚ however‚ focuses mostly on Ajay‚ and how his life slowly transforms as we read the story from his perspective. Being a
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The first time I saw snow My sister and my brother have always dreamed going to the Disney World. I have had different kind of dreams since I was a child. I used to dream about having a good job and earning my own money. I have dreamed having my own apartment‚ my own car and living by myself. Another dream was to taking trips to places that I was used to seeing it in the movies. However‚ the most wonderful of all the dreams was to see snow. I was born in Brazil. It is a tropical place and
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English Composition 101 Section HUML Assignment: When I was eleven‚ I don’t think I could have imagined what would happen to me in the next five years of my life. My family’s past was easy going but‚ I never thought I would experience such large changes in my own life. I was born in raised in Harvey‚ Il but‚ I consider my hometown to be Tchula‚ Mississippi. When I turned twelve years old‚ my parents moved myself and older sister to a middle class suburban
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I volunteered with Outreach Kenya Development Volunteers for three months in Bungoma‚ Kenya. As a team of six volunteers‚ we lived with a traditional Kenya family and shared in their daily experiences. Our primary focus this summer was AIDS education. We reached over 7‚000 Kenyans about the potential dangers of HIV/AIDS. We used a secondhand vehicle bought by OKDV during the summer of 2000 and an old TV and generator to educate Kenyans. We traveled throughout rural western Kenya and reached people
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Narrative/descriptive essay My most unforgettable flight experience I have been exposed to traveling ever since I learned how to speak‚ whether by boat‚ bus‚ or plane. Living in Kuwait‚ a country in the Middle East‚ my whole family and I did our best to visit our family and friends back home in the Philippines
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An Experience That Changed My Life Valen C. Hocog English 101-10 Dr. David Khorram February 09‚ 2011 Seven years ago I gave birth to a healthy boy who changed everything about me and my life. Before his birth I was an optimistic person who only thought of the fun things that would make my day. I was an immature girl without a care in the world. After his birth I grew up‚ stopped partying‚ and took on the responsibility that was gifted to me. It has not been a breezy walk
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First flight of my life I couldn’t forget the day when I got a chance to travel by plane for the first time. I was in grade five and I was 10 years old. Unfortunately‚ I had to travel alone because my parents didn’t get a leave from their office. I was flying from my hometown of Kathmandu to Pokhara. Although‚ that was a domestic flight I was so excited while travelling to my maternal uncle’s house. The plane was shaking abnormally at the time of take off. I was so scared‚ for a while I thought
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