During my time as a Boy Scout‚ I have obtained many awards for my excellence‚ some acknowledged by others‚ and others merely personal. When I first joined‚ a grade schooler among high schoolers‚ I had not made much of myself in scouts or in school. However‚ through academic competition at school‚ I started to challenge myself. In grade six‚ I received Honor Roll. Moving on to Junior High‚ I received the Scholars Award and participated in Honor Society. Additionally‚ I played guitar in the music program
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Personal experiences With Irony Life is full of irony. Everywhere you look there are situations that contrast what is expected. Evidently‚ many of my interests turned out to be ironic twists. I love concerts‚ experiencing live music with friends is one of the best things in life. Seeing my favorite band play right before my eyes is a site like no other‚ well if I could see it. Concerts are great –for tall people. But for the “vertically challenged” it gets a little difficult. I either see heads before
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Who am I?: I am Mexican-American Who are you? What do you identify yourself as? Are you happy with how people portray you as? Everyone thinks about who they are‚ what they identify themselves as. Recently I have been giving some thought as to who I am‚ I think of myself as an average Hispanic MexicanAmerican girl who is labeled and criticized based on the color of my skin. Some of the terms that I would consider myself as is Hispanic‚ Mexican-American‚ Chicana‚ and People of Color. "56.6 million
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Personal Writing: The College Experience The biggest adaptation I have had to make in my life was moving to college. Not only was it totally different from high school in relation to the content of classes and homework‚ but it was also completely different from my home life. I was living on my own‚ with new surroundings and new people. Needless to say‚ this was something like I had never experienced before. Generally‚ college classes aren’t that much more difficult than high school courses. The
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Running Head: NURTURE: INFLUENCE OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Nurture: Influence of Person Experiences Paul Brar HSP 3M One might assume that it is normal for a person to show their true personality‚ or emotions. However‚ as one does this‚ do people realize why one would act a certain way? Since the beginning of time‚ psychologists have been trying to discover whether our environment or genetics determine who we are. Scientists realized that it is mainly the way a person is raised‚ as
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Growing up I excelled in every educational aspect of school. However the stereotype for someone of my skin color did not allow for me to be both Mexican and smart. My Hispanic peers began to exclude me; the most common way they did that was by taking away my identity as a Mexican. I heard “Diego you white” an uncountable number of times throughout my schooling. I noticed that my grades and vocabulary would trigger that comment so I began to change the way I acted in order to fit in. It was not until
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inspiration and drive for my project was due to my personal experience with cancer. As my mum was diagnosed with cancer in 2012/2013‚ her journey has been very close and personal to me. I have always been very inspired by my mum‚ as she maintained a positive attitude throughout the whole experience. She inspired me to choose my topic for this project as she has maintained hope throughout her journey‚ I want others to do the same. For this personal project‚ I wanted my product/outcome to both spread
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Writing about my personal experience in the military‚ reminded me about all those Noncommissioned officers who lead me throughout my career and my life. It also recapped the obstacles I faced to make it to where I am today. Minus one plus nine is a symbolic way to describe my story of how I came into the Army as an Enlisted with a pay grade of E minus 1 instead of E-1 and reach the Enlisted pay grade of E-9. My personal experience began on February 14‚ 1992‚ when I immigrated to the United States
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people who are considered affluent‚ however during the summer of 2014‚ I quickly became aware of what it felt like to be different. There was an elderly woman who we began working for‚ and as soon as I introduced myself she instantly asks what my ethnicity is. I politely tell her that I’m Mexican-American; however my parents are originally from Mexico. As her face became rigid‚ I instantly felt like the
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Freire Rough Draft English 1010 Prof. Fischer “A Personal Experience in Banking Education” After a difficult transition into high school I eventually made it past the dreaded freshman year. I felt as though I could conquer the world. I was awarded A’s and B’s through my hard work. Better yet‚ I supposedly had the best English teacher a Sophomore could be assigned. I hesitate to use her real name thus she will be referred to as Mrs. Doe. Students would rant and rave about how easy the
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