Life is full of adventures and experiences. The key to living well is making these experiences as meaningful as possible. I went through a very significant experience‚ which was actually more of a risk‚ about two years ago. I was 15 years old and I had to decide whether I would stay in my hometown or move to Monterrey‚ Mexico. As in every dilemma faced‚ there are pros and cons that will try to sway you. Time wouldn’t stop and the day of my decision was getting closer and closer; the less time I
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Shady Brook Elementary School. He began to shoot students and staff. After killing 15 students and two teachers in the first classroom‚ he entered the classroom of 27 year old Victoria Soto. Soto‚ knowing that their life was in danger‚ had already hidden her sixteen students in a closet. When the gunman burst in‚ Soto lied and told him that her students were in the gymnasium. As a result‚ she lost her life to protect the lives of her kids. Vicki is the named that she was called by the many people who
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August 7th 2012 has to be one of the most memorable days of my life. I had one of the most life changing experiences that day. This was the day my daughter was born and I became a father. I have had a lot of memorable experiences in my life‚ but nothing compares to this day. This was also the day that my life changed for the better. My daughter was not due until August 13th yet my girlfriend was telling me that she was in a lot of pain on August 3rd and that she thought she was going to have the
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one’s life. In Gary Soto’s autobiographical narrative‚ he steals a pie from a German market‚ and then feels guilty about the whole incident. Gary Soto recreates the experience of his guilty six year-old self with the use of religious imagery and language‚ the description of his paranoia that everyone knows‚ and the use of the fact that he attempts to escape his guilt‚ but is haunted and unable to escape it. Soto uses religious imagery to relive the time when he stole the pie. Gary Soto “[knows] enough
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Try this method for preparing your speeches. Base it on a story from your own experience‚ preferably a recent experience. The speech will be in three parts: 1. Start with a simple statement of the point or meaning or significance of your speech. 2. Tell a story which illustrates the statement‚ point‚ meaning etc 3. End by restating the point or meaning. In your preparation‚ there are two important parts. First‚ select the incident or event. (Check some suggestions) Second
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Like most people‚ when it comes time to decide on where there’re going to eat‚ I’m plagued by indecision. One thing that everyone in my family can agree on when all else fails is Mexican food‚ so when asked where I wanted to go eat today‚ I picked Gringos. I keep hearing positive talk about it‚ and thought I would see what all the fuss was about. It’s important to note that I moved from the Dallas area where my family and I would eat Mexican food at several times a week and since moving I have yet
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family back at home. However‚ everything that any of us did would be over the top in every way possible. This became especially evident when my family and I would begin to plan a party or travel‚ this improvement of activities would be known as the “Mexican Way”. To be more specific‚ my family and I turned a normal New Year’s Eve party into a colorful and explosive fiesta. At first it seemed normal‚ we bought all the fireworks‚ started getting all the food ready for the party‚ and all my cousins and
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I consider myself someone who is a people person. I have always enjoyed interacting and working with others as opposed to working on a task by myself. My experiences have taught me that it has always been in situations that involve team dynamics or social interactions (starting in high school as rugby captain) that I have thrived both as a leader and as a firm contributor towards a common goal. I start off with this point because to me it seems that one must have the ability to lead others and to
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that I could say I was Peruvian without requiring some sort of explanation afterwards. My classmates were under the impression that there were four races: white‚ black‚ asian‚ and mexican. Even today I hear Mexican in the place of Cuban‚ Venezuelan‚ or any other latin country. If someone wants to get on my nerves the mexican stereotypes are the first to come out. For me being Peruvian American means rooting for the national team on late nights whether we think we’re
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Module: Communications Class: CK1A/TP1A Tutor: Deirdre Donnelly Technique: Collection of Work Assignment Name: Personal & Business Documents Weighting: 15% Hand out Date: 11th October 2013 Submission Date: 8th November 2013 You are required to produce three pieces of work‚ as follows: 1. A hand-written personal letter or personal piece 2. A typed letter of application and Curriculum Vitae 3. A typed Notice and Agenda Further details on the specific guidelines for each
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