of hard work and prerequisite classes‚ I finally received my acceptance into school. Nursing was finally within my grasps‚ but it felt like something was missing. After talking to friends and family‚ I was still in what felt like a liminal phase until I got an email. It plainly read‚ “Congrats on your acceptance‚ we knew you could do it! Let us know if we can help. Sincerely‚ Katie from G.B.” As succinct as the email was‚ I was reminded of my time in the Global Brigades. It was with that amazing group
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Me and My Volcano Volcanoes exist all around the world. They can be very dangerous or unharmful. Some may seem unharmful because of their appearance‚ but they really are harmful to humans and wildlife. Volcanoes occur when two tectonic plates collide or‚ when there is a hot spot in the crust and constructive forces build a volcano. There are two types of volcanic flows pyroclastic and mud flows. Pyroclastic volcanoes occur when the amount of magma in the chamber collects and the pressure
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in a better place. Though nothing we did could be called an achievement‚ it was the first time we fully bore the consequences of our behavior‚ and took the responsibility. Thus it was not surprising that I often found myself the only one to clean up my university dormitory which looked no
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children‚ especially the consequences of misbehaving. Yes‚ I mean spanking. Oh the horror! I actually believe in spanking. I was spanked as a child and as I stated in the title of this paper‚ I did not turn out to be an Axe Murderer. I do not resent my parents. I respect and love them very much. I have a 14 year old daughter that was spanked as a younger child and she is a very respectful‚ well behaved young woman. In an news story published in Time South Pacific titled "There ’s No Sure Hit Here
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man distinctively human (that which gives human beings their humanity). 1. The virtue of virtues; Confucius said he never really saw it full expressed. The other virtues follow from it. He never gives and defends a definition of it although he does characterize it. 2. It is dearer than life itself--the man of jen will sacrifice his life to preserve jen‚ and conversely it is what makes life worth living. 3. Jen is a sense for the dignity of human life--a feeling of humanity towards others
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speaker was my pastor‚ Pastor Frank Ofosu-Appiah. His speech was a sermon he titled “Overcoming Loneliness.” The purpose of this sermon is to uplift and inform the congregation‚ by giving them examples‚ stories‚ and analogies from with the Bible to help him do so. While doing this‚ there were some strengths and weaknesses that could be identified throughout the sermon. The underlying example Pastor Frank used was the story of David‚ the future king of the Israelites in the Bible. In my opinion‚ the
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will recall that there are many influences that have affected my literacy. These influences are divided into two sections because I am a bilingual person. I have some influences that make me literate in Arabic‚ and I have other influences that make me literate in English. In Arabic language‚ which is my native language‚ and the language I learned first‚ there are two influences that affected me. First one was my father. Who was the first person who took me to the bookstore to buy books
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Inconsistency Reading: something that has always played an imperative role in my life‚ but throughout the years has been significantly irregular. From a young age I was taught to be deeply involved in my reading and to learn and grow from what I read. There have been some specific memories that I hold on to about the noteable things that have established me as a reader. Reading deeply and getting very involved into my reading is a quality that I am lucky to have and that I do not think many people
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Throughout my life I would say my grandfather had the biggest impact on my life. My grandfather taught me valuable things‚ whether it was insignificant or significant he taught the things to me. I know some things that he taught didn’t make sense to me until now I finally understand why he did what he did to help me later in life. I really am grateful that I had the chance to spend as much time as I did with my grandfather‚ as it really improved me as a person. The first thing he taught me was how
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A Person Who has had Influence on my Life There’s always a time in one’s life‚ when a hero comes along. Somebody who has inspired you‚ and helped you learn what life is about. I remember it as if it was yesterday‚ surprisingly‚ as my state of mind on that cold December night can be described only of numbness and confusion. It was around eight o’clock p.m. when my mother received a phone call from her brother-in-law‚ who told her that her sister had just recently been admitted into the hospital
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