I walked out of the plane and I saw the aerodrome of Greece. It was the early phase of World war II and I was recruited as a Junior Pilot Officer‚ one below a Corporal‚ in the Royal Air force of the British Imperial Army. The runway was just a little strip of flat land surrounded with wild grass and flowers blossoming blue and yellow and red in their millions around me bordered by brown craggy mountains with a sea at a distance. It was springtime here and a gentle breeze was flowing from the sea
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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MYSELF THUS FAR Taking the Myers-Biggs test has forced me to admit what I as an individual am not capable of performing. I have learned that I value my strengths and take advantage of my abilities‚ but ignore my weaknesses. To grow as a person and get what I want out of life I must not only capitalize on my strengths‚ but also face my weaknesses head on. This will not only better me as a person‚ but it will also force me to be honest with myself. One of my personal strength’s
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When first thinking of Africa not many people think of the great ancient African civilizations that shaped our world today. The movie the Wonders of the African World opened up my eyes to the amazing Black Kingdoms that were built in Africa and their advanced civilizations. The histories of these kingdoms have been ignored by many‚ for example the Nubian people had built great pyramids just as Egypt did and yet these people didn’t get the recognition for it. In fact‚ in ancient times these people
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Though there was an atmosphere of gaiety yet it was tinged with an air of melancholy and sadness. My class-mates and I were in their best dresses. This was the first time in I he span of twelve years that I was not wearing school uniform. We all occupied our seats and the function started. First of all‚ there was a ceremony of lighting the lamp which was inaugurated by the Principal of our school. Then the students of 12th class lighted their candles from the big lamp. It was followed by the students
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In the first two weeks of my internship‚ I was able to develop a sense of diligence in every work assignment given to me. Adding extra care means being always attentive to the present situation‚ keeping the mind focused with what is currently handled‚ getting particular with every single detail without missing anything. This is the first thing that I must remember while working on the computer such as encoding financial data and other relevant information. I learned about the basic terms and concepts
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September 29‚ 2010 COMPLAINT INFORMATION I’m filing a complaint about my termination of employment that took place on September 10‚ 2010. On August 29‚ 2010 I was given a final write up by David Bauer‚ weekend supervisor. David gave me a copy and read over the write up with me and asked me to sign it. (See attached write up). I did not sign it and told David that I didn’t agree with any of the accusations listed. In reference to the observed behavior section on the write up‚ 1A‚ I told
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It was an extremely hot afternoon. I was home alone and doing my revision for an examination in my study. After revising for about 2 hours‚ I felt hungry and wanted to have something to eat and drink. So‚ I went downstairs to the dining room to have some biscuits and a cup of tea. After I had finished having my refreshment‚ I heard a hissing sound when I was cleaning up the dining table. I did not know where the hissing sound came from. So I searched carefully in the dining room. Suddenly‚ I saw
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Mirror Submitted By: Aldrin John Geronimo Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) is a down-on-his-luck ex-New York City police detective who accidentally killed a fellow cop a year ago. He subsequently quit his job‚ developed a drinking habit and separated from his wife -- not necessarily in that order. Desperate to get his life back on track‚ he takes a job as a night security guard in an abandoned department store that was gutted by a deadly fire five years
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Unpleasant sales/customer service experience description and facts: I remember a Friday afternoon my husband and I trying to get an electronics representative at Wal-Mart that‚ we were waiting on someone that can actually speak some technology‚ and when we finally got an employee to assists us‚ he got the area nodding his head like anticipating that he was not doing anything at all‚ I explained was I was looking for and I gave him the details‚ he seemed to be tired and answer me in monosyllabs
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Bryan A. Shell COMM 101 Linda Ellenstein 10-18-2012 Informative Speech Draft INTRO- The Philippines consists of 7‚107 islands. I will go into the interesting culture of the Philippines. As well as share some interesting facts. 1. Attention Getter- Back in 1934‚ the world’s largest pearl was found under the Palawan Sea in the Philippines. The Pilipino flag is the only flag that is flown upside down during a time of war. 2. Bonding- The Philippines is by far the Tuna Capital of the world
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