fell asleep in class was during a math lecture in middle school. With the warm ambience and lights dimmed‚ the room felt dream-like to sit in‚ and quickly tempted me into a true dreaming state. That first slip of consciousness marked the beginning of an arduous journey though‚ and for the following six years‚ the time I spent asleep threatened to overwhelm my few remaining waking hours. My sleeping problem peaked in my last year of high school though‚ when nothing in my personal arsenal was enough
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My journey starts when I leave Puebla‚ Mexico eight years ago without knowing a single word in English to being a first generation college student in the United States. My family consists of my mother‚ two older sisters‚ my twin brother‚ and left behind my alcoholic‚ abusive father. I have been working in the hospitality industry ever since I arrived‚ from being a dishwasher to becoming front of the house supervisor. Initially without English knowledge or particular skills I had to settle into working
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with my group of close friends this past summer‚ I realized that my life will not always be the way it is now. In less than a year‚ I will be in college figuring out the world without my family and the friends I have now; although they will only be a phone call away. I will be leaving many of my younger friends to navigate their last year of high school without the guidance I wish to provide them. I will leave behind the good and the bad to grasp a better understanding of who I want to become and
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As I started freshman year I didn’t really think about what would happen after high school. As I grew older and wiser I started realizing what I wanted for myself. The thought of attending college was just as mirror vision because I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life after high school for the longest time. Researching and gaining more knowledge of universities I came upon Texas Tech University and decided to take a tour. Little did I know that Texas Tech would open so many doors for me
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Nhu Nguyen C02352336 “What Do I Want My College Degree to Mean to Me?” Due: Tues 9/16 As for me‚ education is an essential part of my life. Practically with education‚ I might as well succeed and as for achieving‚ it may as well affect my future life. Most likely‚ I want to have as a result of completing my degree is finding the perfect job for me in a good environment with high wage. Obtaining a job with a higher payment will technically guide me into living a better life because the world depends
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The Most Formative Experience in My Life Sometimes extreme decisions lead to the right path. This is why I think that the most formative experience in my life started when I decided to drop out of school back in June 2010. I’d never been so scared in my life‚ but after a serious metamorphosis I was able to overcome my fears and find myse Premium727 Words3 Pages The Happiest Experience in My Life The happiest experience in my life I have gained many experiences . There were good and bad experiences
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Background A heated topic of debate among many parents and public high schools is sex. Further‚ what message would distributing condoms at high school say about sex? A majority of parents would agree that it sends a negative message out to impressionable teenagers‚ that being sexually active is socially acceptable and even expected. In Seventeen Magazine the article “Sexual Reality” by Anne Fearon it states that most school officials‚ and even doctors agree‚ that it does not send that message
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The Problem at Shepherd High School In schools today‚ we face many problems as students: having free will‚ being rebellious‚ and expressing ourselves. There are a vast amount of different problems and we all deal with them differently in school. A problem at Shepherd High School is the open campus lunch rule. During lunch‚ driving should be allowed. Having the ability to drive during lunch can benefit for more business in the Shepherd community from all the the students’ purchases. Also‚ the time
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Moving in High School I’ve seen plenty of movies where the main character changes high schools and finds instant popularity‚ romance‚ and overall success. Still‚ the thought of moving and starting over at a new school sent chills down my spine. And to my surprise‚ that’s exactly what happened. My mom had been laid off for over a year and had finally found a job in a town about 45 minutes away from our home. It all happened so fast. I was about to become a senior in high school. I was so disappointed
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In Fifth grade my teacher’s name was Mrs. Biro. My class was amazing and I had all my friends in that class. When it was recess we used to go outside and play basketball. The teams were always by classes. Sometimes it was Mrs. Biro vs Mrs. Toth team. We used to play tournament games and we won the tournament. It used to be so fun and then at the end of the day we used to play silent ball. Me and my friend Johny were the best at this game. The rules for this game was that‚ you had to be silent and
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