work one morning‚ standing on the pig line‚ I felt something break open in my chest. I don ’t know what it was. I ’ll never know. But it was real‚ I know that much‚ it was a physical rapture--a cracking-leaking-popping feeling. I remember dropping my water gun. Quickly‚ almost without thought‚ I took off my apron and walked out of the plant and drove home. It was midmorning‚ I remember‚ and the house was empty. Down in my chest there was still that leaking sensation‚ something very warm and precious
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My dearest Martha‚ There is not a single second that goes by when I’m trekking through these dirty trenches and forget about my love for you. In fact‚ my love for you is the only thing that pulls me up the mountains every day and over the other side. Where I wish for it all to end. Where is wish to see you. I am longing to see your beautiful face on the other side. where I hope we can be happy‚ together again. What is it like back at home? How’s the weather? I can imagine that the sky is clear
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Learning From My Mistakes in Clinical Practice Liberty University Counseling 505 Techniques and the Helping Relationship ABSTRACT As a professional counselor I need to be open-minded‚ wiling to explore‚ and have the ability to except the mistake I make and let them be a learning tool. When first starting out in the helping profession it can be overwhelming when realizing how much there is to learn‚ especially in the areas of relationships and rational
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groups”(2016). Each culture lives by different norms and truisms. One truism‚ which governs my life is from the movie Talladega Nights which states‚ “ If you ain’t first you’re last”(2006). This truism teaches me that if you don’t do things to your best potential than you won’t come out to be the most successful. I value America‚ family‚ and responsibility. These values have been shaped by my family‚ my life experiences‚ and my culture. Freedom‚ family and responsibility have a great impact on shaping an individual’s
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My five strengths from the Gallup test are relator‚ positivity‚ empathy‚ ideation‚ and futuristic. Going into this test I was honestly very skeptical. When I received my results though‚ I was more than impressed. For the most part everything was spot on. So much that it was a little scary. Obviously humans are very complicated creatures‚ and a computer test can’t completely encapsulate someone’s personality‚ but whoever made this test did their research. One of the things I noticed the most in
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Bair 1 Marissa Bair Mr. Turcotte AP US History 6 December 2012 Hollingsworth v. Perry 1. In February of 2004 the mayor of San Francisco‚ Gavin Newsom and other city officials began distributing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples in the city of San Francisco‚ California. In March of the same year‚ the County of San Francisco ordered the halt of marriages‚ pending court review. On March 29th‚ the San Francisco Superior Court declared San Francisco’s issuing of same-sex marriage licenses
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DREAMS FROM MY FATHER Our past makes our future. The experiences one endures throughout our past evolves us into the person we are to become in the future. In Dreams From My Father‚ author Barack Obama explores how not only his past made him who he is today‚ but also how his father’s life achievements and failures as well as insight on his family’s culture molded him into becoming the man who would presides over the nation the we all call home. This book helped me discover interesting
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experience. My experience from being a military brat has also influenced me from my future educational plans by cultures‚ appreciation‚ lifestyle‚ communicating‚ and discipline. Being in the military I’ve learned to make the best out of everything and from where ever I am. I have to accept changes the way how they are and move on. The military has its awards by PCSing to different duty station from time to time. Though‚ it is unpredictable to know the exact time and date you may leave or stay from the
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Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Analysis Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan by Moniza Alvi depicts an Afghani girl trying to find her cultural identity and explores the issue of being torn between two cultures. This is through the poet’s experience of receiving ethnic clothing from her relatives in Pakistan‚ her culture and race is mixed making her feel like she does not belong in the community. The traditional clothes are described carefully in order to express their difference from British
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Case Brief #1 Relevant facts of the case The court case Harrison v. Benchmark Electronics Huntsville involves a dispute concerning the employment of John Harrison (plaintiff) at a company called Benchmark Electronics Huntsville Inc (BEHI). Aerotek is a company that helps with placing temporary workers at BEHI and they assigned the plaintiff to work at the company as a Debug Tech. The plaintiff suffers from epilepsy‚ but he takes barbiturates to help keep his condition under control and
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