it triggered an allergic reaction. After all‚ I’ve been allergic to chocolate my entire life. As a child‚ I was forced to watch as my younger brother received a large chunk of my Halloween spoils year after year‚ solely because I couldn’t eat it. I believed I was an anomaly until I met David Kim‚ who shared two major traits with me: our last names and our allergies. As I discovered that day‚ it’s always interesting how life’s circumstances turn out. Sometimes‚ we get the short end of the stick; sometimes
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What is Alcohol? Alcohol Alcohol has been around in various cultures for almost 10 000 years. It is widely used in Canada‚ and is closely associated with parties and celebrations. In 2009‚ alcohol was consumed by 77% of Canadians aged 15 and over (Health Canada). It has a huge presence in the College and University environments‚ and most students claim to have drunk alcohol at some point during their time at school. Alcohol is produced by fermenting and sometimes distilling various fruits
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love‚ value of money and becoming what I feared most‚ becoming an adult. As a kid‚ I always wanted to grow up and just be an adult which was weird. Because now looking back at it I wish I would’ve just stayed younger longer. Now I wish I could’ve just stayed a kid‚ because the brash drudgery that come with work kills you physically and mentally. During the past summer‚ I got a new job in downtown as a cashier for Do-rite Donuts‚ it was a tremendous change from my past jobs of construction and Little
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According to Michelle Akers‚ “I think the challenge is‚ to take difficult and painful times and turn them into something beneficial‚ something that makes you grow.” Just like every human being‚ I have had my fair share of challenges to face. My parents were born and raised in Mexico. Being from the type of family both my parents had‚ education was not an option and no importance was taken toward it. They both dropped out of high school and began to work in factories to help their families with financial
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in the blistering cold water while my peers sleep became a daily routine for me. Before I knew it‚ swimming became a part of me‚ it became a defining aspect of my life. However‚ I did not always know that I would continue to spend long hours at the swimming pool for the next four years of my life. When I began high school‚ I was always told to find a club or sports team to join‚ and my experience in this phase of my life would be considerably more enjoyable. I had played several sports and been in
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getting my first car at the age of 16‚ I faced one major problem: no money. Searching for an answer‚ I gradually learned that getting my first job taught me many valuable life lessons and helped me evolve into the person I am today. After almost 4 years of work experience ranging in many different fields‚ I have adapted new skills and abilities‚ as well as the value of money. With challenges being faced‚ the forced me to manage my time‚ money‚ and effort in an organized way. This changed my direction
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obtain it. Before I even turned 18 i already had a big tv‚ a custom PC and all the gaming consoles‚ so where do you go from there? Once i turned 18 i got into gambling and started pursuing the “so called easy money”. After about 2 months of gambling i had pretty decent luck and made 2‚000 off 20 dollars. One night me and my family went gambling‚ I really at the time didn’t know much about poker but they introduced me to it that night which changed my life. That night off of 100 dollars i turned it into
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has definitely stood out during my lifetime is having such a unique culture and slowly assimilating to more of an American lifestyle. Having parents who have immigrated from different countries is starting to become more “normal” than it was in the past due to the United States becoming more and more diverse. My mother immigrated to the United States from Lebanon when she was six years old and my father immigrated from Syria when he was three years old. Both of my parents are Armenian‚ and living
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To begin with‚ when I was a little girl I lived in South Central Los Angeles‚ California with my two parents whom the names are Arturo Ferreiro and Cynthia Contreras. We all lived in one small pink house with my grandmother named Yolanda Contreras. My parents worked so hard to move from the ghetto. My mother once said to my grandmother “ I don’t want my daughter to distinguish the negativity.” There were so many crimes around our area and honestly‚ it was dense to walk around the neighborhood without
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My heart is pounding in my chest as I am in complete awe as I realize that finally she is coming. It is one of the most thrilling events that has ever happened to me in my entire life. I don’t think one can ever be completely ready for what I was about to endure as well as the pain my body was about to be put through. The pain begins to become more alarming as stronger waves of torment flows throughout my body down to the deepest core of my being. I have to say no matter how many books or classes
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