My Reading History I am ashamed to say that even in my country‚ South Korea‚ I don’t like reading books. Since I was young‚ in my free time I’ve usually enjoyed outdoor activities rather than indoor activities like reading books. For this reason‚ it is probably a natural result that I’m not good at reading. Then‚ how can I improve my reading skills? Through this assignment‚ I’ll find my problems‚ my strong points and weak points about my reading. I analyzed my reading history including problems
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My reading obyssey was different from others because my dad was from a different country and he didn’t know how to speak English too well. So I have had to learn to love books by myself or with a mentor. As a kid‚ I loved fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty. I also liked to read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie or The Berenstain Bears series. Reading for me was an escape of life.
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war after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The Afghan Civil War began before that in 1992 but the full intervention of the Western World and its allies began only after the terrorist attack on the U.S. Many things in Afghanistan were impacted due to the conflict taking place in Afghanistan such as the economy‚ health and literacy rate. In addition to these important things such as infrastructure‚ health and education are also being affected due to this dreadful war. Firstly‚ one of
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well throughout my academic career and life itself. Being the child of a first-generation American‚ culture plays a big role‚ not just academically‚ but it has influenced my individual character. I was blessed to be born into the American and Ukrainian cultures. My mother‚ an instructor at the University of Maine Presque Isle and the Director of Education at Loring Job Corps‚ has taught me to explore the world with intrusive eyes: constantly seeking to learn and comprehend more. My father‚ who was
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Dr. A’s Composition 123 class is invaluable to me. Every other English class I have taken throughout my life has only hindered and halted my love of reading and writing‚ but this course re-ignited passions I thought had long burned out. Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist reshaped my perceptions‚ and Pat Conroy’s My Reading Life changed my writing. One way Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist reshaped my perceptions is through his self-care advice. Kleon advises artists to be healthy and boring in order
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My mom was born and raised in the Philippines. She considered herself and her family as working class. She grew up with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. My mom described her childhood home as small. The house was made out of bamboo. There were only two rooms with no flooring and had iron sheets as the roof. All of the girls had to sleep in one room. My mom and her siblings went to the same public elementary school. There was no junior high school at the time‚ so they all went to high school
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Who Has Made an Impact on Your Life A mother: a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. Since the day I was brought into this world‚ confused and unknowing‚ my mother not only kept me alive but has given me the best life that she could offer me. As a child‚ I only knew that she was in charge of me and loved me‚ but now I know that there is so much more that my mother has sacrificed. As my role model‚ my best friend‚ and inspiration my mom has proven to be the most responsible
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Fury. Depression. Disgust. Shame. C team again. Nothing has hurt or changed my life like the disappointment of being relegated to C team as a sophomore. I fell in love with soccer when I was eight years old‚ and it has remained my passion to this day. From the feeling of winning a header to completing a perfect pass or even just messing around with friends‚ it is the most sensational feeling I know. I never expected this beautiful game to cause me so much pain. I realized this was the thing for
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My voice is no longer silent‚ it is heard through the strokes of a paintbrush. My story is revealed piece by piece. My adversity is now creative growth. Expressing who I am has been a challenge for a long time. The people who I surround myself around see glimpses‚ never the full picture. I am an abstract individual‚ why you wonder‚ because it’s how I grew up. As well as having an amazing support system. Also because I experienced so much in a short amount of time. Furthermore‚ I kept trusting in
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Andrea Johnson DEV 0032-158 November 1‚ 2012 How Cancer Changed My Life Cancer can make a change in anyone’s life. It has been in my life for as long as I can remember. Many of my family members have had several different types of cancer and have lost their battle‚ but the one that impacted my life the most was the recent loss of my best friend. My friend’s name was Elke‚ and she battled brain cancer for almost 10 years. She was only declared in remission a couple times‚ it just kept
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