didn’t know heartbreak until June 28‚ when my dad told me that he had stage 4 cancer. I didn’t know fear until August 13‚ when I found out that he would have to undergo radiation to combat a tumor in his brain. I didn’t know weariness until August 24‚ when everyone at school talked about how great their summer had been‚ and I had to lie and say that mine had been fine. I didn’t know how deep my love for my dad ran until June 29‚ when I wiped away my tears‚ stood a little straighter‚ and vowed
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I thought about how‚ in modern time‚ most individuals truly do not think about how their race‚ religion‚ gender‚ language‚ and other aspects of their identities impact their daily lives. While I have experienced brief moments in my life where my identities came to light‚ I never considered how these “labels” benefit me or even make me vulnerable. All of my identities inform my worldview‚ and just looking through one may not identify my true privilege or vulnerability. Through my identities‚ I am
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;;Going to college has always excited me since my brother left for college. I am in my final year now‚ but I have a mix feeling about it. The hop from high school to college is one of the widest in a person’s life. Apart from the basic fact that graduate will leave their friend which sometimes they have been with for the past eight years and over‚ but you will leave home. The convenience of your mother and father taking care of you‚ I now realize that it is a journey to become your own person. The
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The person affects my life the most‚ and also my only idol‚ my goal of living is my grandma. In the time when most Asian women did not dare to express themselves‚ to speak out what was on their mind‚ my grandmother did. Her rare personality was popular and highly respected among those who knew her. At that time women would not have good education‚ however everybody would turn to my grandmothers wisdom to ask for help. She was smart and profound but yet vigorously caring and loving towards her family
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Literacy in My Life Growing up‚ I cherished the shelves on top of shelves of books that my sister and I had collected. On rainy days I would be doing one of two activities‚ reading a book‚ or writing my own book. I was such a bookworm that my mom would have to ground me from reading and force me to play outside. All throughout elementary school‚ I was on the Creative Writing‚ Listening Skills‚ Editorial Writing‚ and Spelling UIL competitions. I got to school early and stayed late just to work on
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Life is as fast-paced as a car in a race and as challenging as a neurosurgery. It’s too short to be the “perfect” like where love‚ money and peace surround you every single moment. What makes a real‚ exciting‚ drama-filled life involves having the career of your dreams‚ making a difference for someone else and going to outer space -- three of the many things I look forward to. Having the career of my dreams‚ a pediatrician‚ is one of the greatest accomplishments I hope to achieve in my life. Since
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Essay 4; the memoir All But My Life‚ has a specific and clear title depicting the outcome of the Nazi attack on the Jews throughout Europe. Using two specific examples from the book‚ explain the meaning of the title chosen by Gerda Klein. In the memoir All But My Life‚ the author‚ Gerda Klein loses everything that was important to her‚ except for her life‚ because of the war. Hence the title of the memoir. One specific example of one of her tragic loses is the killing and passing of all of her
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important role in my life. I strive to find positives in every negative situation‚ and remember that I can always learn something from it. Sometimes changing the way you view a situation can make all the difference. Even through times where I have had every reason to give up‚ I have chosen to keep a positive attitude. I have found that when I decide to do this‚ it makes me significantly happier‚ and I take much more away from the situation. For a soccer tournament in sixth grade‚ my team and I went
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How Starbucks Uses Pricing Strategy for Profit Maximization by Tucker Dawson Last Thursday Starbucks raised their beverage prices by an average of 1% across the U.S‚ a move that represented the company’s first significant price increase in 18 months. I failed to notice because the price change didn’t affect grande or venti (medium and large) brewed coffees and I don’t mess with smaller sizes‚ but anyone who purchases tall size (small) brews saw as much as a 10 cent increase.The company’s third quarter
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Cancer was a very scary time in my life‚ without a doubt it was scary and surprising‚ to say the least. When I look back and think about who cancer impacted my life‚ immediately negative thoughts of my dads and grandpas countless joint chemotherapy treatments‚ nights in the hospital and the abnormal behavior by my dad and grandpa exhibited. In the unlikely event of a loved one being diagnosed with cancer‚ it can be very scary. However‚ in my situation my dad and grandpa were diagnosed around the
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