Gazing out of the airplane window‚ I saw the words Mei Guo— “beautiful country” in Chinese—painted on the airport terminal. My mother and I immigrated to America when I was a small child from Taishan‚ China. She aimed to remove me from a life where society would limit my options and ostracize me due to my father’s blindness from Retinitis Pigmentosa and the family’s lack of proper education. My father was willing to let go of his only child because he‚ too‚ knew it would open infinite opportunities
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During my childhood in Vietnam‚ my entire world only composed of classmates from school and friends in my hometown. People of from different country are seen as the minority in Vietnam. Because I was not exposed to varying types of people in the world‚ I had many misconceptions about the world I live in. However‚ as I moved to America‚ a teacher taught me to comprehend the importance of each culture and the struggle each has to deal with. Indeed‚ I happened to encounter the poor areas in varying
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After filing a motion against him‚ I let my lawyer do his job. Because he was a close friend he extended his normal duties and gave it all he could to help me win. Since Shaq lived in Miami‚ I had to get another lawyer to file another motion because we had to be in his jurisdiction. I flew to Miami and we sat with a mediator for 8 hours trying to come up with a solution. Shaq did not show he must of thought it was not that important to take time out of his life. Although we were there for a serious
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A few months ago‚ I packed up my mid-western life and moved to the east coast to begin a new job in a town I had never heard of with nobody to call a friend. What I left behind was my family‚ my friends‚ my favorite coffee shop‚ and my yoga studio. This studio was my safe space. It had big open windows with the best kind of morning light that fell in pockets over a beautiful‚ old‚ wooden floor. My favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning was unroll my mat on one of those sunny pockets and listen
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This was a tough time for everybody in my family to adjust too because it will change our lives. We would never expect after moving into a new house that we would eventually become bankrupt. It was hard to know after all these great things happening that we would eventually leave it all. But because of this situation I have learned a lot about life and learned very important lesson. So it all starts off with a normal day I wake up and put on some fresh clothes. I’m all groggy and sleepy so I look
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with the internet‚ it is very easy for a person to manipulate their true character. These days it seems far too difficult to meet someone who truly expresses who they are in person. After moving to Yorba Linda in the seventh grade‚ I experienced this problem. School was about to start soon and after just moving in the area I didn’t have anyone to talk to‚ I was lonely. I didn’t know what to do. And even worse‚ I was extremely shy. As the first day of school rolled around I decided to just stay calm
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Short story “Viola! Get down here‚ we’re leaving!” said my mother. I yelled back‚ “Coming Mom!” Our world is gone...we have nothing left except ash and rubble‚ and the worst thing is we’re leaving. I know it sounds crazy but I’m not. We’re leaving this crappy hell of a place to go to some place none of us have ever been to. People have gone there before‚ but they haven’t come back and they haven’t told us if they survived or not‚ so yeah the worst thing is leaving because we’re going to the unknown
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is definitely something refreshing with regards to writing with a pen and paper. You’ll be able to enter it into your computer and edit it afterward. Last but not least‚ give some thought to creating a few writing tasks. Tasks can assist you to determine the atmosphere. They help assist you in order to switch your thought process on and everything else off. A cup of coffee‚ some meditation or perhaps a short walk around the neighborhood might be all you need to get your writing mindset
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was going up north moving to Minnesota. My parents called a family meeting. I could feel the nervousness setting in as I threw myself onto the couch feeling my body sink into the cushions. It was about six months in advance my parents gingerly told my brother and I that we would be moving to Minnesota. At first I could not believe them. I felt sick to my stomach‚ but after a few minutes I realized that they were serious. Multiple questions invaded my my mind. Why are we moving?
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Benefits and Losses upon moving to Canada There have always been changes upon moving to another place whether it’s within the country or outside of country to abroad. When a person‚ after many years adjusts in a place his/she’s mind is set and comfortable with everything around him/her. Therefore‚ if that person moves to another place he/she will face different advantages and disadvantages. For example‚ I use to live in Pakistan and moving to Canada at the age of 8. I found few advantages in Canada
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