Moving to a new country People move to an other country for many reasons: to escape from their exausting routine‚ a career change‚ health purpose‚ but for me it was as part of an University exchange. I’m a moroccan student who live in South Korea since August 2012‚ and I was suprised of some aspects of this country. I had some experiences that bring me to ask myself new questions and even let me confused sometimes. In fact‚ there are three things that impressed me most: their similarities‚ their
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Hornung English 101 11 September 2013 Moving to a New Country I have lived in America for ten years. The beginning of my life here in America was very tough‚ but I managed it through. On July 3‚ 2003‚ at the age of 8‚ I first set my foot on the grounds of Dulles International Airport in Virginia. When I first arrived‚ my head was so confused with the foreign languages spoken all around me. The foreign language was English‚ because I did not know how to say any other words in English except
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Local Afghan man tells of his experience of his moving into America. Local man‚ known by everyone as Baba‚ tells us of his transition into living in America. We go over his experiences and also talk about his son‚ Amir‚ who is a successful writer in the area. Hello sir‚ how are you liking America so far? Well so far I’m a little disappointed. I’ve been hearing all these great things about this great country but honestly it’s just depressing (slow chortle). I expected to see all the great freedom
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In the fast paced‚ technology filled life of today‚ there is much debate about technology moving into schools. Some schools want to do away with paper and textbooks entirely‚ but some believe using technology will come at a cost‚ and not just the price tag. Many middle and high school students are being introduced to the idea of replacing textbooks with tablets; however‚ tablets are causing multitasking and attention problems‚ changing the way people learn‚ causing distractions‚ and causing health
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punishment trends. Moving to a college with such diversity as Ohio State and interacting with people of all kinds with different views‚ I am able to contrast the views of small‚ rural‚ mostly conservative towns and see the reasoning on both sides despite not agreeing with one side. I find myself wanting to be more educated on these issues so that I can properly inform and reason with people who may have discriminatory actions. When thinking about these experiences from growing up and how they have shaped
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Change can be uncomfortable yet it is sometimes a necessary part of living and moving on. The time of my life where I had experienced a great change was when I migrated to the United States with my family.We left our homeland due to some conflicting issues and my family wanted me to live a better life than them. While it was a hard transition for me to meld myself into American society‚ it helped me transition into a better person with a bright outlook. Arriving into the United States was like arriving
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Reflective journal Moving to Foreign land The idea of leaving the life behind you had lived for 19 years and moving to another country and start your life from scratch never attracted me. Looking back 3 years ago before leaving my home country‚ Pakistan and moving to Singapore my life was very different. When my father first disclosed the news that we will be moving to Singapore I remember how excited everyone in my family was‚ except for me. I was living a life that I always wanted and loved‚ surrounded
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Hazards of Moving House Many people say that they would like to be able to peer into the future‚ to see how the days ahead will unfold. If I were offered the gift‚ however‚ I would refuse it point-blank. Knowing in advance about the ordeal I would have to undergo to move into my apartment‚ for example‚ would have kept me in my parents’ house forever. My little daughter and I are settled in quite happily now‚ but the process of moving then was indeed painful. I confronted problems with the landlord
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time in history for me was moving to a new country from my homeland‚ India. I could still remember that feeling I had experienced when my father had told me we were moving to America. I was devastated and enlightened at that time. I knew it was a bad idea right of the batch because I was already in 9th grade‚ I had all of my friends‚ family and my life planed. I could not bear the fact that I will no longer be able to see my friends and go to the same school. Before moving I had no idea what I was
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Howls’s Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese anime‚ released by Walt Disney Productions in both the original language Japanese and in an English version. Written and produced by Hayao Miyazaki‚ staring Christian Bale‚ Jean Simmons and Josh Hutcherson. The movie. Is about a young girl named Sophie who is cursed and transformed into an old lady by the evil Witch of the Waste. Sophie runs away and seeks shelter in a moving castle that is home to a mysterious wizard named Howl‚ a little wizard in training
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