travel via plane or boat. I moved to the United States with my family 13 years ago. What are my career goals? For the past few years I’ve wanted to become a massage therapist. Why? The simple answer is because I love it and it works - because it moves me. When you get a good massage you feel like a changed person‚ right? I get off the table and float on a cloud for hours. I wanted to make people feel that way. I still have dreams on becoming a massage therapist‚ but I found a career that also change
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My life has been shaped in a variety of ways but two car accidents in particular have come to define who I am today. I will begin when I was two years old. My father was involved in a terrible accident‚ which I cannot remember due to age; however‚ I can clearly recall the repercussions to this day. Though he avoided death‚ my father was handicapped to a point where he can no longer run or move in any quick fashion. As an athlete and father of three boys who loved sports‚ he was understandably devastated
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John F. Vital Prof. Hans College Comp 1 10 February 2013 Am I Blue Argument Many people in this world suffer for many different reasons. Though we aren’t the only ones who suffer in this world‚ animals do as well. Every animal in this planet are like humans in a way because they are like us in the inside. They can’t talk to you but in various ways they express themselves. Blue is similar to what happened to women who were slaves when the owner would rape the slave so she can conceive and
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Y 11 NOVEL STUDY I AM NOT ESTHER BY FLEUR BEALE Describe a conflict/challenge faced by a character in the novel. Explain why the conflict/challenge is important. Fleur Beale effectively creates conflict between her two main characters 14 year old Kirby Pilgrim and her Uncle Caleb in the novel I Am Not Esther by throwing together two contrasting characters. This conflict is important because it introduces new characters to the plot‚ develops relationships‚ creates suspense‚ and reveals
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“Well do you or don’t you?” asked Sally. “Do I or don’t I what?” asked Angelica quickly‚ annoyed. “Do you or don’t you believe in the tooth fairy?” “Of course I don’t!” Angelica snapped back‚ quickly. “That’s kid’s stuff.” “No it’s not. I’ve seen the tooth fairy with my own two eyes.” “Yeah‚ right‚” said Angelica. The two girls were sitting on Sally’s front porch‚ the hot summer sun making them sweat. Sally’s mother had offered them lemonade‚ but what they really wanted was popsicles
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I Am the Messenger was originally published in Australia‚ where it received the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Award in 2003. When the novel was subsequently published in the United States in 2005‚ it was listed as a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. Markus Zusak received several starred reviews for I Am the Messenger. Positive reviews focus mainly on Zusak’s successful development of a sympathetic character as he struggles to become a stronger person. School Library Journal calls the story
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In the text ‘I am not Esther’ written by Fleur Beale a character I liked was Kirby Greenland. I liked Kirby because she taught me about the themes of loyalty‚ deception and a sense of your own identity. I liked Kirby because she had experiences a lot of changes in her life. The most significant change was finding her own identity as she grew and developed as a teenager. She was always determined to find her mother even when it felt like there was a brick wall at the end of the road. I also liked Kirby
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this moment. What you are now choosing to believe and think and say will create the next moment and the next day and the next month and the next year” (Hay‚ 1999). Everyone has a story about who he or she is and how he or she got themselves where they are today. Lives are complicated they all have a past‚ a present and a future. What lies ahead in the future we do not know‚ but one thing is even though the past can affect you‚ the past does not make who you are in the future. I am 29 years old
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Am I a Leader? Leaders are charismatic‚ inspirational‚ and trustworthy. They have a vision. They are good communicators‚ good listeners‚ good problem solvers‚ etc.‚ etc. Look up the word “leader” or “leadership” and you will find a list of traits or attributes that make someone a leader. I don’t argue that good leaders possess some of these characteristics and skills. But‚ that is not what actually makes someone a leader. You are a leader if someone else chooses to follow you. Period! There are
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genetics‚ society‚ education and familial contributions. I have been called many things in regards to my personality aggressive‚ domineering‚ honest and opinionated but personally very few hold true. Without question I can admit I am honest but even more than that I am independent and loud. Aspects of my personality have been heavily influenced by not only my family and social relationships. My personality shaped me into the person that I am motivating me to keep being honest with people and going
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