Dropped in a foreign land at the tender age of two‚ I was too young to remember life in my homeland yet too old not to forget the painful‚ permanent mark of an immigrant. As a first- generation immigrant‚ I had to learn English and take the helms of steering my own education without the privilege of my parents at home. Growing up‚ I remember my mother working two jobs and my father working graveyard shifts in to sustain our family. I watched as they struggled to ensure a better life for me. However
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A community that I belong to is my swim team‚ and on my team‚ I am one of the captains. I joined the school team as a freshman and due to my dedication‚ persistence‚ and ability to lead I was given the honor of being a captain. As a captain I aim to be a leader that inspires and leads by example. I make sure that I work as hard as the rest of the team‚ and that they see me as someone they can look up to. Some of my duties as captain are making sure everyone gets into the pool when practice begins
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learned that it is not only what they look like but how people represent themselves as a person. Like therapists‚ hairdressers are in a position of trust. They are transforming not just how a person looks but how they feel. People go into salons and want to share their feeling and stories. Call a girl pretty‚ and she’ll forget in an hour. Call a girl ugly‚ and she’ll think of it every time she looks in the mirror. When someone tells about their problems‚ it doesn’t always mean they are complaining
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fabrication if I were to say that I wanted to be a Chemist from the very beginning of my life though I had a natural predilection to science. Since my childhood‚ I have been a keen observer and am well known for probing new avenues‚ always enthusiastic and ready with a chain of questions. Having been brought up in an ideal family‚ I have been blessed to have parents who instilled me with moral principles and encouraged me to participate in all science exhibitions‚ quizzes‚ and other examinations. I had chosen
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MY FIRST TRIP ABROAD It was on a Monday morning‚ the 1st day of December‚ 2010.I had spent two years preparing and saving money for this memorable day. I was going to be my best moment after my wedding day. The whole village where I was born “Makupa”led by our local chief Mr. Ndoto‚ my brothers‚ sisters members of the Clergy both young and old men and women‚ no wanted to miss that memorable opportunity of escorting me to Jomo Kenyatta international Airport. One would have thought that there was
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I always wondered why my mother told us we all need to be educated and how important it is in order to survive. She always told us‚ her children‚ how this will benefit our children and our grand children. My mother is a professional nurse. Out of 10 children that my grandmother had‚ only three are educated. The rest decided not to finish school‚ some were lucky to be employed and some are not working at all and they depend on anything that is being donated to them by the family. I never understood
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No‚ I have never participated in FFA‚ nor have I regularly helped to raise livestock. However‚ I occasionally helped family members and family friends whenever they needed assistance on their farms. For example‚ my grandfather raises chickens as a hobby‚ and I have often helped him feed them. 5. What type of doctor would you like to become? I would like to become a general practitioner because I feel that this career would allow me to practice medicine on all systems of the body and have a close
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provider of health care but also as a teacher. I am committed to excelling personally and professionally in all that I do and to serve as a role model by leading a healthy lifestyle. I came to this goal as a result of my family background and my life experiences. I have a strong work ethic. I am very loyal and trustworthy and always the person my friends‚ family and co-workers would go to for advice or to empathize. I love helping people and have a big heart. I am the kind of person who will give you
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float through my imagination. These thoughts cannot be spoken through any language that I am fluent in. The only way that I can remove this bundle of emotions without outside intervention is through the passing of a written thought. Although‚ as I travel through life my feelings will always be written on my face‚ fortunately for me‚ a mere facial expression can only give outsiders a taste of the many flavors that I am feeling at time of their glance. The power of writing is like riding in an invisible
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English Dictionary (of 1897) defines the term “Entrepreneur” in similar way as the director or a manager of a public musical institution‚ one who gets-up entertainment arranged ‚ especially musical performance. Initially in the early 16th century‚ it was applied to those who were engaged in military expeditions. In 17th century. It was extended to cover civil engineering activities such as construction and fortification. Since then‚ the term “Entrepreneur” is used in various ways and various views.
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