I always loved school‚ and I was a fast learner. I was praised for my accomplishments at an early age and I believe that the satisfaction I gained from impressing others was motivation that impacted my future. I continued to do the best I could in school. My mother was very strict and tough on me when reviewing my work‚ ripping my essays if I wrote in sloppy handwriting and erasing all of my math problems if I got more than one wrong. It was emotionally difficult but I eventually toughened up‚ and
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“I knew this was my moment.” “Dear diary‚” I started to write on one of the blank pages of my diary. For the past few months‚ my diary has been my only companion. These pages are where I write my stories and let my imagination run free while I pour my heart out on each page. I continued to write. “I’ve decided that‚ for today’s diary entry‚ I’ll write a story. A story I have never had the courage to write. But lately‚ it is all I have been thinking about. I need to get it out of my head and
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I try to participate in as many community outreach activities as possible. I received a gold medal in the President’s Service Award for my contributions to the community. I volunteered as a tennis coach‚ camp counselor‚ Kumon grader‚ and library helper in the summer following my freshman year. Most my volunteer work has consisted of teaching of some form. Education is extremely important to me‚ and I feel it is the best way to give back to my community. Learning is the focal point of my life‚ and
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The central idea of “I Sell My House” by Alan Wood is that African Americans and also Jews were being segregated. In the excerpt Wood talks about the discrimination of gentiles and Jews. The author used irony as a literary device to convey his main idea. In Alan Woods “I Sell My House”‚ the excerpt shows that discrimination was happening between Jews and gentiles. ”Whenever a house was sold it was to Jews‚ and across our street all three gentile families had moved away” (Wood 385). Wood stated
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Don’t I look cute with my wee cast on my arm? How could a picture from my past create such an intense reaction from me? To anyone else looking at the photograph they would see a small child that had broken her arm‚ smiling at the camera‚ little would they know I had to endure days‚ weeks‚ months‚ years of tests as a result of that arm! I will always remember how heavy and uncomfortable the cast was‚ it was as though someone had put big boulders on my arms‚ if felt as if I was carrying the weight
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since I can remember‚ I have desired to further my education at the University of Kansas. I love the campus‚ town‚ and the close proximity to where I live now. Taking trips of my own to the campus and city in addition to a college visit only confirms my desire. Over the past year‚ I have decided that I would like to pursue a degree in English‚ later adding a degree in secondary education to that. English has always been my strongest subject in school. In elementary school‚ I was praised by my teachers
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Completing my bachelor’s degree in Nursing has been a personal goal of mine since I graduated with my associate’s degree in nursing. Having my BSN degree is essential for my career and personal development. Initially after graduating with my ASN‚ I enrolled in a BSN program and started my first class‚ when life happened. I was a single mother raising my 5 year old daughter‚ working the night shifts at Miami Children’s Hospital. I was dating my now husband and became pregnant with my second child. I ended
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No‚ my post-assessment results were did not support my pre-experience expectations. My post-assessment results were overall higher than my pre-experience expectations. I think this happened because when I was taking the pre-assessment I was imagining what it was like the last two times I have done the Adventure Challenge Course. In the past‚ I did not have very much fun because I did not really participate due to the fact I was scared and did not like how everyone was able to watch me. However‚ this
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202-203 3 March 2014 Reflecting on "How I Met My Husband" After reading the short story "How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro I realized I can relate to it in many different ways. It reminded me of how I met my boyfriend‚ and how things truly are ment to happen for a reason. Most people live their lives waiting for that special someone to come and sweep them off their feet‚ but in reality you can not look for love it will simply find you. Throughout the story I can relate to the way that Edie felt
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I would call my home life to be peaceful‚ loving and spiritual‚ since its just my father and I living together we have built a really good communicative relationship in where we share our thoughts on different point of views dealing from worldly issues‚ to sports and biblical truth. My outlook on authority and discipline wasn’t too my favor a couple of years ago in my teenage years. Growing up with my father I had to experience a strict but healthy side of discipline in which I didn’t agree with
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