From the other side of the Earth‚ my parents came to America for freedom‚ democracy‚ and new dreams. As a Chinese American‚ I spoke only Mandarin at home until kindergarten. At an early age‚ the language barrier was the biggest challenge of my life. I was once left on the school bus because I did not understand bus stops in English. I was in a maze of frustration and confusion. I was living in a different world. However‚ I overcame these obstacles through practice‚ hard work‚ smiles‚ and friendship
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Our lives are surprising. We can’t always predict what will happen to us‚ and what will have a profound impact on our future. Time is liquid‚ spilling between our fingers as we try to hold on to it. Significant moments of our own journey through the time we were given‚ mark us in a distinguished ways. Some scar us because of the traumatic events‚ inflicting pain and breaking our spirit. Other moments we hold on to dearly in our hearts and cherish‚ for the happiness they brought us. As humans we
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Cucu I sit now quietly in front of a grand piano in my cousin’s living room. My cousin‚ Lana‚ is speaking to me- she had me over for lunch to discuss the family- yet I am distracted by the large instrument that takes up almost half the room. I can only assume the baby grand was once a shiny black‚ though because its keys have been played numerous times‚ its color is noticeably faded. My mother floats through my mind. “Anastasia!” my cousin stops her rambling and finally notices that I have
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logia"‚ "τεχνολογία" — "techne"‚ "τέχνη" ("craft") and "logia"‚ "λογία" ("saying") . Technology has been always our part of life. It cannot be denied its factor‚ function‚ and advantages that provide us to live much more easily. It also has affected societies. It sometimes would decrease efficiency and productivity‚ but it is not always like that. Technology would make life a lot easier for us to live. The brief history of modern technology began with the innovations. In 18th and 19th century are
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A Moment That Changed My Life Not many people can look back in their lives and pinpoint some exact moments that changed their lives. And to find the most important moment of all those moments is a hard thing to do for most of them. For me‚ I had two very important moments that had a huge impact on my life which are Participating in January 25th revolution and Joining the AUC. However‚ I find Joining the AUC is more important as it was a part of the influence I had that made me wanting to participate
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focus on the negativity of people with non-normative bodies‚ “The Story of My Life” describes the mental intellect of the person being trapped in their body‚ while “The Monster” views the person’s mental intellect as being equivalent to their outwardly appearance. Topic sentence 1: In “The Monster” all the characters treated the monster poorly and did not view Henry Johnson as a human being‚ while in “The Story of My Life”‚ Helen Keller was treated with pity and Helen viewed herself as being trapped
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It was the month of November and the year was 2008. I did not plan on going to the hospital on this day but my mother received a phone call. That one call was my reason for being waken up at 4 a.m. listening to my mom as she reused me to get dressed. One call changed my life forever. A person from the hospital called and said that my grandmother was not breathing normally. After we got to the hospital we find out that the cancer she was diagnosed with has affected her breathing‚ which caused tubes
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needed to get gas in my car because I knew I wouldn’t make it to work‚ and I also had to dropped my mother at my aunt’s home. Luckily‚ after I dropped my mom‚ I saw a gas station‚ and when I looked at the clock again‚ it was 3:44. I was about to reach my work place‚ and I knew that if I got gas then‚ I could still make it to work. I stopped and looked at the clock; it was 3:49. It was a race between me and time. I shut the car door very quickly and opened the gas pump. I filled my car’s tank with gas
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I remember moments in my life. I miss some with nostalgia and at times I pause and wonder why I had to go through hell just to try and make it in life. I lived to hate my fate and this made me to have low opinion of myself. I felt worthless and ignominious. I have heard and read stories from successful people some encouraging while others just baffling. I know your story could be better than mine but just hear me out. I have had phases in life and I think I just enjoyed a snippet of them. I was born
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believe my whole perspective on life has changed for the better. After living in a developing country for three months‚ I have realized just how most of the world lives. It was as though I got a true glimpse of the human condition. There are so many poignant images that appear in my mind when I think of Africa; street children begging for money‚ AIDS patients wasting away in the darkness of a tiny room‚ stacked skulls at genocide sites in Rwanda and many more. But what gives me hope and keeps my spirits
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