really contemplates tragedy until it knocks on their front door. In fact‚ it doesn’t even knock – it forces itself in and threatens to leave you with nothing but heartache and suffering for the remainder of your miserable life. Traumatic events can occur in numerous ways‚ at any time in one’s life. Some are lucky enough to get away with them. Unfortunately‚ I was not one of the lucky. I was behind the wheel of my new car‚ singing along to music. I had not a care in the world. It was late at
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know‚ that day would change my life forever. The doctors suggested checking my glucose levels‚ and with a single finger prick‚ the machine displayed ominous letters: ’HHH’ (immensely high). I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What followed was an extremely grueling two weeks of treatment and recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job and I missed a whole semester of school as I struggled to adapt to my new life. Managing my condition required
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parents sent all of their children to a private high school. My mom said that they were sent to a private school because it allowed them to have a better foundation for college. In the Philippines‚ people say that if you can afford it‚ you should send your children and to private school because the method of teaching are far better compared to public high schools. Her parents were farmers. They raised chicken and pigs and planted rice and corn. Their main income was coming from the products growing on
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machines‚ telephone‚ interactive TV and computer have revolutionised each and every aspect of life. Thanks to telecommunications‚ daily tasks and business transactions can be performed without meeting other people in person. This has both positive and negative effects on the individual and the society as a whole but the pros far outweigh the cons. Undoubtedly‚ online shopping and net banking have made life more convenient than ever before. People can stay home comfortably‚ looking on the Internet
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A once-in-a-life-time event can be good or bad depending on the person or it can be phenomenal or it can be catastrophic. My once-in-a-life-time event is when my daughter was born. The feeling that was going through me was that of anticipation. The call from the Red Cross telling me that my beautiful‚ pregnant wife wants me to come home to see our baby be born. At this moment I was in Redstone Arsenal‚ Alabama still in my training for the army. At first Red Cross would not send the message to me
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The life-span perspective identifies that development is multidimensional‚ that is development consists of three separate dimensions. These dimensions are biological‚ cognitive‚ and socioemotional dimensions. There are several theories as to how an individual develops‚ that are rooted in the life-span perspective. Two popular theories of development are Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory and Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory. I will be discussing my personal biological‚ cognitive‚ and
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Have you ever had a time in your life when time stops‚ and your world comes to a halt? That happened to me a while ago. It started out as a normal Friday morning. I got up got dressed‚ eat breakfast‚ and went to work. It was quite a busy day. That morning I couldn’t find my work shoes‚ so I had to wear my converse. Which get quite uncomfortable after a few hours of standing. Well when the time came to leave I was dead tired‚ my feet ached and all I wanted to do was go home‚ sit down and relax. Well
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doctors‚ our motivation and influences of others helped so much. The bright smiles on our patient’s faces made our day. But somehow it all changed. Days after the event happened‚ caused us to be‚ let’s just say‚ we weren’t who we were again. Rameck wasn’t focused on being a doctor. He changed his life into rapping again. And that changed also how our perspective of Rameck was. He’s a respectable guy‚ but this time it has gone too far. Rameck’s friend was enormous in the music industry‚ and they started
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Friendship and Technology Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Social media platforms and change in friendships 3 Conclusion 8 References 9 Introduction Technology has become an integral part of human society in the era where information sees no geographical boundaries and there is exchange of information with the help of use of various technological and communication tools. The advent of digital media has helped people reach developmental milestones‚ such as fostering the sense of
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common one that countless people have faced that got in the form of disguise that isn’t always pretty. Approximately ten years ago when I was a regular third grader‚ when life seemed to be rosy and full of fairytales‚ that nothing can be worse than not having your favorite meal at lunch‚ I had a theatre performance that changed my life. I remember standing there in the center of the stage while everyone was staring at me. My body started getting tense and I could hear my heart thumping so loudly in my
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