First Accomplishment in My Life It is so difficult to live in the United States‚ the land of opportunity‚ without education and the English language. Without these two things‚ our lives seem like meaningless. My family is one of the victims of this problem. Two years ago‚ when I was a senior student in high school‚ I almost could not graduate from high school with diploma in hand because of failing the exit exam twice and my lack knowledge of English. At that time‚ I really wanted to
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The first day of high school was soon approaching and I could not stop thinking about how I will be feeling when I step foot onto Arvin High School. Summer vacation seemed too short and I definitely wasn’t ready for the start of freshmen year. Shortly after I was telling myself‚ “I can’t wait to get out of here!” I knew that my decision to be here today would help me in the long run for my career‚ but I had no motivation. I remember my first days of high school were the worst. Everything that
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During my fourth birthday party‚ I was run over by a car. But the car was a Barbie jeep‚ driven by a five-year-old. Taylor‚ the girl who hit me‚ apologized vehemently. Her mother demanded to know why she hit me. Her response was simple- she didn’t see me over the hood of the car. That event was a precursor to the rest of my childhood. My teachers would call me cute‚ my aunts would pinch my cheeks‚ and my older sister used my shoulders as an arm rest. Everyone saw me as a height instead of a person
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newcomers‚ as in having been in the school for 2 months or less. Oh my! These students have never participated in a standardized test‚ so it was not only their first experience on a multi-hour test‚ but also at the same time it was my first experience testing brand new students in the school. Challenges went from bubbling all the answers the first couple of questions‚ to frustration because they thought they needed to fill out all the open-ended answer documents‚ while I was by myself‚ without a proctor
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Okay‚ so I was in first grade. Lisa Frankel’s first grade classroom‚ one of the biggest in the whole school. It had a single stall bathroom in it and one of those foam mats. You know the ones I’m talking about right? They’re made of this foam material and they’re shaped like puzzle pieces‚ so you can just buy them separately and put them together. They had a rug too‚ with the alphabet on it because first graders need help identifying letters or something [laughs uncomfortably] I don’t know. So yea
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The mantra‚ "breathe in your nose and out your mouth‚" was the only thing running through my head as I attempted to complete the last half mile of my first cross-country meet‚ and at least it was running. I on the other hand‚ was not. I had started the race completely confident in my ability to run three miles‚ but after a grueling two and a half laps of tripping over tree roots‚ splashing through mud‚ and struggling over an enormous hill that marked the last quarter of the lap‚ I was just ready
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Hello everyone‚ I went to my first NA/ AA meeting tonight and could not wait to discuss the outcome. The main thing I found interesting is many people was in recovery for years. At least 10 people was clean over 5 years‚ but continue to attend meetings as part of their recovery process or to maintain clean. Also‚ many people became addicted to drugs due pain management. Speaking about knee pain‚ back pain‚ several people was in car accidents or hurt at work. Regular pain medication was not working
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freshman doesn’t get a varsity spot‚ especially with as much talent the upperclassmen have. Little did I know that anything is possible when I put my mind to it. My first sport in high school was soccer and I wasn’t prepared for the amount of fitness I needed. I thought that I was in shape‚ but I was in for a rude awakening. The first practice we ran the entire time. I hated it and I wanted to quit‚ but for some reason I kept coming back to the sport that I loved. By the end of summer training‚ I
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My First Trip to the Rockies My first trip the rocky mountains in colorado was amazing. I had so much fun! It all started when a few days before summer break began last year when I overheard my step-dad and uncle talking about a hiking trip in Colorado that we were going to take sometime in the month of early July. So I just let it be and was going to see and find out if I was going to go along with them. long story short‚ I got a really‚ really early Christmas present from my mom and step-dad
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My first trip to Las Vegas was the worst plane trip every‚ I had experienced all types of emotions from Norfolk to Dallas. In Norfolk my flight was delayed due to the weather‚ then another two hour delay in Dallas. All I wanted was to get to Vegas. On my flight I sat beside a man who never been on a plane. This guy behavior was the worst. I tried to convince him to read‚ listen to music or drink. I even tried to start a conversation to calm him down. My friends were laughing they knew my patience
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