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    My Grandfather never complained. No matter how bad it got‚ he never said anything. When he was young boy‚ he was thrown into the brutal and treacherous lifestyle that made up a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Treated like a POW‚ his life was miserable. When he was released from the camp he had to pick up the pieces that was his life. Everything changed. He was just a young man to make his own in the world. He struggled for jobs‚ was discriminated against‚ fought in the Korean War‚

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    Blanca‚ my mother. That is who I admire the most and she believes in me when I don’t believe in myself at times. She always tells me “You must go through the rain if you want to see the rainbow”. When I was trapped in a situation where I am ready to give up and throw everything away‚ I always remember that quote my mother tells me. She thought me how to fight through the struggle and to chase my dreams no matter what it takes hard work always pays off. At the age of 10 I watched my dad get on an

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    would feel irritated with my house being too loud and too noisy as the sounds of the pans and pots from the kitchen would echo in my ears‚ causing me to wake up. My mother never forgets to prepare breakfast for me despite leaving for work at dawn and returns home at dusk. When I feel thirsty while I am at school‚ there is always a full bottle of water inside of my backpack to keep me feeling hydrated. During the times I struggled with homework‚ my mother would encourage to do my best‚ support me‚ and

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    Running head: MILITARY SPOUSES AND THE CHALLENGES OF MILITARY 1 Military Spouses and the Challenges of Military Life DANITZA JAMES Saint Leo University MILITARY SPOUSES AND THE CHALLENGES OF MILITARY Abstract Army life is unique to say the least. The subculture‚ with its own language‚ rules‚ acronyms and ways‚ is foreign to the general population. The Global war on Terrorism has brought more awareness and certainly more curiosity about Army life. (Krajeski‚ 2006‚ 2008‚ p. 5).Today‚ more than

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    followed it can greatly affect your life.   It can also affect your privileges while in training.   It can also have an effect on gaining rank and getting awards.   Also if you are in the army you have sworn to live by the army values.   If you do not follow army regulations you are also going against the army values.   All army regulations must be followed or there will be consequences. Not following army regulations while in the army can have a great effect on your life.   It can get you in trouble

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    Since I was eight years old my family has always had a boat. From fishing‚ tubing‚ hunting and just cruising we did it all. My Dad’s first boat‚ Nitro 189 Fish and Ski‚ was the light of my life. Since the day he got it I was his first mate. Helping him with everything cleaning‚ stocking and repairing. I took great interest and pride into that boat‚ more than my dad at times‚ which motivated me to get my boaters license and learned how to work on marine engines before I was 14. Every year we go

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    not forget where they came from. An example of this occurs in both the essay “Letter to a Young Refugee to Another” and the short story “The Teacher who Changed my Life”. What would it be like to move to a place that only has a promise of an improved life? Throughout history‚ people have migrated from one place to another in search of something‚ although frequently they forced from their home to a place unknown. In the essay “Letter to a Young Refugee to Another”‚ Andrew Lam explains what it was

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    that my family grew up wealthy. I grew up privileged because my family valued books and knowledge. My childhood was spent the majority of the time at the library and I was constantly surrounded by books at home. My whole family’s lives were in books and they were found to be an oddity because they treasured books over material items. Growing up in this environment‚ I mimicked their philosophy. When my mom came home with a wagon filled with books‚ I was walking next to her with a stack in my arms

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    My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. During high school‚ I was known as an introverted person who did not get along with others as much. I was afraid of being a part of a large crowd simply because I knew that fitting in would be impossible. However‚ by the time I became a junior‚ the daily life that I had lived routinely suddenly began to change. With the recent news about racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I started to feel

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    “We learn from failure‚ not from success! (Stoker) My first thoughts about English 1304 was disgust due to the fact that I was placed in a class that wasn’t even counted as a credit. But‚ I stuck with it because I believed that it was going to be an easy A and‚ I will exceed in it without any troubles. But‚ boy was I wrong about that‚ I was struggling week by week on assignments and papers that were due. What actually shocked me was my grade on my first English paper and‚ from then on I knew this

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