The waiting room was cold. The walls echoed with sounds of ventilators and heart monitors. I was eighteen. This was my first time in a hospital. My best friend’s brother‚ Zach‚ just started treatment in Spokane for his recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Throughout the next few months‚ I was able to witness Zach’s recovery which was facilitated by his occupational therapist. Thereafter‚ I was fixated on pursuing a profession that would allow me to fulfill my passion for helping people. I
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Growing up‚ I there was never one program that I could find a safe space in. There were always multiple programs I attended for people of color‚ women‚ LGBTQ+‚ but I never found a space that encompasses all of the aspects of my being. Because many of the groups I participated in was geared toward a specific group‚ they often lacked diversity and inclusion was often low in their initiative for those outside who experienced things outside the scope of the group. I often felt like I lacked support in
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Throughout our study of the Civil Rights i believe that many things are going to stay with me‚ this whole unit was so eye opening to me and made me see that horrible things happen that we don’t even know about. Learning into so much depth about the Civil Rights really did change the way I look at the our country. There are so many things that left a lasting impression on me but one thing that I believe to be the astonishing was the lynching of Emmett till Emmett Till was visiting his family in Mississippi
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In all my higher education career I have completed various topics of research papers and projects. Although‚ I wouldn’t never thought that being a Criminal Justice major I was gone be required to do a research project and presentation about a specific work of art that depicts to wars of the past. At first I had a lot of trouble finding the “ideal” artwork to start my research paper on. As a matter of fact‚ I consider using any random sculpture‚ painting‚ or music‚ but after a few weeks into the semester
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The culture I identify with is Cambodian-American due to my upbringing in a Cambodian community. I am also a huge fan of Korean pop music‚ better known as K-pop‚ which involves me in a whole new culture that I did not think I was part of. The following two experiences will show what makes me a multicultural individual by my identification with two different cultures and how I could connect with students of different cultures and backgrounds. In 1994 on November 9th I was born to a refugee single
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Introduction Reflection is a process that enables nurses to explore and evaluate clinical situations and hence identify areas of improvement for future practice. This reflection paper will evaluate the interviewee and interviewer’s performance and thoughts during the interview process. Interviewee’s reflection The panel welcomed the interviewee and gave some time to settle. This helped me to reduce the anxiety level and nervousness. When entering the interview room‚ I tried not to show my nervousness
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Returning Returning To School Tameka Schwartz ENG 121 English Composition 1 Joyce Walther August 13‚ 2010 Returning To School Returning 2 Here I am‚ twenty-three years out of high school having to write a paper for school again. I never thought I would have to do this again. As I mature‚ I
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I have always had very neat hand-writing. I strongly believe that cursive helped me develop my hand-writing abilities‚ and possibly even my reading abilities. I know that it sounds odd‚ but I kind of sucked at writing until I was introduced to cursive in the first or second grade. My writing was messy and indistinct‚ but that changed once I learned to write in cursive. Based on what I have written so far‚ I am sure that you have concluded that I do in fact believe that cursive should be taught in
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Last year‚ I went to Pinetree Preschool‚ where there is nothing but young children. That was an experience I enjoyed and found so valuable and opened my eyes to the potential and possibilities of children. This year‚ I chose the complete opposite of Pinetree and I volunteered at Primrose‚ a retirement home for people who suffer from alzheimer’s or dementia. At Primrose‚ I saw a completely different side of human life. That may seem like an exaggeration but I tend not to spend much time with people
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In August of 2014 I traveled to Alajuela‚ Costa Rica‚ with a missions team from my church. Our team’s purpose was to aid the Rice and Beans Ministry. The director of RABMin‚ Fred Curry‚ warned us that not everyone that we would encounter would accept us with open arms. Fred knew that some locals would embrace us and dote on their American visitors‚ on the other hand‚ he knew people that would not. He conveniently failed to mention that some days we might return to base camp with our tail tucked
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