grade zoning out when my global history teacher approached and told me that. Those words hit me hard‚ and for the first time I felt shame. I was never the brightest student in my family‚ always stuck in the shadow of my overachieving sister. I didn’t take school seriously. I figured there was no point in pursing an education if I was going to join my father in his food business. My parents are emigrants from Uzbekistan who came to America in search of a brighter future for my sister and me‚ as well
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Now I have only lived for 13 years I don’t really know what it means to value living here in America. I’m surrounded by hearing people talk about Donald Trump or other politics and I have to pick a side. I am not allowed to vote yet so I really don’t have to worry about those kind of things but my family does‚ a lot of people worry about it because it impacts the future of us Americans. A few years ago my mom was still an immigrant. I didn’t know what an immigrant was at the time‚ I didn’t know
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myself I believe that relationships and efficiency go hand in hand. The partners I work with on a routine biases help feed my energy and shape my attitude. If negative thoughts surround our relationships on the unit I find it difficult to contribute to a caring culture. On the other hand‚ if positive energy floods the floor I notice my passion for caring and efficiency flourish. When my unit practices together with love and compassion we are able to practice efficiently without compromising loving care
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doubt that this decision has been the biggest choice I had to make in my life so far. The proposal came almost out of nowhere. I had heard about a coach who was interested in college soccer players‚ so I went to a scrimmage he had organized‚ not thinking that I could be the chosen one‚ not thinking that a day like that could change my entire life course. After the game‚ the coach came to me and asked me‚ "Do you want to come to America?" I accepted the proposal in no time. After all‚ that was the reason
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On my trip to Myanmar I learned how to cherish my life here in the United States and to strive to reach my full potential in school. My parents‚ originally from Myanmar‚ have always encouraged me to strive for a career in medicine since becoming a doctor in my country was an admirable and reputable job. My parents were as strict as stereotypical foreign parents could be. They believed that education was very crucial in life. They would also flood my ears with their endless childhood stories‚ trying
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Chapter #36:Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America Time Period: 1914 to Present I. Translation of the Chapter Title: 1 Sentence (Translate the Chapter Title into your own words; use dictionary as needed) Nationalism: devotion to ones own nation Political Identities: arguments that focus on self interests Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America: places in the world II. Prediction Based on Chapter Title: (1 sentence—based on the title‚ what do you think this chapter
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Ebola Outbreak in West Africa The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 2‚100 people have died of the virus in Guinea‚ Liberia‚ Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever‚ intense weakness‚ muscle pain and a sore throat‚ according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning:
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This scenario where two people are claiming that America is a violent‚ disease ridden country based on one news report is obviously false‚ but if you take out America and replace it with a country more “underdeveloped”‚ this scenario becomes very convincing. Take the same conversation and replace America with the continent of Africa‚ and it suddenly a much more plausible incident. 200 years ago‚ when European nations first started to colonize African countries‚ their belief was that they were civilizing
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In my early childhood‚ my parents moved numerous times back and forth between the Untied States and Iran. Eventually‚ my family ended up settling in North Houston‚ where my father bought a traditional two-story home in a typical gated community. Throughout the years‚ the house preserved many struggles‚ and witnessed many successes between my family and I. However‚ not only did our home observe our experiences‚ but it also embraced our culture. Throughout my life‚ my home has had a revolution of its
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The Effects of Using the Heat Shock Treatment to Deliver a Vector in Genetic Transformation Introduction: In this experiment we are testing what is required for E. coli to successfully grow on LB (Luria Broth) plates with ampicillin and determining if any genetic transformation has occurred. By combining +pGLO LB and ampicillin we should get an ampicillin resistant gene and by using –pGLO we should create a non-genetic resistant bacteria. The pGLO plasmid has the GFP (green fluorescent protein)
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