the course of working my way through school‚ I have taken many jobs I would rather forget. I have spent nine hours a day lifting heavy automobile and truck batteries off the end of an assembly belt. I have risked the loss of eyes and fingers working a punch press in a textile factory. I have served as a ward aide in a mental hospital‚ helping care for brain damaged men who would break into violent fits at unexpected moments. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. the
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One of the memorable day in my life was when I came to Job Corps. On the morning of September 29‚ 2015 was my last day in Atlanta Ga‚ that day would change my future for the better. I left my apartment at 6:30 am my roommate which is my best friend was crying asking me to leave him but I told him I had to I wanted my life to be better than it was I want better for myself . As I started to leave the parking garage with my best friend‚ boyfriend I started to think about all the good times
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childhood to adulthood within your culture‚ community‚ or family. For many teenagers‚ having a job is a way of making money‚ just a way of having extra cash for clothes or going out with friends. It makes one feel independent. Personally‚ it made me feel sort of like an adult. It taught me how to be responsible and to handle my finances. I had to learn how to take public transportation‚ how to interact with my coworkers‚ work with different types of people‚ and also learn punctuality. In a way‚ it was
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decided to sign up for Job Corps‚ I had moved out when I was 16 years old because I wanted to go to another school for my freshman year. I was mainly on my own with less support. My mother said it was okay to stay with my God-Mother and go to school. As the school year started and I was ready to start my freshman year at Leake Central High School. My freshman year of high school was very hectic but I was new so it didn’t bother me as much. Overall‚ my freshman year was great. My sophomore year was the
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My First Job Experience After finishing my SPM and relaxing with my friends for about three weeks‚ I was wondering what else I should do. When I hanging around with friends at shopping complex‚ I saw I vacancy for a promoter job in a telecommunication company and I am interested in it. After being interviewed‚ I am hired as promoter for P1 4G company and that is my very first job in my life. I am being told to work for 10 hours per day and six days per week. On the first day I go to work‚ I met
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Dreams: My Unrealized Reality All people have hopes and dreams. What one does with those hopes and dreams‚ separates them from every other person on the planet. It is a shame to just let them dissipate without acting upon them. But first‚ one needs to distinguish between what is a dream and what is an unrealized reality… Ever since I was a little boy‚ I knew I wanted to be a chef. Every career day at school‚ no matter who came to talk about their job‚ or what my friends dressed up as‚ or what was
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Job shadowing provides students with information and allows them to experience a career they might be interested in pursuing. For my job shadow‚ my mentor was Mrs. Ana Gonzalez in the Radiology department at Woodland Heights Hospital in Lufkin‚ Texas. I was able to learn about the work environment‚ the duties and skills needed to be successful in this career‚ and discover new things that I did not know about Radiology. With the help of my mentors‚ I was able to experience what I will be working with
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Mayweather WRTG 1320 MWF 10:00 September 11th‚ 2013 American Dream Draft My Definition of the American Dream We all have seen the magazines‚ ads‚ and commercials displaying the typical American family. We see a mom‚ dad‚ two kids and the pet dog‚ which is usually a lab mix. In the background there’s the beautiful house and the white picket fence. Everyone looks happy and satisfied with life. My definition of the American Dream is just that. I feel as though the main goal is to make it to a
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As I stepped into the kitchen on a Saturday morning‚ my mom asks me a question any parent would normally ask‚ ”What are you doing tonight?” Now normally I would hang out with my friends and what not but tonight was my stay at home night. So I simply replied “Nothing mom‚ why?” Usually her answer is that she just needs to know these sort of things‚ being a mother and all‚ but this time it was different; the answer didn’t come out so quickly like always. She sat and stared for a second like she was
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Do you remember what your worst job was like? My worst job was working at 4200. 4200 is a production warehouse‚ located in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ that manufactures various hair care products for a company named Bronner Brothers. It is owned by my father‚ Nathaniel Bronner‚ and his four brothers: Bernard‚ Dale‚ Charles‚ and James. 4200 is open five days a week‚ for ten and a half hours daily. I spent last summer at 4200‚ where I worked on an assembly line and packaged hair care products. Working at 4200
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