MY LIFE AS A PARENT My mother‚ Joyce‚ was a single parent which forced her to work a lot of hours at Veteran’s Administration Hospital as a ward clerk in Van Nuys‚ California. I‚ Kimberly at the age of 11‚ was put in a position to be a parent before I even was one myself. My childhood was ripped away from me due to me having to babysit and do household chores for my younger sister‚ Tiffany‚ while our mother provided a living for us both. I remember some of the good old times when Sunday would
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Until this year‚ my mother had never asked me about my future plans. She has a major in microbiology from the University of Georgia‚ but works in Atlanta in the insurance business as an underwriter. In college‚ she considered pharmaceutical work‚ but was told not to by her father who convinced her that all pharmacists were “druggies”. My mother is in the “useless degree” category now‚ and might use her degree better as a mouse pad than in any actual science field. She often tells my sister and me during
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smell from miles away. My stomach turns and rumbles. My mom and dad are amazing cooks. I have many favorite dishes‚ and my parents are always trying out new recipes. Every day‚ I come home from school and expect to see dinner laid out on the table. I feel very fortunate and grateful to have a loving family‚ a warm home‚ and delicious food waiting for me. I can’t help but think how that’s not the case for my parents growing up. My grandparents and their children‚ including my mom‚ immigrated here in
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My Life as a Soundtrack Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if there was to be a soundtrack playing in the background of it all. The soundtrack would just continue to play making sure to capture every moment in my life a significant one. When approaching a crush the soundtrack would be sure to pick a song that explained exactly how I was feeling‚ or on the days when nothing seems to be going my way‚ music that I like to call “thinking music” would continually play. Although having a
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I’m interested in volunteer opportunities that may be available with a Physical Therapist at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. My career path that I’m determined to pursue is becoming a Physical Therapist. It would be a great honor and opportunity to work under a licensed Physical Therapist. I have experience working with not only children‚ but also senior citizens‚ and would be thrilled to continue doing so in a voluntary capacity. I currently work at Kingsborough Community College in a children’s
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My father fought in the Vietnam War against the communist country in the armed forces. After the War in 1975‚ he wounded around his shoulder and he put into prison. Life in re-education camp has fulfilled with harsh‚ strictness‚ and overprotective. He spent eight years in re-education camp to sacrifice with all of the hardship. He was a boat refugee and was taken to Pulau Bidong‚ Thailand and Malaysia to resettle in the refugee camp. My dad came to the United States in 1984. My mother was a boat
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Chablis Morant One of the most severe experiences in life is being a teenager. Your hormones run chaotically. There are genuine and mediocre days. Putting yourself first and others second is the typical mentality that we‚ as teenagers‚ posses. After shortly living the high life of adolescence‚ I wasn’t thinking about myself anymore‚ my attention went to my mother. Since my mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer‚ I’ve learned the value of a strong support system. With this new knowledge
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alcoholism and gambling‚ and quickly‚ a whole family can be on the edge of destruction. This is exactly what Raymond Carver describes in his novel “My Father’s Life” from 1984. In his novel‚ Raymond Carver describes his father’s life‚ starting with his death and continuing with how he met his wife. The story goes on‚ telling about their poor life‚ his alcoholism‚ gambling and his unfaithfulness. The father is named Clevie Raymond Carver and he is roughly described as a drunkard‚ who has a hard
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Thongboonchuen Dr. Molly Brost English 101.004 January 25‚ 2014 My Love for Music and the English Language As far back as I can remember‚ music has always had a big impact on me. I cannot imagine my life without music even for one day. If so‚ life must absolutely be dull and tasteless. One thing that I have found funny about my life is that whenever I am emotionally facing something‚ there is always a song that corresponds with my life at that moment. I sometimes wonder if the song writer could be
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Hello my name is Charles Hamburg but previously known as Boipelo in my tribe. I hate saying this but I was striped of my freedom and brought to a foreign land that I had never thought existed. I never thought I would be kidnapped from my country and become a servant to the foreigners of the West. Well‚ let me tell you how my perfect and simple my life was before it taken away from me. It was a peaceful summer day‚ where I played with my children and enjoyed my wife’s company. It was a great moment
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