Experience outside of the classroom can contribute to the advancement of literacy learning. The same can also be said that literacy is experienced only inside the classroom. I have had the luxury of experiencing both. The literacy I have gained in past courses and work experience is characterized by attending class‚ completing tasks in the work place‚ peer and instructor critique‚ personal habits‚ and literacy acculturation. Although I have taken an English 101 course‚ I can’t recall if the learning
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straightforward‚ I did not focus much on my schoolwork. I did what was required of me and got good grades‚ but I did not go above and beyond. I had always been told by upperclassman‚ “It only gets harder from here. Enjoy it while you can.” Now I realize what that means. Last year as a junior‚ it was my first year taking AP classes. I had taken honors classes before so how hard could it be? But I soon realized that the differences between my underclassman and upperclassman experience would be very
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experienced racism‚ I was a young naïve 18 year old girl. It was my first year in college right out of high school‚ and it was my first time outside of my predominately black world. I had just moved to San Bernardino‚ Ca to attend college‚ from South Central Los Angeles. I had gone to an all-black high school‚ attended an all-black church and at the time had all black friends. I remember the first day my family packed me up and we headed off to my new life in college. I had only been in school for a little
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In my opinion being a tutor is more than helping a busy college student complete a homework assignment or studying for an upcoming exam. You can offer much more to someone struggling when you have experienced what they are going through. Many college students hold part-time jobs‚ take several credits‚ and get very few hours of sleep which leave them stressed and overwhelmed. When students come to me for tutoring I don’t just complete the assignment and send them on my way. I ask them
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My experience with words goes way back. Much like Sherman Alexie‚ I was very young when first exposed to words‚ so young I can’t remember there being a time before books were a part of my life. I imagine my mother was was reading to me since my first day of life. She would read me story after story in the quiet hours before bedtime‚ stories about fantastic creatures and magical places. I never wanted the stories to end. Before I could fully understand words I had loved them. When I finally grew
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My experience at Golden Corral was awesome. The first time I went to Golden Corral‚ I was in Clarksville for a field trip. I thought it wouldn’t be a decent restaurant because I’ve never heard of it‚ but I was wrong. Everything about this place is wonderful. No other restaurant can beat this one. Golden Corral is an American family-style restaurant. It serves breakfast‚ lunch‚ and dinner‚ featuring an all-you-can-eat buffet with a wide variety of foods to choose from. They have a salad bar and
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[Lantier . Session 1 . Journal] My Life Changing Experience That Led Me to CCU My life changed when I became an addict. I was addicted to Meth. It is not a road anyone would want to go down‚ but I chose this road for a long time. Let’s just say it led me down a bad path to nowhere. I lost my dignity‚ my job and my self- respect. My family didn’t want to be around me‚ and that hurt me so deeply. I felt so alone at times‚ and often begged God to take me. It all started when my grandfather passed away. He
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in a wheelchair and I am in my fifties‚ so it is at times a challenging experience. Even though‚ it is challenging being away from my family to obtain my college education‚ but I love it anyway. I transferred to Clovis Community College from Merced College in Merced‚ California. This will be my second full semester at Clovis. I will be transferring to Fresno State after the Fall 2017 semester. This being said‚ I felt it was important to tell you about an experience I had here at Clovis. Last
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“My Worst Experience in College Ever” Well‚ all this happened a few years ago‚ when I was studying Interior Design in one of the most recognized school in Puerto Rico. I had these unique teacher/professor/principal‚ that was the most arrogant and selfish person I ever meet. He was (maybe he still) so disrespectful with everyone including me. I’m not the kind of person that shuts up to receive a disrespectful commentary about my person or my work when I know that I did my best
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BOYd1 Earlene Boyd J. Mendoza HD 101 September 26‚ 2011 CHAPTER 1 JOURNAL My college experience so far has been overwhelming with all of getting registered so that I could start getting all of the materials needed to be a successful student. I was worrying about starting assignments without having the essential textbooks needed for class. Everything worked out accordingly and now I’m excited to start your class. To be honest I have walked into
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