four years old‚ my mother was the first of the family to come from Kenya to the United States. She moved here to build a better life for our family. About a year later‚ it became apparent my father would not be joining us here; by the end of 2004‚ lung cancer had taken my father from my family. The passing of my father was‚ by far‚ the most difficult experience I have ever had‚ however it has only made me more capable of moving on from hardships. I vividly remember the tears in my mother’s eyes as
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Rashad Wilson English Comp. 102.001 January 12‚ 2015 Tyson Sims Writing Experience My Writing Experience Writing has not always been a strong suit of mine. Even in the present moment I sometimes struggle with writing. I have done numerous papers‚ ranging from daily journals to argumentative essays. I will admit that the older I grew I realized that writing helps in many ways. It can be a form of stress relieving‚ which I sometimes take into consideration when I have sort of a lot
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Have you ever tried to rush something and now you wish you could go back and do it again? I never thought I would say this but I wish I could go back to my Naval Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) High school days. I underestimated those days‚ and now I wish it could return. I miss riding the “Big Cheese” (bus) three to four hours‚ the long hours of practice‚ the “monkey suit”(uniform)‚ the grass parties (lots of exercise that hurt)‚ the long lectures filled with yelling Help us sir”
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What affected my life the most were the traumatic experiences of my childhood that have shaped my entire life. I don’t often speak about what goes on in my life or my past because I feel that it is better to keep things to myself then to show people that I am weak. I grew up in an abusive home my family changed because of certain events that took place within our family. I always remember being more depressed than other children. I just wanted to be normal and pretty my entire life. As time went
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Without a doubt‚ there are experiences in life that shape and mold you into the person you are meant to be. More importantly‚ these experiences help determine one’s purpose in life. Early on in life‚ I began my first incursion into community service as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels America; a non-profit organization that delivers meals and conducts friendly and safety visits to senior citizens. My volunteer duties ranged from food preparation and delivering food to various homes throughout the
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impacting the ability to embrace a situation that originally may be perceived as fear. My first obstacle with this course was to admit to myself that I had created my own fear of math. I had fully produced what I now view to be a huge challenge. The inevitable had finally arrived. I had postponed my taking this math class for close to ten years. I was now at age 29 sitting in a math class that I had avoided through out my collegial career. So here I was‚ struggling from the beginning‚ prior to a math
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Brittany Surface ENG 1110. Section 03 Sandra Young SWR #1 My Goals and Experiences My name is Brittany Surface. My dad is in the military therefore we have moved around a lot. I was born in Fort Bragg‚ North Carolina in a military hospital. However in the year of 2001 we moved to South Carolina and have been fortunate enough to still be here. At one point the Army transferred my dad to Chicago for 2 years while we were still in South Carolina. As a family we decided that he would go alone
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My learning experience I think my learning experience start from the time when I was young. I live with my grandparents. My grandfather was a lieutenant colonel in Indonesian army‚ therefore‚ no surprised if I have similar daily activity like a soldier‚ full of rule and discipline but less in physical training. He uses is rules to build my attitudes and habit. Among thesse rules are‚ I should wake up at 6 am every morning including holiday otherwise he would throw a glass of water on my face. Also
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It was June 02‚ 2010 our departure from the Philippines to Macau to have an eleven-day vacation with my family. I’m excited for this is my first out of the country trip. It took two hours for us to travel before we finally arrived at Macau. ‘Pang Yao’ was the first Cantonese word I learned in this country meaning ‘friend’. My mom told me to use it in acknowledging anybody who is a Macau National. In our first day‚ we visited luxury hotels and resorts. Macau Hotels‚ Resorts and Casinos are just
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My Experience with English Before going to the University‚ I had the background of learning English over nine years ago when my parents encouraged me to go to an English Institute‚ and when the following year I had some English classes at High School. My experience with English in both places was very different from each other. On the one hand‚ I had studied English at an Institute for seven years‚ but when I first entered this Institute‚ I found that I could barely say a word. First of all‚ we
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