| My Experience at the Oakland Museum of California | | Ma’Cherris Johnson | 3/13/2013 | | I experienced this wonderful space for the first time‚ as my fiancé [Calvin] and I chaperoned my eight year old sister [Amya] and my seven year old cousin [Ta’mari] on a Sunday afternoon. We went this first Sunday for Free First Sundays. It didn’t take very long to get tickets and start viewing everything the museum had to offer. We rode the BART from El Cerrito Del Norte (Richmond/Fremont
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the paid labor force‚” (Duffy‚ 2007)‚ instead of a household necessity. My first point about this is my own personal experience with reproductive labor. At a very young age my parents separated‚ and I lived with my mom for most of my life. Growing up my mom worked an office job while also taking care of me. Now that I am a young adult‚ I could see my mom working a traditional style of reproductive labor were woman stayed home and took care of children‚
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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
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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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golf since I was three years old. In summer‚ I play golf every day. I began playing competitively when I was seven. I live on a golf course and my dad is a golf instructor‚ so I’ve grown up around the game. I’ve had many great experiences with golf. My most memorable golf experience was at the 2015 Drive‚ Chip‚ and Putt national finals. Upward of 10‚000 kids ages seven to fifteen‚ boys and girls‚ tried out for this event. I was one of eighty total kids and one of ten in my age group to qualify. There
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The pickup’s engine roars to life when my Dad turned it on. I was in my room packing. I was deciding what to take camping? I was thinking to myself that I should take a first aid kit‚ a flashlight‚ a sleeping bag‚ and some water. When I finished packing my bag. I was thinking to myself‚ my parents should do the rest. I mean I got all I need. My mom calls out to me; “Connor hurry up we should have left already.” I run from my room with my backpack downstairs and out the door. “Your dad is calling
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off and be rewarded in the end. My high school football experience was unlike anything I had ever dreamed of and taught me life lessons that I will never forget. From pushing hard to play as a freshmen‚ to winning state as a sophomore‚ and later leading the team to the semifinals as a senior captain holds a unique place in my heart. Although football in high school was the biggest part of my sports life‚ that was not the beginning. Starting at the age of five‚ my time was beginning to become consumed
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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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A father searching for his five-year-old son’s ipad could be on his way to spending 15 years in prison for finding something else. The Sun reports Sean Donis turned to the “Find My iPhone” app when he couldn’t find his child’s ipad when he noticed something strange. His wife’s phone showed up on the app‚ but Nancy Donis wasn’t where she told him she would be. The father accidentally tracked down his wife’s location‚ which blew up in his face when he followed her trail. Sean had his mom come watch
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Folk Dances of India India is a land of diverse cultures and traditions. Each region of the country has a unique culture‚ which is also prominently visible in its various art forms. Almost all the regions of the country have their specific folk music and dance‚ which proves to be a wonderful way of expression of their community and its traditions. Though these folk dances are not as complex as the classical dance forms‚ they are very beautiful‚ because of the essence of rawness in them. Be it
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