Myself as a Writer Gatphan Atassi 2nd Period AP Lang It is no surprise to anyone who has known me since my years as a "wee-little" first grader that language is my "Achilles Heel." The inner confusion in an up-and-coming student’s head when introduced to two languages since birth is quite a mess. Having to live in a world half dominated by the colloquial English language that is spoken everyday while the other half is controlled by the strict rules of Arabic drives me insane at times. Lately
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Cynthia Moreno English 1003 Nancy K. King 16 December 2003 Good‚ But Not Good Enough There are times when we feel we must be perfect in order to please others. No matter if we did the best we could do‚ if it wasn’t perfect we felt like a failure. We want the approval that comes with perfect ness. Every day we see a new commercial or magazine showing an image of a hunky‚ greased up muscle man or an anorexic model with tons of make up air brushed on her body and society compares you with that
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My four brothers and I knew what being called to my parents room for a ‘meeting’ meant. “We have a new opportunity” my dad would say. My brothers and I would immediately sink into nervous excitement. We knew this meant that we would be moving. And moving meant something new like being close to the beach‚ having seasonal disney tickets‚ or a pool in the back yard. We would spend hours discussing the new possibilities of a new place. Fantasizing about where we would live‚ go to school‚ and what
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My Experience with Abstaining I chose to abstain from sugar for the assignment. Sugar has been a part of my life ever since I could remember. All of my happy memories as a child included sugar and it is my go to when I feel overwhelmed‚ frustrated‚ or upset. This experience was eye opening and I feel that it has better equipped me to help others through the process of recovery. It’s easy to see why addictions are difficult to recover from and why it is considered a lifelong practice. I learned
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The abstinence experience in my case was a process of learning about myself. I learned how I reacted when I had to stop doing a behavior that was giving me satisfaction and pain. I learned how to come up with ways to help my process and achieve my goal. At the beginning‚ it was difficult as it was the first time abstaining from a behavior that I had for many years‚ I can say it started during my life as an adolescent. It was seen as a fun thing to do at school with friends and at parties. However
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within my Pilates experience is that I am not as fit as I thought I was. I have noticed that I am extremely stiff when doing the leg stretches. There is a lot of tension in my legs when I stretch using the band. I have also noticed that my legs and arms make cracking sounds at some points when I am doing certain positions. I did not realize that it would be so difficult for me to do some of the positions. As the classes become more intension I began to realize that I need to exercise my body more
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My most memorable dining experience surprisingly happened on a regular midweek evening. I was packed and ready for my month trip‚ my flight was scheduled early in the morning and I knew I had some time on my hands. I wanted to spend it with my best friend before I left‚ and with that great idea in mind I headed to her place of work‚ Emeril’s Restaurant. I had never dined there before due to the pricy tag that every fine dining restaurant carries‚ but that day I decided to start my vacation early
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inserted an insulin pump into my left thigh. I counted every carbohydrate I ate and timidly calculated my carbohydrate/insulin ratio. The liquid I was distributing throughout my body was not in fact insulin‚ but saline. Volunteering as a diet aide at Camp Carefree‚ a children’s summer camp for type one diabetics‚ gave me the opportunity to know what it felt like to step into these innocent children’s shoes. Throughout college I was told I needed to get volunteer experience in order to get a dietetic
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My leadership experiences position around a distinct premise. I shall attempt to define that premise from my viewpoint. Under the direction and suggestion of my grade school Saint Margaret Mary‚ volunteering in our community was inspired. Although there were no opportunities to serve in leadership roles during this undertaking‚ I had always embraced leadership. As a son of a Marine‚ I grew up with a solid sense of duty and service‚ in addition to a first-hand knowledge of leadership qualities.
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“My Traumatic Experience” I was so devastated. I would not have thought in a million years that I would lose someone so important to me. It was mid-day September 12‚ 2013 I had just gotten out of school as soon as I walked through the door and sat down my mother told me the sad news. The pain i felt on that day hurt my heart. My mom told me the news that my cousin had been in a car accident . Not only was she in an accident but she was pronounced dead on the sight. My cousin‚ Teaundra‚ was my best
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