to connect with the students within my school‚ however‚ we instantly became friends because of our love for tennis. Luckily‚ on the first day of school Genki and I had a class in common. After hearing him say he played tennis during an ice-breaking activity I approached him‚ inviting him to join a group of friends and me to play tennis. From that point on we played tennis each day after school. I know that if this had never happened his American experience would have extremely
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September 23‚ 2008 My Personal experiences with Racism Racism has always been a big topic in society‚ even during Jesus Christ time. I believe racism comes from independent thinking and views and how this view from family‚ friends and society forms us each day. Racism has to do a lot with social status‚ money‚ power‚ looks‚ sex and much more. Coming from a third world country I can really see the major differences of racism how they vary by culture and education. My experience in the United States
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clinic hoping to receive medical attention for a headache in a rural part of Guatemala where medical care was more of a luxury than a norm. "Digame de su dolor de cabeza" I said to the patient‚ asking her to elaborate on her headache. As a medical volunteer‚ I had been tasked the duty of conducting patient interviews and coming up with differential diagnoses for Dr. Reyes’‚ the lead physician‚ final review; an exciting‚ albeit nerve-racking‚ responsibility. The patient reported having diffuse‚ moderately
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My experiences with literacy had a great deal of variation throughout my middle and high school years. When it comes to reading I have found that I greatly enjoying reading for entertainment but when I am forced to read something for scholastic value I often struggle to find the drive to actually read it and will take me twice as long actually comprehend what I have just read. When it comes to writing‚ I’ve always felt like it is one of the areas in which I find the least enjoyable and have the biggest
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ducation – My Experiences My education began in first grade in 1974. My state didn’t mandate kindergarten‚ so my parents didn’t send me‚ even though my brothers and sister went. It wasn’t easy for me‚ because school was the first place I ever got to interact with other people‚ mainly children‚ as an equal. Before school started‚ I was pretty much kept indoors‚ and not allowed to have contact with other people‚ except for members of my own family. Being the youngest‚ I was looked down upon
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I don’t have a long‚ descriptive story of how I learned to read and write and how I loved it along the way. There are only a few memorable events that shaped my literacy experience. After that‚ reading and writing helped to shape my life. How did I come to love reading? For me‚ it just seemed like common sense. How could someone not love reading? I thought. I would open a book and see worlds created by the words in them. The only thing that could be more amazing than that was –and still is–
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Catholic Schools Paragraph My MQP experience started at the beginning of 6th grade. I was unsure what to expect‚ as I came from public school. I was unsure as to whether I would make friends easily or not. I wondered if the teachers would be nice and if the students were nice. The reason I came to MQP was to improve my education and faith. It was a tough decision whether to go here for a better education or stick with my public school friends. I spent much time thinking of it‚ but finally decided
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preached to me and was deeply moved by the words I heard. I responded to the alter call made by the preacher and was told am now born again. After my initial encounter I did not attend any church service at the church where I got born again despite numerous follow up attempts by the church members. I continued to live my normal life almost forgetting my experience at the church‚ however once in a while I still attend church services randomly at different churches if invited by friends. It was about a year
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Community Service My community service experience took place in my local area in Sylmar. I was volunteering at Angels of the Valley‚ which is a facility that they take care of seniors and patients. I assisted the administrator‚ she showed me a lot of things and explained what is her role in her job. I found this very interesting. I believe that community service and volunteerism like this are very important. By spending your free time helping others in their community‚ you can experience and learn new
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never been my strong point. I never divulged into the writing process as much as I have completed for this particular course called writing 101. The reason being‚ English was never my first spoken or written language. I am comfortable with speaking the English language however writing correctly and adhering to the writing process has always been a challenge for me. For once‚ I never had a clear idea of structuring an essay to reach a valid point. Without structural organization‚ all the essays I have
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