which surrounded me. But it all changed in a blink of an eye. Our house burned down on Feb.4‚ 2008 and my Grandfather died on March 6‚ 2008 due to colon cancer. This sequence of events‚ awaken me from the depths of my blindness to reality. And those incidents changed my life and my views in life; I have opened my heart and mind to God. Who never ceased to abandon me and my family in times of problems and difficulties. Because of those incidents a lot in my personality changed as well my views in life
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My Educational Experience My name is Liang Yingyi‚ a new transfer student who major in nursing from Guangzhou‚ China. I have learned English since grade three in primary school and fortunately I did well in almost every English test in China. However‚ in the US I found that my vocabulary was never enough for me to express my thoughts and sometimes I couldn’t even understand in class. Besides‚ the grammar is another issue for me to focus on. Before I entered university‚ I studied in No.16 High
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extensively amount of hours during the day‚ approximately 10 to 12 hours‚ about 6 days a week and sometime even 7 days. In the midst of those years‚ she assisted my parents with bills at home and she saved enough money to commence college. Luckily‚ Miami-Dade County allowed immigrants to go to a community college‚ so with this grand opportunity she took initiative & attended Miami
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My Experience with Diversity I believe diversity is an important aspect of life. I understand that diversity is what makes each individual unique. I grew up in India. India is a vast country where one can encounter diversity in every walk of life. The society in India is a myriad collection of people with differences in religion‚ class‚ race‚ profession and ability. I feel by growing up in India‚ I have learnt to respect people and culture that have different beliefs. I encountered diversity first
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humongous expectation from me. They try to see me grow and expand as a spiritual and educated human being. My dad is my role model and he has a huge influence on me‚ he wants me to be the best I can possibly be. As a father‚ I understand where is he coming from‚ trying to insure my future‚ but the pressure sometimes gets to me‚ trying to live up to his expectations. I have my own dreams in life‚ but some of my dreams were deferred for the satisfaction of my family. My dad wants me to be fluent in English
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am constantly interacting with people of different cultural and ethnical backgrounds‚ but befriending a Japanese exchange student gave me a new perspective of the world. When I first met Genki he barely knew any English and struggled 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
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to change are my physical health and my emotional health. In doing this‚ I think my life will have more longevity and have a happier life. I would like to change my physical behavior‚ first and foremost. I am not happy with my body size or weight. I had my son at the age of seventeen; so it has been a very difficult adjustment. I don’t exercise nearly enough‚ I eat food that is very unhealthy for me‚ and I smoke cigarettes. I want to change so that I can live a long life and watch my son grow; I
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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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John Winkel My Life Experiences "I‚ (state your full name)‚ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies‚ foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me‚ according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.” This is the oath that every person joining
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something that would inspire me and my classmates. I chose the ukulele because it was something that I had always wanted to learn. During the ten hours of learning the magnificent instrument‚ I encountered many “aha!” moments. Although I am only required to practice playing it for ten hours now‚ I believe I will use it later in life. At first‚ I had no idea what I was going to do for my project. I thought about doing something simple and easy like writing with my other hand. However‚ I decided
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