Marcus Pennie Written Communication September 9‚ 2012 My darkest hour was also the moment I became a man. When all my years of training‚ all the blood‚ sweat‚ and tears of running‚ aiming‚ skills training‚ and hand to hand combat had finally been put to the test. My first kill. It wasn’t a proud moment but it was one on necessity and choice that I’ve played over and over again and I still get the same result. It would have gone exactly the same. September 21st 1999‚ 1327 Zulu time. We
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family computer when I was about 9 years old. At the time my brother was a computer geek (still is) and he would go buy the computer books that had programs in them where you had to type everything out to get a game on the computer to play. So when I would help or when he was teaching me‚ we would mix some of the programs up and see if we could come up with anything. Then it was to BBS’. That opened a whole new world! We could meet people online without actually meeting them. Now its becoming more
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An Experience That Changed My Life There are many experiences that shaped me into the character I am now. Reflecting upon the many different encounters I had throughout my life‚ I remember my trip to India. Two years back‚ my family and I took three months’ vacation to my home town‚ Punjab‚ India. Excited and thrilled to go‚ I packed all my belongings. Peering out of the international terminal window‚ I gaped at the millions of planes standing in front of me‚ with not just one floor but two floors
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Experience outside of the classroom can contribute to the advancement of literacy learning. The same can also be said that literacy is experienced only inside the classroom. I have had the luxury of experiencing both. The literacy I have gained in past courses and work experience is characterized by attending class‚ completing tasks in the work place‚ peer and instructor critique‚ personal habits‚ and literacy acculturation. Although I have taken an English 101 course‚ I can’t recall if the learning
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Inglewood a city in the county of Los Angeles. I am the fourth out of five children. Just like me my older siblings have gone to college it was expected of me to go. The night before I left I felt over whelmed I was going to a state I had never been to before. I had no idea how the people where or if I was even going to like it. I had just seen the school through a computer screen. Luckily I had another friend with me‚ if it wasn’t for Michele I don’t know how I would do it all alone. In this semester I
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Last summer I had an opportunity to visit my friend‚ who lives in Moscow. As a method of travelling I had chosen travelling by air. For me there is nothing like travel by air; it’s more comfortable‚ more convenient and of course far quicker than any other method. There is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey‚ none of the trouble of changing from train to streamer and then to another train. Besides‚ flying is a thrilling thing‚ though‚ statistics show that it’s 25 times safer
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been a part of many clubs and organizations where I have had the opportunities to lead a team or be a helping hand. I have had many leadership experiences and they are all great‚ however‚ there is one leadership role that makes me very proud of myself and I am a part of it everyday. Despite the fact that I am the youngest child in my family‚ I have always been my mother’s right hand. Coming from a refugee camp to a country seemed like worlds apart in terms of economics or through opportunities. We as
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Good evening. I stand before you today to share with you all my experiences so far here at UWA‚ and the beautiful city of Perth. To begin with‚ the 1st and foremost reason that I chose UWA is that it not only is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia but also the only university in the state to be a member of the Group of Eight. It’s also has an international reputation for excellence in teaching‚ learning and research and stands 96th all over the world according to the Shanghai-Jiao
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raised “under the influence” of varying cultures for my entire life and have had some tremendous life experiences such as watching volcano ash fall from the sky after an eruption and listening to the call to prayer of different religions in several countries. My nonconventional upbringing has shaped who I am and will continue to do so. I’ve traveled more than most‚ am fluent in a second language and have lived the lifestyle of an expatriate. My time growing up in Venezuela‚ Guatemala and Saudi
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pursuit‚ I had my own predicament to face‚ something I believe to be a curse and a gift. After doing so I sought out to volunteer at a nearby hospital to learn more what I was chasing for. One experience that has shaped me as a person is my specific learning disability. This disability was diagnosed to me when I was a child in early elementary school. Due to this‚ I was unable to learn information at the same rate compared to a normal person. As a result‚ I was held back a year in my elementary years
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