Family and Acceptance Alex Haley once said‚ “In every conceivable manner‚ the family is link to our past‚ bridge to our future.” Jane Yolen also wrote a book based on that theme of family and acceptance. In her book‚ The Devil’s Arithmetic‚ a young 12-year old girl named Hannah Stern dislikes her Jewish tradition Passover and is ignorant toward her family’s Holocaust experiences. But when she symbolically opens the door for Elijah‚ she is instantly transported back to 1942 Poland during WWII. As
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My Speech Victoria Rock September 17‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Families Hello Everyone‚ How you doing? Nervous like me I bet! Tonight I want to open your eyes in regards to childhood obesity in low-income families‚ and put an end to the myth that they eat nothing but “Junk Foods.” And I’m going to show WHY they are having a hard time fighting the battle of the bulge‚ because this is something I deal with on a daily basis. Just like with everyone else there are many factors
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reflect on my life experiences and relationships that have helped me become who I am today. My values‚ family‚ professions and volunteering in the community are intricate parts of shaping by belief system. Each of these four areas has helped me to grow‚ pushed me out of my comfort zone‚ and has given me the experiences I need to guild me to this program. My father has had a significant influence on my life. My grandparents and great-grandparents started a dairy farm in a small town when my father
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My family immigrated to the United States from the Philippines during the 1960s. Like many other immigrants‚ they had very little on their backs‚ but what fueled them was their deep obsession with their pursuit of the American Dream. In 2008‚ I had the opportunity to visit the Philippines for the first time. I traveled to the various villages that my family was from‚ and it was evident that most people were quite poor‚ many whom worked on farms or owned small businesses. Surprisingly
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Growing up with my mother‚ who was white and Peruvian‚ and her side of the family was damaging when it came to understanding my Black heritage and also understanding how to take care of my Black body. My mother always had my hair in braids because she didn’t know how to take care of it‚ whenever it was out my white family members would always play with it and call me a lion‚ my cousins called my braids ghetto‚ and I just remember laughing along with them‚ pretending like their words didn’t effect
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The Obstacles of Searching for Stolen National Treasures. Art thievery has been a growing problem for many years. People steal famous and sought out drawings and paintings from museums to sell and make money off of. They are not an easy crime to solve. A criminal slick enough to do the job leaves behind almost no evidence of their or the art’s whereabouts. The stealing of national treasures is not an easy crime to solve and once it is solved‚ there are some big consequences. According to “Isabella
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I will be explaining how computers affected my family’s life‚ and how these changes have come with a price. We must realize that we will be losing security with every new site signed up for or every purchase made on-line. Not to mention all the other problems that come along with having a computer. We must be ready and aware of the risks so we can be prepared. Right now we can practically do everything we need to do right from our family computer. There are so many tools to work with
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n the Ted-Talk video by Julian Treasure‚ he first starts by claiming that intention is very important in sound and listening. He gives an example of a promise he made to his wife‚ that he would listen to her everyday as if it were the first time. I believe that if you are willing to listen and are open to new ideas then‚ you will build effective relationships at school‚ work‚ and I the rest of your life. You must want to be a better listener and realize that listening is an active process. All in
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the union. It means that my family and I are able to have a sense of stability. Stability to me means that my father is able to work without the loss of any of basic worker rights. Knowing that my father’s involvement with the Teamsters allows my family to rest easy. We are able to live with a sense of security knowing my family is provided with a wonderful healthcare program‚ a retirement plan for my father‚ and most importantly a sense of job stability. As I prepare for my second year of college
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born changed my family’s life forever. I was born on February second 1999 in Onawa‚ IA at 2:42 P.M. The hospital I was born at is Burgess Memorial Hospital. I was a big baby weighing in at a healthy weight of nine pounds and 21 inches long. I ended up looking like my mom with brown eyes and long‚ curly hair. They had to induce labor because my mom’s blood pressure was too high‚ she was in labor for about six hours. I was named after my Grandma Elizabeth on my dad’s side of the family and my middle names
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