As a graduate student in economics‚ it is much easier to have a conversation with you‚ rather than tell you my life story. Kirkuk‚ a city of 1 million people‚ is where I saw the world for my first time. It is a city rich in oil in Kurdistan-Iraq‚ also called the “black gold city.” Those are all nice facts but it still is not the best place to spend your entire life‚ there is plenty of corruption‚ political and security issues‚ etc. Because of this‚ I dreamed of coming to the United States
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eyes on Thomas Jefferson Middle School. As I walk into unfamiliar building and know nothing about the culture and language a huge chill came over me‚ which I have never felt before. Something finally hit me I was in school in America. I walked in my first English class and sat there in a full panic mode but pretended I knew what I am doing. I heard a loud noise that said “Alright class take out your notebook and write a paragraph about your winter break”. Although I can understand some English words
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of my entire life. Running for hours wanting to give up‚ feeling like I was ready to pass out‚ sweating bullets‚ and body aching. Tasting the acid in my mouth‚ my stomach empty‚ and my head pounding. Skipping breakfast and lunch and not being able to drink or eat until a very light dinner was the worst. The District tournament was Saturday February 25th and friday the 24th was in the running for one of the hardest days of my entire life. I woke up on the morning of the 24th‚ I walked into my bathroom
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My first experience with a dog was when I was 7 years old. One day I was going to go help my dad with some work around the house. My neighbors were talking with my dad and they had just gotten a new dog. I had just gotten up that morning and was getting ready to help my dad with chores. I didn’t expect something bad would happen to me that day while helping my dad outside. I had just went downstairs and was heading outside to help my dad. I had just gotten out the door and my dad was talking to the
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My First Mexican Party I have had several experiences where I went through the socialization process. I was fortunate to grow up with parents who wanted me to see all different aspects of the world‚ which meant doing a lot of traveling. I have been to different regions in the United States‚ Europe and in the Caribbean. The experience I have decided to focus on happened in Fort Wayne‚ Indiana‚ where I attended my first traditional Mexican party. This paper argues that a Mexican birthday parties
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It was my first time away from home and family. I was five years old at the time and I was staying at my granny’s house. The daytime was always great with Granny. We would run around the garden and play with the dog. In the summer we would listen to the lone cow’s moo in the field. When we heard it we would fall to the ground laughing in the bright‚ dazzling sun. I had never slept at Granny’s house before but I did always stay for tea. There was always a smell coming from Granny’s marvellous
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It was the day before the first soccer game of the season‚ I was eating a protein bar and watching some vines on youtube. It was about 8:30 pm‚ I decided to go take a good shower. When I was done I got ready for bed. Then I dreamed. It was a tie game 2-2. We were looking pretty rough‚ every player on our team looked exhausted. I was put on the right wing looking for an open opportunity at goal. We didn’t have much luck the other team kept playing the ball so well. Then I found a gap and our team
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Louisiana ‚ my family and I were eating the best burger and the best French fries and suddenly for 30 minutes past ‚ and this man walked in the restaurant and said “ Turn on the TV to the news “ . The manager turned on the TV to the news ‚ and they were saying “ People ‚ there is a chance ‚ that a flood is going to happen ‚ in thirty minutes ‚ be prepared “ . People in Louisiana were shocked ‚ also in the restaurant ‚ people were flipping out and so was I . We headed out of the restaurant and my father
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them. It was just him and his mom. He could only take things that he would be able to carry himself. His clothes took up most of the space. He planned to bring His signed Kobe 9s and From now on‚ they lived in the streets of Chicago‚ Illinois. The first day of school was tomorrow and had to use his supplies from last year‚ and the year before‚ and the year before that. With all the bad things in his life‚ he still had one thing‚ football. He played defensive back and sometimes linebacker. He was 6
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My obsession began in the sixth grade where i found myself fascinated with doing hair and the products and the foods that could improve your hair and skin and I wanted to learn more. By my freshman year in high school‚ I already knew what I wanted to focus on: cosmetology. My first cosmetology competition was Skills USA. I was chosen to compete in the 90 degree hair cut event. Once I arrived at the school for the competition‚ I noticed all types of different academies; academies from construction
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