The book‚ First They killed my Father‚ was a book that tells readers about Loung Ung’s experiences of surviving the war at Cambodia. When the war started‚ she complained and hoped that their lives will be back to normal. As this didn’t happen‚ she suffered from many things at a young age that teenage girls shouldn’t be experiencing. It’s the luck and food you could get to survive from starvation. It demonstrates fear that made them live only for themselves and family but it also showed how anger
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greatly affected me to this day was the first tennis challenge match of freshman year. In order to establish seed rankings‚ we had to play eight-game matches against each other. The concept of challenge matches was not new to me‚ but nonetheless my experience proved futile in the face of my opponent. This match had taught me the importance of hard work‚ consistency‚ and discipline‚ but to attain these values‚ I had to travel a difficult path that destroyed my pride and confidence. I was cocky going
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Over the course of my High School career‚ I was a member of the FIRST Robotics team. My involvement on the FIRST Robotics team has personally given me experience in many values of a liberal education. My experience has allowed me to communicate with all my teammates‚ connect with others‚ appreciate the design process‚ and solve problems together. On the Robotics team we had many subgroups named “corps”‚ there was fabrication‚ design‚ media‚ software‚ and hardware. Although there were these five
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Winning My First Horse Show It all started when I saw a horse race on the TV. I was lying on the ground with my dogs. My mom was cooking steak and potatoes for dinner and my dad was sleeping in his bed. My sisters were playing on their phone and tablet. The horses were wearing colorful gear and the riders were matching with the colored helmets and riding outfits. There was a Palomino in yellow‚ a Bay in green and a Bay in blue‚ a Paint in orange‚ and a Black in grey. I could see the jockeys petting
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Maddie Zisk My first day in an English speaking school. I thought back‚ to everything‚ everything that had happened and where it all had started. Here‚ it had started here. Memories flooded back‚ memories of people‚ memories of places‚ memories of… of everything. With one last look around I took a deep breath and boarded the aeroplane‚ I was ready. I arrived the day before the start of the second semester. Though my things had arrived almost a week before‚ but I had been content living out of a suitcase
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accurate. From my first day I have had to go through hardships to fit in. My accent was very thick. My teeth were out of place and the kids at school didn’t hesitate to comment on it. I consider these hardships as something that many people go through but the defining moment in my life was when my parents got divorced. Coming from a Gambia divorce was nonexistent. It was something that never happened and has shaped who I am now. Since the first day I came to America I could tell my
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Throughout my first trimester at R.J. Grey Junior High School‚ I have improved and I am still improving in many ways in social studies. In the next few paragraphs‚ I will reflect on how I have improved in the first trimester‚ how I could improve‚ and ways to help me improve in the next trimester. An area I have been doing well in studying very effectively for both quizzes and tests. During the week before the Unit 1 test‚ I completed and corrected very carefully my review sheet and notecards‚ even
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We were down 5-2‚ first game of the season. There were 30 minutes left and Ethan was taking a corner kick against Reed City. I listened as our coach shouted to crash the net and Ethan howled to get open. I glanced around in an attempt to be aware of my surroundings‚ then I focused my attention back on Ethan. He stepped back‚ raised his hand‚ and let loose on the ball. The ball soared through the sky‚ heading straight for me‚ and that’s when it happened. As we entered the gates to the field ‚ I glanced
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friends‚ family‚ and my laughter. Growing up and born in my native country gave me a feeling like I was wanted there‚ like I belong there. Laughing and playing were the things I do the most. I got a nickname‚”bà điên”(crazy lady)‚ from my random outburst of laugher. I was totally unaware of something that was soon to come and change my life. I was still in grade school playing with my friends when my dad came with the principle and told me that I am going to America. The word “Mỹ” (America) would
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My first time at reserve camp (A.R. camp) A.R. camp is the great experience for every Thai male. Even though it is hard and tired for every activity but I had fun‚ friendship and good memory from this camp.In this essay I will tell the story about my experience at A.R. camp by Thai army which everyone has ever participated it. Whatever I recognized this experience‚ it has been my good memory because even if I face several forms of difficulty such as sunshine and exhaustion but it can turn into
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