from Gambia in 2005 on a cold winter day this country was nothing like what I had expected. It is assumed by all Gambians that America is the Holy Grail but that is not 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
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First day of school of my senior year‚ a very big day‚ this is the last time I would walk the halls of Lee-Davis High School on a first day. Suddenly all the pressure starts to begin figuring out what goes on in the future. A big day with the realization that by June‚ I will be walking across the stage along with my fellow classmates and earning my diploma‚ also knowing that after that day I will not see 90% of the classmates in the near future. Although the last first day was a very special day
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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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eighteen years ago and worked in a company for seven years. However‚ while I lived just as a wife and a mom‚ I lost my confidence to achieve something and forgot dreams that I want to come true in my own life. Therefore‚ I was afraid of going back to a college and studying in English after deciding to be an occupational therapist. I remember the first day in Cypress College last year. The first class that I took was a math class. Since I had graduated the high school twenty years ago‚ I forgot many formulas
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better? The first day of being a Quinnite I met a man who could make or break my career. He is a hard ass and will show you that you are the only one who is going to take the necessary step to a powerful move. President Michael J. Sorrell was that man‚ I was given an assignment on the first day meeting him and it was the first time I have ever received an F on the first day of class. He teaches Introduction to Quinnite Servant leadership and he is very political man. This is also the same day that I
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Camp Able is a 4-5 day long summer camp session for people with special needs. It allows volunteers to come and be a one-on-one counselor to the campers. Camp Able changed my life because it opened my mind to a whole new way of thinking. Camp Able allowed me to expand my opinions on many different things. It gave me a better purpose in life‚ along with memories that I will never forget. I honestly had no idea what I was getting into‚ but that didn’t stop me from going. My first day at Camp Able was
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My 7th grade at CMS was full of concepts learned‚ memorable experiences‚ and personal growth. When I evaluate my school year i think about friends. I think about the highs and lows. I also think about how i have grown. One of the concepts I learned this year was variables in Mrs. Pilato’s class. It was difficult at first but then i started to get the hang of it. Variables are numbers that represent a letter‚ used in math like a puzzle to be figured out. Another concept I learned this year was the
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had to make a hard decision or pick between two things and you make the wrong choice? I have and it led to one of the most difficult times in my life. On February 27 of 2016 Leon Merle Eppenbaugh‚ the man that I considered a father‚ died in a hospital bed with his entire family around him with the exception of me. Where was I? I was an hour into my first day of work. Sometime in the later months of 2015 I decided that it was time to get a job and I was actually excited about it. Lee always joked
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determining whether the defendant’s speedy trial right has been violated in the case. The four factors are: Length of delay: A delay of a year or more from the date on which the speedy trial right "attaches" (the date of arrest or indictment‚ whichever first occurs) was termed "presumptively prejudicial‚" but the Court has never explicitly ruled that any absolute time limit applies. Reason for the delay: The prosecution may not excessively delay the trial for its own advantage‚ but a trial may be delayed
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Coleman-Monteiro 1 Brett Coleman-Monteiro Professor Fader Introduction to Psychology 5 February 2015 My Plan for Improving My Grades By definition‚ studying is the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge on an academic subject‚ especially by means of books. Studying first begins with simply paying attention in class. Studying is not always as fun as people wish. Sitting down in the chair of a library or at your desk at home for hours is not considered to be fun by most people; some
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