At first‚ I hesitated to not go because of my perspective about Americans and also‚ it was a hard to say good-bye and leaving behind friends‚ family‚ and my house. Nevertheless‚ my parents urged me and again lecturing me Korean education of considering English to be valuable and useful and the best way to learn it is to be there. I had no choice to obey my parents and together go to America. Arriving in America was a shift for
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school to my bus; ready to be taken away to home sweet home. My family is staying in DC this week to meet old family members. I walked onto my bus and discovered that there was nowhere to sit by myself. I found a seat in the back next to a girl that was in my grade. I sat down and fell asleep immediately. A little bit later‚ my friend woke me up. I scrambled out of my seat and walked home. When I got home‚ I went upstairs directly to my room and flopped onto the bed. I woke up the next day to the sound
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Before 7th grade‚ I never actually believed in bad things. I just didn’t think of them as things that actually happened to people. I don’t even know why I thought that‚ I was actually a pretty nice person. I had a somewhat unremarkable life‚ except for my mom being gone. I lived with my dad and my 7-year old brother in the suburbs. Life was hard sometimes‚ but I got through it. Eventually it came to the first day of school yet again. It was a typical first day of school. Rushing to get ready
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Grades Will Make or Break the Job What do grades really mean to some people? Grades to me are not correct. I think that it should either be pass or fail and none of the A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ and F or the normal grading system they have going on now. This grading system lets kids procrastinate and pass through their grade level even though they don’t deserve it. Grades should be made first priority to students and either be pass or fail. David Koeppel says that grades are very important and should be taken
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PAPER GUIDELINES I) Submit two copies of the paper on the due date A) Hardcopy that must be stapled together. Do not use paper clips or binders. B) Word document sent as an email attachment 1) Send to: ehooks@edison.edu 2) Save your paper under a file name that contains at least part of your paper’s title. Examples: Malaria.doc‚ Osteoporosis.docx 3) Send the paper as a single file. Do not send the cover page and/or references as separate files. 4) In the
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sound of baseballs being clocked by a bat. This is the first time I have ever been in a tournament for baseball. This is especially the first time I have ever been in a dome. “Wow‚” I gaze at the dome and the fascinating players that are here. It’s just like a baseball park‚ but inside. I was very excited for my first baseball tournament and that it’s in a dome. I can’t wait for my first game. There I was standing on a turf field. It was my first time playing in a baseball tournament and it felt breathtaking
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in a Socratic seminar with my peers of a English class but‚ I have to say the most impactful Socratic seminar I ever participated in was my first. A Socratic seminar simply put is a form of a graded discussion in which all participants are seated in a circle and discuss different topics. Seeing as to how it was in all of my English classes the topics were usually based around the book that we were reading at that time. My first Socratic seminar was in my seventh grade WAVE Pre/AP GT class at Westbrook
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My First Semester in College High school students just like me preparing for their visit to the campus of their choice anticipating on their transition from a high school education to a college education: leading them to the next phase of their life for success. Like me‚ probably was one of the most exciting moments of their life. Getting accepted and attending one of the greatest universities in the world. However‚ my greatest challenge was leaving my family and friends behind as I would have
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Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2017‚ Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. We won’t have to worry about homework and grades anymore. We’ll have so much free time. We’ll finally be able to do whatever we want. Our parents can’t stop us anymore. Everything is finally going to work out. At least that’s what we all want to believe… The truth is‚ life just got way more complicated. Suddenly‚ we will no longer have the safety we’ve always counted on. We will have to fend for ourselves
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unbearable sadness. Much like a potter molds clay our experiences mold us for the better and erstwhile for the worst. I have two memories of my early life that stick out most to me. My first memory I want to share is of fracturing my arm. I was eight when this transpired. I went to a day camp every summer. The camp was in the neiborhood where I grew up‚ so all my comrades went to the same camp. We would play all kinds of games and there were many activities for us to participate in like swimming and
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