I found the process of writing the reading responses quite tedious; especially when it came to my first reading response. My first reading response was focused on the article‚ “What Every American Should Know”; inquiring whether the use of Hirsch’s list to determine if one is culturally literate is well-thought-out. I found coming up with witty counterarguments tiring and difficult‚ the end result being I had to create an outline (which I barley do)‚ to aid me in the development of this ‘blog post’
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one of my most dreadful nightmares. The eagerness of wheeling my suitcase down the jet bridge made butterflies move throughout my stomach. My dream of flying was about to come true. The pilots and flight attendants greeted me with smiles as I walked through the doors as if they knew this was my first time. The musty‚ sweaty smell of the aircraft consumed me. I showed one of the flight attendants my crumpled ticket and he kindly led me to my seat. I took a deep breath‚ like it was my last‚ and
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into my pregnancy I was getting ready for bed one night and I became ill. I called my mom‚ crying that I was dizzy‚ light- headed‚ and faint. My mom quickly came over and rushed me to Sierra View. I hate that place. When I got there I was escorted to the birthing unit and was quickly admitted. After I was told by doctors why I was admitted I was told in real words by my mom that I had high blood pressure and I wouldn’t be leaving until I had the baby. After the surgery I woke up throwing up. My body
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My first time experience I remember when I went scuba diving for the first time. It was the summer of 2002. My Dad‚ his two friends Mark and Bob‚ and I went on a scuba diving trip to San Carlos‚ Mexico with a group of scuba divers from June 21st-29th. It was June 22nd‚ a beautiful day. The temperature was at about 90 degrees and it was very sunny. I was on big nice scuba diving boat along with the other eight divers on the trip and captain and co-captain. The boat was headed to an island about
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It is unbelievable that this year is my last year in high school. As I look back at the past three years‚ there were several poignant moments when I was struggling with my classes and would have given up trying to achieve my goals. But as an diligent student‚ I chose to endure those moments‚ and that is why the faculty council should choose me as a member of the National Honor Society. As an international student‚ I have experienced great cultural diversity and I also have become a more independent
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major but I had to complete certain core subjects. I had to complete one last social science class. I chose Sociology as my new subject. I hadn’t taken the subject before and wanted to experience something new. Sociology was rather a new subject in the ranks of economics‚ political science‚ anthropology and history. That’s what made me go for it. My first day in the class was not how I expected it to be. I was told that the real professor (Prof.Boon) was on leave and that I substitute
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CEE Thanksgiving has been viewed as a day of gratitude‚ spending time with family‚ and eating lots and lots of turkey. However‚ recently‚ Americans have seen Thanksgiving night as preparation for the next day which held many irrefutable offers in all stores. Instead of giving thanks for all the blessings they have‚ families are going over their strategies of how they are going to take advantage of the next day. Some argue that we’ve lost meaning of Thanksgiving as a nation. I agree with this statement
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point what day was exactly the happiest in my life. Was it the day I met my future husband? The day I married him? Or the day I became a mother? All of these were extremely happy events in my life‚ but I am convinced that if it wouldn’t be for the fact I agreed to marry the man of my dreams‚ I would have not experienced the joys of motherhood. For that reason I decided‚ that the happiest day of my life is my Wedding Day. I always was attracted to brunets with brown eyes‚ so I thought one day I will
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accepted to college by my parents. Because both of my parents are in the business world‚ I take there advice to heart. It amazed me that even in my 4 month of being at Tech‚ I have seen what knowing the right person can do for you. That was one of motivating factors to take GT1000 and even coming to Georgia Institute of Technology. Which brings me to my first goal regarding GT1000‚ meeting people who I can learn from and grow with. Meeting people who I can learn and grow with is probably one of my most
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The Worst Day of My Life Sherry Miller Everest University ENC 1101-157 Composition I - 157 Elaine Childs November 4‚ 2012 The Worst Day of My Life In this essay you will read about one of the worst days in my life. It is the story about the first time I was raped. I was 13 years old‚ a junior high school student (8th grade). See I used to have a newspaper route that I delivered before school and got the baby-sitting job after school. Well one day while delivering the newspaper to these
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