Every morning‚ it was the same routine. My five-year-old self woke up at three in the morning to my dad gently shaking me. My 25-year-old mother would sit me up and dress me in my school clothes while I tried my best to hold my head up. At 3:30 a.m.‚ we had to be in the car‚ and at that same time‚ my mother would whisper “Lo siento‚ princesita.” (I’m sorry‚ princess). It would be the last thing I heard from the back seat of the car as I slowly drifted off to sleep. We would arrive at 4 a.m.‚ and
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Catholic Schools Paragraph My MQP experience started at the beginning of 6th grade. I was unsure what to expect‚ as I came from public school. I was unsure as to whether I would make friends easily or not. I wondered if the teachers would be nice and if the students were nice. The reason I came to MQP was to improve my education and faith. It was a tough decision whether to go here for a better education or stick with my public school friends. I spent much time thinking of it‚ but finally decided
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I just went through an interesting and instructive exercise; writing one-page synopses of three of my screenplays for a producer. Here’s what I learned: if you can’t write a gripping one-page synopsis of a screenplay‚ your plot points aren’t very dramatic. Two of the scripts proved pretty easy to summarize and make dramatic (well‚ as dramatic as you can make something when describing it in one page). But with one of the stories I kept writing out the dramatic moments and then having to describe
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My First Date From the time I can remember‚ that I went on a date was back in 2003 when I was in 7th grade and I lived in Washington‚ DC near the bus station. I lived in uncomfortable apartment on top of a shop downstairs. It was filthy and old and it had only 2 rooms I had to share one with my brothers. At night you can hear the train past and the cat’s meow .At that time is when I had one of my first dates with a girl named Danielle. The date was to go to the movies; the catch was that her older
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1999 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Question 2 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts one-third of the total essay section score.) The passage below (on this page and on the following page) is from the opening of an essay‚ "On Seeing England for the First Time‚" by Jamaica Kincaid. Kincaid grew up on the Caribbean island of Antigua before it became independent from England in 1981. Read the entire passage carefully. Then write an essay analyzing the rhetorical strategies Kincaid employs to convey
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something that would inspire me and my classmates. I chose the ukulele because it was something that I had always wanted to learn. During the ten hours of learning the magnificent instrument‚ I encountered many “aha!” moments. Although I am only required to practice playing it for ten hours now‚ I believe I will use it later in life. At first‚ I had no idea what I was going to do for my project. I thought about doing something simple and easy like writing with my other hand. However‚ I decided I
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Personal Essay February 14‚ 2014 My First Pregnancy I never knew the power of my own strength and what my mind and body is capable of going through until I experienced my first pregnancy. In January of 2010‚ one month after my twenty first birthday‚ I had found out news that would change my life forever. Feeling nauseated and not myself‚ I decided to take a pregnancy test at the doctors and discovered I was about three to four weeks pregnant. It was extremely difficult for me to even accept
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My grandfather was a military trauma surgeon. My parents used to tell me the story of how he saved many lives during the Second World War. I was fascinated to see his name in the Martyr Hall of Honor. At a grass root level this was my childhood inspiration of being a Doctor. I have travelled and studied in my places in the world‚ namely: Qatar‚ India‚ Oman‚ UK‚ and Canada. In each of these countries I saw a diverse cultural community. My exposure to people from all these countries led to be open
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My name is Daniel Lou. I have completed my 1st degree in Business Administration from IIUM and I also had a Diploma in Human Resource Management from SIIUC. Throughout my study‚ I have devoted my energy‚ passion and motivation towards administration and management. Therefore‚ I believe that I have an extensive knowledge on administration and management. Currently‚ I am looking for any available career opening that will offer me challenging responsibilities and the potential for knowledge and
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match‚ the first kiss from our love‚ a school reunion‚ the first time we are wronged by our teacher or parents‚ a time we have to choose between our consciences and our desires‚ and so on. For me‚ those things around me‚ I will never forget them. Before I was ten years old‚ I lived with Dad. Teaching in a school far away from home‚ Mom came to see us only at the weekend. During the week‚ Dad assumed all the responsibilities of taking care of me both in my daily life and in my study.
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