I have never really thought about how much I depend of technology. We got our first family computer when I was about 9 years old. At the time my brother was a computer geek (still is) and he would go buy the computer books that had programs in them where you had to type everything out to get a game on the computer to play. So when I would help or when he was teaching me‚ we would mix some of the programs up and see if we could come up with anything. Then it was to BBS’. That opened a whole new world
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When I began my sophomore year of high school‚ I would have never considered myself a student athlete. I had not played sports since I quit recreational soccer in seventh grade‚ and I was not particularly interested in sports. However‚ feeling the need to expand my experiences outside of the classroom‚ I decided to play lacrosse. As a 15 year old having never played competitive sports‚ I knew it would be a challenge to learn the intricacies that others had been mastering for years. However‚ I did
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burned down on Feb.4‚ 2008 and my Grandfather died on March 6‚ 2008 due to colon cancer. This sequence of events‚ awaken me from the depths of my blindness to reality. And those incidents changed my life and my views in life; I have opened my heart and mind to God. Who never ceased to abandon me and my family in times of problems and difficulties. Because of those incidents a lot in my personality changed as well my views in life‚ I have become more responsible of my action I am aware of the problems
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Marcus Pennie Written Communication September 9‚ 2012 My darkest hour was also the moment I became a man. When all my years of training‚ all the blood‚ sweat‚ and tears of running‚ aiming‚ skills training‚ and hand to hand combat had finally been put to the test. My first kill. It wasn’t a proud moment but it was one on necessity and choice that I’ve played over and over again and I still get the same result. It would have gone exactly the same. September 21st 1999‚ 1327 Zulu time. We
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My Presentation Experience Obviously this is not my first time doing a presentation. But this is the first time I have a group to discuss with. I was delighted when my team mate asked me to be the head presenter. It clearly showed they had confidence in me. But I was also very nervous. After all‚ this wasn’t a presentation in front of my own class mate‚ but with other student. What’s more‚ Mr Erroy would be in the audience‚ expecting the best from me and my team. Luckily‚ though‚ I had seven weeks
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Have you ever tried to rush something and now you wish you could go back and do it again? I never thought I would say this but I wish I could go back to my Naval Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) High school days. I underestimated those days‚ and now I wish it could return. I miss riding the “Big Cheese” (bus) three to four hours‚ the long hours of practice‚ the “monkey suit”(uniform)‚ the grass parties (lots of exercise that hurt)‚ the long lectures filled with yelling Help us sir”
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Analysis of Addiction Experience During the analysis of addictions experience I made the decision to abstain from all beverages excluding water. Prior to the addictions experience I would usually only drink beverages such as sweet tea and lemonade. Due to the amount of sugar and other additives that are within these beverages they could be considered unhealthy. Fortunately‚ water lacks the unhealthy additives and research shows it to be beneficial in promoting healthy skin‚ immune system‚ and digestive
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wrote‚ “what matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” That fire I had to walk through was anxiety. While anxiety most certainly had a negative impact on my life‚ it is through this experience in which new doors were and still are opening for me. My experience with anxiety helped me become the person that I am. Initially‚ my anxiety began sophomore year of high school. No longer was
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My Experience with Diversity I believe diversity is an important aspect of life. I understand that diversity is what makes each individual unique. I grew up in India. India is a vast country where one can encounter diversity in every walk of life. The society in India is a myriad collection of people with differences in religion‚ class‚ race‚ profession and ability. I feel by growing up in India‚ I have learnt to respect people and culture that have different beliefs. I encountered diversity first
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My unexpected experience Last month was horrible. My Dad had gotten sick. My family and I thought it was nothing but the flu because when he gets it‚ it always hits him harder than us kids; he is usually laid up in bed for about a week. When the week passed and he was still severely sick‚ we knew something was really wrong. That same day we noticed he was spitting up blood‚ his fever wasn ’t breaking‚ and he could barely move. My sister Brittany and I tried to get him to go to the hospital but
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