I grew up as the ignored daughter. The first child of two very smart‚ diligent working class carribean immigrant parents. My parents worked tirelessly to give my sibling and I everything we needed. We never had to worry about where our next meal was comming from and we never wore hand me downs‚ for all intents and purposes‚ we were blessed. The one thing my parents passed down to us was religion. It was our way of life. For as long as I could remember‚ church three times a week was a way of life
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Nowadays‚ studying abroad has become popular. Every year‚ lots of parents are trying their best to send their children overseas to complete their studying. Most people may think that it is better to further their studies in overseas country than in their own country. As an international student to study in NTNU‚ I definitely agree that there are many benefits of studying abroad. First of all‚ we can learn new knowledge about another culture and improve our skills of using a second language‚ by daily
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was assigned a seat; after two hours‚ I heard my name being called. Walking towards the front of the room‚ I sat down at a desk‚ signed a few papers‚ and returned to my seat. After another hour of waiting‚ the ceremony finally began. A speaker spoke‚ a slideshow played‚ and then the best part occurred: the calling of the countries. When I heard my country’s name‚ I stood up with pride‚ scanning the room and noticing that I was the sole person there from my country. It was now time to receive our documents
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First They Killed My Father.. quotes Death and Revenge: * P 146 - I hate the soldiers... I etch their faces into my memory and plan for the day when I come back and kill them. * P 159 – We are all different now... I am sad and many days I wish I am dead. * P 143 – My hate empowers and scares me... Rage makes me want to survive. * P 251 – Holding on to my hate for the Khmer Rouge soldiers also allows me to go on living the mundane details of life. * P 168 – I need the new memories
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waking up‚ getting the animals all rounded up‚ eating breakfast‚ and then starting our journey once again. When the day ends‚ we sing and dance with my guitar and entertain the kids. We were halfway through the day and the oxen were struggling to carry the things we had. I had to throw out a dresser and a chest from my parents. I didn’t want to throw them out but what other choice did I have? I couldn’t throw my guitar out because that’s what I use to entertain everyone. I’m very sad that I have to
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DEVE- 0324 12 4 September 2008 My first two weeks My first two weeks of school was full of pure‚ concentrated chaos. The day before school I found out I couldn’t get my books because my financial aid didn’t come. My first actual school day I was a little late because my tire was on flat. Once I finally got to school I realized I wasn’t late because my first class had been cancelled for the semester. That day after school I found out I may have to quit my evening job because the class I picked
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It was Tuesday the first of September when I started secondary school at St. Patrick’s College. As the eldest in my family I had no one to answer any of my worries or fears before I walked through the large iron gates on such a huge day in my life. I could hardly get to sleep the night before because I was so nervous and excited at the same time. My alarm clock sounded at seven am and I put on my brand new uniform despite a lot of difficulty with the top button of my shirt. I ate little breakfast
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My First Job Experience After finishing my SPM and relaxing with my friends for about three weeks‚ I was wondering what else I should do. When I hanging around with friends at shopping complex‚ I saw I vacancy for a promoter job in a telecommunication company and I am interested in it. After being interviewed‚ I am hired as promoter for P1 4G company and that is my very first job in my life. I am being told to work for 10 hours per day and six days per week. On the first day I go to work‚ I met
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2015 My Journey as a Writer The beginning of course English 101 was challenging and stressful‚ this class introduced me to many different types of paper topics that I never knew existed. There are so many things that come to play when it comes to writing‚ from grammar to punctuation mechanics‚ etc. Before this class I was not aware of any writing process and all of the different types of essays and so I felt overwhelmed every time I had to write about a new topic. I struggled with gathering my thought
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on my break from school. My grandmother had called my father and asked if my brother and I would be interested in going snow tubing at Hunter Mountain‚ and I was so excited that I nearly peed my pants. The plans had been arranged and set for the following morning‚ so we went directly to bed with smiles on our faces. The next morning when we all awoke‚ we ate breakfast immediately. I demolished my plate of blueberry pancakes with syrup because I was so anxious to get onto the hills. My grandmother
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