Gertens was a “dream job.” Often‚ while sitting in class‚ my attention would shift from the teacher to my older classmates as I would constantly overhear them talking about the ludicrous amounts of money they made at the local garden goods store. Now‚ as an ignorant 16-year old kid who just got his driver’s license‚ this made my eyes widen. For the first time in my life‚ the quest to acquire money was skyrocketing to the top of my priority list. My parents were slowly beginning to cut me off with the
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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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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 up to replace the one that
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thought I might as well turn in. I was just about to go and get my bed-linen when I saw the attendant coming along collecting the tickets. So I opened my bag to get mine ready for him. I got my ticket and gave it to the attendant. She read the ticket very carefully then surprisingly looked at me and said that I had set on the wrong train. This train was bound for Murmansk. I was shocked at this. I must be in Moscow next day and my plans went to smash. The large company offered me a job‚ so
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participate 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
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My first love for the game of baseball came when I was a young boy‚ maybe around the age 5 or 6. There was just something different about this game and sport; the smell of the grass being mowed‚ the smell of fresh dirt being raked throughout the park‚ and last‚ but not least the char of fresh hamburgers and hot dogs coming off the grill. My family had centered my focus on the sport; starting when I was a kid‚ my first experience with baseball when my late Uncle Mike taught me how to pitch‚ as well
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Prof.David Bahr FIRST TIME IN HAWAII My first experience in Honolulu‚ Hawaii was really‚really exciting and unforgettable. It’s a beautiful and tropical land full of wildlife and amazing things. For example the languages of the many tribes spoken there are different. One of the main languages there is called Sommore. The military is one of the main job in Hawaii. Whether you are married or single it the easy way to make
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My First English Revolution People surround me‚ people change my life. Some of them are very influential‚ just like a revolution in life. I had one English teacher who changed my life even thought I have had many good teachers in my life. Some of them teach math and physics; some teach English and other subjects. She who is working for a University in Saginaw‚ ML‚ is my first English teacher after I arrived in America. I still remember how embarrassed I was with regards of those silly things
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My First Military Experience The date was September 23rd 2003. I was leaving my home for the first time; I had been dreading the unknown of entering basic military training for months. I knew difficult challenges would lie ahead‚ but little did I know what changes were about to become of me in my first military experience. The trainees were stuffed into the bus like sardines; I was shoved to the very back on the floor by exit sign. The smell of fear and the odor of a gym locker room filled 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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