As a young mom‚ I had to make decisions that I felt were the best for my family at the time. That decision did not include college unfortunately‚ but rather working full time and some. My decision to go back to school was not one to take lightly‚ especially since my son will be going off to college this fall‚ and financially it didn’t make sense. After much thought and prayer‚ I decided that this time is as good as any‚ and honestly it can be very easy to keep making excuses. The next big decision
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Struggling‚ for nearly thirty years due to poor decision making I’ve decided to start this "go fund me" account. After leaving my home up north in Michigan‚ I chose to quit hanging out in the streets to come down to Alabama with the hope of doing good in life; that plan backfired. I’ve had two great kids but‚ they never had a great dad. My kids never had a place they could call their second home on weekends and summer months or holidays; I have always lived in rundown rentals. Though holding a job
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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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English 100 16 October 2014 My First Job Ever since I have been legally old enough to have a job‚ it has been in my interest. My best friend worked at a restaurant‚ The Clock‚ so when the time came around‚ I jumped straight to applying for a job. After a while I went back to check on my application‚ and the hiring manager informed me that he wanted to have a sit down interview with me the next day. The moment I heard those words my hopes shot straight up. Out of all my excitement‚ the thoughts I
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life. In “First They Killed My Father”‚ Ung had her childhood stripped away from her‚ forcing her to work‚ adjust to wartime‚ and the consequences that come from war. During the war‚ Ung had to experience hunger and let this affect her daily intake of food. This was something Ung was not familiar with‚ therefore she had to get used to the idea of not getting as much food as she used to. Ung briefly tells us this on page 320‚ “Though it is the most food we have eaten in a long time‚ before nightfall
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My First Liar It was 22nd of December‚ 2001‚ my 10th birthday. As usual on every birthday when i was 10‚ my parents bought for me a super fancy bike. That was the best gift i’d ever had‚ but i was not suitable to receive it. At that times‚ a Math competition was held at my high-school‚ everyone in class had to join this event ‚and the reward from my parents is the Martin bike . As a arrogant kid‚ I was very confident about myself‚ and I assumed that I’ll win that competition. I didn’t prepare
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you like to share any comments about music‚ singers‚ public‚ etc? If it was your first visit - did your expectations change after watching the performance? Did you become more aware of the music? The first concert I ever attended was a very good experience for me and made a significant impact on my life. I was in elementary at the time. I must have been around ten or eleven. My sister‚ Sandra‚ had followed my father’s advice and joined the school band. I think the event was the annual school
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The First Time I went to a College Football Game Vroom! Vroom! It was a cold and cloudy Saturday afternoon and me‚ my parents and my parents friends Alex and Vince were driving to a 7:00 Missouri Tiger football game. They were going to play the Texas A&M Aggies at home. Whoever wins is going to go to one of the biggest games of the year which is the SEC championship. We had just entered Missouri’s campus and it was packed with a bunch of Missouri fans. As we drove around for a little bit I could
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My First Love By: Scarlet Padilla Aranda Love is a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection‚ to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection‚ so in my next essay im going to talk of the first time that i felt it. I remember when people told me how good it felt‚ how you could feel like the happiest and luckiest person on earth
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yet a hopeful felling on my HBCU campus. Like many of my fellow students standing in one of the two lines separated by the first letter of our last name‚ we would be voting for the first time for President of the United States. On the Ballot Senator Barack Obama. The loud scream that erupted at 10:00 P.M. that night after CNN projected Barack Obama to be the President-elect. The campus became a place of celebration‚ happiness‚ joy that America had chosen to elect its first black president. That what
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