since my discharge‚ I felt excited. As I drove the I-96‚ I listened to a Grateful Dead tape‚ and I remembered my Uncle Galway’s funeral. As I looked into his casket‚ my uncle seemed lost between the satin upholstery on the sides of his box. His handle bar moustache and square chin reminded me of pictures of middleweight boxers from the Gay 90’s. On the wall of his favorite bar were the pictures of local boxers. They were Poles‚ Irish‚ and Welsh fighters‚ and only in the memories of my uncle and
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My experience with English By: Victor Yakimov The first day of school is always a rush. There’s meeting new people‚ not knowing where to go‚ and saying hi to teachers who act nice at first‚ but will inevitably get fed up with your childish behavior and go crazy. Yes‚ first days are a mix of happiness and dread but the most hectic is the very first day ever. My own experience with the first was probably the worst. Being brought up in a Russian household the only language I knew
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My snapshot is of my first day at primary school. Why did I choose this picture? Well‚ because it was a totally new experience for me‚ essentially different to my first day at primary school because I had only been to nursery before. There were a lot of things going through my mind when this was taken. I was experiencing emotions such as excitement‚ curiosity and anxiety‚ Excitement because I was looking forward to going to school‚ wearing my new uniform‚ meeting my teachers‚ talking to people
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At first‚ I hesitated to not go because of my perspective about Americans and also‚ it was a hard to say good-bye and leaving behind friends‚ family‚ and my house. Nevertheless‚ my parents urged me and again lecturing me Korean education of considering English to be valuable and useful and the best way to learn it is to be there. I had no choice to obey my parents and together go to America. Arriving in America was a shift for
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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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isolated as you can join many groups or societies to your liking. As the bell rings‚ clanging of lockers fill the air. School has commenced. First period‚ homeroom. Attendance would be rechecked since it was already registered from the main entrance by using the ‘matrix card’. The class teacher would read the announcements and before you know it‚ the second period bell has rung. First class; ‘English for Science and Technology’‚ our class headed to the computer lab to look for inventions and their
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College life is a life of freedom. I remember my first day at college. I had looked forward to this day from my school days. Life at college meant for me a new life. I was no more a young boy but a young man.When I entered my college for the first day‚ I looked around with a mixed feeling of confusion and joy. The stately building with massive pillars made a deep impression on my mind. I was puzzled as I was not used to the ‘college-ways’ of things. The students in batches were moving up and down
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My dream school Monday‚ April 22‚ 2013 A Dream School in My Mind Have you ever thought about why you are going to school? Or have you ever talked to yourself: “Oh my God‚ it’s school time again.” The environment keeps changing all the time. We change houses‚ jobs‚ friends and schools. We might often ask ourselves a question: Is there any dream places where we would like to stay? If you have a chance to create a dream school‚ what is your dream school going to be? In my mind‚ a dream school is
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forever. The story First They Killed My Father written by Loung Ung discusses her childhood life and how she had to deal with the Cambodian genocide.. As a young child who had to experience the war‚ Ung was faced with many challenges that impacted her chances of a normal childhood. When Ung was first faced with this new world she realized that she was being stripped away of everything‚ including her individuality. In the text Ung states‚ “I cannot take my eyes off of my dress…. My insides are tied
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My First Day at LUCT This was one hell of a day. On this day I had times when I felt like going back home. Embarrassing situations were also a part of this good and bad day. Nevertheless hope was still gained and a good laugh from the day that had events which were unexpected. I guess being new at a school is never always a good experience. When I arrived at Limkokwing University I was immediately filled with joy. This is because of design of the school that had a lot of high rising buildings which
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