I am the youngest child of my family. In addition to that‚ my older sibling is an inherently dominant boy. Therefore‚ I have spontaneously felt inferior to him. My strong sense of leadership was not established until I left my home country. A thirty-hour exhausting flight physically transported me from Vietnam to a foreign land - America‚ as well as figuratively transformed a childish girl to a young leader at the age of fifteen. I moved in with my uncle’s family in Texas. From a careless‚ youngest
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My Michigan Hero A hero according to dictionary.com is a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deed sand noble qualities. These things basically describe my grandpa. My grandpa’s name is Frank Giesen and he has a wife named Harriet Giesen and they have 7 kids and 21 grand kids. He is a Korean War veteran but he didn’t fight‚ he was an interpreter. I picked my grandpa as my inspiration not only because I love him‚ because of his strength on the inside and the outside. My
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Hour 1 Today I started my first hour of community service. I decided that I would donate some of my clothes and toys. First I had to think about where I wanted to donate too. I knew I wanted to help out kids in need‚ so I looked up hospitals that accepted donations. It turned out that a children’s hospital had a thrift shop as a means of getting money‚ so I looked into what they accepted. Then I went through everything I owned‚ and got my brother and sister to do the same. Then I sorted everything
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4. ‘Reading is a dying hobby in this multimedia age.’ Is this true? Reading as a pastime has been likened to an endangered animal facing extinction from the threat of the poachers — in this case‚ the multimedia age. It has been said that reading as a hobby is gradually losing its appeal as opposed to Internet gaming‚ blogging (writing an online diary)‚ listening to podcasts and ipods and watching popular drama series on television. Evidently‚ many more forms of recreation and leisure are rising
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in my family has never been an option and I have always been pushed to further my education. I myself value my education because it will enhance my knowledge of whatever career I decide to pursue. Learning in general to me has always been important‚ I love discovering things I’ve never been introduced to or heard of before. Like Dr. Seuss once said‚ “The more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go”. I chose to attend MPC to explore my options
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due to lack of interaction and 75% report material being taught is not interesting .” While I had many challenges and success with writing over my younger years‚ for the most part they were pleasant experiences due to having been given the proper tools and guidance by teachers and other adults‚ by reading a sufficient number of complex books throughout my life‚ and by maintaining confidence and never faltering when I would make a writing mistake. Guidance from teachers is essential and should never
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has been a constant throughout my career. I work with students‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and administrators who have different needs and require attention‚ sometimes all at the same time. I often feel like I’m trying to keep my head above water‚ sometimes to the detriment of my home life. The stress journal assignment gave me the opportunity to reflect on the many sources of my stress as well as identify changes that could be made in order to help minimize its effect on my productivity‚ health‚ and relationships
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la luz de mis ojos.” Since I’ve been little‚ my mom tells me‚ “You are the light of my eyes.” My mom is the type of mother who sacrifices her life to take care of me and my older brothers at a very young age. She is the type of mother who convinces us to strive for greatness. She is the type of mother who would take a bullet for the ones she truly loves. Yet she is like no other mother‚ and I wish I could ease the physical pain she feels every day. My mother suffers from fibromyalgia. It is disorder
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12/02/2010 My Mandala Have you ever felt like you just can’t do it anymore? As in whatever you want to achieve is just way too far and you can’t make it. You give up to whatever you wanted to do without even trying hard enough. But there’s a saying that my sister told me once‚ and I always keep it in mind when I’m ready to give up. “Nothing is impossible”. And in this Mandala I’m going to talk about five symbols that are really important in my life. Education is a biggie. Mostly in my life. Like
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of Company C‚ also known as Charlie Company‚ of the 1st Battalion‚ 20th Infantry Regiment‚ 11th Brigade of the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division working under the command of Captain Medina and Lieutenant Calley entered the South Vietnamese village of My Lai and systematically murdered between 347 and 504 innocent non-combatant civilians. A series of investigations in the year following the incident led to the arrest of one officer who was released after only serving three and one half years under house
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