What matters most to you‚ and why? My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me. I was born in Hong Kong and moved alone to Taiwan to live with my grandmother when I was 12. I struggled to learn the language‚ Mandarin‚ and to live and learn alongside children from a very different culture. I was like some alien from outer space in Taiwan – generating stares but not acceptance. However‚ by being open minded about both my potential and
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January 2002 I was standing in front of the Battalion Commander’s desk being read my second Field Grade Article 15 in seventy days. I was being demoted to Private First Class‚ being sent to Correctional Custody in Camp Lejeune‚ South Carolina for thirty days and being moved to a new company when I returned. The first field grade was for disobeying a lawful order from three senior NCO’s‚ the Brigade CSM‚ Battalion CSM‚ and my Platoon Sergeant. They had all told me in the same day at separate times to get
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wealth in these new lands. It also led to the invention of the compass and the astrolabe (which determines latitude). This age sparked a maritime revolution through out Europe‚ but who was most successful? In my opinion‚ the Spanish conquered the most land‚ England had the greatest influence‚ but the Dutch were most successful‚ creating the Dutch east India company for specifically exploring and colonizing around the world. The Dutch tried to colonize on America‚ setting up New Amsterdam (later
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Families and Households Exam Practice 1 A) Explain what is meant by primary socialization. (Item 2A) Primary socialization is referring to the socialization during the early years of childhood‚ which usually takes place within the family or guardians of the child. There are two basic processes within primary socialization‚ internalization of society’s culture and the structuring of the child’s personality. The family molds the societies norms‚ such as eating with a knife and fork into
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Retail is the most stressful job ENG 2001 MW 7:50pm-9:30pm South University Nordstrom‚ Macy’s‚ Yankee Candle‚ Bloomingdales and the list goes on with all different types of retail stores you can go to. Shopping is one of my favorite hobbies but there is more to retail than just shopping. I myself work at a retail store‚ Bloomingdales‚ and it is not all that I imagined it would be working there. There are many advantages and disadvantages for working in retail‚ some advantages include knowing
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crossed my mind like 401 k plans and roth IRA plans. After what I have learned I plan to start cutting back more‚ even if it’s just doing my own hair and nails from time to time or eating in rather than going out. I plan to pay off at least half of the items on my credit report by the end of this year‚ stating with the items holding the highest interest rates. I plan to start up an roth IRA so I won’t have to worry when I ready to retire. I also plan to open up a education account for my 8 year old
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My Family History Many individuals immigrate to The United States of America (U.S.A) for many reason as a family or alone. Not knowing what to truly expect in America follow someone else’s advice that life is prosperous for one’s family or one self. My family’s journey is no different from other immigrant families who settle in America‚ but the reason as to why people flee from their home country are very unique. As my family’s journey embarked‚ my mother’s family was forced to leave Nicaragua by
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I’ll never forget the time I received my first traffic ticket. It happened on Christmas Eve at the busiest time of day. My mother‚ sister‚ and aunt were riding in the car with me‚ and we were on our way to a shopping mall. My mother was rushing me because she was afraid we wouldn’t reach the department store before it closed‚ and my grandmother needed a gift for Christmas. I wondered how I was going to manage all of this. To add to my problems‚ the traffic was terrible; cars of all shapes
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--1-- Bharat Electronics Limited | | Type | State-owned enterprise Public | Traded as | BSE: 500049 NSE: BEL | Founded | Bengaluru‚ India (1954) | Headquarters | Bengaluru‚ India | Number of locations | 9 factories | Key people | Mr. Anil Kumar (Chairman) | Revenue | 5‚404.7 crore (US$983.66 million)(2011))[1] | Net income | 737.3 crore (US$134.19 million)(2011))[1] | Employees | 11‚961 (March 2009)[1] | Website | www.bel-india.com |
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My approach to writing my letter was very different than my approach to a writing a typical research essay. Instead of appealing to a professor‚ I was appealing to someone on more of an emotional level instead of an intellectual level. Although I discussed some facts in my letter‚ I did not go into nearly as much depth as I would in an essay. I also was trying to ask for something in my letter‚ where in an essay‚ I am trying to give the reader information not gain information from the reader. I felt
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