were always struggling to make ends meet. My mother was always working to help keep a roof over our heads. My father left when I was only three years old. But despite all that my mother still had a positive attitude in everything that she did. I remember waking up in the middle of the night to get something to drink from the kitchen and seeing her in the next room on the computer typing away. She was working on her class assignments for college. That was my first example of what determination looked
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In order to get an understanding of what my strengths are‚ I interviewed three different individuals. In my opinion‚ the views of these different individuals would give a reflection of what really would be my strengths. In order to get their feedback to follow up questions‚ I conducted my interviews by phone. Here are the names and the relationships of the persons I contacted in my interviews. Firstly‚ Andrew Nepal‚ a co-worker. Andrew and I were also classmates at Westfield one year ago. Secondly
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My Grandfather never complained. No matter how bad it got‚ he never said anything. When he was young boy‚ he was thrown into the brutal and treacherous lifestyle that made up a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Treated like a POW‚ his life was miserable. When he was released from the camp he had to pick up the pieces that was his life. Everything changed. He was just a young man to make his own in the world. He struggled for jobs‚ was discriminated against‚ fought in the Korean War‚
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"Hey grandma I’m taking the four-wheeler‚ and going down the road and back " hollered Glenn. Emma Drake my cousin yelled back‚ " I want to come with you! " He yelled " let me go down the road first." Then about five minutes later another family member came speeding in the driveway. He told us that Glenn was down the road and the four-wheeler was flipped over completely. So‚ my grandma called 911 and after she was finished we speeded down the road. When we headed down the road we heard
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My insider/outsider partner was Alicia Garcia. As you can tell by her last name she is Hispanic. I don’t have many Hispanic friends and I am not use to their culture. Starting on the project Alicia told me a little a bit about her heritage. One of the things I asked her was‚ “Do you celebrate the day of the dead?” I know that might seem like a crazy question to ask‚ but I the only thing that I truly knew about her culture is what I seen on TV. Alicia said that they do celebrate it to some extent
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Every muscle in my body was burning; my bones ached with every step‚ but I forced myself forward. Tripping‚ I tumbled to the ground‚ splitting open my knee‚ and slicing the right side of my face. Tears were making their way down my cheek‚ I felt the pain shoot through my body. I forced myself to stand and run; my life depended on it. Spinning on my heel‚ I glanced over my shoulder‚ only to see the creature looming dangerously close. Crying harder now‚ I pushed myself into a sprint. My knee burned and
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Kayser May 16‚ 2012 English 105 Casey Kadavy My Personal Relationship and Beliefs As a young child‚ I remember my parents teaching me this bible verse‚ "For God so loved the world that he gave his only son‚ so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 and it has become the foundation for my religious belief system. Growing up‚ my mom and dad influenced my religious beliefs system and help make it what it is today. They taught
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that more of my friends had figured out what they were going to do after high school. Each had narrowed their choices
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Since the start of class and our first personal journal‚ I have been utilizing what i’ve learned in my personal life. I’ve been talking to a new girl these past few weeks and we’ve been on a few dates. After learning about listening strategies‚ I tried to apply them to when I’m talking to her. After a particularly long day at work‚ she was venting to me about her day and where normally I would have offered a personal experience‚ saying something along the lines of "yeah i’ve been there’ or "i hate
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I would like to include a lot of interactive lessons in the class‚ and incorporate activities that correspond to the different learning styles of the students in the class. I would like the atmosphere of my classroom to peaceful. I envision my classroom to have a layout that is functional with desks set up in groups or small tables‚ with space for a carpet in front of the board for the whole class to sit on. I like desks in small groups or tables because it allows students
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