as a person. We interface with cultural difference on a daily basis. So what exactly is culture? Good Question! I will attempt to identify my own cultural and explain what cultural means to me. So‚ lets start by defining the term culture. “Culture is a particular society that has its own beliefs‚ ways of life‚ art‚ etc.”. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2015) My cultural identity consists of several parts. I am most foremost a female that has a variety of racial genetic makeup of African-American‚ Native
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influential audition of my vocal career completely blind. Third block on a dreary spring afternoon‚ the promise of Friday dangling in the air‚ the room frigid as I contemplated something that would change the course of my life as revealed in hindsight. Vocal Ensemble had been something I considered going out for‚ tossing around the notion in my head; however‚ it would require introverted self to put aside my fears of judgment‚ which was a battle that could never be won. My heart was pounding in sync
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My personal Challenge The thrill of being dropped from incredible heights‚ tossed upside down‚ thrown side to side‚ spun around and around at high speeds was not my thing. It was more of a great fear and anxiety for me. A fear which I have had since I was only little. Going to theme parks with the roller coasters and rides built up like tall trees in a forest around you and the sound of the thrill seekers screams like birds flying around above me echoing long after in my head made me envious
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Throughout the year‚ my writing has had significant improvements‚ compared to where I began. First‚ I began this semester fairly confident in my writing abilities. I thought that I had a strong grasp on writing concepts that include: transition words‚ literary devices‚ proper grammar techniques‚ correct paper writing format. In contrast‚ I felt that I began the year with a weak vocabulary‚ which has always been one of my weaker areas‚ If I were to rank myself on day one of class‚ without knowing
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My Approach To Writing Thus far in this course I have had a great time. I met a lot of new people and I have a great professor. I actually have learned a lot already and hopefully there is more to come. I’m going to talk a little bit about some of my goals for this course‚ how I plan to use my knowledge of writing in my career‚ personal and workplace. I also want to talk about how I set goals for writing a academic paper‚ and even talk about some of my struggles and biggest challenges for writing
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depending on the person. To me‚ failure is not competing to the best of my ability and unfortunately the past three years of my running life have not been the easiest. I have been through twisted ankles‚ achilles issues‚ and stress fractures. None of these injuries are nearly as frustrating or discouraging as the issues I have been dealing with since the beginning of this year. Beginning in January‚ I had trouble catching my breath while I was running. At first I thought I was simply out of shape
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you do? What will happen when you get there? My grandmother was a passionate woman. She loved with every ounce of her being‚ was amazingly selfless‚ and was adored by everyone who knew her. Aside from her [great] personality traits‚ something special about my grandma was her love and embodiment of her Italian heritage. I grew up surrounded by laughter and love‚ with a stomach full of authentic Italian cooking. I am proud of my Italian descent because my family has made sure to keep cultural traditions
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Throughout my time is College Composition I‚ I learned and developed numerous skills that I will carry with me to college and beyond. While writing the five assigned essays‚ I was able to identify my strengths and weaknesses. I believe a strength of mine was my ability to add in personal stories into my essays. For example‚ in my definition essay‚ I included my fear of disappointment and how I work to overcome this particular fear. On the other hand‚ one weakness that I struggled with was style.
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My love for writing is similar to my love of swimming. I put all my love and sweat into writing as well as into swimming back and forth down the lanes in the pool. Some days‚ I feel like a fish swishing through the water‚ while other days I feel like a dense blob that is about to drown. However‚ no matter how productive my swim or writing is‚ when I get out of the pool‚ I am physically at the same place as I started and I feel that I have not made much progress. However‚ once I look back at my work
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My Adverse Childhood Events score is 4. In hindsight this makes sense; I grew up with an alcoholic parent. In rural New Hampshire‚ compared to friends’ families‚ we were stable. I was graceless and brash. I struggled to fit in. To cope‚ I read. I fell in love with the narrative. Stories of human resilience were my favorite. Fiction‚ non-fiction‚ and science fiction - it captivated me. I spent hours reading novels‚ discovering differences in cultures and people. I learned people communicate through
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