My first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At All Saints Lutheran Church the home group called “The Young People’s Group” there were people who had come from all walks of life. The group meeting that I thought would have been rather small slowly became larger and larger over the course of the night. I was unaware that the AA meetings had been setup with a set of codes or rules for those who struggle every day to fight this addiction. They
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It is very pleasant to recollect my school days. I was admitted to class III. I passed long eight years in the same school. This long period was associated with pleasant memories of various kinds. During this long period of eight years I had come in contact with many students of my own age. I mixed with them freely. I had intimacy with many students. Some became my bosom friends. I will never forget them in life. I was good student at school. I had keen competition with another boy. Either he
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History 2200 April 9th‚ 2014 My Vietnam Experience The sudden noise of a dog bark‚ doorbell‚ loud noise‚ or a certain smell can trigger the flashbacks from the war. The flashbacks can take me back to a helicopter ride by a small inhale of diesel‚ or the smell after a tank explodes. Loud noises can trigger memories of my nighttime guard duty and fights against our enemies. These noises and smells would make a “normal” person just jump or not even notice a common smell‚ but for me‚ a scare or
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For some‚ writing an essay is as easy as sitting down at a typewriter and beginning to type‚ but for others‚ it is a burden or their worst experience‚ maybe because of the lack of practice and knowledge. When in school students are taught how to write‚ although not all students graduated as established writers‚ every students leaves school knowing how to write because their teachers taught them to do so. Students who takes classes seriously not only allows them to pass a certain subject‚ but also
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lead to the right path. This is why I think that the most formative experience in my life started when I decided to drop out of school back in June 2010. I’d never been so scared in my life‚ but after a serious metamorphosis I was able to overcome my fears and find myself doing something better that what I gave up on the first place When I started studying architecture back in 2008‚ everything seemed perfect regarding my career. Because I had overcome the aptitude test which really scared
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My educational experience throughout my life has been a rollercoaster ride. The rollercoaster first shot out in high school where I realized that this next four years will matter. At first it was a slow start to the ride; I started off my first year of high school with a cumulative GPA of a 2.8 but it started to go back up as I began to take responsibility and organize myself. My next three years showed to pay dividend as my GPA drove back‚ but not as high as I wanted it. During these 4 years‚ is
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Memorable Experience in My Life Perhaps‚ since I am a high school student‚ somebody might say that I have my entire life ahead of me‚ with all of its beautiful experiences. But‚ despite being so young‚ I already have a personal breath-taking experience‚ which‚ I am sure‚ I will carry with me until my last days. What I am talking about here is my first hike to the mountains. Though traveling is not a big deal today‚ and lots of my peers rolled over the whole US or even abroad‚ before my trip I used
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A reflective journal‚ on what I experienced on the staff ride to the battlefield from the battle at horse bend and the of the staff ride. I got a completely different prospective of terrain when I actually walked on the Battlefield. I feel that the preservation of theses historical site will keep the heritage alive and increase the interest in learning our history. From the top of the hill‚ the battlefield looked relatively flat. For this point one could see the barricade that the Red sticks
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change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience‚ it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated their pets the same way they treated their children. My perception on dogs or pets in general definitely
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My Personal experience of the education system Education is crucial to the development of an individual‚ providing us with knowledge of the world‚ in preparation for our future. The following essay discuses the importance of the education system‚ the barriers to learning‚ and influences through personal experiences. I will explore how the curriculum and teaching methods throughout my education differed‚ social culture during the school life‚ and effects of behaviours‚ taking into account national
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