The narrative provided by Dynel directs the reader to accompany Krissy on the journey to reconstruct her thought processes‚ spirituality‚ and relationships in order to leave Dorian. Krissy’s display of false associations and errors in reasoning suggests that there is a need for a deeper understanding of Krissy’s cognition. Cognitive theory can foster this comprehension by analyzing how Krissy developed maladaptive schemas and cognitive distortions which kept her captive to Dorian. Many of Krissy’s
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First Accomplishment in My Life It is so difficult to live in the United States‚ the land of opportunity‚ without education and the English language. Without these two things‚ our lives seem like meaningless. My family is one of the victims of this problem. Two years ago‚ when I was a senior student in high school‚ I almost could not graduate from high school with diploma in hand because of failing the exit exam twice and my lack knowledge of English. At that time‚ I really wanted to
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I was 8 years old when my grandpa died. Me and my grandpa were best buds we did everything together. He help out my family with everything. He would help out my mom with money or food for the house. He would help me with school and give a bike when my other one breaks from racing with other people so much. My grandpa ended up getting cancer from smoking cigars. My mom got a call one day and she started to cry‚ so I waited for her to get off the phone so I can ask what is wrong. After she got off
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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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faced in my life have never hit me harder than they have these past few months. This being my senior year‚ I always expected it to be the most laid back and relaxing year of my high school career. When in fact I set myself up for one of the biggest challenges of my life so far‚ by signing up for multiple online college classes‚ helping out with activities all over the school‚ and playing football for the first time since freshman year. Although‚ under all this immense pressure‚ this is where my true
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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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JIMMY TIME FOR DINNER! Says my mom‚ I really don’t like having to eat dinner because we HAVE THE SAME THING! We always have lasagna and I am really tired of having to eat lasagna. If I had a dog I could just sneak it to him/her so I don’t have to eat it‚ but of course my mom says the same thing “No! It’s too much responsibility” and anyways I like the smartest 3rd grader in my class and I have responsibility...whatever that means. Aug lasagna it’s ok but still like the last few times we have it.
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Knee problems run in my family‚ specifically on my dad’s side. My dad had four knee surgeries‚ all on one knee‚ all within five years‚ and is looking at a possible knee replacement in the future. During my freshman year of high school‚ my FFA chapter traveled to Loveland‚ Colorado‚ for a ski trip. Tori Davidson and I partnered up and were skiing on the bunny slopes since we were beginners. As the sun was fading‚ our group decided to ski through a short trail--The Rainbow Trail. At the very end of
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would feel irritated with my house being too loud and too noisy as the sounds of the pans and pots from the kitchen would echo in my ears‚ causing me to wake up. My mother never forgets to prepare breakfast for me despite leaving for work at dawn and returns home at dusk. When I feel thirsty while I am at school‚ there is always a full bottle of water inside of my backpack to keep me feeling hydrated. During the times I struggled with homework‚ my mother would encourage to do my best‚ support me‚ and
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During my childhood‚ I dressed differently. All the other other second grade girls wore skirts and pink shirts with sparkles‚ ruffles and hearts. I preferred to wear basketball shorts‚ t-shirts and tennis shoes. I wore that type of outfit every day. My preferred hair style was a short bob . Some people say I dressed like a boy. I always thought I dressed like myself. I never wanted to look like a boy‚ just in my basketball shorts and t- shirt I felt most comfortable. I received lots of stares in
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