was. So their nervous behavior made me feel a little bit better about not knowing how to swim. We got into the pool; we put arm floaters on to stay above the water. Then‚ the teacher began to teach us the kicking process involved in the swimming process. At this point‚ I was sure I would learn how to swim‚ one way or another. I was really feeling confident after I had gotten into the water. Before I knew it‚ I was on the kickboard being pulled around the pool by the swimming teacher. But I found myself
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A Happy Ending It was a hot‚ sticky day in New York city when we were headed to Coney Island to enjoy the beach. My friends Michaela‚ Taylor‚ Karlie and I were ecstatic everywhere we went; this being our first trip to New York. We arrived at Coney Island and immediately hustled to the beach like a swarm of bees. The water was nice and cool and there were seashells everywhere which we scavenged for to bring home. Swimming in the ocean was such a surreal feeling that engulfed all of us until we were
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Learning something new can be a very scary experience. Of course I think I can discover and have discovered something original from every incident in my life‚ but sometimes I wish there had been easier ways to gain those insights. Sometime in June of the year 2001‚ when I arrived to the United States from Brazil‚ my parents and I were welcomed at the airport by this very nice lady whose name was Romy. My dad would be taking Romy’s job in a few weeks‚ and I assume it was her duty to show us around
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Writing Task II – Essay I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the Tech Can you imagine your life without technology? Nearly everybody thinks that technology can be the greatest thing in the world‚ seeing that it can transform a person’s life‚ turning them easier to do daily tasks. It’s not that uncommon to see in a family dinner table‚ the very little children with cutting-edge tablets or smartphones playing games or doing anything else than paying attention what is going on their real life. Does has
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my college classes‚ the only thing keeping me from being a free woman was my Externship and graduation. It was happily a time once in my life where things finally seemed to go the way I planned. My very close circle of friends consisted of four people‚ my childhood friend Jen‚ my unofficial sister Tracy (who stayed at my house during senior year)‚ and Aingeal who was a dear friend of Jen who also happened to be Tracy’s good friend. Every Thursday‚ from that first day back in April‚ when Aingeal and
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friends. “ Who exactly does she think she is driving around in some fancy car?” “Laura‚ what have we told you about saying such things‚ don’t you know when to stop?” One of my friends cautioned. I paid no mind to what they were telling me. In my mind I was thinking judging the girl and I’ve never seen or spoken to her. I thought that she looked arrogant‚ rude and was one of those rich girls from town. Now that I’m remembering this situation‚ I cannot believe how stupid and foolish I was‚ judging that
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me to support my daughter and family‚ since teaching was not providing enough to assist me financially. Facing the hardships in growing up in an undeveloped island was a great challenge for me‚ because all we depended on was our land and sea. Being a student in an American Territory was always a go getter attitude for me‚ which I learned that time and tide waits for no man and that I could overcome any obstacles before me and strive higher for the betterment of my future. The many challenges
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of many thoughts about why me‚ and how will I get other job like this. In the meantime‚ my boss asked me about my family with a big smile; this is was so weird for me‚ assuming that the meeting was to fire me. I was very nervous because it was the first time that I had a meeting with him in private so I just gave him a short answer “They’re good in Venezuela” without any details. He started to ask me other questions like how do I feel in this company? And what did I think about some changes that
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enemy or prey getting hit by the needle will be dead in a few minutes. Last but not least‚ tug of war. Tug of war is a sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength‚ teams pull on opposite ends of a rope‚ with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team’s pull. Long time ago‚ tug of war is used to decide who is going to hunt and stay in the house by Kadazan. The winner will stay at home wait for the meal and
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Fadi Hana English 1180 /S1624 February 8‚ 2012 What Made Me Today Growing up back home since I was a little kid I loved playing soccer. You might ask me where back home is. I am from Iraq specifically a small city in the north called Mosul. I kept on playing soccer through elementary and middle school. I had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player and play in the European professional soccer league. When I moved to the states and started high school I figured this would be my chance
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