My mother never went to college. Despite—or perhaps [because] of—her lack of collegiate experience‚ she was a powerful influence on my ever-present desire for academic distinction. For her children‚ anything besides “extraordinary” was simply not an option. The constant pressure meshed painfully well with America’s flawed education system‚ which—not unlike my well-intentioned mother—continually creates an unhealthy environment of apathy in the face of competition. For the duration of my traditional
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(work experience for University)‚ I worked as an Assistant Administrator Engineer for Ingenieria y Construccion B&L Ltda from January to March‚ 2006‚ at the construction of two restaurants‚ Parrilla Grill‚ and China Grill at the Plaza Oeste Mall located in Santiago City. My labour was very variable; I developed the budget‚ Gantt chart‚ drinking water and waste water system drawings and supervising installation works. Besides making engineering calculations‚ and the corresponding Iteming‚ I had
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I’ve never worried about being oppressed. I’ve been lucky enough to be raised in a middle class‚ white family. I may not feel directly oppressed as a result of my gender and sexuality‚ however there are people that do and they shouldn’t be denounced as a result of my experiences. Due to being a woman‚ I’m likely to be shamed for the way I present myself. For example‚ I’m unable to have my hair grow out (underarms or legs) without being scorned by others. Through personal experience‚ I’ve noticed the
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frequently comes to mind would be the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears refers to the period of time in which the Federal government forcibly removed thousands of Cherokee‚ along with the members of other Indian tribes. The Cherokee was succumbed to disease‚ lack of food‚ foul weather‚ mistreatment of soldiers‚ and much more. The removal process and the actual journey cost thousands of lives‚ extinguishing a large portion of the tribal population. The term Trail of Tears came from the Cherokee term
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Daniel Korman ARCH2550 Prof. Charles Evaluation of Shady Trail This paper serves as an evaluation of the Shady Trail property as described in the case “Shady Trail” provided by Harvard Business School. Shady Trail Distribution Center is an industrial property located in the West Dallas area. Lonestar Bank is interested in selling the property for $4 million. Part of the reason Lonestar wants to get rid of the property is to limit their exposure in real estate ventures‚ especially with the tough
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Coming into my first quarter of college I did not know what to really expect. I was very nervous and thought to myself if I could actually be successful in college. As the quarter went on‚ yes it was difficult at times‚ but I managed to work hard and get through everything. I have had good experiences and I have had bad experiences. I have had a mixture of these experiences throughout my classes. Academically I did a relatively good job. Although most of the time I was lazy and watched netflix a lot‚
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The best job have I ever had ? Throughout my career life I have had a lot of jobs ‚ sometimes good or most the time bad but‚ I am pretty sure if you have a chance to work for yourself that would be your best opportunity. When I got this chance to work in my own little store it was the most amazing job I could ever wish to get. Imagine working without any boss‚ less stress or no problems with a manager in my job. Wouldn’t that be great? One of the reasons that made this job interesting for me
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Final Reflective Essay on Teaching and Learning I have learned three things from my student teaching experience: effective pedagogy‚ classroom management‚ and humility. In this expository essay I will briefly explain each of the above-mentioned and explain why it is important. Among foreign language teachers‚ there is debate about how to most effectively teach. The debate can be simplified to two pedagogical approaches; grammarbased vs. immersion-based. The grammar approach to learning a foreign
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I want to visit is London-England The place that I want to visit is London-England. I dreamed of seeing London in the past‚ I always wanted to see the Tower Bridge and the famous Big Ben clock. I want visit these places‚ and I want to surf in a tourist boat on the River Thames and see your coasts. I want to see the Tower of London‚ because I want to say that it is a very interesting historical place. I found out that a long time ago‚ it was a prison. Later
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My experience about learning English I bought a book on interpretation last weekend‚was written by 林超伦who is a chief interpreter work for the Ministry of British Foreign Affairs .the book says how to deal with field interpreting. interpreter：One who translates orally from one language into another.I’m going to be a excellent interpreter.Being a communication emissary to make people more amicable.which simplify the complicated promblems.consequently‚To achieve the purpose of cooperation and shared
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