On Tuesday‚ March fifteenth I attended the Women’s Refugee Experience. There we heard from the women refugees living in southwest Ohio. The women refugees at the event were from Bhutan‚ Burundi‚ Iraq and Syria. I enjoyed hearing about the experiences of the woman’s travels and their stories actually made me rather emotional. Although learning about their experiences there was one major conflict at the event which was the language barrier. One does not choose to leave their home country‚ but is pushed
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As a freshman in college I was aware of the fact that I would encounter alcohol at some point. I always told myself that drinking was not something I ever wanted to do. My grandfather was an alcoholic and I had seen what it had done to him and his family. However‚ I got around a group of people whom I called my friends. Before I knew it I was pressured to drink and ended up giving in my second semester of freshman year. I only drank casually that second semester. But when the fall came around that
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1. Describe a time when you experienced a significant period of suffering. How did you deal with that experience? How did you find comfort in the midst of suffering? I was suffering an unimaginable loss and feeling betrayed‚ my son‚ 5 years of age‚ was taken from me as the result of 2 men‚ one an abusive tyrant and the other bi-sexual‚ my ex-husbands. The two of them had conspired against me. My son was ripped from me and very serious allegations of child abuse were alleged. They were all lies;
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I was getting ready for surgery‚ and all I hear is nothing. They put some sort of mask over my mouth. “Just close your eyes and try to sleep‚” the doctor said. I can feel my eyelids finding it hard to stay open. Next thing I knew I was out. I wake up with a lot of questions flowing through my head. I looked around the room only to find a bunch of doctors running around in their greens scrubs. I’m a little confused‚ but I manage to figure out things. My appendix ruptured; I’m in a hospital
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not have time to be entertained by a novel‚ some choose not to because they think books aren’t amusing to read. This is due to horrific experiences with this subject. In addition‚ not many students think well of reading. As a below average reading student‚ without extra help as a new reader at 4 years old‚ caused me to have horrible reading habits and experiences‚ permanent hardships and complete avoidance of reading which left me with the lack of reading capabilities that others maintained already
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The abstinence experience in my case was a process of learning about myself. I learned how I reacted when I had to stop doing a behavior that was giving me satisfaction and pain. I learned how to come up with ways to help my process and achieve my goal. At the beginning‚ it was difficult as it was the first time abstaining from a behavior that I had for many years‚ I can say it started during my life as an adolescent. It was seen as a fun thing to do at school with friends and at parties. However
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1 A Wonderful Experience The most beautiful place to go hiking during the summer is Hanging Lake. The sun was so intense that I could feel its rays burning my face. I lifted my eyes and saw the path of rocks. Small and large rocks all together making a dangerous and exhausting journey. Situated between majestic mountains and a clear river on your right. Nature accompanied me the whole time‚ and trees became my best friends. I was the first to climb; behind me was Gethzemani I could see the concern
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“My Traumatic Experience” I was so devastated. I would not have thought in a million years that I would lose someone so important to me. It was mid-day September 12‚ 2013 I had just gotten out of school as soon as I walked through the door and sat down my mother told me the sad news. The pain i felt on that day hurt my heart. My mom told me the news that my cousin had been in a car accident . Not only was she in an accident but she was pronounced dead on the sight. My cousin‚ Teaundra‚ was my best
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Discrimination Experiences When discussing discriminate Experiences‚ I have either been the one being discriminated‚ stereotype or been a witness someone being discriminated by based on skin color‚ looks‚ height‚ or even due to weight. In today society‚ it is easier stereotype and discriminate against people then it is to understand people. In my personal journey‚ I have been on both side of situation. I have been stereotyped and discriminated against due to my looks‚ color of skin‚ gender‚
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Being an immigrant for 16 years limited my dreams of attending college. Everything changed in 2015 when I received a letter stating I had to travel to Ciudad Juarez which will determined whether or not I will become a US resident. I knew many doors had opened for me in the dream land. On October 21‚ 2015 I had an important meeting to attend I was so nerves‚ excited‚ and happy after many years of waiting for this moment to arrive it was finally here! Tears coming out when I heard the judge say‚ “Congratulation
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