five years old‚ I had to go through a hard experience that I have never thought that I would ever have to conquer through. I was diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. It all started when my parents had taken me to a dentist appointment. While we were at the dentist appointment‚ we had discovered through x-rays‚ my orthodontist told me that I needed surgery. My family was very confused on why I would need to go get surgery but they still took me. When my parents had discovered I have an abdominal
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Brittany Surface ENG 1110. Section 03 Sandra Young SWR #1 My Goals and Experiences My name is Brittany Surface. My dad is in the military therefore we have moved around a lot. I was born in Fort Bragg‚ North Carolina in a military hospital. However in the year of 2001 we moved to South Carolina and have been fortunate enough to still be here. At one point the Army transferred my dad to Chicago for 2 years while we were still in South Carolina. As a family we decided that he would go alone
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Learning comes in various forms. That’s what I realized when I experienced being involved in different activities since high school. Most of them involved doing something that was never in my comfort zone. But that’s how we learn‚ right? The first time I got involved with something I never did before was during my sophomore year. My class advisor asked me to conduct Math review sessions for our class. I was hesitant on doing the review sessions because I am not a good speaker. But I really wanted
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initiative on how it unfolds. During my time spent at Queens College I had the opportunity to work in diverse occupations both academically and non-academically. The experience gained from the variety of occupations helped me realize my interest academically and professionally; such as the ability in taking psychological knowledge and applying it into the work environment. While completing my undergrad at Queens College I was able to gain a well-rounded experience by being involved with Student Association
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My experiences with literacy had a great deal of variation throughout my middle and high school years. When it comes to reading I have found that I greatly enjoying reading for entertainment but when I am forced to read something for scholastic value I often struggle to find the drive to actually read it and will take me twice as long actually comprehend what I have just read. When it comes to writing‚ I’ve always felt like it is one of the areas in which I find the least enjoyable and have the biggest
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September 23‚ 2008 My Personal experiences with Racism Racism has always been a big topic in society‚ even during Jesus Christ time. I believe racism comes from independent thinking and views and how this view from family‚ friends and society forms us each day. Racism has to do a lot with social status‚ money‚ power‚ looks‚ sex and much more. Coming from a third world country I can really see the major differences of racism how they vary by culture and education. My experience in the United States
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as though I have something to hide.” This quote‚ from Redfield Jamieson‚ perfectly captures my feelings about mental illness. For years‚ I lived in fear that telling anyone about my diagnosis would lead to my friends treating me differently‚ to teachers handling me with kid gloves‚ and my family looking at me as if I was broken. This fear of ostracization led me to feel incredibly alone‚ and combined with my symptoms I felt as if the illness I was dealing with would prove an insurmountable challenge;
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My Experience with English Before going to the University‚ I had the background of learning English over nine years ago when my parents encouraged me to go to an English Institute‚ and when the following year I had some English classes at High School. My experience with English in both places was very different from each other. On the one hand‚ I had studied English at an Institute for seven years‚ but when I first entered this Institute‚ I found that I could barely say a word. First of all‚ we
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events that shaped my literacy experience. After that‚ reading and writing helped to shape my life. How did I come to love reading? For me‚ it just seemed like common sense. How could someone not love reading? I thought. I would open a book and see worlds created by the words in them. The only thing that could be more amazing than that was –and still is– the fact that at one point‚ someone sat down‚ put these words together‚ and created these worlds. Cue twelve-year-old mind being blown. In second
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skill to have in life but it is not a skill that comes easy to most people. Writing can be positive for people or a really negative experience. Writing is thinking and requires a person to work hard and stay focused. I have had really positive experiences with writing and enjoy writing overall. I describe myself as a good‚ enthusiastic and positive writer. Throughout my education‚ writing has been a subject that I enjoyed. I would much rather write a story or a paper‚ than do math problems. I have
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