Thinking back to my freshman year at Crandall High School‚ the first thing that comes to my mind is my first day. I walked in the door‚ only to be breath taken of how big the school was. I remember thinking to myself I might as well make myself comfortable here. This is where I will be spending my next four years. I tried out for the Gold Dusters and I made the teams. I worked really hard on all of my school work and I hoped to make my parents proud. When I got into Drill Team I thought it
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First semester experience in college To many people‚ starting college is something they are really afraid of because college is where things get serious. It is like a whole different level of education. High school is nothing compared to college. This scenario was the complete opposite to my thinking. After graduating from High school‚ I really wanted to go to college to take another‚ huge step towards my career. I had a decent amount of friends who were going to Middlesex county college and they
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Racial defacing In Malcolm X’s excerpt My First Conk‚ He describes the process to get a conk. He talks about how his friend will do it for free instead of paying for it. He then goes on to list the items they need to buy to make the “congolene” to make the conk. They need “Red Devil lye‚ two eggs‚ and two medium- sized white potatoes… and a large jar of Vaseline‚ a large bar of soap.” Then the drugstore clerk comments about the Malcolm X getting a conk and Malcolm proudly says “Right!” He later
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are a lot different than I expected. I guess I had a fairy-tale vision of what it would be 409 like. The first day here‚ I almost wanted to turn around and go home! It’s not paradise! I knew it would 410 be humid‚ but I still wasn’t prepared for how humid. My skin constantly feels wet and very sticky‚ and 411 this is uncomfortable for me since I’m used to a very dry climate. But the most shocking thing I found 412 out right from the beginning when I arrived on Saturday (January 27) was that the Bible
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Unforgettable Day 16 years have passed since my mother‚ a 37 year old woman‚ left her five poor children behind. Death brutally took her away from our world in a motorcycle accident which happened in Vietnam. I‚ her second daughter‚ was the only person to witness her sudden fatality and was helpless to do anything to save her life on that stormy night. May 20‚ 1992‚ on which my mother breathed her last breath‚ is the most unforgettable day of my life. That day‚ same as every day‚ while my sisters
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success and innovation. The motivation of first generation college students can be broken into multiple categories. As a new first generation college student I can confirm that a student’s motivation can change over time when going to college. In the article “First Generation College Students: Motivation‚ Integration‚ and Academic Achievement summary” written by Moises Prospero and Shetal Vohra-Gupta (2007)‚ they explain that students who attend college to receive a higher paycheck tend to have a
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English IV My First Day of High School “Beep‚ Beep‚ Beep!” 6:00 A.M my alarm clock was activated‚ it was time for me to get ready and prepared myself for my first day of High School as a freshman student in Piscataway Vo – Tech High School. Fear‚ excitement‚ and all of these different emotions were running through my head as I wondered how difficult high school would be‚ who I would sit with at lunch time or if I would be able to memorize my locker combination. My first day of high school
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nearly nineteen‚ I held my first working experience at RHA on second shift. RHA is a company for the mentally disabled and mentally challenged adults. They are located across North Carolina‚ parts of Tennessee‚ and Georgia. Founded in 1991‚ RHA started out as a small cluster group homes in North Carolina to offer support to people with disabilities. The company has since then expanded. Some of the services provided at the RHA facilities include supported living‚ day programs‚ respite‚ and personal
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Maya has turned into an extraordinary woman‚ she is a 3rd grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Great Falls‚ Montana. Daniel is in his last few months of college getting his engineering degree. They both get Thanksgiving break off this year‚ that is why there are going to make the haul back to seattle to see their families. Day 1; Maya and Daniel get up around 7 AM so they can get to their parents house around 4 o’clock that afternoon. The drive was going great but‚ Maya was experiencing
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The proudest moment in my high school career is when I signed myself to take my first AP class. I was really nervous about going to the meeting to sign myself up to get the summer assignment because I felt that I was not ready for the work load‚ and I would not be able to pass the class. My excuse for not going to the meeting was that I was helping in the cafeteria and I was going to be really late‚ but when I told my two best friends Jenny and Virginia that I wasn’t going to take it anymore. They
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