My educational experience throughout my life has been a rollercoaster ride. The rollercoaster first shot out in high school where I realized that this next four years will matter. At first it was a slow start to the ride; I started off my first year of high school with a cumulative GPA of a 2.8 but it started to go back up as I began to take responsibility and organize myself. My next three years showed to pay dividend as my GPA drove back‚ but not as high as I wanted it. During these 4 years‚ is
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generations. As the years went by and I was able to really have conversations with my parents regarding race‚ I realized there was so much I wish they had share with me and my siblings. The best way to facilitate the learning and support of those who have experience racism is being open to communicating about difficult issues regarding
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My mother actually is an ordinary woman but in her tiny appearance lies an extraordinary fortitude‚ perseverance‚ a altruistic soul and a very kindly heart. The kind of mother who brought me up with her whole kindly heart‚ the kind of persistent woman with strong willpower who had to face the toughest challenges in life‚ and the kind of person who always demonstrated great zeal for every unlucky lives without requiring anything in return and great willingness to help everyone’s misery though she
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My experience in teaching has mainly been in the role of teaching assistant for various courses at McGill University. I believe that academic teaching and mentoring is a challenging endeavor. To be effective as a teacher and as an advisor‚ I will encourage the following skills that I have learned and applied at McGill as a teaching assistant. During my senior graduate years‚ I took a leadership role in the Expert Systems in Electrical Design (ECSE 549) course‚ which included the opportunity to
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and deafening explosion occurred resulting to chaos and disarray. The building was smoky‚ dusty and filled with debris all over and hence‚ it took us quite some time to get out. Everything was invisible due to the debris‚ smoke and dust‚ and the experience was extremely frightening considering the fact that my friend and I were located approximately 200 feet from the blast. The deafening sound of the blast pierced through our ears and to make matters worse‚ we could barely figure our way out of
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My experience with failure came with athletics. For my whole life I have always been involved in sports like soccer‚ tennis‚ basketball. When I was in the fourth grade I joined a swim team and that was the first and really only sport that I stuck with; swimming came naturally to me‚ and it was something that I could do year round and I loved every minute of it. However‚ once I was in high school I stopped swimming and joined my high school’s cross country team. My dad was a runner all throughout
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People always say that in a near death experience‚ your life always flashes before your eyes. I waited for that moment to happen‚ but all I saw was the series of decisions that led me to the situation I was in. I remember this morning clearly‚ the day I had been waiting for‚ When I received my SAT scores. I had never been a super bad student‚ just never really a good one‚ grades have never been important to me‚ it was always about friends. The spots for athlete and genius in my seemingly perfect
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At my age‚ few people can genuinely claim that they have had a life-changing experience. And after a morning jog one Saturday morning‚ I became one of these fortunate people. Spending countless weekends in the park down near my house‚ I’ve always enjoyed jogging around the river the most. It’s probably because the river runs through the edge of the park‚ where the old trees act like guards‚ muffling the sounds of the city around them. Or is it because of the woman? The one who always sits at the
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I started learning the basics skills and rules of the game. I started playing Belle-Clair when I was four or five years old‚ after I saw my sister playing‚ I wanted to get started as quickly as possible. I played with girls that I went to school with. Every practice and game was so entertaining. Being able to play with my friends outside of schools and getting snacks after every game was the best part. Just being able to have fun as a kid was enjoyable as well. After a little while being on Belle-Clair
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Week six was another amazing week that brought new experiences to my plate. On Wednesday evening‚ my clinical instructor and I ran Sr. Barn Buddies. This is a group of six teenagers that have autism. These individuals are great‚ but need help with appropriate social interactions and some personal care. Four boys and two girls attend the one and a half hour session every Wednesday evening. I was not really sure how to feel about doing this session because some of them can have behaviors and they
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