thought when I took my first alcohol drink I would end up an alcoholic? Not me! It never was my intention to end up like that. But after that first drink‚ something happened‚ inside me. I couldn’t explain it but I liked the feeling. All I knew was‚ my first Bacardi and Coke did something to me that changed the direction of my life‚ for the better‚ I thought‚ but I was wrong. What My First Drink Did For Me Let me explain‚ what my first drink did for me. Sad‚ but true after my first alcoholic drink
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The purpose of this paper is to share my first deployment experience as the first sergeant. Serving in a war zone is an experience you will never forget. As a result of my first deployment to Afghanistan as a first sergeant‚ I practiced a new perspective on life‚ instilling trust in my Soldiers and NCOs to continue the mission. Perspective that I developed from the beginning with the pre-deployment preparation at the National Training Center (NTC) through the actual deployment to Afghanistan and
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I was an imagrate from Hawaii that came in waves. My father was the first generation my mother was the second generation born in Hawaii‚ they were japanese. My father looked through a series of pictures to pick out his wife and she picked my mother but then they divorced before it was one. I was lead to believe that my mother had died during birth. I was raised by my father but was fostered in and out of foster homes during the week but stay with him on weekends. Father worked in the pineapple plantation
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It’s a bler‚ trying to look back on when I was a preschooler‚ so first grade was a mess. First grade is a life changer. Going to Tri-Point in Piper City not even for a full year. Tri-Point is a small old school just like ROWVA. I remember changing schools because my parents got a divorce. We moved to Peoria and lived there with my mom’s parents. I got transferred to a Catholic school. Every Wednesday the whole place went to church right across the street. It was the worst thing ever sitting in the
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beckoned me to the block. I mounted the block and fastened my goggles tight against my face. I wrapped my toes around the edge of the block and peered down into the clear light blue water. Next‚ a voice spoken from over a speaker told swimmers to “take their mark”. I bent down and within a couple seconds‚ the buzzer went off and I dove into the water. Many memories such as this one come to mind when I think about my first swim meet. My first swim meet is an experience that is very meaningful to me
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As the first rays of sunlight streamed through my bedroom window onto my bed‚ I groaned and turned over to look at the clock. After a while of squinting towards the clock‚ I bolted out of bed towards the bathroom. 6:30‚ the numbers rang loud and clear in my head. I had to get to my soccer game in fifteen minutes! As I started to tie my shoelaces‚ still in my bedroom‚ it hit me that this was my last game along with my team. I probably was taking to long‚ because my mother yelled at me to hurry up
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At first‚ I didn’t find the database to be useful. My first search was neonatal and nurse practitioner which I got one-hundred and eighty-nine results. I narrowed my the search to find better articles that will help me find a topic. I changed the publication dates from 2011 to 2016‚ full text‚ and source type as a magazine. After the changes‚ the search result was one‚ and I it was not useful because it was about an Australian nurse and diabetes. Additionally‚ the article didn’t have anything to
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When I saw the violin for the first time‚ I knew I would play that instrument. I went to a show with my parents when I was a young girl- about four or five years old. The majority of the performance was the string orchestra. When I noticed the violins‚ they were mesmerizing. In my eyes‚ the violin was a beautiful and graceful instrument. The unique shape and color was the greatest part. It was then that I decided that I wanted to play an instrument. The first time I tried the violin was in third
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After my first migraine attack‚ I kept getting them every day. As they kept happening‚ new symptoms would arise. Anything from slurred speech‚ dizziness‚ and vomiting to blurred vision‚ numbness in the face‚ and feeling tender all over my body. The list goes on but these were my most common symptoms. I was afraid to do anything because everything seemed to trigger a migraine. Even kneeling down to pick something up or smelling perfume would be an instant trigger for me. My life got to the point where
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12 February 2013 My First Day at Work When I was a kid‚ I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to get a job. Sure‚ it would be a good way to make friends and learn how to prepare myself for the real world‚ but for me‚ it was mostly about making my own money. Having to ask my parents for cash every time I needed some annoyed me‚ mostly because they’d always say no. Every time they did‚ I would always whine and complain about how different things would be when I had money of my own‚ how I would never
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