I have always been raised by a single parent‚ and while I have continuously received the necessities for school and life in general‚ luxurious items were not seen as important as the things we needed. My mom has always taught me and my brother the concept of things I want versus things I need‚ and I have always admired how hard my mother works to provide for me and my brother with love and support for our lives. This scholarship opportunity would greatly take some burden off of my mother. The financial
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behind it is shocking. As an emotional and indecisive teenage girl I would often scream‚ “I just want to be an adult and be able to do what I want already!” At the time this seemed like a logical statement‚ but adulthood came faster than I imagined. The many quarrels over extended curfew‚ cleaning my room‚ or going out whenever I wanted are now humorous memories. I recall many times engaging in conversation with my mother about how badly I wanted to grow up. Without any hesitation she would always reply
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My First Liar It was 22nd of December‚ 2001‚ my 10th birthday. As usual on every birthday when i was 10‚ my parents bought for me a super fancy bike. That was the best gift i’d ever had‚ but i was not suitable to receive it. At that times‚ a Math competition was held at my high-school‚ everyone in class had to join this event ‚and the reward from my parents is the Martin bike . As a arrogant kid‚ I was very confident about myself‚ and I assumed that I’ll win that competition. I didn’t prepare
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me why I married a white man and not a black man? Many have made accusations to say that I married a white man because he has money‚ or that my children will come out with "good hair". Some have had the audacity to say it’s because‚ "I think that I am white". What?! So today I would like to set the record straight. One of my pet peeves is when people classify or stereotype me because of the color of my skin‚ or the gender I was born! I am a black woman of Caribbean ancestry‚ and I’ve had my share
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Foundations of Online Learning Learning Styles Essay Upon completing The Learning Style Assessment‚ as noted in accordance to Bixler‚ B.( 2010) the results state I am an 41 % auditory ‚ 27% Kinesthetic‚ and 27% visual. It is stated as a visual learner I require visual aids‚ explanations as and elicit instructions. I agree with the results of The Learning Styles Inventory to a certain degree. However‚ I require extended visual stimulation in order to
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Jorge Velez Diaz Professor Hargraves ENGL-1005 18 September 2014 My First Cruise Like it was yesterday I remember my first vacation on a cruise. My Dad and I went on a three- day long cruise to The Bahamas. I had never been on a cruise‚ so it was a new experience for me. We needed to be in Tampa for our departure‚ so we drove the two hours from Orlando‚ Florida to Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida. My Dad and I used this time to talk‚ make plans for the trip and think about our upcoming adventures on the
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October 2014 My First Job Ever since I have been legally old enough to have a job‚ it has been in my interest. My best friend worked at a restaurant‚ The Clock‚ so when the time came around‚ I jumped straight to applying for a job. After a while I went back to check on my application‚ and the hiring manager informed me that he wanted to have a sit down interview with me the next day. The moment I heard those words my hopes shot straight up. Out of all my excitement‚ the thoughts I should have had
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My Hero is called Carlyle Meeks he is in the woods lost. His strengths are surviving in the woods‚ his weaknesses are facing giant snakes and giant spiders. He does have a family‚ but he ran away when he was five. “Help is anybody out there? Why am i saying help for i’m in the middle of the woods.” “It’s getting to become dark I need to make camp and a fire! Also ‚I need to get some food I’m starving! CHIRP CHIRP! A bird is that all there is out here . Ohh what is over there it’s a deer YESSS!”
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2011 at 1:00 am. I am watching a movie in the basement with Matt. My sister is fast asleep in her bed. My mom is looking over her mother‚ sleeping by her side. My dad is watching another show on The History Channel. The phone rings. My heart stops. Who could be calling at this time of night? What is wrong? Are Grandpap and Meemaw okay? Should I get the phone? Do I want to know? Moments later my father answers the phone. I wonder who called. I need to find out. I hesitantly go up the
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morning meals. I grew up on a small farm in Pennsylvania. During the fourteen years of living in Pennsylvania‚ my experiences have taught me many important life skills and morals that will forever guide my life. When people think of farms‚ people normally imagine cows roaming the fields‚ a farmer feeding the pigs and chickens‚ and the tractors sowing the field. I did not grow up on a traditional farm. The farm was not our source of income‚ but we loved it and took care of it. I lived on a fifty-acre
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