During my last year of undergraduate studies‚ at the University of Puerto Rico‚ I stepped into a Spanish literature class. I was not acquiring the knowledge I was expecting; therefore I decided to switch to another section. As a planned‚ I learned more about literature‚ but for my surprise‚ I also met my future husband. He was an Air Force ROTC’s cadet‚ and when the time came‚ he graduated from college and commissioned as an Air Force officer. Ten months after his commission‚ we got married and I had to
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and Letting Die | To discuss the trolley problem critically and the relative outside views | | The trolley problem; the choice is yours to decide whether or not the lives of five people are saved by the sacrifice of another person. This moral paradox mirrors real-life implications in politics‚ society and war. In terms of killing and letting die: are we morally obligated to kill in order to save a larger group of people? It may seem that the moral standings of killing and letting die
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As we started our next round I decided to go upstairs and hide in a rooms closet where no one can find me and I can scare them after a while. Everyone was tagged except me. They started looking for me downstairs‚ checked every closet‚ under the bed‚ in the restrooms and even the kitchen‚ and I was no where to be found. After few minutes I decided to go down and scare them. Too much excitement‚ got my foot to slip on the staircase and I fell head
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This was the moment that she knew she had to be there chef center totally changed my Aunt Patrice continue to tell me about how she learned that it is ability not disability that counts. But that we all have disabilities we all have things that get in the way of us from becoming as great as we could beat my disability was shyness and not feeling confident in what I
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of the Twin Towers and he wanted to make sure she was okay. About five minutes after the announcement students were able to call family members. My dad without any hesitation called his mother and learned that she was fine‚ and on the way home. My father’s school dismissed early and he went straight home to his mother. However‚ my mom was at work during 9/11. My mom works for the Board of Education and was on a phone with a parent about their child’s bus route when the news showed the Twins Towers
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and laughing around the table. It’s about as good as any Thanksgiving dinner can get‚ but as soon as grandma cracks open the oven the aroma of the freshly seasoned and cooked turkey floods the kitchen. It’s as silent as the nights whistle. She brings the comestible around with the help of Uncle Richard‚ as grandma is getting far too fragile and weak to do anything on her own anymore. We as family agreed her cooking skills are far too superior a thing to allow to go to waste. So whenever the opportunity
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court. The other team did the same. It was time to play. We played 5 v 5‚ and I was in. Coach Jones said‚ “ JC‚ defend number 21.” Number 21 looked like he was 6 foot. He was huge. Before we knew it‚ we were losing 9-10‚ but we had the ball‚ and I was about to score a layup. But number 21‚ who we called “Bowser‚” came charging at me and sent me flying off court. Not even a warning from the referees! Coach told me to come off court to rest for a
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I would like to share a story about my maids. I used to rely on maid services because I have two children‚ aged one and three respectively. When my eldest son was born‚ I initially sent him to a babysitter who lived nearby my area. However‚ the babysitter was only able to take care of my son until he was six months old due to her own pregnancy. So‚ because of the unavailability of my babysitter‚ I really needed to find a maid to look after my kids when I was away at work. My first maid was from Indonesia
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weather I would have to get used to again. After all I was going up north moving to Minnesota. My parents called a family meeting. I could feel the nervousness setting in as I threw myself onto the couch feeling my body sink into the cushions. It was about six months in advance my parents gingerly told my brother and I that we would be moving to Minnesota. At first I could not believe them. I felt sick to my stomach‚ but after a few minutes I realized that they were serious. Multiple questions invaded
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My body slams into the ground. I get up wipe the dust off my back‚ pop my board into my hand‚ and sprint up the stair set for one more go. Growing up I fit the skateboarder stereotype‚ I was a skater boy who didn’t care about his future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to
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