back to the community and has influenced me to continue volunteering when I go to college. With this group‚ I had the opportunity to go to the local Willa Gill Center and package CARE packages for the community. The CARE packages contained basic needs such as toothpaste and shampoo‚ and special items like nail polish and makeup. After we packaged everything‚ we were able to sort out clothing and cans that were going to be distributed the next day. Working behind the scenes and helping the workers
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My Experience with Abstaining I chose to abstain from sugar for the assignment. Sugar has been a part of my life ever since I could remember. All of my happy memories as a child included sugar and it is my go to when I feel overwhelmed‚ frustrated‚ or upset. This experience was eye opening and I feel that it has better equipped me to help others through the process of recovery. It’s easy to see why addictions are difficult to recover from and why it is considered a lifelong practice. I learned
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desire for knowledge is something many possess‚ but when taken too far knowledge can have very devastating effects - not only for that person but the lives of others. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Shelley demonstrates breakdowns and misfortunes that curse those who obsessively pursue knowledge. Victor Frankenstein lusts for a kind of knowledge so hidden and unrevieled that he is willing to sacrifice himself and the lives of others in its pursuit. Frankenstein longs for scientific knowledge to pursue
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We’ve had a fantastic eight weeks of delving into the study of the human experience. The use of art‚ music‚ literature‚ history‚ language‚ philosophy‚ and religion to document our experience in the world is something man has always done‚ and it’s something we still do today. Understanding our human experience allows us to feel connected to those that came before us and those that are yet to come. As we’ve learned about the meaning‚ history‚ societal roles‚ and disciplines of each art form we’ve
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I interviewed an immigrant from Japan‚ which I will call Ms. M in this essay. Ms. M is 48 years old and came to the United States in 2011. She left her home country with her husband and two daughters. She expected to adapt a completely different lifestyle in America. She also assumed that she and her two daughters would need to learn English when they arrive. When she arrived to the United States‚ she immediately struggled with language. She only learned simple English when she was young. Because
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My personal experience as a mother to a child with autism My son was born when I was 40 years old‚ after being married for 7 years. Becoming a mother was my greatest fear‚ and it took me a long time to overcome this fear. Most of my inhibition were related to the fear that something will be wrong with my child that will cause him a great suffer. The most terrifying idea for me was to have a child with special needs‚ such as Autism. When my son was born it was the happiest day of my life. He was
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I guess you can say that my experience as a writer over the years has got better‚ and the reason why I say that is because I only remember writing 3 things. One was in my history class about either World War 2 or about the Slave Trade. At first it took me a few mins but I guess you can say that I was having trouble on how to put my words and information down on paper. I had to do some re-search on writing essays or papers‚ that way I could get the idea of how mine would look or turn out. Once I
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have always enjoyed learning about others and their background. A plethora of information can overwhelm my mind just by chatting with someone who is diverse culturally‚ academically‚ and economically. In the same way I have encountered a similar experience in high school that has changed my understanding of the Chinese heritage. My first interaction with another culture was when I met my close friend‚ Ying Ching from China‚ who opened doors to a new part of the world for me. The major difference
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Throughout everyone’s life‚ they face adversity at some point in time that they have to overcome it. The adversities they battle are different for everyone. Sometimes‚ personal battles can push people out of their right mind. This is how I felt one day during my sixth grade year. I was eating lunch and started to feel ill. At first‚ I thought‚ flu? Something I ate? As it turned out‚ that is when my battle began‚ and battle I am still dealing with. A battle with anxiety. Before this day‚ I had
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Being an immigrant for 16 years limited my dreams of attending college. Everything changed in 2015 when I received a letter stating I had to travel to Ciudad Juarez which will determined whether or not I will become a US resident. I knew many doors had opened for me in the dream land. On October 21‚ 2015 I had an important meeting to attend I was so nerves‚ excited‚ and happy after many years of waiting for this moment to arrive it was finally here! Tears coming out when I heard the judge say‚ “Congratulation
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