My Virtual child‚ Anabia‚ was born naturally. I decided to breastfeed her because that would help me to have a secure attachment with her. However‚ we also decided to supplement her with formula. To make her interested in her surroundings‚ I talked to her‚ hold her‚ and interact with her whenever she seemed interested. By the age of 3 months‚ she was showing more intense interest in her surroundings. She was generally calm and easy to soothe a child. If she woke up crying at night‚ me or my partner
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Being a military child‚ I’ve made a few big moves during very important stages in my life. Before elementary school started‚ I moved away from all of family in South River‚ New Jersey to live in Augusta‚ Georgia. At the beginning of 6th grade‚ I made the biggest move of my life to Vicenza‚ Italy. Three years later‚ during my first few months as a freshman in high school‚ I moved right back to Augusta. During these moves‚ I’ve always spent a few months feeling out-of-place‚ shutting into myself and
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“Liberty or Death” War can be both positive and negative‚ depending on where you stand and what you stand for. During the Revolutionary War‚ there were Loyalists‚ Patriots‚ and those who were neutral‚ somewhere between the two opposing sides and living in the thirteen colonies. “Give me Liberty or give me death …” was famously spoken by patriots‚ but would it stand true? Patriots were believed to be fighting for freedom‚ equality‚ justice‚ liberty‚ representation‚ and the overall pursuit of happiness;
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My eyes were drooping‚ and I was fighting to stay awake. I was just about to doze off into nothingness when I heard a menacing beep. I immediately got up and searched for the sound‚ realizing it came from the radar we were guarding. I looked over at the green screen‚ and what I saw chilled me to my bones. There was a massive group of planes heading directly for the Hawaiian Islands. The day was December 7th‚ 1941 early morning. I got up and stretched groggily because of the long hours of sitting
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My life has been filled with writing. I have countless experiences as a writer and with writing. Every paper I have written has taught me something new. Two of my writing assignments stand out to me. My writing history was greatly influenced by my first MLA style paper and my first high school paper. I wrote my first MLA style paper in eighth grade. It consisted of numerous firsts and lessons. The whole grade had to do it‚ and it counted in three of our classes. It was a history paper where we
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My First Wrestling Match Have you ever felt so scared that you were going to throw up and faint? This describes my mother at my first wrestling match. This also describes my feelings. It was my first wrestling tournament ever; the anticipation was so thick you could cut it with a knife. This match would come to be known as one of the most challenging adventures in my life. I had never wrestled before or seen a wrestling match. Coach A. told me to try wrestling because I tackled like a
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I Don’t Want my Child Watching That! “Disney princess fulfills every little girl’s dream of becoming a princess!”(Espia 2012). As this magazine tries to get more subscribers‚ it’s frightening that fairy tales dominate the imagination of young children. Fairy tales are stories that teach readers a message and are part of our daily lives. Fairy tales such as Disney princess movies teach children the negative stereotypes of girls‚ reinforce racism‚ and expose children to sexism. “More than 200
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My First Day at A University of Khon Kaen Have you ever been so excited that your heart can’t stop beaten? That’s show I was on my my first day at the Khon Kaen University. I was very excited‚ but also I was frightened. I was about to meet people who were going to be with me for four years. I kept asking myself; “would they be nice?” That morning I woke up very early but arrived at the faculty late because I don’t know the schedule of the transport in the university; my body was petrified. I could
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courses you have never heard of. This was never my idea from the beginning‚ my parents wanted what was best for me. The pressure was on; would this make or break my GPA? The thought of having to balance my high school and college classes just gave me anxiety. Even though my parents had faith in me to complete these courses‚ I had doubts. I’m not cut out to do things like this‚ I do not have the time nor the patience. There was no turning back‚ the first day of school has come and I have no choice but
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When I started my first semester at Florida SouthWestern‚ I found myself under a crushing amount of stress and believed I would be overwhelmed within the first week. I also convinced myself that the Cornerstone Experience was a significant waste of my time. However‚ throughout the semester my opinions changed as the course introduced me to several important topics that I found myself referring back to throughout the semester: financial literacy‚ time management and wellness and stress management
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