Over the course of my life‚ I have fallen in love with three things: the big cities of the world‚ the fashions on their streets‚ and the art housed in their museums. However‚ growing up in a small town in upstate New York‚ these gems were hard to come by. I was in elementary school when my parents separated. With my younger sister and I in tow‚ my mom moved in with her mom. Around that time‚ my grandmother was diagnosed with melanoma. Whenever my mom took my grandmother to her appointments at Albany
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I haven’t gone to many exotic places in my life. I go to California a few times a year but that’s not really exotic. A few years ago my brother was working on his Eagle Project. A eagle project is a service project that a boy scout organizes and completes to receive his eagle scout award which is one of the highest awards given in scouting. Anyways his project was to make fleece blankets and collect sports equipment‚ hygiene kits‚ and art/craft stuff. Our plan was to go to California and while we
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Even though there are numerous possession that people give advice to‚ this one is my most specialist one. This one is very special‚ because it was with a little relative. She was having trouble with sports‚ so one day as the family was outside‚ we decided to help her. First sport she wanted to try was softball. As everyone sat outside‚ trying to tell her everything that she needed to know. We told her that she had to keep her eye on the ball‚ and put more power in her swing. At first‚ we let her
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I am a qualified teacher of the Social Sciences including Health and Social Care. I wanted to pursue a career in Nursing as a teenager but choose teaching after working a year as a Pre-trained teacher after sixth Form. My job as a teacher has provided me with numerous transferable skills which I can apply to Nursing. I have several soft skills and attributes for example. I have been described as kind and caring and have been known to show empathy to people who are in need of care. I have an awareness
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During my regular trips to Kenya I have witnessed first-hand the power of health within our world. Visiting one of the biggest slums in Africa (Kibera) has been a driving forces in my aspiration to work with young and vulnerable people; it ignited a belief and desire to make a difference and re-enforced my love for and interest in working with children. My interest in children’s nursing also stems from many hospital visits I was required to make as a child; I became inspired by the work of the
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Personal Literacy Essay For as long as I can remember literature has always played an important role in my life. As a young child‚ I can remember how excited I’d be at story time each night before bed. My interest in literature carried on throughout my school years...from kindergarten...when I was placed in the red bird group‚ which was the group of strongest readers….to high school…when I had the benefit of being taught by one of the best English teachers ever‚ Ms. Irena King. Now as an adult
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Definition essay: EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT We’ve learned since we were born. We learn everyday during our life but not all of us understand all process of learning. There are two terms about learning we often use without fully-understood meanings. They are education and personal development. First off all‚ education is the act of process of educating or being educated. It refers to the knowledge and skills obtained or developed by
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The glaring white walls that scare most others bring comfort to me. During my life I have spent a profound amount of time wandering the halls of these mazes. Each room in this building has a story behind it‚ a path of hope‚ pain‚ and resilience. To me‚ hospitals are one of the places I feel most relaxed. My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis is 2003‚ just as she completed her PhD in psychology. As she finished what she thought to be the hardest portion of her life‚ she was dumped into a
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Well‚ I am working and all of the sudden got a call. It said‚" Good evening Caledonia elementary this is the principal Rodger hill speaking. Do to the weather we will give early dismissal at 10:30. Great a snow day‚ I had to take off work. Ok so I thought well lets make this snow day fun. So I went by Kroger and got some fun things for a snow day. I got ham‚ cheese‚ hawian rolls‚ milk‚ coke‚ marshmallows‚ and hot chocolate mix. I thought i’d call and let my kids know to ride the bus home. Well
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It was a cold and crispy morning‚ darker than the blackest night. The clouds covered the moon it was four o’clock‚ I had just got done eating my favorite cereal which is Rice Krispies of course. I went to put my clothes on‚ they were a little wet from last evening we went out. As I put them on‚ my face cringed from the coldness. I walked out the door to the four wheeler and brought it over to the camp and waited for my grandpa to get out of camp. Once he got on the back me and him were off‚ it took
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