29th August is the exact date the Katrina hit my home town in New Orleans. After the catastrophic incident‚ it was obvious that we needed more help than we were getting. I am a driver of a 15 passenger that belongs to my church. My church made the van available and was also willing to provide supplies to help the relief victims. 2nd September‚ it was completely impossible to communicate. I left a message at catholic social services that my church had a van and was willing to provide some vital supplies
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The community I grew up in deep in the heart of Austin‚ Texas celebrated my heritage‚ honored differences in culture‚ and fostered personal growth and self-discovery. My parents‚ with the strong work ethic they developed on their family’s farms in Ghana‚ encouraged my brother and me to work hard and find ways to use my skills to be of service to others. My experiences engaging with the communities that I have lived inspire me to become a physician dedicated to finding the most effective ways to communicate
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The qualities of religious experience are of great debate today hand have been of great debate for several centuries. This is because of the inability for philosophers to “explain away” the cause or source of such experiences by the way of the epistemological methods available. Furthermore‚ in his essay “the Varieties of Religious Experience”‚ William James makes the claim that religious experiences can be explained away by the way of referring their cause to the subconscious aspects of the brain
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it could not come soon enough. I continue this everyday for the next week‚ and then he said I should be able to walk on it and he was right! Everything ended up being perfectly fine and I am aloud to start my conditioning again in January! This experience is definitely one I will never forget. It ended up teaching me a lot‚ such as to not take advantage of everyday events and to never give no matter what the circumstances
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didn’t know which field it would be in. After much consideration and several conversations with CCU’s advisor‚ Sarah‚ I have decided now is the time to accept my next challenge and pursue a BA in Communication Studies. I have learned through my life experiences that I will persevere with God’s grace and find what He has set before me to continue serving
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Anorexic isn’t a body type‚ despite what some of you may think. Anorexia is an eating disorder that can affect anyone‚ no matter their weight. My experience: My experience with anorexia had been a short but hard one. It crept in during early October‚ and soon the only reason I was eating was to make sure my parents didn’t suspect anything. I’ve fainted more than once after working out on an empty stomach; burning off more calories than I ate in a week. It’s been over six months now and I’m still
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After 1785‚ the production of children’s books in the Untied States increased but remained largely reprints of British books‚ often those published by John Newbery‚ the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience. Ultimate]y‚ Line however‚ it was not the cheerful‚ commercial-minded Newhery‚ but Anglo -Irish author 5 Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period of American children’s literature. The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift
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Nicole Cabrera Eng. 104 Intro. Composition 02/10/13 Wonderful Thunderstorm I remember walking in my tiptoes through an endless hallway with tall white walls. I was little and I was scared. During this everlasting path I was illuminated by a striking white light that came from the sky. Finally I arrived to my mom’s room. I watched her sleep peacefully and doubted about waking her up. As I hesitated‚ my mom slightly opened her eyes and watched me observed her. She gave me a welcoming smile and
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From as long as I knew my legal abilities‚ I could never wait until the day I finally turned eighteen. I couldn’t possibly fathom how I would fit all of the things I wanted to do in one day. I could play the lottery. I could go buy some cigarettes. I could go to a strip club. I could smoke cigarettes at the strip club while I played the lottery. I could even get a tattoo‚ which was definitely something I always wanted to do. When I realized my birthday‚ once again‚ fell on a day of finals‚ I couldn’t
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It is hard to find a specific situation where I have not been part of a team for the last 12 years. Being in the military is all about teamwork. You depend on the person on your left and right sometimes for your very life. The instance I want to expound upon is something we call organizational days. They premise is that on a certain day each year every company in the battalion play each other in various sporting events. The goal is to win enough events to be crowned champions and taking home the
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