recovering drug addict‚ had relapsed. That moment marked a huge transition in my life. It has been about 5 or 6 years since that fateful day‚ and I can personally say that having a parent that struggles with drug addiction is one of the most taxing experiences anyone can live through. It not only changes the relationship you have with that parent‚ but it also changes your perspective of the world. As my mother fell deeper into her addiction‚ she lost her job and began to shift between living on the streets
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Many experiences have shaped me into the person I am today‚ including time spent counseling at a summer camp‚ several mission trips to the island of Trinidad and Tobago‚ and the consistent love and support of my family. However‚ I believe that the role I played as a counselor to young girls was the most formative experience in regards to my character and my passion for being a good role model. Throughout the seven years that I attended Camp Elim‚ I grew immensely and learned how to be a follower
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Monday 04/17/2017 my friend Rachel asked me for a favor on behalf of her professor Dr. Dena Kniess for a multicultural course for graduate students. To be a part of a panel discussion on Arab students. Rachel asked me to talk about my experience as an Arab student at EIU and told me a bit about what I should expect from the students. At first‚ between me and myself I was a bit afraid and nervous. I was going to say “sorry Rachel‚ I can’t make it”. But then‚ I’m like “no I’ll make it‚ it’s definitely
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staff there‚ I made friends with some freshmen that were also working with me. They started calling me silly names like “broth boy” because at some point I got in charge of sorting canned broths. Some things that I learned from this service experience was that I should never go into anything with expectations. When I decided to go that afternoon‚ I was really bummed because I don’t really like service hours and I didn’t want to go on a long and boring service event. However‚ the positive personalities
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I remember how when I first walked into a fraternity house on Vanderbilt’s campus‚ I immediately thought that this was a place that I could never belong. Having a disability and identifying as gay‚ I thought that I had somehow faked my way into Vanderbilt and its perfect society. After a few months‚ I ended up feeling like I belonged at Vanderbilt more and I began to realize that there is no "perfect" Vanderbilt student. As I have become more involved in the Vanderbilt community‚ I have always looked
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medications‚ assessment and discharge. On the other hand‚ there are some differences in this unit‚ eg‚ they have a lot of paper work to fill them out‚ therapy groups and the patients have schedule that they should follow through the day. It was a good experience to work in a psychiatric hospital because I need to improve my skills in this area. Psychiatric patients could be in any floor in the . hospital as a patients‚ and I need to be aware of handling this situation. In this week my goals were
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Maryland‚ near the Catoctin Mountain National Parks and Cunningham Falls State Park‚ I was always considered an outdoor kid. My parents got me interested in hunting and fishing at an early age. Hunting became my true passion since my first hunting experience at the age of nine. I have also continued my interest of the outdoors by learning to shoot competitively‚ I began to shoot trap at the age of 13. Through many practices and competitions‚ my shooting ability has greatly improved and I am currently
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decided my team into two groups. We separately counted the votes‚ then we exchanged and counted again the same. Finally we came for the the same results. What we did ensured the election went smoothly and no mistakes happened. one unforgettable experience. In the summer holiday of 2012‚ my mum and me went for a travel and sight seeing in Yunnan Province‚ China‚ where is located in Southwest of China‚ and famous for its beautiful sceneries，jewels and precious stones. The local tour guide took us
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My Experience with Flight 93 It was unusually cold on this morning of September 11th‚ 2001‚ and my alarm had just went off. The odd but needed 5 am. was when I woke up‚ because my flight was going to leave around 8:30 and I needed to be there on time. The reason I was flying to San Francisco was I was having a family reunion with my dad‚ my step-mom‚ and my step-brothers. So‚ I jumped in the shower quickly with joy and excitement. I hadn’t seen my family in forever since I had gotten a job as the
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The school activity that I have been most involved in would have to be Marching Band. I’ve done this activity for all 4 years of high school. I’ve gotten the opportunity to be the low brass captain for 3 of those 4 years. That leadership position has taught me how to be responsible for a whole section of the band. Its taught me how to teach others and be comfortable while doing it. At first it was difficult because I was new to playing baritone and the growth that I saw in myself I wanted to to give
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