It’s strange that the nurses put two Breanna’s in one room‚ but we became friends. Talking with her made me feel better. Breanna had a similar experiences as me. She was also going through similar things as me. So‚ I didn’t feel so alone anymore. She took me to the church service that was in the facility‚ and I held on to every single word that pastor said. For some reason‚ I felt God like never before
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zeal to tower as I was in for a meal during happy hour. Even if Claim Jumper was devoid of life‚ I was impressed with the amount of life exerted by the waitress. She was phenomenal with her work ethic and her social skills. I enjoyed the ordering experience as the small talk with the waitress was breathtaking. It felt like I was engaged in a casual conversation with an old pal that I have known for years.
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My story begins with the time that ‚I felt that I had failed my team‚school‚family and myself. The sense of failure came from my incident that happened in a hot july summer during football practice.We were working on some drills to pass the defender in front of you and beyond that.I had went through the drill three times ‚and I felt ecstatic.When it was my turn again for my fourth rep I lined up against my opponent and the other defender behind him.When coach blew the whistle I had used a technique
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In keeping track of all situations where I have experienced cognitive dissonance I have come to the realization that I use it quite often. Whenever there was a decision to make whether it was on the spot or there was time to think‚ I found myself utilizing rationalizations‚ in order to reduce the stress I was experiencing or to make myself believe the decision I made was the right one. If I made a decision without conviction I made myself believe it was the right choice by creating reasons to validate
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I was raised up in a catholic family‚ going to church at least twice a month. My mom and dad both raised catholic always pushed me to be apart of my community and being a part of my community also meant being a part of my church. I attend Saint Mary’s in Iowa City and am currently attending Regina Catholic Education Center. My summer going into seventh grade my grandma‚ whom I was very close with‚ had been diagnosed with stage four-pancreatic cancer. By the end of my summer going into the dreaded
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July 4th‚ 2000. The anniversary of our nation’s beginning and my first day with my new family. I was only three months old when I came to America so I was not totally sure what had happened. All I knew was that I flew on a plane for too long and was happy to be off. Flying all the way from South Korea was a long flight but I was finally home. The first time I found out I was adopted was around third or fourth grade. I obviously knew something was different because my skin color was not the same as
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An Unexpected Event Even though it happened two years ago‚ it marked our lives forever and the image is implanted as if it was yesterday. My friends‚ Mailina‚ Yhenny and I‚ just wanted to give a surprise get together party for one of our friends Letty returning from New York. It has been almost a year since we have seen her and figured we could surprise her with a little party. However‚ we were all in the dark that day. It was not the right time‚ right place‚ neither the right day for us to make
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I don’t let on a whole lot about some of the things that happen in my home life because it never seemed appropriate or necessary in anyway‚ I never even really told my friends about it. My problems at home consisted of one family member who suffers from bipolar disorder. If that wasn’t enough of a strain‚ another problem was the fact that another person who is very close to me had a problem with addiction. I have had to deal with this kind of stuff since a young age and even if you get used to it
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One day me and my friend John and my uncle Snowman we went to go hunting in the woods and we drove around the place for a good spot to hunt. As we were driving around for a spot we saw found an abandoned place me and my uncle and friend were thinking about it so we decided to go in the place. As we went into the abandoned place we walked far into the place. We had an app on my uncles phone that how far we are from the truck and it said 30.7 miles away. Me and my uncle were surprised how far we were
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What do you think when you hear the name‚ Abraham Lincoln? When I hear‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ I think of what an incredible job he did for the U.S. to be where it is today. One of Lincoln’s best known quotes was‚ “Whenever I hear anyone arguing over slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” – Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln Biography). Now you’re probably wondering‚ “What does this quote mean?” Although this quote may seem confusing it really isn’t. The quote mainly states
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