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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Assistant District Attorney informed me that he is going to be in traffic court and I may want to go to Part 1 with another ADA‚ which is the incoming arrestee arraignments. Although Part 1 would’ve had more action‚ I choose traffic court so I can experience a different side of the law. Unfortunately‚ it was more laid back than I imagined‚
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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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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse is a very dangerous condition in that it can cause many problems in a persons life and affect many aspects of their lifestyle. Alcoholism (or alcohol abuse) somehow effects everyone’s life at some point in time; through a parent‚ a sibling‚ a friend‚ or even personal encounters. Alcohol abuse‚ as a medical diagnosis‚ refers to a pattern of behavior characterized by excessive alcohol consumption. This consumption can occur at regular intervals‚ regular weekend intervals
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Executive Summary Alcohol abuse among young people is a serious issue facing society. The Clarity Foundation has developed a strategy to help address this challenge and through a series of initiatives hopes to change the way young people view alcohol abuse and the associated dangers. From a detailed situation and environmental analysis it became clear there were a number of challenges facing this initiative. The most notable challenges involved the attitudes of young people themselves. To effect
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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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