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    Throughout my childhood‚ I’ve been exposed to a variety of socioeconomic environments which have given me a broad world view. When I was four years old‚ my family emigrated from Pakistan to Detroit. My parents‚ who were trained physicians in Pakistan‚ weren’t licensed to practice in the U.S. My father became a bartender and my mother a maid to pay for our one bedroom apartment in the projects. It was difficult but my parents sheltered my brother and I the best they could. I remember when the only

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    There was one condition among my desire for stories. I wanted to hear about the miracles brought forth by God. I was always intrigued to hear of former miracles that proved God’s existence‚ such as individuals who were healed simply by a prayer or families that survived natural disasters because they had trust in the superior power. My parents‚ both Polish immigrants‚ have always been religious and thus they passed their beliefs onto my sibling and I. Religious practices became a part of our developing

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    In todays day and age it genuinely baffles me that racism and bigotry are still so prevalent‚ but unfortunately both are‚ and that kind of blind ignorance is the one thing that really ticks me off. When one human being assumes a negative prejudicial disposition against another human being just for the way they look‚ it saddens me. However when someone takes their obtuse judgments and uses them as an excuse to treat another human being with disrespect‚ it truly frustrates me. Now‚ I’m not going

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    A Coming of age Experience “Bye mom‚ bye dad! I’ll miss you both so‚ so much! Have a nice summer‚ I’ll see you soon!” Lacy said‚ with a hint of nervousness in her voice. “We’ll miss you very much‚ Lacy! We love you!” Her dad reminded her as he watched her get her luggage from the trunk of his car. “Have fun‚ honey. Don’t stay up too late either!” Lacy’s mom advised from her rolled down window. “Haha‚ I’ll try not to. Bye‚ I love you two so much!” She shut the the trunk and walked towards

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    to be sentenced and sent to prison. But aside from the marginalizing and assumptions my beliefs and attitudes changed maybe for the fact‚ that this was my first time in a county jail. In my view the inmates‚ seemed family oriented only the juxtaposition of problems within their families or finding a faster

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    It was August Fifteenth‚ 1991 and we were ready to embark on the‚ what was now becoming annual‚ family voyage to Cape Cod. I thought it was going to be the death of me having to share the back seat with my painfully annoying six year old sister for the six hour car ride. However having to listen to nonstop Raffi through the voice of a chipmunk couldn’t prepare me for the natural disaster I would soon face. We arrived at usual‚ quaint New England‚ home in North Truro‚ Cape Cod and we’re prepared for

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    Week six was another amazing week that brought new experiences to my plate. On Wednesday evening‚ my clinical instructor and I ran Sr. Barn Buddies. This is a group of six teenagers that have autism. These individuals are great‚ but need help with appropriate social interactions and some personal care. Four boys and two girls attend the one and a half hour session every Wednesday evening. I was not really sure how to feel about doing this session because some of them can have behaviors and they

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    I lived with a woman who was born and raised in Germany and she and her family went through the holocaust. Some nights I would be setting outside and she would come to me and tell me stories about her past and how that poverty in her past has changed her life as of who she is right now. She would tell me about the nights that

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    analysis of gender inequality‚ including understanding the devaluation of cleaning‚ cooking‚ child care‚ and other “women’s work” in the paid labor force‚” (Duffy‚ 2007)‚ instead of a household necessity. My first point about this is my own personal experience with reproductive labor. At a very young age my parents separated‚ and I lived with my mom for most of my life. Growing up my mom worked an office job while also taking care of me. Now that I am a young adult‚ I could see my mom working a traditional

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    in a near death experience‚ your life always flashes before your eyes. I waited for that moment to happen‚ but all I saw was the series of decisions that led me to the situation I was in. I remember this morning clearly‚ the day I had been waiting for‚ When I received my SAT scores. I had never been a super bad student‚ just never really a good one‚ grades have never been important to me‚ it was always about friends. The spots for athlete and genius in my seemingly perfect family had already been

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