A reflective journal‚ on what I experienced on the staff ride to the battlefield from the battle at horse bend and the of the staff ride. I got a completely different prospective of terrain when I actually walked on the Battlefield. I feel that the preservation of theses historical site will keep the heritage alive and increase the interest in learning our history. From the top of the hill‚ the battlefield looked relatively flat. For this point one could see the barricade that the Red sticks
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When I was thinking about writing this journal post a particular experiences came into my head. I pushed it aside for the fact that it didn’t fit the criteria for this journal. However‚ after struggling trying with writer’s block‚ I gave in to my original thought. The experience I am going to be talking about doesn’t fit the criteria of being a patient/nurse interaction because I wasn’t with a “patient” or in a clinical setting. On the night of Saturday‚ October 11th‚ Logan and I went out for a typical
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monkey or African booty scratcher and so forth. I have learned that my color not only earned me inferiority in the society‚ but it’s a weapon in itself. There are various issues I had to deal with on the daily basis that white people don’t have to experience‚ if so maybe not often. Here is a list of five examples of unearned white privileges that I cannot relate to by Peggy McIntosh. 1. I can go shopping alone most of the time‚ pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed. 2. I
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History 2200 April 9th‚ 2014 My Vietnam Experience The sudden noise of a dog bark‚ doorbell‚ loud noise‚ or a certain smell can trigger the flashbacks from the war. The flashbacks can take me back to a helicopter ride by a small inhale of diesel‚ or the smell after a tank explodes. Loud noises can trigger memories of my nighttime guard duty and fights against our enemies. These noises and smells would make a “normal” person just jump or not even notice a common smell‚ but for me‚ a scare or
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Experiences as a Writer Hope Williams Dr. Kelley A Gordon ENG 090 – Writing Fundamentals March 16‚ 2013 Writing has never been my favorite subject in school; I have had to write in many different forms throughout my life. I have written different items from essays to emails. I have had good experiences and bad experiences. My different experiences in writing have been story writing in high school‚ Science lab reports in my previous college and writing corporate emails at
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to my diagnosis‚ but it wasn’t an easy road to take. At first I experienced an array of things like being tired all the time‚ or often i was always thirsty‚ but gradually it got much worse and I was developing more problems/symptoms. I went to my family doctor to try to get a diagnosis‚ but was told that I’d need
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just given up on hockey and restrained myself to the activities where I felt comfortable but I have always liked challenges. I have to prove to myself that I am capable of doing anything I want in life‚ it doesn’t matter how hard it might be. This experience has made me a more powerful person in the sense that I believe in myself. No one can take that away from me‚ I learned that as long as I trust in my abilities to overcome any obstacle in my life there will always be a way to reach
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As a freshman in college I was aware of the fact that I would encounter alcohol at some point. I always told myself that drinking was not something I ever wanted to do. My grandfather was an alcoholic and I had seen what it had done to him and his family. However‚ I got around a group of people whom I called my friends. Before I knew it I was pressured to drink and ended up giving in my second semester of freshman year. I only drank casually that second semester. But when the fall came around that
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I listened to “Something only I can see 2016.” This episode portrayed the struggles of being different. Unfortunately‚ people’s perceptions can make people feel worthless or inferior. People often judge each other based off of their learning or physical disability. A physical or learning handicap‚ should not defy an individual. At New England Academy‚ I feel that my learning disability defines who I am. When teachers and students misunderstand my goals in regards to academics‚ it decreases my confidence
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My family is extremely poor‚ living paycheck to paycheck and off of food stamps. My father is a construction worker/contractor who emigrated from Communist Bulgaria after the fall of the Iron Curtain‚ while my mother is a stay-at-home housewife with no higher education. As I grew older and more capable‚ naturally I was expected to help contribute in some way. This led to me having to constantly work and seek jobs from as early as 13 years old (typically babysitting or paper-route type jobs at this
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