2/26/2013 Narrative Essay: Final Draft My First Day Fright Have you ever experience a moment where you have no idea where you are‚ and what you would have done in that particular moment? Well I have‚ and here is my story. It all started in late August of 2009‚ when millions of children across the country were looking forward to their first day of school. For me‚ I was not looking forward to start my first year of High School. I still had the middle school mentality. I was concerned that I was not
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I sat there in the hard seat of my desk and waited patiently. The scent of bleach was overwhelming in the room‚ but I knew by the second week it would be covered up by the smell of musty children and chalk dust. I could not wait for my new teacher to stroll up to me‚ eyes full of amazement‚ and give me my paper. I had worked hard on it for nearly a month during the summer prior to this new school year. My writing skills were top-notch‚ of course. Looking around the room at my new classmates‚ it was
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Aryan Tayal Personal Essay Being the son of two immigrants in America‚ I never felt that I was a true “American” or a true “Indian.” Being brought to America at six months of age‚ I never got to experience the culture that my parents had been raised in. I was living two lifestyles‚ half day American and the second half‚ when I got home from school‚ I lived an Indian lifestyle. At home‚ I spoke Hindi but at school‚ I was being taught a whole new language‚ English. Having these differences I did not realize
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After the first game we had a break and were able to watch two other teams play each other. Our coach brought a (Tent) so we didn’t have to sit in the sun and get burnt. Next we find out that one of the girl’s parents who traveled to the game went down the street and bought everyone subway. They bought a bunch of foot longs and cut them up so everyone could eat them. We laid our soft but small blankets down under the (tent). We were all crammed together but that was also a part of team bonding. Watching
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grade‚ I changed the way I dressed‚ my taste in music‚ my group of friends‚ and I cut and colored my hair. And for what? A boy that I had a crush on named Adam. At the time‚ I had no idea that my new identity would put my life on a different set of tracks. Consequently‚ I ended up dating Adam for the majority of 7th grade and I assimilated myself into a new friend group which consisted of mostly Adam’s friends. I was like a sheep that never strayed from the herd. Dressing the same as my new friends
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in which I changed my life We all know that change is scary‚ and for some of us‚ almost impossible. The fear of the unknown is at times all together overwhelming. However‚ change happens everyday‚ even if we don’t recognize it‚ change is happening around us‚ all the time. I chose to welcome change into my life‚ I had to‚ or I was going to lose the most important people in my life‚ my children. Approximately two years ago‚ my world came crashing down on me like a wall of bricks. In one day I had lost
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Why I work at Bentleys Resturant I’ve worked in a number of jobs over the years‚ doing a variety of things‚ and finally‚ I’ve decided that working at Bentleys Restaurant is the place for me. I have decided that the best job to have is a job you love‚ and I’ve finally found the perfect job for me. Making good money and making sure the costumers are happy are some of the many reasons why I work at Bentleys. Firstly making good money is one of the reasons why I work at Bentleys. For example when
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some mental. My own personal monster is my depression. Depression isn’t something that can be cured by the contents of a first aid kit‚ so learning to deal with my monster was difficult‚ but there was only one way I was ever going to get better‚ and that was by pushing myself. I managed to beat my depression with a large support system and the active will to recover. First entering high school‚ depression had overwhelmed me to the point of no return. Never having experienced this before‚ I wasn’t aware
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My actions are always a direct showcase of my personal characteristics. A few that are particularly important are having patience‚ being non-judgmental‚ and thinking creatively. I learned a majority of my patience through my position as a research position. Research does not have immediate results; a good experiment takes time. My seemingly menial tasks‚ such as entering data‚ eventually contributed to the final product. I learned to be non-judgmental in my time shadowing an obstetrician‚ where I
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As the air blew I tried to stay as calm as I could as this was my first time taking a course at Merritt community college. Nervously I opened the classroom door‚ the room was not as big as I expected it to be‚ the chairs were all aligned perfectly straight looking at the board. To my surprise the class was decorated with Hispanic history‚ which brought me a sense of confidence and belonging. As I took my seat‚ I didn’t feel nervous anymore and I felt like I was a college student and not a high school
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