penetrated my startled blue ones for as long as I let them until I turned away. His dirtied innocent face was one that came straight out of a UNICEF commercial‚ the sort that caught you off guard during a commercial break of your favorite TV show. Wistful faces of impoverished children flick before your eyes as a concerned voice insists that if you donate your unused pocket change every month‚ you could support the life of this poor boy. Now I was without a remote control or a screen as my protective
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identify what my heritage is. Growing up in a blended family and not knowing my father until I was in my 30’s and losing him just a few years ago has left me with a feeling of the unknown. This isn’t the first time I have been asked to identify my heritage and once again I try to figure out how to identify myself‚ without any thoughts on where to begin. To not know where you come from or what your family blood line‚ is a feeling of sadness. I so badly want to have a connection to my past. Upon
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Having a mentor is a truly rewarding experience‚ it helps build relationships and bonds that can create lifelong relationships. I really enjoyed meeting with my mentor Devon French. Devon is originally from the Chicago suburbs and attended school at the University of San Diego for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He started his career at Deloitte during the fall of 2014 and currently is entering his second year as an Audit Senior. During his tenure at Deloitte‚ he has served a number
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Myself as a Writer Gatphan Atassi 2nd Period AP Lang It is no surprise to anyone who has known me since my years as a "wee-little" first grader that language is my "Achilles Heel." The inner confusion in an up-and-coming student’s head when introduced to two languages since birth is quite a mess. Having to live in a world half dominated by the colloquial English language that is spoken everyday while the other half is controlled by the strict rules of Arabic drives me insane at times. Lately
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give me what I want out of my company and organization and how I am going to get that out of my new organization. At this time I am trying to link my personal vision to the organization’s potential in order to help myself align the organization’s purpose with my own purpose (vision): and to prepare the individual groundwork for creating a shared vision. I am at a crossroads on my career path‚ where I can either I can decide on my personal vision and try and line up my career with that vision or I
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writer? To properly answer that question‚ in my belief‚ one must first analyze themself as a person. Everyone projects a little of his or her personality into their work‚ no matter what it may be‚ but especially when it comes to the stylistic habits someone uses while writing. Every person’s voice is unique‚ so naturally every piece of writing will have certain characteristics distinctly used by that particular writer. My style of writing is a depiction of my thought process. When reading something I’ve
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backyard with my dad when I was three‚ to trying three new sports as a senior‚ athletics have been an integral part of my life. In my elementary school days‚ I tried every sport that was offered through the Jefferson Parks and Recreation. This included baseball‚ football‚ wrestling‚ karate‚ soccer‚ and tennis. Through middle school‚ I dropped several of these sports to focus on my two favorite sports‚ baseball and wrestling. Training for these two sports never ended and most of my time was spent
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In my early childhood‚ my parents moved numerous times back and forth between the Untied States and Iran. Eventually‚ my family ended up settling in North Houston‚ where my father bought a traditional two-story home in a typical gated community. Throughout the years‚ the house preserved many struggles‚ and witnessed many successes between my family and I. However‚ not only did our home observe our experiences‚ but it also embraced our culture. Throughout my life‚ my home has had a revolution of its
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My five strengths‚ in order‚ are Deliberative‚ Adaptability‚ Relator‚ Competition‚ and Command. My reaction when I viewed the responses was surprising because I felt that the strengths given were mostly an accurate representation on how I see myself. When reading the description of each strength‚ I agreed with most of the things listed in the paragraphs. However‚ there were some things I disagreed with as well. When reading about the Deliberative strength I agreed with most of it. I am a private
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My educational diversity is linked to my high school where I attend an all-girls Catholic school. I have always attended a Catholic school since I was three years old‚ but I went out on a limb after I graduated junior high and decided to attend McAuley High School. I was given the option to attend co-ed high schools‚ but I decided that I wanted to get away from the male community for a little while. As much as I loved my decision for choosing an all-girls Catholic high school and getting away from
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