My life would have been completely different had my parents chosen to go back to China in 2001. At first‚ my dad came here alone for a job offer‚ and my mom and I came to visit him a year later. However‚ our family’s intended short visit soon became a permanent residence. They chose to stay so that I could have a better education and ultimately‚ a better life. But in order to attain what they initially envisioned when making that life-changing decision‚ they have had to endure numerous hardships
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It was currently six o’clock pm on a Sunday night‚ I was on my way to cheer practice. I have been on the this cheer team since I was four years old. The coach I had was mean‚ and I hated her. And I didn’t like the team I was on. I never felt really safe going to the practices or cheering for the team. So when I got to practice I started stretching‚ I had to stretch so I wouldn’t pull a muscle or break a bone. Then it was time to stunt. I didn’t like stunting because I was the flyer‚ usually the
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On 12/31/2016‚ I‚ Dillon Dickerson‚ badge #155‚ was working as a Patrol Officer for the Wichita State University Police Department‚ in Wichita‚ Sedgwick County‚ Kansas. At approximately 0139 hours I was sitting in my patrol veichle in lot 19. I heard a noise which sounded like a car accident had just happened in the area. Officer Dorion #158 who was checking Marcus Welcome and Alumni radioed dispatch and advised he heard what sounded like shots fired. Officer Dorion advised they came from just to
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I am 30 years old and I am the mother of four beautiful children. My children are everything to me. I have a wonderful and supportive husband of 11 years. My family is my inspiration to thrive and to reach the goals I set for myself. In 2012 I tried going back to school at DMACC in Boone‚ IA. I was taking pre-nursing courses. I had applied to Kaplan University in 2013. I passed the entrance testing and was set up for an interview with the director of nursing there. I had my interview and got the
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I was sent to a mental hospital when I was thirteen. I was sent to an actual hospital first in order for the staff to evaluate my condition. They gave me XL scrubs that fell off when I stood up and told me to stay in my room until someone could come and ask me questions. I waited for hours until I fell asleep and was jolted awake by a harsh light. It was 3 AM and a stranger woke me up in my hospital room to ask me a hundred questions. “Do you smoke?” “No.” “Drink?” “No.” “Drugs?” “Yes.” “Are you
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My heart is jumping happily‚ it was like waiting for the day impatiently. That’s how I feel when told by my father that we were going on vacation at a resort island. Where ya? Dad still secretive to us. My reverie startled when he heard his father‚ "Get down! ... We’ve reached the jetty." Moss‚ the written word at the entrance to the pier. Now affirm‚ that he would take us to Pulau Pangkor. I shouted. "Yahoo! ..." His father and mother smiling at our antics five siblings. What we know Pangkor Island
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Book Report in English III Book Report Title: A White Heron Author : Sarah Jewett Characters: * Sylvia *Mrs. Tilley (Grandmother of Sylvia) *Young Man (The Stranger) Theme : For me the theme of the story A White Heron is about if Sylvia will tell to the young man the truth that she saw the placed were the nest of a white heron is found or she remains silent about what she discovered. Plot : One june evening a little girl whhose name is Sylvia was driving
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Sherry Coleman The following scenario addresses a scenario and case law on privacy protections in entertainment venues. Please read carefully and complete a written assignment as directed below: At issue in the twenty-first century is the trade-off between the necessity of writers‚ musicians‚ artists‚ and movie studios to profit from their work and the free flow of ideas for the public benefit. Movie (and music) industry participants claim that encryption programs are necessary to prevent
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For most of my adult life I believed that I just wasn’t meant to be a happy person. While I was successful in my career as a grant writer and columnist and worked hard to be a good mom to my three kids‚ I often had to drag myself out of bed and then force myself to do basic daily tasks like making dinner or getting the children ready for bed. I once read a poll that said 52 percent of people describe themselves as extremely happy‚ and my reaction was to sit back and think‚ Really? My low point
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I was raised in a strange town named Bokaro. The people of Bokaro have great respect for the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) because back in 1993‚ a student of the town (Prasoon) secured All India Rank 1 in the entrance test of the IITs (JEE). This was a colossal event in the history of Bokaro and the people in the town were mesmerized by this achievement. Upcoming students viewed Prasoon as an idol and every parent in the town wanted his kid to be an IITian. Some people capitalized on this
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