UNFORGETTABLE INCIDENT The memory of that night is etched in my mind till now. After all‚ that was the most eventful day of my life‚ which changed the person I was.Everything started on 18th of November when my aunt sent a car to my mother‚ a beautiful blue Audi‚ the latest in 2004. It was raining heavily when we received the car. My brother and I were so excited because we planned to coax mom to give the new car to my brother‚ as she has already had a car and she refused to give hers to my
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What is reflection? Reflection is the examination of personal thoughts and actions. For practitioners this means focusing on how they interact with their colleagues and with the environment to obtain a clearer picture of their own behaviour. It is therefore a process by which practitioners can better understand themselves in order to be able to build on existing strengths and take appropriate future action. And the word ‘action’ is vital. Reflection is not ‘navel-gazing’. Its aim is to develop
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FREEDOM‚ A CAUSE for CHANGE Throughout history‚ the restless struggle for freedom has never ceased to be. This is a particularly sensitive issue‚ and we can’t deny that certain nations are ignoring it at a high level. It strikes us‚ nowadays‚ how we can still spot news headlines of public figures getting arrested because they are conceived as a threat to their country. The actual so-called threat is that those people were brave enough to express certain political opinions. Nevertheless‚ today
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strongly associated with fear that can be activated by external or internal cues. They also contain a set of responses to threatening stimuli and situations that produce a fight‚ flight‚ or freeze reaction that proved adaptive during the traumatic incident. In exploring fear reactions‚ Foa and Kozak (1986b) cite that what differentiates PTSD from anxiety disorders is that the trauma is of such significance that it violates and destabilizes the individual’s basic sense of safety. As a result‚ experiences
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Just One More Yesterday It is amazing how many things we take for granted. We make plans for the day‚ and don’t think twice about how those plans can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never thought as much about it myself‚ until I faced with the shock‚ and undeniable truth of my grandfather’s death. I don’t think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with shocking news. Of course at the time I was only 10 years old and the word death has never even crossed my mind
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Week 4 assignment 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of synchronous and asynchronous learning in an online class with students from different professions living all over the United States – just like Ashford? I think that some advantages of synchronous learning in online classes are that all students get to meet up and talk to the professor and discuss class at the same time. They are from different time zones but they learn the same information due to they are taking the same class
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High School Fight I went to high school in Vietnam; my cousin who I call brother went to the same high school with me. The high school I attended was also the school that many gang members attended. Those gang members always abused other students and took their lunch money as well as many of their valuables such as their wallets‚ cell phone and laptops. Our school principal always tried to inform the police about this behavior‚ but unfortunately that did not help. One day my class mate
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OK‚ I ask you‚ is it my fault? Is it my fault the guy leaves his briefcase in the back seat of my cab? It’s not my fault. I get a cheap hot dog at a stand down the block my usual lunch‚ and I’m still tasting it when the next guy‚ a business type‚ taps on the glass and tells me there’s a briefcase on the floor and says he’s not riding in the back with an unidentified briefcase. Durban is the city of paranoia these days like terrorists spent months plotting to blow up my cab‚ who would care
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One Sunday moming‚ I received an invitation from a friend of mine‚ Sudhir. I had come back from the UK to my native place. So‚ he invited me to lunch. I got up early in the morning and started getting ready. My sister gave me a cup of tea early in the morning. Then‚ 1 took my bath and got ready. My sister then again asked me to take some snacks and tea but I refused to take it as I was more interested in reaching my friend’s house. She insisted upon me to take a heavy breakfast but I ignored her
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It was on friday night when we were all seated having our supper which was so delicious. We heard noises from all over the street‚ people shouting and others crying saying‚’’Get out! Get out!’’ We were all amazed and went outside‚ to look . It was a house that was on fire nearer to ours. We got out of the house everybody and went on its ways. Our school Child was carred by our mother to avoid beingleft inside the house. The house burnt while people were inside their houses. You could just here some
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