Reflection At the start of the semester‚ I considered myself a good writer. I had done well in composition my sophomore year and believed that I didn’t have much more I needed to learn. However‚ coming into Advanced Composition‚ I realized quite quickly that my writing was not all I had thought it was. Compared to what Mrs. Witt was expecting‚ my writing was very juvenile. After the first paper‚ I was able to see what exactly I needed to work on‚ such as tying topics back to my thesis and working
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Reflections on my learning experience – a personal story Inspired by the research performed by LDI on this subject‚ I have decided to put down what I have learned about learning in the course of my formal education as well as my experience in learning to live. In retrospect‚ the term reports I received in high school are a source of great mirth to myself and my family. Although I seemed to perform at least at an average level in most subjects (with an inclination toward the languages and
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A lesson learned on my last meeting with my father. July 27th‚ 1999 was the last meeting with my father. My father left for heavenly abode on April 22nd‚ 2001. My husband‚ infant daughter‚ and I were coming to the U.S with infinites dreams‚ desires‚ excitements‚ hopes‚ and unknowns. We were departing for the PROMISE LAND… During the final good byes that very last day‚ my father gave his final blessings and said‚ “Beta‚ Kashti dubo ke jaana.” “Burn your ships.” We left for the promise land on August
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Through the process of writing my group’s research paper‚ we faced frequent challenges which‚ in turn‚ led to several learning experiences. Although we were only a group of two‚ we split the research based on the main topics posed in the question we chose about the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. It was difficult to narrow our research down to the specific topic of public responses because there was an ample amount of general information on both. Having both of us do research allowed for a more
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My Reflection During the journey of this course‚ I have gained an immense amount of knowledge on various health behavior theories and models. In addition to the knowledge gained about these subjects‚ I also developed as a writer. There are many aspects of my writing that have improved from the beneficial coursework endeavored on throughout this semester. This being said‚ there are also many aspects of my writing that I believe still need improvement. However‚ I can confidently say that even my weakest
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My reflection on Ethical egoism of Ayn Rand is that she believes that Objectivism’s politics derives immediately from its ethics‚ which provides the principles for "how man should treat other men." These principles of ethics provide the foundation for "the principles of a proper social system." Objectivists hold that laissez-faire capitalism is "the only moral social system." Rand’s defense of individual liberty integrates elements from her entire philosophy. Since reason is the means of human
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We all face major hardships in our life‚ but I’ve met very few that have gone through as many as my grandma has. Being born into a world of war and terror is simply unimaginable‚ but my grandma had to go through it all. Never seeing what life is truly supposed to be like seems depressing‚ and not knowing when it will end seems even more. My grandma may argue that for her it wasn’t that bad because she didn’t know that life could be any better and was accustomed to living in a war‚ but from an outside
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confused. My name is Adam Farmer and also Paul Delmonte. I witnessed my mother and father murdered which truly makes me the cheese. I’m scared every time I think about them. I don’t want to speak about them but I fear I must to conquer the feelings. I knew my mother didn’t have any friends and my father told me that we had no family. My mother spent most of her time in her room and would have a phone call every Thursday evening and it would last a very long time. I didn’t really know my parents very
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true‚ the question becomes what then happens to the losers? Carlo Ginzburg presents a similar notion in his book “The Cheese and the Worms.” Rather‚ his notion is “history is created by the literate.” Historically‚ the population who could read and write was limited to the well-to-do upper class. This proves to be a problem for historians who seek to know more about the lower class who seemingly left few traces of their lives. Literature has always been an important component in preserving culture and
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also prohibit straight couples from getting married if they’re biologically incapable of having kids? What about if they simply don’t want kids? The percentage of married couples with children has been declining over the last 25 years‚ but couples who don’t want kids can still get married. And does adoption count? Because around 19 percent of same-sex couples adopt kids. In addition‚ there are plenty of legal benefits — like hospital
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