Cunningham 1 Ronnie Cunningham Morse English 111 03 Oct. 2013 How I Learned To Swim Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was learn to swim. I was always afraid of the water‚ but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me become physically stronger. What I did not realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person.
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What I Have Lived for ---Bertrand Russell Three passions‚ simple but overwhelmingly strong‚ have governed my life: the longing for love‚ the search for knowledge‚ and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions‚ like great winds‚ have blown me hither and thither‚ in a wayward course‚ over a deep ocean of anguish‚ reaching to the verge of despair. I have sought love‚ first‚ because it brings ecstasy --- ecstasy so great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few
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there are a number of things I have learned about myself. I have learned about my likes and dislikes as well as my strength and weaknesses. I have had to make goals and start planning my future. Through out planning‚ my choices have been influenced by people and issues. I have had to take in numerous considerations in making my decisions. I have chosen a career field‚ a major‚ and laid out a plan for my future in visual communications. My first two years of college have been not only an exploration
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If there was one thing I learned from science fairs--besides learning how to properly record my data--is that friendships require forgiveness. It may seem implausible and absurd‚ but during the science fair two years ago‚ I had finally learned this valuable lesson of forgiving. I would often dwell upon this memory and smile‚ wondering how we had still won that science fair. My teammates were my two close friends‚ Daniel and Raymond. Everything went smoothly at first; we made lots of progress in experimenting
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25 Things I learned 1. Dating back to the first week of school‚ it was instructed to eat at least 1 piece of fruit‚ some water‚ and toast‚ or grains. I then researched why it was important which helped me appreciate the advice along with the advantages to my health. 2. I learned that it is important to substitute soy protein instead of animal protein. Soy protein‚ it has been proven that they register lower levels of cholesterol. 3. Drinking green tea daily helps lower cholesterol‚ and helps prevent
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The acquisitions in this proficiency were the most meaningful to me because I was able to apply the skills learned in counseling classes and use them during group and individual sessions. In addition to this‚ I had the opportunity to use the skills I have learned in my graduate studies to counsel students‚ as well as provide other services to teachers and parents. Perhaps the most relevant activities in this proficiency were the counseling sessions. I had no idea how much skill goes into
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Paper How I had to learn to swim. Learning something new for me can usually be somewhat of an experience that’s frightening for me at various times in my life. One of the most difficult things that I had to do was learn how to swim because I was pushed into a pool when I was around 12 or 13 years old and it scared the daylights out of me. I was afraid of deep waters‚ but after being pushed into the pool as horseplay from my friends‚ I came to the conclusion that I had to
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Upon coming to Augustana I was very excited to join the Cheerleading squad. However‚ I was also very nervous because I was informed that there would be tryouts. The tryouts were held on the first weekend of college and it was a very exhausting day. But I was delighted to find out just two days later that I had made it! Over the past four weeks that I have been involved in the practices I have learned so much and met many new friends. The three main things that I have learned since starting cheer are
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How I Learned to Cook I want to tell how I began to learn cooking‚ and how I succeeded in this. When I was a child‚ approximately eight‚ I wanted to make a present for my mother. She was working hard and came back home late. So‚ I decided to cook for her a kind of food named ravioli with cottage cheese. It‚ like other kinds of food‚ has its rules of preparation. I didn’t care about them‚ and I did what I thought was correct. It’s a funny story. Each time
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“How dare you tell me you understand my situation?” This was the response I got after telling a patient‚ on a medical mission trip‚ that I understood it was difficult for her to buy fresh toothbrushes regularly. I learned the hard way never to tell someone that you understand their situation because everyone’s situation is unique to them. Based on my experiences‚ being humble does not mean sympathizing with other people’s struggles‚ but rather stands for being fully present while interacting with
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