they had been hours before.” (John Green). In my opinion‚ loss is one of the worst things one can face in life. It hurts. It sucks. It makes you feel as if you are the one who is dead. People tell you to prepare yourself when you know a loved one is about to die but that is simply not possible. The doctors gave my paw-paw six months to live. So for six months we knew. I think in those six months I did the opposite of prepare myself. I spent all of my spare time with him. I stayed the night at hospitals
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My drinking despite efforts to control consumption has recently resulted in overconsumption‚ to a destructive point. Despite periods of abstinence during the past ten years I have been drinking all my life. Some periods without excessive drunkenness and some periods of heavy drinking; since being married for 7 years to my wife Mei Wen‚ who does not drink or use drugs my drinking has impacted her life in a way that I see is hurtful toward her and our relationship. It was the most recent overboard
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growth and development in my life. During adolescent years‚ healthy development is imperative. In adolescent years‚ the frontal cortical develops in which contributes to the refinement of reasoning‚ goal and priority setting‚ impulse control‚ and evaluating long and short term rewards (Crews‚ He‚ & Hodge‚ 2007‚ p. 189). My adolescence years brought much hardship; however‚ it displayed my strength and resilience. Facing death at this age was not fully understandable. Death was my biggest fear and this
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Well‚ in my case‚ band has been the one thing I would look forward doing since I first witnessed my sister pick up her own flute and play her first tune. Band‚ in middle school‚ was a hobby that I truly treasured because it wasn’t your typical core class. This class‚ notably‚ enhanced the need to utilize my analytical skills‚ engage my mind‚ and run free with my covert musical self. After graduating middle school‚ starting marching band over the summer before my freshman year was my cloud of bewilderment
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It was a consistent fever that lasted 10 days and then my doctor noticing my low blood counts. Even when I was diagnosed‚ my oncologist was shocked because I seemed healthy. Hours after diagnosis‚ I had to decide what I wanted connected to my heart – a PORT or a broviac. I wanted a PORT instead of a broviac since just put a swimming pool in and you cannot submerge a broviac. After the surgery‚ chemotherapy was started the following day. My parents and doctors collectively chose to place me into
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well I write and how my writing process has improved‚ has greatly improved. Writing used to be something I disliked doing with a passion. I had always had trouble getting my thoughts on to the page‚ and making what it is that I wanted to say sound good and flow well. I used to consider myself someone who would rather do a presentation on something rather than write an essay about it; but now‚ I would say I would be happy to do either. I used to think that‚ when writing an essay‚ the first thing that
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Almost everyone has an allergy‚ some are major‚ as in peanut allergies‚ or some are minor‚ such as seasonal allergies. The first time I experienced my milk allergy was in the seventh grade. When I entered Ms. Townson’s ninth grade writing class I felt a familiar feeling. Some may take in milk and enjoy the flavor as they start to drink much as they would relish a writing assignment. However‚ milk to me‚ such as a writing assignment‚ has an absolutely revolting flavor when it goes down. Each time
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very middle class. I have a bachelor’s degree in Business Project Management yet I do not always include that in my identity. I am a college student working on my Master’s degree in Higher and Post-Secondary Education. I am White Anglo-American of German‚ Irish and European descent. I tend to be pretty liberal in my views of society and politics. I think life experiences have helped mold my personal identity and identify what I value and respect in others. Being a woman‚ a mom and a wife are how I
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Rhetorical Knowledge During this project‚ I used some of the WPA outcomes. My lack of experience in this type of writing affected my output within project 1. Being exposed to new writing styles has opened my eyes to a new way of writing which included the observation in the gym for project 1. Critical Thinking‚ Reading‚ and Writing For this project‚ I had to learn how to be a competent writer. Taking a writing project and breaking it down into stages made the project seem less overwhelming. By
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writer. I feel my writing has improved and I can spot the major mistakes I’ve been making thanks to the feedback I’ve received in this class. I was extremely nervous about having others review and critic my writing. That was the hardest part of this class for me. The comments they provided were helpful and made sense. I learned to recognize passive voice a little better and to vary the length of my sentences. My sentences are choppy and I sometimes repeat myself in other parts of my paper. The book
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