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    EXPERIENCE 2 Life Experience Paper I believe that the following experience will influence my academic education at Colorado Christian University. On November 23‚ 2002‚ our family had spent a wonderful day together. We were about a mile away home that evening when our minivan was struck by an oncoming car‚ driven by a drunk driver. Our van began to roll several times before it landed on its side. As this was happening I sensed a supernatural peace. My husband asked if everyone was okay. I heard our

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    was known and respected by almost every art enthusiast on the face of the planet. Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz Picasso‚ came into the world on the 25th of October 1881 in the southern Spanish town of Malaga. Pablo was an artist from early in his life - he was a child prodigy. He began his career as a classical painter. He painted things such as portraits and landscapes. But this style didn ’t satisfy Picasso‚ he was a free man and wanted to express himself and ultimately leave a lasting mark on

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    Gender Bias in Literature "Men Fix Things…Girls Have Dolls" -Shirley B. Ernst I have thought about many different ways to organize this paper and have come to the conclusion that the best way to approach the topic is on a book-by-book basis. My perceptions of the gender biases in these books vary greatly and I did not want to begin altering my views on each so that they would fit into certain contrived connections. What interests me most in these stories is how the authors utilize certain character’s

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    that was. But in third grade‚ I didn’t know any better. I was punished by my teacher‚ received the consequences from which I learned my lesson‚ and moved on to the other wonders of the third grade. But what if I were to be punished for the rest of my life for what I later understood as wrong and regretted doing? That is unjust and unfair. Some people believe that children should be tried as adults when prosecuted for certain serious crimes. Others feel that children should be tried as minors because

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    Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life In America‚ one of the most troublesome issues is the controversy surrounding abortion. The two opposing viewpoints surrounding abortion are like two sides of a coin. On one side‚ there is the pro-choice activist and on the other is the pro-life activist. The argument is a balanced one; for every point supporting abortion there is a counter-point condemning abortion. As of right now‚ abortion is legal in America‚ and many people believe that it should

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    Emanuela Sabau Dr. Geri Harmon English 1101 12/07/2010 Choices Our lives are full of choices‚ from the moment our eyes open in the morning to when they close at night. We make choices every day. Some are considerably easy and we don’t even pay attention to them‚ while others are at times complicated. Some of the choices we have to make in life are easier than others. One of the relatively easier ones is what clothes to wear every day. Selecting what to wear each day can be a horrific‚ time-consuming

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    My Life Changing Experience It’s not easy facing the death of a loved one‚ and I assure you it wasn’t easy for me. Faced by the traumatic scene I constantly faced upon entering and exiting the hospital‚ I felt my heart ripping open every time. It all started back on December 20‚ 2013 my beloved father was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. This came to my whole family as shocking disbelief. How can a person who dedicates his life towards his family have such a lethal disease? Tears poured

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    Last Chance for Eden This documentary Last Chance for Eden is a about nine men and women discussing the issues of racism and sexism in the workplace and even giving their own experience and own opinions. Throughout this entire documentary each person expresses how they feel or their experience but some admit that cannot do that in public. I notice that even though we are in the 21st century people like to believe there is equality. But when asked to someone of color they openly comment there

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    Paul’s life essay A choice made by Paul was when he told the police about when Arthur hit Louis with a black jack and killed him. It affected Paul that he felt more confident. The choice was made because Paul wanted Arthur to go to jail for killing his friend. Paul’s reaction felt weird because he never told the police about a murder before. Paul’s effect was that he felt good about himself that he helped solve a murder case. Another choice was that Paul decided to show up at soccer practice

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    It was a very strange experience that I had in a bar I was sitting watching a game of my soccer team‚ and suddenly something unexpected happened‚ something I thought would never happen‚ look at the door of the Bar‚ and my ex-girlfriend school was entering and I was very surprised to see it again‚ it was a very strange feeling that happened to me. She looked at me and approached me to greet me and ask me how I was living in my life. After a good time talking to her‚ she told me to leave very uncomfortable

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