The first city I lived in when I moved to America was an island. Mackinac Island attracted people from various parts of the country every year; usually in the summer. I heard people talking about how they needed a break from their heavily packed schedules‚ and time away was just what they needed. Travelling is a major part of some people’s life; as a matter of fact‚ one lady told me that if travelling were free‚ I’d never see her again‚ but living right above me is my neighbor who wouldn’t travel
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Imagine being seven and in a foreign country seeing all types of new things. This is what I experienced when I went to Yemen in 2007. It was a world different from my own‚ but little did I know it would change my life. Seeing things from a different perspective really does change your view on the world. Learning to understand that not everyone sees things the same way you do can be difficult sometimes‚ but definitely not impossible.
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The first place I would pick to move to is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Everyone forgets about this part of Michigan‚ half of the time it isn’t on the weather maps on the news. I think it would still be hard because I would have to pick up my life and transfer it to another world. At this point I understand that I would have to give up the luxuries I love so much. I would keep my phone but I cannot take my entire bedroom‚ my car‚ or my school with me. I know a lot of my family would stay put
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Those of us in the United States have the luxury of visiting our relatives across the world. We get all caught up in our pleasures of vacationing‚ that we fail to see things from the perspectives of others. For relatives wanting to travel to different countries‚ saving enough money is no easy task. In the wake of the Vietnam war‚ economic hardship runs rampant in communities with run-down neighborhoods and disheveled street beggars. My Vietnamese cousin‚ Thai Minh‚ doesn’t let these difficulties
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Lunch was over and students were filing into the classroom. As soon as we got inside the atmosphere felt really uncomfortable. I looked to the second row of desks and saw Katrina‚ a long-time friend‚ digging through her desk‚ Mrs. Nakigawa‚ our homeroom teacher‚ looking over her shoulder with concern. “…but‚ it was here before P.E hour‚ I know it was. My mom reminded me to take it off before I left this morning!” It had been a minute or so since everyone had realized something was genuinely wrong
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Driving along the snowy freeway on my commute home from work‚ my mind wandered to the past week which was Christmas. It was lovely being with family and on vacation from my job. However‚ the first day back to work quickly escalated into disaster. The boss was having a lousy week and taking his anger and frustration out on everyone back to work. He pressured us all to meet ridiculous deadlines in twenty four hours or less.
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Definition of Leadership The word “leadership’ has been used in at least three different ways. Occasion¬ally it refers to a position within an organization‚ e.g.‚ “We are inviting all of the leadership to attend the seminar. ‘Leadership” has also been used to describe a personality characteristic‚ e.g.. ‘Our new supervisor doesn’t have as much leadership as our previous one.” Neither of these definitions is very useful in studying organizational behavi¬or‚ and a better definition is needed
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In 1972 the Iranian family‚ the Dumas‚ had moved to America for a brief time. In this time young Firoozeh lived in Whittier‚ California and was attending a public school there. After her short stay there she could only remember the positives from her stay‚ but she could also remember how her ancestors were treated when they first immigrated to America. When the first wave of Islamics had moved to America‚ they were not treated the best. My perception of the Dumas tells me that they might have
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Having lived in a variety of countries‚ I have developed a level of interest and compassion for various communities and environments. I often felt like an outsider when my family and I would initially move to a new city. The unique experience of being able to look into a community or society from the outside allowed myself to not only appreciate but also analyze my surroundings. Growing up in South Korea‚ California and Louisiana‚ due to my father’s work‚ allowed me to appreciate different cultures
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Gazing out of the airplane window‚ I saw the words Mei Guo— “beautiful country” in Chinese—painted on the airport terminal. My mother and I immigrated to America when I was a small child from Taishan‚ China. She aimed to remove me from a life where society would limit my options and ostracize me due to my father’s blindness from Retinitis Pigmentosa and the family’s lack of proper education. My father was willing to let go of his only child because he‚ too‚ knew it would open infinite opportunities
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