shoes. These were my realities. Being the oldest of three to a young mother‚ I was forced to mature faster than my peers. A victim of unemployment and hardships‚ I had no other option than to get a good education in hopes to better my family’s economic downfalls. As I will be a first generation college student‚ I have dedicated my everything into my academics and athletics. Coming from the inner city‚ the schools I attended weren’t the best and I realized that my junior year of high school. So
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New Years is a time of new beginnings for everyone. Americans celebrate by throwing parties‚ shooting fireworks‚ and making resolutions. All of these attributes of New Years are common to Americans‚ but New Years is not celebrated the same in Mexico. In Mexico certain rituals are performed to symbolize and welcome in the new year. In America New Years is a National holiday meaning schools‚ government buildings‚ and some businesses are closed. People celebrate and party the night before on New
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Chinese New Year The most favorite holiday celebration in my country is Chinese New Year. It contains threes parts: the preparations‚ New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Chinese New Year’s day is different from each year because it is based on the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. For the preparations of New Year‚ Chinese prefer decorate their houses and purchase goods that relate the Chinese New Year’s celebrations. Like people in Western countries prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas
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Last winter‚ with my family I had gone to Shimla for holidays. That was a very memorable moment for me. It was a three day vacation in Shimla. With my parents‚ my brother and one of my cousin had gone. It was winter of December and we went northwards to north it became cold. It was very enjoyable in the toy train and was very exciting. The roads were wide and the train was slow. The hills were beautiful. We were going up in the Himalayas. Below it was lush green‚ with some terrace cultivation and
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My gsp year essay It was that time of the year when school was finally coming to an end. After 12 years of classrooms‚ essays‚ athletics days‚ studying‚ Facebook when I should have been studying and‚ of course‚ the dreaded exams‚ it was all over. Then the much anticipated question was raised: what now? When school ended and I was faced with the prospect of another three years of study and having to go through all the assignments‚ exams and pressure again‚ well‚ I sort of freaked out. I had just
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Lunar New Year in Vietnam The Vietnamese lunar New Year festival‚ Tet Nguyen Dan‚ is the most significant holiday taking place within the first three days of the New Year. During these days‚ people welcome a new coming year with good health‚ lucks and success. The preparation for Tet holiday is taken place very soon because it requires many steps. All members of families clean and redecorate their houses together. Then‚ they buy food such as cookies‚ sweets‚ candies fruit‚ watermelon’s seed to
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Vietnamese New Year Traditions New Year in Vietnam is not only a holiday but also the biggest event of the year. It is tradition of thousand years of history. In Vietnamese‚ New Year means Nam Moi or Tet Nguyen Dan‚ which also means “the very first morning”. Nevertheless‚ people commonly call it Tet as its short form. As traditionally‚ the holiday lasts three days‚ starting from January first on lunar calendar. However‚ the spirit of Tet starts on December twenty third‚ seven days before Tet’s
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College Students’ Spending Habits and Credit Card Ownership Being in college will earn any student a degree after however many years its takes to attain the degree of said student’s choosing. Along with that degree comes an innumerable amount of pressure dealing with new things‚ making deadlines for classes‚ and how to best use the small amount of money students get from part-time jobs. When dealing with money‚ college students want whatever item‚ trivial or not‚ they desire at the time they
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Khmer New Year in Cambodia Khmer New Year‚ or ‘Bon Chol Chhnam Thmei’ in the Khmer language‚ is the greatest traditional festival and national holiday in Cambodia‚ and the celebration last for three days. Khmer New year starts on April the 13th‚ 14th or 15th depending on the ancient horoscope “Maha Sangkran”‚ 2012 it starts on the 13 of April. The majority of the Cambodians are still farmers and Khmer New Year marks the end of the harvest season when farmers enjoy the fruits of their labor and
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Living Spending Plan Reflection Paper 10/28/2010 When planning my wedding there were many tough decisions for planning within a budget. One was wanting accessories that I couldn’t afford. I couldn’t get the most expensive dress or the biggest cake because of the limited amount of money I had. Another was I wanted to pay for my mother’s plane ticket to Hawaii but I couldn’t afford it. I wanted to be able to fly her there so she didn’t have to pay for it herself but I couldn’t afford it with my budget
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