My father fought in the Vietnam War against the communist country in the armed forces. After the War in 1975‚ he wounded around his shoulder and he put into prison. Life in re-education camp has fulfilled with harsh‚ strictness‚ and overprotective. He spent eight years in re-education camp to sacrifice with all of the hardship. He was a boat refugee and was taken to Pulau Bidong‚ Thailand and Malaysia to resettle in the refugee camp. My dad came to the United States in 1984. My mother was a boat
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Taking on the World Background Ellen MacArthur achieved fame as a yachtswoman‚ breaking the world record for a solo circumnavigation of the globe by a woman in 2001 and by anyone in 2005. Her writing is autobiographical‚ a true story in which she describes her attempt to repair the mast. The key to understanding this passage is being able to appreciate the dangers that Ellen faced‚ how she reacted to them and what this tells us about her character. Understanding the text Ellen faces
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1992 in the town of Taiping which is located in Perak. Born in a small family of six and leads a simple lifestyle has really taught me‚ how significant it is to be a knowledgeable person to survive in this competitive world. My respected father is a retired principal and my lovely mother is a retired headmistress. Being the youngest of four siblings‚ I have always been taught to be an independent girl. I am a girl of twenty. When I look at myself in the mirror‚ I see a short fat girl with unflawless
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Music in my life Ladies and gentlemen! Today‚ I would like to talk to you about music and how it influences your life and everyone’s life in the world. But first‚ let’s state the meaning of "Music" and where it comes from. Although it’s believed that music era started in the beginning of 18 century‚ it’s more likely that the music originated thousands years ago from naturally occurring rhythms and sounds which does make sense because that’s how the first tribal melodies were made up. As for
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To the love of my life‚ I had done a rough draft and just thought the words would just flow on the paper‚ and some of them did. It’s the middle of December and just a couple more days away from Christmas. I’m so not looking to Christmas this year only because‚ to tell you the truth I’m kind of sad you’re away and not here in Florida to spend some of the holiday with me. I wish I were able to express how i feel about you all in one letter‚ but my love for you keeps progressing each and every day
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Who is in charge? Tocqueville viewed democracy not only as a political institution but‚ above all‚ as a sophisticated system that shapes a society’s customs‚ thereby giving it a sociological and psychological dimension. Democratic regimes‚ Tocqueville argued‚ determines our thoughts‚ aspirations‚ and interests. In Tocqueville’s last chapter he explores the idea of the three distinct races inhabiting territory in the United States. Particularly the Negro race where Tocqueville draws a correlation
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The dream of my life I have come a long way from almost being homeless to applying to your prestigious Institution. In fact‚ when my five months pregnant wife and I landed at the JFK International Airport in the afternoon of June 6‚ 2009‚ we had only a couple of thousands of dollars and knew few words of English. Now‚ my wife who is the “quarterback” of our family and I are proud parents raising our lovely two children Fatima and Abraham‚ respectively five and three years old. In
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Crow Laws‚ “Separate but Equal”‚ protests‚ lynching‚ and many other grotesque incidents. It was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that racism died down considerably. However‚ in being a person of color‚ racism still affect different aspects of my life.
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Soccer is my life. I can’t do anything without playing soccer it makes people/really happy and a good runner‚ teamwork‚ communicating with others and fun people to be around. People may get hurt but if the players be aggressive then they won’t hurt like other people. Some parents go crazy when the person score a goal or when the player are on there side of the field they yell and scream its really funny. This I believe in soccer. My experiences with soccer are pretty good I started playing soccer
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The Story of My Life by: Helen Keller I. INTRODUCTION Helen Keller overcame different difficult obstacles of deafness and blindness to become an influential lecturer and social activist. She has become‚ in American culture‚ an icon of perseverance‚ respected and honored by readers‚ historians‚ and activists. Helen began working on The Story of My Life while she was a student at Radcliffe College‚ and it was first published in installments in Ladies’ Home Journal. Helping her was an editor
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