compared to the few other times I’ve had at the river was that it looked like the water level within the American River was rising. After witnessing this it brought to mind how happy river rafters would be to be able to continue to experience what they love. Overall‚ this experience in the rain with the wildlife really opened me up to the reality of it all and what living animals have to endure when they get a little too much rain. A lot of the wildlife that I spotted were for the most part either cuddled
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When I was five years old and starting kindergarten‚ I tried to make friends with my classmates. However‚ things just didn’t turn out as I expected because whenever I tried to communicate with the other students‚ I was unable to express my thoughts clearly. It turned out that I had a communication disorder‚ and it became the greatest challenge I had to face throughout my childhood. When my mother noticed that I didn’t have a lot of friends at PS 102‚ she took me for tests and I was diagnosed with
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When I was in seventh grade‚ about to enter eighth‚ I was diagnosed with Chronic Depression (which is also called Dysthymia). I had been feeling sadness for almost a year before I was diagnosed‚ and my parents only sent me to a psychiatrist when it started to become a noticeable problem. Not only did it have a severe effect on my grades‚ but it also wrecked my relationship with my family and friends. When I began to sink into this depression‚ I didn’t really consider it a big deal at first
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Chills covered my whole body as I observed professors in their robes for the first time at Centenary College of Louisiana. I am not the likeliest person to pursue a career in academia and research; I am a transman who grew up in Southern Louisiana‚ who was kicked out of his home‚ forced to live on the streets‚ and was told that he could never be an out trans person and thrive in academia. With the help of the Point Foundation‚ I was able to afford my Bachelor’s‚ but the inherent politicization of
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In my four years in high school‚ I have had countless experiences. All of my encounters have helped me grow not only personally‚ but academically. I went from being a lethargic student‚ to a hard working mindset scholar. Being able to start of high school in Godinez really gave me a head start in becoming who I am now. I used to be a kid who did not really care for rules and would slack off constantly. That was my freshman and sophomore year. I would a be huge distraction to others and myself.
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The earliest experiences I had with mental disorders came from within my own family‚ my aunt always felt troubled. When we would go to the grocery store she would often believe that others were talking about her‚ even when all evidence was to the contrary. I would ask my mother about this and she explained that she suffered from paranoid schizophrenia at the time I had only the most rudimentary understanding of what this disease does. My aunt suffered every day until her dying day‚ whether it was
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Growing up in a sheltered lifestyle‚ not worrying about were my next meal would arrive from‚ or whether if I was going to live throughout the night was never on my mind until I learned from the experiences of the people throughout my missionary trip in India. It was an unforgettable experience that altered my life‚ and left a lasting impression on me. I had volunteered at a psychiatric housing home which housed over hundred plus people who were all mental ill. My missionary group and I had spent
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Writing about my personal experience in the military‚ reminded me about all those Noncommissioned officers who lead me throughout my career and my life. It also recapped the obstacles I faced to make it to where I am today. Minus one plus nine is a symbolic way to describe my story of how I came into the Army as an Enlisted with a pay grade of E minus 1 instead of E-1 and reach the Enlisted pay grade of E-9. My personal experience began on February 14‚ 1992‚ when I immigrated to the United States
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staff there‚ I made friends with some freshmen that were also working with me. They started calling me silly names like “broth boy” because at some point I got in charge of sorting canned broths. Some things that I learned from this service experience was that I should never go into anything with expectations. When I decided to go that afternoon‚ I was really bummed because I don’t really like service hours and I didn’t want to go on a long and boring service event. However‚ the positive personalities
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Experience is the source of knowledge whether they’re bad or good. It gives us confidence‚ courage‚ and strength. It is how life teaches us to love and forgive each other. In fact‚ experience is the worst teacher because it gives us the test before presenting the lesson. My most difficult experience in life was in high school‚ or in fact high school it self was a difficult experience for me. When I look back to the past I think that people and learning environment was one of the reasons that made
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