I came to the United States to bond with my father’s family and to learn English. When I arrived the differences were many‚ but gradually I learned to acclimate into the American culture. What distinguishes me from other candidates applying for admissions at the University is what Spanish traditions I can bring to the American experience. In Spain the crucial ingredients of my upbringing were the rituals of the Roman Catholic tradition and soccer. Everything and I mean everything rotated around
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The excitement I feel before I see him is like nothing I ever felt. The day was going by so slow and I could not wait any longer‚ so I left to pick him up. On the way there I could almost feel actual butterflies fluttering in my stomach. His name is Nick Massoni‚ complete with dirty blonde hair‚ bright blue eyes and pale Irish skin; he is the youngest of three handsome sons. He is a pleasure to be near and he can always turn my frown upside down. There he was running out of the house like the speed
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of high school‚ just kind of shuffling along‚ whining and complaining and wishing that it was all over. But it’s that moment at the very end that makes you contemplative‚ makes you wish we could hold on to the familiar forever. It’s this moment that makes you go‚ damn‚ those WERE the best four years of my life. I can’t believe that we’re all graduating just next week. It’s tremendously surreal. This is the moment that defines that we‚ the class of 2012 of Evergreen Valley High School‚ as a whole
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Schools Should Have a Four Day School Week Some people say schools should have a four-day week for a variety of reasons. There are several good arguments for having a four-day week. One‚ is the students become more focused on school in a shorter amount of time. Another argument is that students have more time to rest their brain before going back to school. On the other hand‚ students can become more complacent about their school work if given more time. A counterpoint would be that students
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I remember the day I first came to America. I was in the LAX airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was the strangers’ buzzing. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ and my heart started to beat fast. Until April 25‚ 2006 I had never been away from my country‚ Korea. For 18 years‚ I had grown up being around people who used the same language as me and had black hair and brown eyes. I was having.... However‚ my mother wanted to
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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 NOVEMBER 2011 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 15 pages and 1 annexure. Copyright reserved Please turn over Mathematical Literacy/P1 2 NSC DBE/November 2011 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. 2. This question paper consists of SIX questions. Answer ALL the questions. Answer QUESTION 6.1.3 and QUESTION 6.1.4 on the attached ANNEXURE. Write your centre number and examination number in the
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before I go to bed I pray‚ at which I pray for better days‚ I pray for a better home‚ I pray for a better future‚ and I pray for a better family. Seems like the old guy up there never listens to me. It was a Monday afternoon‚ the sky was an alluring shade of zaffre mixed with persian blue and just a tint of sapphire. I felt the chill of the afternoon as I walked to work. When I made it to work‚ everybody was having a great time and as I clocked in‚ Kristen walked out for a cigarette break. I went
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Bucket List (A discussion of 3 things I would like to accomplish before I die) Dying is a strange thing. Some people are deathly afraid of it‚ while others look forward to the day they will leave this earth. Everyone wants to leave a legacy of some kind and would like to accomplish a few things before they pass away. People use the idea of death to live life to the fullest. They say that you only live once so you might as well live while you are young. People create crazy life goals of things they
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I came to the United States eight years ago when I was 11 years old. I had to learn how to read‚ write‚ and speak all over again. I thought I would never learn English‚ and that I would never be a good student again like I was in Mexico. When I first arrived in the United States‚ attending college was a dream that seemed unattainable. Even though I felt scared‚ I learned that all the effort put towards school is worth it. I felt that if you work hard‚ you can conquer any obstacle life throws at you
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One of the most anxiously awaited occasions in any school is its annual day. Great excitement and hurried activities are visible all around. The preparations for the annual day begin much ahead of the day itself. The school gets a complete face-lift with all the classrooms thoroughly cleaned and charts on all subjects are displayed on the walls. This is done to impress the Chief Guest‚ other guests and parents. The venue of the function is decorated with Writings‚ balloons‚ banners and lights.
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