but the communists had closed down all the catholic churches and convents.” ( Anh on his mother) pg.3 “My father grew up in extreme poverty. “ (Anh on his father) pg.6 “His mother gave birth to twelve children but four had died in childbirth or early infancy. Even with eight mouths to feed Grandma found it in her heart to adopt two more boys” (Anh on his Grandmother) pg. 6 “One sunny afternoon my father walked into the remote re-education camp dressed as a high-ranking communist officer. He marched
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year‚ I had already made up my mind to sign up again this year‚ and the remainder of my high school years. My first year serving as a mentor‚ as a freshman‚ was an exceptional experience where I emerged more fond of the experience and fulfillment that I felt‚ rather than the over 100 hours of community service that I received. I was excited to return for another year‚ however‚ there was a massive roadblock that strongly made me reconsider. As the week of camp approached‚ my classmates and I had also
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imagining what it would be like to live in such a colossal city. This was a gift; my chance to do exactly what my mother did her senior year of high school. The people and places I saw‚ the events and experiences I got to see and do‚ and the memories I have the honor of carrying with me are all reasons why this trip to travel to New York City has been one of the most memorable experiences I have had in my young life so far. Before I even signed up on the roster‚ I had to know if I could afford
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In my response to why I want to be accepted in the Physician Assistant program‚ I find it important to share a little history that literally started me on my path into the medical field. Since I was a little girl‚ it has been my heart’s desire‚ and now my mission‚ to be a physician assistant! I want to help prevent‚ diagnose and treat health conditions. I believe that the following experience that I will share here will shed more light into my character and work ethics. I came to New York at the
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different experiences of his/her life. Here is an experience‚ which was a turning point to my life. My speech was a laughable to listeners when I was in my 9th grade year. Learning how to speak in front of a crowd was a most significant moment in my life because I learned basic skills like speaking‚ facing an audience‚ and memorizing sentences. My English teacher paved the way for me to be a better speaker. It all started when she told me to speak some words about my achievements in school life in front
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due to lack of interaction and 75% report material being taught is not interesting .” While I had many challenges and success with writing over my younger years‚ for the most part they were pleasant experiences due to having been given the proper tools and guidance by teachers and other adults‚ by reading a sufficient number of complex books throughout my life‚ and by maintaining confidence and never faltering when I would make a writing mistake. Guidance from teachers is essential and should never
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usually so excited. They can’t wait to experience everything that comes with being in high school‚ I mean who wouldn’t? Everyone says that high school is the best four years of your life. Now that I’m months away from graduating‚ I can’t say they were my best years but I can say they were my most educational years‚ of course I wouldn’t say that they weren’t fun because they were. When I say educational‚ I mean I’ve learned so much about myself and so much about life. I learned what the words family‚
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I am the youngest child of my family. In addition to that‚ my older sibling is an inherently dominant boy. Therefore‚ I have spontaneously felt inferior to him. My strong sense of leadership was not established until I left my home country. A thirty-hour exhausting flight physically transported me from Vietnam to a foreign land - America‚ as well as figuratively transformed a childish girl to a young leader at the age of fifteen. I moved in with my uncle’s family in Texas. From a careless‚ youngest
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does what I do and live how I live. Do not ask me about this paper or contact my parents about it when I say the things that I do. This is starting to sound like a warning ha-ha. I live by one motto‚ it is two words‚ one of them is explicit and starts with the letter f and the other word is it. But for the purposes of this being for school I will use “screw” it instead. I live like this because in my fifteen years of life I have gone through more than you have in your years on this planet‚ do not ask
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blessing for although medical science‚ diet‚ and technology can provide the resources for a longer life‚ not all aspects of being older are pleasant; It is a fear and inconvenience. On the other hand‚ it is the revealed wisdom and confidence of people because I believe that growing older is growing wiser; we become wiser only through living experiences that we have been through. The day that I started my internship in a nursing home for a week when I was in nursing program‚ I felt something that I could
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