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    Moving to Australia The past six week we have covered the likes of 3rd world living and the conditions that they provide to their people. The conditions of living have been focused on the geographic location of these countries‚ the social issues that take place‚ military status‚ economical well being and the technology that is possesses. Before I make the decision to uproot and move‚ I need to make certain of some things. I will most definitely not move somewhere where I will not

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    Problems are a part of life and they mould our lives in turn. Finding solutions to those problems helps us keep moving and can be rewarding‚ most of the time. One of the problems that I faced in my life and could successfully overcome was getting on with my English skill after I migrated to US in order to settle here permanently. Because‚ English wasn’t my first language and the American accent was new to me‚ I had problems conversing with people here. I emigrated from India seven years ago with

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    from Ohio to West Virginia during her teens. My grandfather moved from Ohio to California during his preteens. It was time for my big move‚ and as a result I grew into the person I am today. I was eleven when my father told me the news that I was moving. At first I didn’t believe him‚ and treated the move as a joke. It was when my dad took my brother

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    When compared to the lifestyles of Greece’s ancient heroes‚ modern life appears uneventful and repetitive. This is why Edith Hamilton’s belief that “Greece’s great men let all their acts turn on immortality of the soul. We don’t really act as if we believed in the soul’s immortality and that is why we are where we are today” perfectly describes the difference between Greeks and modern man. When Hamilton says that the great men of Greece let their acts turn on immortality‚ she describes the desire

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    Five years ago‚ I recently moved to Colorado from Mexico. I got enrolled in school that same year which I was getting into eight grade. That was a big change in my life because moving to a different country is complicated. It wasn’t easy to overcome this challenge that I had to adapt but with dedication and hard work I was able to overcome it in a short period of time. When I first started school‚ I didn’t know how to write‚ read nor speak English very well. At that point all I probably knew was

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    Exposing a Problem There are various issues that people face in their day to day lives‚ whether it’s personal or universal. One specific issue that I personally face‚ is the adjustment of moving to a completely different country‚ specifically from Egypt to the United States. I know for a fact many people face this problem‚ especially immigrants that have to flee their country against their own will due to safety issues. They must leave their homeland and flee to a new country where there are

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    against it I would have not moved. Then it was to tell my only uncle who was like my father brothers‚ nieces‚ nephews‚ godchildren’s‚ and friends. That was definitely fun. NOT!!! Telling the people that I loved and knew my entire life that I was moving was the hardest thing ever. There were so many different emotions. Some was happy for me wanting to leave that place and bettering my life. Then there were others that was so hurt and did not want me to leave and some just did not believe that I

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    Growing up in a country that has a lot of distractions such as wars‚ fights‚ and death was very difficult for my family to live. One day‚ it was raining the whole night and in the morning my mom woke me up because it was time to go to school‚ as our daily basis my sister and I take a shower‚ dress up eat breakfast‚ I saw my mom was not happy that morning. I start my first class but I couldn’t stop thinking about my mother the whole period. In my second period of classes‚ my teacher told me my parents

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    The national origin quota system was abolished in 1965. They told Nak’s parents in 1976‚ they were moving to America. They moved to Berlin‚ Maryland and worked at a chicken processing plant. Got a house and then bought a gas station. Later on they bought a liquor store and ran it until retirement. Chapter 4 is about Victor Alarcon‚ who followed his

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    the point of pain being extra sensitive to anything touching you and increased sinus pressure. When I was a child‚ I would often get these and was unsure of how to cope leaving me in immense pain often. Eventually as I grew older I realized that by moving myself away from stimuli such as people or loud noises‚ I could often times stop it from happening when it would begin. By doing this I was able to become more social instead of fearing being in public. Putting time away for yourself even if it is

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