What matters most to you‚ and why? My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me. I was born in Hong Kong and moved alone to Taiwan to live with my grandmother when I was 12. I struggled to learn the language‚ Mandarin‚ and to live and learn alongside children from a very different culture. I was like some alien from outer space in Taiwan – generating stares but not acceptance. However‚ by being open minded about both my potential
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summer. Also Wedding dresses would be worn several times‚ borrowed by either sisters or friends‚ until the original 1939 bride in desperation for new items‚ remade the dress up into underwear‚ French Knickers or nightgowns” (In my wardrobe‚ 2008). Women who could sew dresses had trouble getting hold of fabrics so they used everything from industrial blackout cloth to parachute silk or the harsher new parachute nylon. Blankets were used to make coats and old voluminous swagger coats cut into smaller garments
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A person in my life who actually emulates Dr. King thoughts about the ultimate measure of a man is none other than James Charles Evers. Evers was born September 11‚ 1922. He is the older brother of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers. He was very close to his brother‚ and hey both attended segregated school; however their school were typically underfunded in Mississippi. Evers was enrolled at Alcon Agricultural and Mechanical college (which is now Alcorn State University) where he graduated
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are Virtuous people. From my perspective‚ I am the kind of person who cannot decide which one best describes my thinking. Sometimes I could feel that I am a utilitarian‚ and sometime I can be all of them. Therefore‚ being utilitarian means that good or bad depends on the result of the action. On the one hand‚ being Kantian Deontologist means that good or bad is in the action‚ and a virtuous person means that good or bad is in the person. I can say that I am a utilitarian based on some references
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It is a medium sized house on Bass Lake in Knox Indiana. I quickly learned that I had a real talent in practically all water sports. I can honestly tell you that there is no better feeling than laying out on the skis and just sucking in all the beautiful lake air. It was and has always always been my happy place‚ the place where my severe anxiety would just leave me alone. As I moved onto Middle School
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songs that have been influenced by the African culture. This influence can occur either in the instrumentation or the way it is composed. Those songs that are influence by the African culture have elements similar to that of African music. There are many musicians that have composed their music similar to African music. Some of these musicians are Shakira‚ Juan Luis Guerra‚ and Paul Simon to name a few. The purpose of this paper is to present songs that have been influenced by African songs both
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Sakija Wilkinson HST 140 WA/4 WA2 Geography Influenced Civilization Geography influenced civilization that arose in china‚ in so many ways. One way was the yellow river in which ancient china basically grew out of. All of the earliest civilizations arose on flood plains of major rivers because these lands provided the fertile land required to support their civilization. The yellow river was used to contribute to china’s civilization by also being as a highway to unify and control. There was also
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Once she asked me who I wanted to become and what I wanted to achieve in my life. I didn’t know what to answer. I never thought about it before. She told me that I should find myself in life and live my life so that in the end I wouldn’t regret anything I have done. I said that I didn’t know what I want to do. Then she told me that I should do only what’s interesting to me. I remember her words‚ she said: "Don’t care about money or prestige of your occupation. Just do what you really love." I started
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Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you‚ and describe that influence? I was born in Taiwan‚ a small island near China. My family live there and I was lived there until eight grade‚ after that I went to United States of America for high school‚ because my mom wants me to learn how to speak awesome English. In my country‚ the educational system is divided into four part‚ elementary‚ middle school‚ high school‚ and college‚ there are still some higher educations above
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If you could travel back and meet one famous person who would that be? I definitely consider that it is an outstanding notion to travel back in time and meet Marilyn Monroe. In addition‚ she is one of the most celebrated and enduring icons of all time. Furthermore‚ Marilyn was an American actress‚ singer‚ model and a showgirl. She is an inspiration and a role model for girls from all generations. Nevertheless‚ this woman hasn’t always been the platinum blond shade fashion icon which we all recognize
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