Since I was a little boy I often wondered why people treat people the way they do for better or for worse. This could be because of difference in personality‚ background‚ culture‚ and most apparent race. Racism has been an issue for thousands of years‚ and I would like to find a solution to this problem. Originally growing up in a rural community‚ there was little diversity where i was from. From racist slurs to actually yelling at a minority‚ i could tell there was a problem at the age of 6. When
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it triggered an allergic reaction. After all‚ I’ve been allergic to chocolate my entire life. As a child‚ I was forced to watch as my younger brother received a large chunk of my Halloween spoils year after year‚ solely because I couldn’t eat it. I believed I was an anomaly until I met David Kim‚ who shared two major traits with me: our last names and our allergies. As I discovered that day‚ it’s always interesting how life’s circumstances turn out. Sometimes‚ we get the short end of the stick; sometimes
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This is how I feel in Cross Country. I’ve started getting faster‚ Which is awesome. The first meet I ran I got an overall PR But‚ The second meet I hurt myself by tripping in a pot hole falling onto my hip. I when I made contact with the ground‚ all I felt was pain. Pain was flowing through my hip over and over again in that race‚ I felt pain and I haven’t been able to run correctly since. My Dad had me walk around a block in our neighborhood‚ then run around it and I was super excited because I could
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It was the morning of move in day. I said goodbye to my home and headed out. I passed the local shopping market and my high school where I enjoyed a fun four years. As I headed to Norman I realized I was leaving everything I had ever known. All my life has consisted of living in the same house‚ going to school with the same kids‚ and going to the same supermarkets and restaurants. While I’d like to say I have developed a good idea of the world around me by visiting so many cities around the
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had it taken away from you? I wanted to join the military‚ that’s one thing I wanted more than anything so I joined ROTC. I saw ROTC as an opportunity to get closer to my goal in becoming a general in the army. ROTC I can say really changed my life in many positive ways. For example I met really great and intelligent people‚ And I learned new things every day. My freshman year I made a position in the battalion staff called S1. S1 is the battalion personnel officer I was in charge of putting
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As I thought back on how I learned to be a hard worker growing up‚ I would have to say I learned it from my mom. I grew up an only child with a single mother; it was only the two of us. She worked two jobs. One was on the night shift as a nurse‚ and the other was cleaning houses during the day. Therefore‚ I had to do my part around the house. She would show me first and then let me do it. I remember one time when I was little she taught me how to make the bed. She showed me how to pull the entire
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Growing up‚ there was absolutely no one I admired more than my dad‚ he was my hero‚ my best friend‚ the ultimate supporter‚ and my whole world. Everyday it was my dad and I‚ taking care of the farm‚ riding horse‚ and just have always been with him. For a long time‚ my dad would have spells that he would be on the floor‚ in so much pain it took all his willpower not to show us how bad he was hurting‚ after a few years of this‚ and 3 times of us moving houses‚ my mom gave him no option but to go to the
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The Double Standards in An Ideal Husband Double standards are clearly represented in the novel by Oscar Wilde‚ An Ideal Husband‚ that talks about the position of women in the society. In this play‚ women are attributed to several things‚ for instance‚ an idea that women stand for the irrational‚ women have a wonderful natural feeling concerning a number of things. They are able to discover everything except the most obvious things in society. In addition to these‚ the play as well
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The Story of My Search Do you know that dessert you have at every family gathering? You figure that it has something to do with your ancestors‚ but you just do not know the significance of it. Ever since I was little‚ I have thoroughly enjoyed the pizzelles my grandmother baked. From Christmas to Easter and all celebrations‚ pizzelles were abundantly found on the dessert table. Though I grew up with them‚ I never knew or understood the process the soft cookie went through. However‚ I do know that
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It was around six years ago that I started racing BMX bikes with my Dad while my sister Cece watched us. It was at The in South Elgin sports complex. My father is an amazing racer and once had his name in a magazine along with others‚ for his phenomenal skill. My Dad marched into my room. “Buddy‚ wake up‚ it is time to get ready to race.” he stated. I responded with “Ok‚ Is that bacon?” I could smell the sizzling bacon on the stove. It smelled like paradise. I got straight out of bed‚ went to the
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