In 1972 the Iranian family‚ the Dumas‚ had moved to America for a brief time. In this time young Firoozeh lived in Whittier‚ California and was attending a public school there. After her short stay there she could only remember the positives from her stay‚ but she could also remember how her ancestors were treated when they first immigrated to America. When the first wave of Islamics had moved to America‚ they were not treated the best. My perception of the Dumas tells me that they might have
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Having lived in a variety of countries‚ I have developed a level of interest and compassion for various communities and environments. I often felt like an outsider when my family and I would initially move to a new city. The unique experience of being able to look into a community or society from the outside allowed myself to not only appreciate but also analyze my surroundings. Growing up in South Korea‚ California and Louisiana‚ due to my father’s work‚ allowed me to appreciate different cultures
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Gazing out of the airplane window‚ I saw the words Mei Guo— “beautiful country” in Chinese—painted on the airport terminal. My mother and I immigrated to America when I was a small child from Taishan‚ China. She aimed to remove me from a life where society would limit my options and ostracize me due to my father’s blindness from Retinitis Pigmentosa and the family’s lack of proper education. My father was willing to let go of his only child because he‚ too‚ knew it would open infinite opportunities
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During my childhood in Vietnam‚ my entire world only composed of classmates from school and friends in my hometown. People of from different country are seen as the minority in Vietnam. Because I was not exposed to varying types of people in the world‚ I had many misconceptions about the world I live in. However‚ as I moved to America‚ a teacher taught me to comprehend the importance of each culture and the struggle each has to deal with. Indeed‚ I happened to encounter the poor areas in varying
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When she moved over to Palestine the first time‚ she said that was the hardest transition for her because she had never been there before and was not used to being surrounded by a whole community of people who were Arabic and shared the same beliefs and values. With this move‚ she felt like her role culturally was more implemented because she was around ten years old her parents were teaching her how to clean‚ cook‚ wash the laundry‚ pick up the house‚ and take care of the children. She felt like
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Originally‚ my family and I are from the Philippines. Moving to the United States was quite tough on us all for several reasons. The main reason is that my family is poor. My parents‚ who have to support my six siblings and me‚ have a much more difficult and even gruesome time‚ but still‚ they manage to ensure that our family is able to survive and that we are receiving our proper education. My parents‚ wanting all of us to have a secured future‚ agreed that staying in the Philippines would get us
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Argumentative Essay 1 The topic of this argumentative essay is whether the United States should keep the penny or stop the production and distribution of it. My claim is yes‚ we should stop the production of the penny. My reasons being that pennies are a waste of space(Jeff Sommer)‚ it costs more to produce them than what they are worth(Jeff Sommer)‚ and with pennies gone‚ retail sales will be rounded up or down(Jeff Sommer). The counterclaim is that we should not stop the production and distribution
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Welcome everyone to this very special but bitter-sweet occasion for us. It’s very sad to be saying goodbye to Mr. Farid who is moving to a multinational company. I just want to say a few words to express the company’s appreciation for the time Mr. Boss has spent with us. As you know‚ today is the last day working for Mr. Farid at our company‚ Salam Maju. We have worked together for over 16 years‚ years where you gave me so many opportunities‚ advice‚ and helped me develop in my career. I wanted
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Grant’s article “Does Trying to Be Happy Make Us Unhappy?” and Guest’s article “Pursuing the Science of Happiness” have many connections with the quotation from Viktor Frankl. Grant and Guest would agree on the quote from Viktor Frankl. All three of their sayings of happiness are based on the same thing stated by Viktor Frankl‚“...happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” This means that all three of them have the same argument which means that Grant and Guest will respond positively to the quotes
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Verline Mendez Enter to Learn‚ Depart to Serve In John Wesley hymn story “A Charge to Keep I Have” there is a section that exemplifies how being involved in the Trio program has helped me to find my purpose. “ A charge to keep I have‚ A God to glorify‚ a never-dying soul to have and fit for the sky‚ to serve the present age‚ my calling to serve.” Growing up in a single parent home and being the youngest of eight children was challenging. We lived in a shackle blue house where my mother was transient
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