If there was one thing I learned from science fairs--besides learning how to properly record my data--is that friendships require forgiveness. It may seem implausible and absurd‚ but during the science fair two years ago‚ I had finally learned this valuable lesson of forgiving. I would often dwell upon this memory and smile‚ wondering how we had still won that science fair. My teammates were my two close friends‚ Daniel and Raymond. Everything went smoothly at first; we made lots of progress in experimenting
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place to find yourself. I am only a month into my college tenure and I have already begun to learn more about myself here than I had in my 18 years prior. I have learned so much through Carolyn Kalil’s True Colors Personality Quiz‚ The Learning Styles Inventory and Learning Styles Descriptions by Solomon and Felder‚ and The Reading/Learning Process in Chapter One of A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings by Stephen Wilhoit. The True Colors Personality Quiz has taught me that I am more adventurous and
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terrorizing experience that came with it. One thing that I learned from Charlotte is that I always should keep my head up in the darkest times. In the story‚ she described people who were begging to be killed and were‚ but she wanted to live through. She even saw the Jews in the city she lived in decrease to three families before she was sent to a concentration camp. Charlotte also experienced her family die one by one until it was just her. I can learn from this because in school‚ if people don’t
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Reflection Paper: What I Have Learned About the Aging Process The aging process is something that everyone will face with multiple factors influencing the progression. Taking this gerontology class has taught me different techniques to consider when dealing with aging. The knowledge I have gained about the activity theory‚ successful aging‚ and retirement will help me cope with aging in my personal life. Likewise‚ I intend to use the information that I have learned about caregivers‚ long-term
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I have always enjoyed writing; however‚ I have never enjoyed the process of writing as much as I do now. Entering this semester‚ I felt confident in my skills as a writer and did not expect to learn as much as I have. Each class‚ I found myself learning new skills to apply to my writing. I think the most important thing I learned this semester is that writing does not have to be a daunting task and that writing is about what one does with the knowledge he has. Prior to this semester‚ when I was
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Paper How I had to learn to swim. Learning something new for me can usually be somewhat of an experience that’s frightening for me at various times in my life. One of the most difficult things that I had to do was learn how to swim because I was pushed into a pool when I was around 12 or 13 years old and it scared the daylights out of me. I was afraid of deep waters‚ but after being pushed into the pool as horseplay from my friends‚ I came to the conclusion that I had to
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Self Reflection I feel like I have been challenged in the writing area. I am learning new skills and being pushed as a writer. For example I have learned how to properly insert quotes and cite them in essays. This semester has not been hard for me but it has also not been easy. I feel this has been very good and I’m learning at a good pace and level. I am very satisfied with my experiences in this class as a writer. I have learned a lot including the structure of how essays and papers should
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How I Learned to Cook I want to tell how I began to learn cooking‚ and how I succeeded in this. When I was a child‚ approximately eight‚ I wanted to make a present for my mother. She was working hard and came back home late. So‚ I decided to cook for her a kind of food named ravioli with cottage cheese. It‚ like other kinds of food‚ has its rules of preparation. I didn’t care about them‚ and I did what I thought was correct. It’s a funny story. Each time
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I learned through my interactive experiences in academia and clinical work‚ that my strengths are not just in my practical experiences‚ but academics as well. The field of forensic psychology is truly multisystemic‚ and I feel that my own background in the social sciences‚ psychology and criminology‚ are an excellent reflection and preparation for my future in the field. Taking part in conducting and presenting research‚ I am confident in my abilities and in the validity of my work. Clinical psychologists
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Upon coming to Augustana I was very excited to join the Cheerleading squad. However‚ I was also very nervous because I was informed that there would be tryouts. The tryouts were held on the first weekend of college and it was a very exhausting day. But I was delighted to find out just two days later that I had made it! Over the past four weeks that I have been involved in the practices I have learned so much and met many new friends. The three main things that I have learned since starting cheer are
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