My Challenge Book: This book was a challenge for me because it is an autobiography‚ meaning this book was also nonfiction and full of facts‚ which is hard for me to read because I find it not as interesting as fiction. Also this book is based in Pakistan so I wasn’t able to relate to a lot of things referenced in this book and I had to do a great deal of research to actually understand what was happening. Plot Summary: This book is about a young girl facing the wrath of the Taliban and gaining
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Genetic Journey When I was fifteen‚ my mother hauled along two of my friends and I‚ to a reunion in Phillips‚ Wisconsin. The whole way to the reunion I was thinking about how thankful I was to have friends with me‚ to help me escape from the cheek pulling and "cutesy-wootsing"‚ I would receive from the relatives. At the reunion the adults talked among themselves and the children played together. If at this time I would have realized how important my ancestors were‚ maybe I would have chose
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bumps in the road during my academic carrier was during junior year when I got denied acceptance into NHS. I received a short black and white letter stating that I did not have a high enough GPA and I had “weak course load”. Keep in mind the requirement for acceptance was a 3.5 GPA and at the time I had a 3.6 GPA. I was simply outraged and discouraged. I talked with my mother shortly after‚ she told me she never got accepted into NHS either; I was not going to accept rejection. I began to ask some teachers
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The journey begins in Maracaibo‚ my hometown‚ where my friends and I were planning to go to Aruba. We were thinking about partying in Aruba to celebrate that we graduated from high school. As soon as we all agreed‚ we started looking for the hotel‚ clubs‚ and beaches. The day before our trip‚ my friends Orlando‚ Jesus‚ and Joséandres confirmed that everything was still going well‚ and everything was perfect‚ in other words‚ everything was working out just how we planned it. The big day arrived‚ and
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for visits up to six months of the year. Hopefully‚ I will meet gentlemen who face a similar journey‚ and who are able to connect on a platonic level‚ as I am only a part-timer in the USA‚ and selective. I am looking for the obvious-a mutual connection‚ trust and loyalty‚ before I commit to a serious relationship. If high strung‚ driven without thought or care‚ or you perceive me as too transient‚ or you are overly intrigued and nosy‚ then I am not an appropriate match. It may be a challenge meeting
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asked if Kaley‚ my older sister‚ and I would want to come with her to a sonogram. My mom was eight months pregnant at the time. Kaley and I have talked about this for awhile now‚ and we got the chance. The next day‚ Kaley and I left school around nine o’clock and checked out. We got in Kaley’s truck and drove up to the hospital. As we were walking in the doors‚ we saw mom waiting for us. She looked so happy. All of the nurses were really nice and said hello to us. Mom‚ Kaley‚ and I sat in a waiting
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ended up paying around 6 dollars to cross. This was one of the longest river crosses I think I will ever encounter. It took around 6 hours and once we were all on the other side‚ we had to go to sleep and wait to continue until the sun rises. A week later we got to Alcove
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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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In my thoughts I believe my strengths in composition have stayed the same. For example‚ from the beginning of the semester to now in the mid-semester‚ I have been working hard to complete all my assignments. I have been doing every assignment given to me and finishing it on the instructed due date. In this class‚ you can see on my Midterm grades that I have been doing my work and turning in my assignments on time. I have done every assignment and pushed myself to be better to get the grade I want
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of February when I got a call from Ms. Chona Gamboa‚ the Learning and Development Manger at that time. She called to inform me that I have a scheduled interview on the 15th. After the interview‚ I was told that to prepare my requirements since I will be joining the culinary interns of Marco Polo on the 21st of February. I was happy to hear the news since I waited for a few months before I could actually start my internship‚ but at the same time I was anxious about the people that I was going to work
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