College move-in day is right around the corner‚ and I’ve been reflecting on educators that touched me in a special way.I never had a favorite principal until…..In the eighth grade‚ my Middle School got a new principal. I didn’t know too much about her‚ other than most of my friends had her as their principal in elementary school. I remember the first day I met her. I was late to school‚ as I was very often because my daycare van got me there late(that’s another story for my mom to tell) I went down
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and connect with them. I can guarantee that showing that you care will make a huge difference and possibly save that person’s life. When you find yourself in a position to help someone‚ feel blessed because God is answering that person’s prayer through you. It can something as simple as the mixed CD I made for Bob to listen in his taxi‚ it just shows him that he is loved and that someone still cares about him. I hope this provided you with a better understanding of what depression really is and
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As the semester is ending‚ I have noticed that my goals that I first typed about in my first reflection essay changed in minor ways. I see myself maturing as a student‚ friend‚ and individual through the various trials that I have conquered while being a student at Spelman College. From learning how to study and learning how to manage my time‚ I have grown academically and I am excited to see how that will affect my performance my second semester. As a college student‚ I have been exposed to different
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Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.
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you feel is how I feel when I walked into my new job. 10 years later I’m still hard at work at my “new” job. What do I do? Well‚ my job could be described as a C.S.I. agent. I look at dead people and I tell how they were killed. However‚ I have a hunch that all the murderers are connected somehow. Normally when I have a hunch it’s right. No one seems to believe me this time though.So‚ I decided to talk to some of my closer friends and try to convince them to go to the place where I think the “boss”
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My Culture Is My Own This I Believe Throughout my life‚ I have encountered many relentless conflicts with both direct and indirect family members. Many of these arguments were linked to my association with my culture and its timeless traditions. I am an Arab‚ yet I am a stranger to the Middle East. I am an Arab‚ yet I can barely speak the language. I am an Arab‚ yet I was born in the American Midwest and raised underneath the liberal skies of the Montreal metropolis. I am an Arab‚ yet I have
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Bryant This I Believe I believe in my dog. When I look back at who I am and what I’ve become‚ I have my dog to thank. Yeah‚ I taught my dog to sit and lie down. And I taught him to stay and come. But this has no comparison to what he has taught me. Something tells me that responsibility‚ competition‚ patience‚ forgiveness‚ and happiness are more important traits or skills to learn. I believe in patience. In 5th grade I was given the opportunity to get a dog. My family and I went to a local
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According to James W. Loewen in Lies My Teacher Told Me‚ American students enter college less knowledgeable about their own history than any other subject. American history is the least liked and worst remembered subject in American curricular. Loewen argues that history is the only subject one has to unlearn in college because high school presents inaccurate information to students. Who is to blame? Despite the indicting title‚ James Loewen does not appear to be blaming only teachers for student
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Breaking Down “A Prayer for my Daughter” ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Butler Yeats (b. June 13‚ 1865‚ d. Jan. 28‚ 1939) was a celebrated Irish poet‚ prose writer and dramatist. In 1889 he met a woman named Maud Gonne‚ who was brilliant‚ passionate and beautiful‚ and instantly fell in love. This love‚ however‚ was not reciprocated. His marriage proposal was turned down several times‚ yet he still joined the Irish nationalist cause with her because of her passion for Ireland and conviction. In 1903‚ she
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Malala Yousafzai is an activist for female education who dedicates her life towards equality. Malala is a winner of several awards an the author of I Am Malala. This book is based off of her life in Pakistan with her family. Throughout Malala’s life in Pakistan‚ she risked her life to stand up for girls’ education. On July 12‚ 1997‚ Malala Yousafzai was born. Malala’s birth was unsung by the whole village because she was a girl‚ but Malala’s father thought differently. He had a feeling Malala
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