The excerpt “My English Journey” from the book New Voices by student writers is about a young girl who moved to the United States to study. The story begins as she explains the 2+2 program they had at her school back in China. This program allowed her to study in the United States for two years. Although all of her friends didn’t like the idea of her moving to the United States to finish college‚ she was excited to come and learn about the culture and new setting. Her friends warned her about the
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I chose to watch the Ted Talk on “My Stroke of Insight” by Jill Bolte Taylor. I found this video interesting. Ms. Taylor had a hemorrhage that caused her to have a brain of an infant. To further explain‚ Ms. Taylor lost all of her knowledge including her speech‚ cognitive skills and so on. I thought it was amazing how someone could be a grown adult‚ but then have brain trauma and it is like they are a baby again. Then to see Ms. Taylor standing and talking to the audience amazes me. How does someone
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modern states mean what they expunge? The documentary My Daughter the Terrorist and lecture by Dr. Bryan present different pictures on some realities behind the term terrorism. My Daughter the Terrorist focuses on the life of a soldier in the Tamil Tigers‚ what is considered a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka. Dr. Bryan is an Irish anthropologist that is looking at modern definitions and explanations for the label terrorism. The beginning of a good analysis requires defining what is being studied
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“We do what we have to do‚ so we can do what we want to do” Amalia Prida 14-0663 Orientation November 8th‚ 2013. UNIBE In life‚ everything is earned and nothing positive or good comes our way for free. We have to earn the things we want and sometimes do some things we don’t necessarily want to do. “We do what we have to do‚ so we can do what we want to do” is a famous‚ yet genuine quote that can be considered as a life lesson. This phrase is applicable to college students
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The documentary Not My Life gave a tragic overview of the multiple forms of exploitation that children face around the world. Fishing boys in Ghana are forced to work in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. Street beggars in Senegal are abused‚ starved‚ and overworked. Impoverished children in India work in garbage dumps to try and make money. Young girls in Nepal start as laborers before being trafficked for sex in India when they grow older. The dehumanizing conditions child soldiers face
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While reading “My First Conk”‚ written by Malcolm X‚ many thoughts came to mind. It is truly astonishing how a human being will withhold an immense amount of pain just to create a new personal appearance. In this case‚ pain really is beauty! Malcolm wished for a different look to represent him in a positive way. The hairstyle known as a “conk” was very popular on white males‚ however they were predominantly worn on upper class African American men‚ specifically entertainers. The conk would represent
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other philosophers to reason what is good or bad‚ whether morality is universal‚ and what it means to have a full life. I prefer an Aristotelian approach. Aristotle believed that voluntary action is characterized by a rational choice‚ where the person determines the best course of action by reasoning how to achieve the desirable end goal. In layman’s terms‚ a good life is based on the ideas belonging to that person how they themselves feel about it. I believe that my morality and ethics follow and
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exactly what terms such as “competitive advantage” and “positioning” meant…but I soon found out that I had so much to learn. I have made mistakes‚ but as Hugh White said "When you make a mistake‚ don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power." In my semester test‚ I got 64%. I then knew that it was time to be much more disciplined and to manage my time more
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What I have Learned about Me Patricia Zolocsik PSY/285 October 10‚ 2012 Darren Iwamoto What I have Learned about Me There are several things I have learned about myself during this course. Most I already knew about myself just did not know that there was specified names for my attributes. I have also learned how I can deal with my unique attributes to help me personally and professionally. A person is made up of many attributes‚ and no two people have exactly the same combinations
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What Have I Learned About Life When a person is born there is a really no end to the learning that occurs from that point forward. There are the learning basics that occur from birth to about eleven years old but after that it’s mostly just learning on your own. Parents do what they can to lead us in the right direction but ultimately it is our own decisions that determine the path of our lives. In my lifetime I personally have made a lot of mistakes and have learned a lot of lessons over the years
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