2013 My Transcendent Experience I sit myself under a tree. Its bare skin is rough compared to the flowing wild grass. The lake in front of me ripples and glistens under the crimson sun. Closing my eyes‚ I allow the cold and sharp wind to envelope me. After awhile I lose all thought. I am now acutely aware of a scratching sound. Opening my eyes‚ my gaze sets upon a squirrel scaling the tree. Looking up‚ I notice its branches
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about 6 days a week and sometime even 7 days. In the midst of those years‚ she assisted my parents with bills at home and she saved enough money to commence college. Luckily‚ Miami-Dade County allowed immigrants to go to a community college‚ so with this grand opportunity she took initiative & attended Miami
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befriending a Japanese exchange student gave me a new perspective of the world. When I first met Genki he barely knew any English and struggled to connect with the students within my school‚ however‚ we instantly became friends because of our love for tennis. Luckily‚ on the first day of school Genki and I had a class in common. After hearing him say he played tennis during an ice-breaking activity I approached him‚ inviting him to join a group of friends and me to play tennis. From that point on we
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biographical dialogue I intend to explain my personal educational experience as well as argue my particular ideology which I feel is relevant to this piece. The ideology that I am going to discuss is the elitist ideology. I attended Virgo Fidelis convent senior school‚ when I started this educational institute it was a public school. My parents were adamant that I attend; they felt that by sending me there I would be exposed to different people and it would afford me different opportunities and structure
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September 23‚ 2008 My Personal experiences with Racism Racism has always been a big topic in society‚ even during Jesus Christ time. I believe racism comes from independent thinking and views and how this view from family‚ friends and society forms us each day. Racism has to do a lot with social status‚ money‚ power‚ looks‚ sex and much more. Coming from a third world country I can really see the major differences of racism how they vary by culture and education. My experience in the United States
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ducation – My Experiences My education began in first grade in 1974. My state didn’t mandate kindergarten‚ so my parents didn’t send me‚ even though my brothers and sister went. It wasn’t easy for me‚ because school was the first place I ever got to interact with other people‚ mainly children‚ as an equal. Before school started‚ I was pretty much kept indoors‚ and not allowed to have contact with other people‚ except for members of my own family. Being the youngest‚ I was looked down upon
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My experiences with literacy had a great deal of variation throughout my middle and high school years. When it comes to reading I have found that I greatly enjoying reading for entertainment but when I am forced to read something for scholastic value I often struggle to find the drive to actually read it and will take me twice as long actually comprehend what I have just read. When it comes to writing‚ I’ve always felt like it is one of the areas in which I find the least enjoyable and have the biggest
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Essay #1 9 July‚ 2013 My School Experience Throughout my life I have always struggled with school. You could say it’s because I have ADHD. That seems to be the favorite reason given by people who were trying to figure out why this “smart” kid was doing so miserably in school. I wasn’t convinced. For whatever reason though‚ I’ve always been a terrible student. Through high school‚ my plan was to join the military when I graduated; worry about college later. So my logic was to skate by just
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I have taken the course ‘Understanding Theatre’ with hardly any experience in Theatrical activities. As a movie lover‚ theatre has always been an interest. I always wanted to understand how it worked; as the performances that are put on the stage seems so close to ones heart. It takes us along with it in a roller coaster ride of emotions. The artist cry to make us laugh‚ they undergo pain to entertain us which in a way is a sacrifice of not only their body but also their mind. To suppress ones originality
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My Mother’s Experience Tuesday‚ April 2nd‚ at 6:13 p.m.‚ was the day that my mother received severe pains in her abdomen. As a safety precaution‚ we – my brother‚ father‚ and I – rushed her to the hospital. This had not been the first time she had experienced these kinds of pains‚ as per my dad. When I was the age of four‚ my mother had kidney stones and had an operation done to remove them because the stones were to large to pass through the urinary tract. Remembering this‚ I realized she may
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