My Freshmen Year Rebekah Nathan is an anthropologist teacher at a University‚ as a professor she wonders how college students are so lazy in class and so unmotivated to learn. Being the anthropologist first she decides to go back to school as a freshman in 2002 and give her perspective as professor being a new student. She starts using the acronym AnyU to mean the university she is attending to hide its real identity and the people she describes in the book. My Freshmen Year shows the road the
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Freshman Year The first day of my freshman year was something serious ! I was ready to see all my friends from Beck Academy and I had my cute outfit on ready to see how everyone had changed. I remember I was lost the whole day! I think I was late to most of my classes and kept leaving on the wrong bell. My freshman year was a good year for me. I seen a boy who I thought the world of he was a senior and I thought he was so cool. I couldnt even believe that he would go to this school. I thought
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Jones 09/08/2012 Respond In her book “My freshman year‚” Rebekan Nathan writes‚ “I am a cultural anthropologist‚ and have spent most of my professional life living overseas in a remote village location‚ learning the language and customs of another culture.” The author’s opinion is when some people studying or traveling in some country which is use the different language‚ they will face the largest trouble is language. In other words‚ the language is the largest problem for students who
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My gsp year essay It was that time of the year when school was finally coming to an end. After 12 years of classrooms‚ essays‚ athletics days‚ studying‚ Facebook when I should have been studying and‚ of course‚ the dreaded exams‚ it was all over. Then the much anticipated question was raised: what now? When school ended and I was faced with the prospect of another three years of study and having to go through all the assignments‚ exams and pressure again‚ well‚ I sort of freaked out. I had just
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have set. My name is Hao Nguyen and I am currently a sophomore attending Savanna High School‚ home of the rebels. I would describe my personality as very humorous‚ kind‚ helpful‚ loyal‚ trustful‚ cheerful and humble. I am involve in many clubs‚ extra curricular activities and organizations at my school like Project S.A.Y‚ A.V.I.D‚ ASB‚ Girl’s Inc. and many more. Although‚ I am above average in all of my academic classes‚ I especially enjoy the subjects’ math and history. In addition‚ my favorite elective
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Goals for My Senior Year My three goals for my senior year are to save money‚ get involved‚ and graduate. I need to save my money for my senior dues‚ prom‚ and other important things that are going to go on this year. I want to get involved in school this year with sports‚ activities‚ and volunteering for things. This will all lead up to the most important one of all graduating and being successful. So now I’m going to tell you how I plan on doing all of this by the end of the school year starting
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In my early years I moved from state to state. It was difficult at times to find my niche or friends that shared the same values as myself. When my family settled down in Virginia it was hard to find what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I did not have many friends in high school which channeled my energy in my studies. I graduated high school with an advanced diploma and an energized spirit for college even when I was not quite sure if I still wanted to pursue my major of Economics. I knew
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Assignment #8: Adolescent Egocentrism One similarity I found between the article and the information I read from the book was they both talked about how it was hard for kinds to establish their own sense or personal uniqueness. In the text‚ it used a great example of how parents push education so much more than working a job. They put them in school‚ which is a repetitive process so; it’s hard for some adolescents to find their own uniqueness. I compare this to when they were talking about personal
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Representations of adolescents NAME: Jeremy Bell PC: DU6 CLASS: English 10F TEACHER: Fr. Gillin WORDS: 507 // Task proposal: 244 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page.............................................. Task Proposal...........................................1 Introduction..............................................2 Newspaper article.........................................3 Satirical Writing............................................4 Cartoon Visual.......................
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Abstract There are mutual influences between an individual and their social environment. There are also at-risk factors involved in the life of a developing adolescent that interconnects with a series of reciprocal systems. I can recall as a developing adolescent quickly maturing into adulthood‚ the many social‚ economic‚ external and internal influences that contributed to certain at-risk behaviors. These type of influences impacted me directly and indirectly. I was influenced by the several environments
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