My mom was born and raised in the Philippines. She considered herself and her family as working class. She grew up with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. My mom described her childhood home as small. The house was made out of bamboo. There were only two rooms with no flooring and had iron sheets as the roof. All of the girls had to sleep in one room. My mom and her siblings went to the same public elementary school. There was no junior high school at the time‚ so they all went to high school
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In 1871‚ a young man picked up a book and read 21 words that had a dramatic impact on his life. At the time he was a medical student‚ and he was worried about passing his final medical exams and how to build up a practice. Incredibly‚ the 21 words this young medical student read helped him to become the most famous physician of his generation. He would go on to organize the world-famous Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Oxford University would bestow on him the highest honor that can be given to
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would forever change my mind-set about everything. The class was called A.P. Psychology. I thought it would be existing to learn about the brain and how and why it works the way it does. Learn how come specific people think the way they do. In addition the constellation was that even if it turned out to be uninteresting and I didn’t like the marital I leaned‚ I’d get a college credit for simply passing the class. The “A.P.” met “Advanced Placemat” and any of the A.P. classes at my high school a student
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My grandfather was a police officer when he was younger; he would tell us stories of he and his buddies on motorcycle patrol and the life of a cop. The stories that he told were so interesting‚ that ever since‚ I wanted to have a career in law enforcement. After I graduated from high school‚ I enrolled in the law enforcement program at Spokane Community College where I planned to fulfill my dream of becoming a cop. I started the law enforcement classes at the college and came to the conclusion that
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me and my sister spending hours on Cable Beach. Cable beach had pristine white sand‚ crystal clear water and amazing sunsets. Dad used to take us camping on the beach and we would build sandcastles together and look in all the rock pools. Another experience I can remember is the staircase to the moon‚ everyone would pile on the shores of Roebuck Bay and watch the full moon reflecting off the tidal flats of the bay. To a Grade 2 student‚ life could not get any better. That was until one life-changing
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After reading over the topics I immediately started to think back in my memory‚ as I am conditioned that way. I didn’t think of anything that could be described as "most important". A lot of people (adults) would answer‚ my marriage‚ the birth of my children‚ but nothing could be filtered out as the single most important moment. So I thought that it might come in the future‚ that I haven’t experienced the most important moment in my life yet. But how can I know when that will be everyone ask ? Of course
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achievements‚ and frustrations in life. It is just as the Bible says in Proverbs 17:17: “A true companion is loving all the time‚ and is a brother that is born for when there is distress”. So‚ with that been said‚ I will like to share with you a story that shows the importance of meeting new people‚ regardless of their age‚ size and nationality. Because‚ sometimes the people you least expects becomes your best friend. It all began three years ago when my dad lost his job and decided to move
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Through out my life I have always been an average student‚ never excelling in anything particular due to lack of enthusiasm. I would always get good test grades but neglect asigned projects and papers. I was satisfied getting by every year with a barely passing grade and continuing on. Every now and then I would get a project that would peak my intrest and do well on it surprising my peers and teachers‚ but that was it‚ it was a rare and non-consistent action. With each passing year my eagerness faded
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I lived my childhood and adolescence in Brazil‚ during the decades of 80 and 90. The early 1980s in Brazil is marked by a series of changes in the political field and accompanied by an economic crisis. The population had a standard of living precariously under great disregard of the state on investments in social policies. (Retka‚ Centenaro‚ Junior & Rizzotto‚ 1993). I can identify some disparities that the social context brought to my family. I am the oldest of three children. My parents did not
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admire a lot of people but the person I admire the most is my sister Rufaro .She has come to be the most important person in my life. There is no reason for me to live without her by my side. Rufaro is a nurse. She loves to help other because she says it was always her dream ever since she was a child. She works hard and she likes to learn something new every day. She leads a wonderful family life; she is always cheerful and happy. My sister has now been married for about 5 years and is
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