My Most Important Decision On November 19th 2005‚ a day after having surgery‚ I was diagnosed with sqamous cell carcinoma cancer. I would compare receiving the news to going to the dentist and being numbed. However‚ this numbed my whole body. For twenty minutes I rushed through all kinds of thoughts and emotions – shock‚ anger‚ why me‚ sadness. After the twenty minutes‚ I made a big decision. I decided to live. I decided that all of the emotions and thoughts I was experiencing were not supporting
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POWER PLANT A power plant is an industrial facility that generates electricity. The source of the energy may vary‚ and includes nuclear‚ geothermal‚ diesel‚ among others. This energy is used to run the generators to provide more energy.A power plant is a building or station that is built to provide the production of power. It usually powers its local surrounding cities or towns. TRANSMITION LINE A transmission line is a material medium or structure that forms a path for
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will thaw the chill of isolation. Most achieve this goal easily‚ creating a network of relationships and solidifying their place in the world. However‚ for others‚ this journey endeavoured only ends in tragedy and regret. Through the novels of Romulus‚ My Father‚ Between Shades of Gray and The Kite Runner‚ we see the ramifications of the pursuit of acceptance‚ safety and the right to be content. Through Romulus My Father‚ the withdrawal
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United States‚ my mother’s side of the family would annually host a day to pray for our deceased relatives. They suffered a distressing escape from the Vietnam War in order to integrate back into normal society. Despite some of my relatives say we had the fortune of a red envelope‚ numerous family members told me that the Communists caused us to suffer. At five years old‚ I believed everything they said; especially things from my parents because I was naïve. After all these years‚ I realized not all
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MAY THEIN KYAW ENGL 0310 February 2 ‚ 2014 My Most Memorable Trip My country is Myanmar. It is one of the countries is South-East Asia. It is important neighboring countries are China‚ India‚ Laos‚ and Thailand. There are many interesting and beautiful places all over the world. I had a most memorable trip in two years ago. I went to a range of hills known as Kayik –Ti-Yo‚ the ancient city of Bagan and Pyin Oo Lwin. First of all‚ we had t scramble up hill and
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In Romulus my father Raimond Gaita creatively illustrates the impact our culture and upbringing has on our character and how it slowly but ultimately helps form who we eventually become. Gaita demonstrates how our culture and the way we have been brought up can develop our morals to whom which we live our everyday lives he also shows how both these factors‚ our culture and upbringing help us develop our own sense of belonging and identity. Raimond gives an insight into Romulus’s intriguing
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Once I changed my attitude toward everything‚ I recognized my world‚ my future and myself. It happened when my friends and I had almost finished our last academic year and were invited by our lovely and friend like teachers to an amazing trip‚ to Issyk-Kul‚ the pearl of Kyrgyz land. About five of my best friends and I were going to the breathtaking places of our motherland where we decided to have an unforgettable days of our life. It was usual shiny day when we were about to leave our lyceum and
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LUNGAY‚ Ma. Vivien Joy B. MEB11 – ENGL101 My father is a man like no other. He may not be a hero with supernatural powers‚ but he can be as mighty as Superman. Before‚ he works as a security guard at night and a caregiver at daytime in California and in order to send me to De La Salle University-Dasmarinas‚ he find a new job that could meet the demands of my course even if that would mean enduring the pain and hardships in processing salmons and king crabs in the cold region of Alaska. And during
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I HATE reading‚ especially assigned reading. Reading was never something I liked to do. I always tried my best to avoid reading unless necessary. When it came to standardize test I always scored lower on the reading portion. I don’t have many strengths when it comes to reading and because of that I will always dislike it. I WAS always behind in reading ever since middle school. I never seemed to be reading on my grade level and that was so embarrassing so‚ I never really got help for it. I faked
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returning from the grocer’s he suffered a second stroke and died on his kitchen floor. Such is the story of my father’s demise and the unraveling of his life’s storms. My father was separated from our family for twenty-five years‚ an act of his choosing. Although we did reunite after the first stroke‚ I was the last of my siblings to see him before
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