On my trip to Myanmar I learned how to cherish my life here in the United States and to strive to reach my full potential in school. My parents‚ originally from Myanmar‚ have always encouraged me to strive for a career in medicine since becoming a doctor in my country was an admirable and reputable job. My parents were as strict as stereotypical foreign parents could be. They believed that education was very crucial in life. They would also flood my ears with their endless childhood stories‚ trying
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Summary/Response of "My Genome‚ Myself" What if you could predict all of your health risks before they affected you? We would have a much healthier world if everyone knew what they were at risk for before they developed a certain health condition. In Steven Pinker ’s "My Genome‚ My Self"‚ he analyzes the pros and cons of having and publicizing such information. It is important to give both eniviroment‚ and genes enough credit in shaping who we are and Pinker gives much evidence in his essay as to why relying
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stressful days at school and work‚ I like to lose myself in my own private hideaway. My bedroom is the last thing I see before I fall asleep every night and the first thing I catch sight of when I awaken. There is something special about the seclusion of a bedroom. Of all places‚ this is the one setting that is completely your own. It exudes independence‚ personality‚ and style of the occupant. A distorted top forty hit blared through my faithful alarm’s tiny speaker. I pounded the snooze bar
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My Daughter’s Birthday I was almost nine months pregnant at the beginning of September‚ the summer coming to an end‚ but nonetheless‚ the bun in the oven was cooking on very high temperatures making me feel hot and miserable. As I waited in the doctor’s office for my weekly routine visit‚ I thought to myself‚ “I have two more visits left before I meet my sweet baby girl.” My doctor told me that due to the presumed size of my baby if I did not go into labor by the next morning‚ she was going
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MWF My way of life You know how it all starts‚ we are little and our parents already have their dreams of who we going to be in the future. This happened to me. My mother was a huge fan of tennis and at her childhood time it was impossible to play her own. When I was born tennis become open to everybody and that’s how I started my tennis carrier. At five I was running around on the tennis court with racket that is bigger then I am. Well I can say for sure that I missed my childhood
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An Experience That Changed My Life There are many experiences that shaped me into the character I am now. Reflecting upon the many different encounters I had throughout my life‚ I remember my trip to India. Two years back‚ my family and I took three months’ vacation to my home town‚ Punjab‚ India. Excited and thrilled to go‚ I packed all my belongings. Peering out of the international terminal window‚ I gaped at the millions of planes standing in front of me‚ with not just one floor but two floors
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#1 I feel that my writing process is very good when it comes to finding ideas and brainstorming; However‚ I am knowledgeable that my organizations and grammar is not the best one. I think the two main factors behind my poor grammar are the fact that English is my third language‚ and that I am too lazy to read books‚ which is an incredible source to better my grammar. When I get an assignment to write‚ I just start writing and don’t think about my organization or grammar because that would make me
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My true color I recently completed a survey with my English class at DSCC. The survey was developed to uncover what type of personality the survey-taker had. As I was taking this survey‚ I began to realize I undoubtedly belonged to the Orange category. There were many characteristics that I know I posses; however‚ the three main qualities I display most are organization‚ optimism‚ and spontaneity. First I am one of the most organized people on the planet. Things
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English comp 1 Week 3 My Life with Grandma Gladys is a petite woman in stature with lovely radiant dark skin‚ big warm brown eyes and inviting smile; men in her day consider her smile flirtatious. Grandma is dainty by appearance with an adventuress spirit. Grandma enjoys rap music and MTV latest dance craze. Gladys is not like the other stereotypical grandmothers’ in my neighborhood. She believes muumuu floral dresses are dreadful‚ adores black pumps‚ cusses like a sailor and cigars is her
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happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience‚ it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated their pets the same way they treated their children. My perception on dogs or pets in general definitely changed. Throughout this paper
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