ideas. Her approach to disagreements was to crack down hard on our other teammates‚ act out‚ and try to emotionally-manipulate the others into choosing her side over mine. It was hard to be yelled at‚ undermined and insulted. For a second‚ I thought about calling her the names she was calling me and talk over her‚ etc. To react with grace‚ kindness and professionalism‚ in the face of bullying‚ was one of the most challenging things I have ever done. Over many meetings‚ I learned she had an autistic
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When I was in elementary school‚ my parents and teachers continuously told me I was brilliant‚ gifted‚ and naturally smart. I was given opportunities that other kids didn’t have. In fourth grade I was nominated to take the Explore test‚ which is an above grade level test similar to the ACT. My scores on this test confirmed that I was intelligent and needed to be challenged. Other students and teachers found me likable and I was able to make everyone laugh with my sense of humor. Elementary school
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The time my dad was in a fire accident It was Thanksgiving night.We just got back from my grandma Alice’s farm. My mom‚ dad‚ Aaron and I were going to watch a movie. One of my dad’s worker was working late from washing a barn and he didn’t close the gas tank fully‚ the worker was smoking. The trailer caught on fire. And my mom rushed from upstairs She sprinted outside and noticed that my dad was on fire.She called the hospital and told them what happened. Meanwhile‚ my mom rushed
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When I was three years old I fell off my bike and broke my arm. Since then I have experienced numerous falls not all from falling off my bike. I think I may be considered a clumsy person but am still coordinated and good at sports. One time I led my softball team to the State Championships. We lost but it was a good game I threw a no-hitter and my Mom cried with happiness. I cried because the season ended. Anyway I fall a lot and lose my balance when in small or constricted areas one time I
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Ever since I was a little kid living in Brooklyn New York I knew my heritage was important to me. From celebrating every time the Honduran National team scored to checking off that Hispanic/latino box on every application I filled out I felt a spark of pride inside of me. My parents did a tremendous job showing me my family background and taking me to Honduras every summer to visit my relatives and learn even more about my culture. I felt that being latino meant that I had to have initiative and
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time it is the fight of my life. I fought my way to the top to be the next world heavyweight champion. Since I challenged the current heavyweight champ I have been training everyday for ten hours and now I am a force to be reckoned with. Today at seven A.M. two days before my fight I start to train again like every other day. “Dom‚ you better be training hard today‚ because I saw you slack off a little. The fight is going to be broadcasted live on pay per view‚ HBO” my Coach says “Marcus dont
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Washington 1983 was the year my dad came to America. He was 17 years old and had little money with him when he came. My dad came to have a fresh start at life. They were a total family of seven and lived in a small house in India. My dad is the smallest in his family there are four older than him‚ two sisters and two brothers. They live in a small village called Talwan. It’s were many poor people live. We have farmland were my grandpa would grow crops and sell them to make money‚ but the money that
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“Hey guys I got next game” I said as I placed my water bottle down on the wet grass. I went aside to tie my shoe. All of a sudden the trash talk began to start. “Oh man it’s this kid again. He is not playing on my team he is so garbage” one of them said to me as if I wasn’t even there.They usually say things much worse. So you could say I adapted to the way they talked. I did not let this get under my skin. Because‚ I kept telling myself You got better you are the best. I kept telling myself this
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The time when my fifteen year old daughter wrecked my car. On this day I had a doctors appointment so I decided to pick Brittany up from school and take her with me. We arrived at the doctor’s office on time‚ now keep in mind it’s cold in most doctor’s office‚ so I suggested that if she got cold she could go set in the car so I gave her my keys. The nurse called back to see the doctor‚ Brittany remained in the waiting area. Twenty minutes had pasted and the nurse was knocking on the examination room
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My interviewee is (my mom) Shondell M. Brown. Wife‚ mother of three‚ a former nurse‚ and a strong hard-working African-American woman. Born/raised: Bronx‚ NY College attended: Hostos Community College Bronx‚ NY Major: Medical Billing/Coding Graduation Year:1995 “The biggest thing I’ve overcame in college was getting organized. Dealing with a baby was a challenge in High school because I was a teen and working jobs and schoolwork with a baby‚ but college was a little smother for me with organization
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