I was not able to actually interview anybody for this project. My grandmother lived through WW2 but she was not old enough to remember any stories‚ details‚ or feelings. So‚ I decided to use Honor Flight Oral Stories website‚ and I was able to watch five videos. The videos I watched were of Karl and Helen Norton‚ Clarence “Bud” Schick‚ Edward Davis‚ Charlie Smith‚ and James Gau. I found the stories that these people told very interesting. Karl and Helen Norton met during the war and eventually
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Ready to fight like a starving mountain chicken underneath those Friday night lights‚ we stared down the opponent. With sweat in my eyes‚ I yelled‚“ Ya gotta want it.” We all knew if we couldn’t beat Decora‚ all hopes of being district champions would be gone. “Just a normal game‚” I told myself‚ as we took that excruciating long bus ride down to our final game of the season. As of then we were five and two; nevertheless‚ still looking for that final win against a team we’ve never had to play. Rumor
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In 2009‚ it was my first tackle football game. I was 9 years old. I have practiced tremendously hard for the first game. My family would be there and other parents would be there too. I had to do good. After weeks of practice‚ it was the day before the first game. Then‚ I wasn’t really worried about the game. But that night‚ I started to think about it. I was really excited and anxious for the game the next day. At the same time though‚ I was nervous for some reason just thinking about it. I didn’t
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not what I had hoped for‚ after such an enormous and invasive surgery. Steve was immediately tested to see if he could be a match for me to have a second kidney transplant. He returned in tears‚ saying we were not a match. And so began our search to find a compatible kidney for me. Desperate to end the nightmare that faced me‚ we looked in every direction and followed every possible lead in our search for a compatible kidney. I was first listed at the University of Minnesota‚ after the enteric
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Initially when I meet my client for the first initial session‚ I would like to keep in mind the purpose for the counseling session‚ and establish some attainable goals for both myself and the client. Although‚ as a counselor meeting a client for the first time may be awkward in the beginning (Laureate Education‚ 2010d). As with my current profession‚ the first thing I would do is introduce myself‚ to the client. In doing so‚ I would apply good eye contact‚ be polite and professional and address
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Starting soccer when I was only five years old was challenging because of my October birthday I had to play with all the six year olds. My parents had put me in soccer because I was a young boy filled with too much energy. After playing soccer for about a year I decided I wanted to do more‚ I loved the sport. I started playing club soccer when I was 7 years old‚ playing for under the wing of Charley Amblo. This was a training team only‚ it was not till I was nine that I was started playing for a
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The moment I stepped on the Tulane campus that steamy May morning‚ I could feel the unique vibe of the university—super academic and intellectual‚ yet fun. When I toured the campus‚ our guide explained the balance between work and play. I am a serious student‚ but I would also be excited to be part of a lively campus community with fun traditions such as The Crawfest and Fridays at the Quad. As an aspiring environmental biology major‚ I am intrigued by the course offerings‚ including Global Change
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I cannot recall ever seeing minorities living in Hazardville other than one street that was off of mine. I lived on a street that was historical and had huge houses that were built in the early 1900’s‚ and the state representative lived on my street as well. I lived in a huge house that was over a hundred years old that at the time that I took for granted as a dumb kid that did not know how good I had it. The street off my street had smaller houses that were not as old as the houses on my street
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Before I came to the concentration camp‚ it was easy to be with your family but I have been in the concentration came for almost 3 months. In the times I been in the camp‚ I met my best friend‚ Graciela. Ever since I been in the concentration camp‚ life has been hard for everyone. In the mornings‚ you are awakened by the kapos in the 4 in the morning where you must raise and find your shoes to work. If someone stole your shoes‚ the person who took them often means they are send to death
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Growing up I have always been the youngest child in all of my classes‚ being born on July 2‚ of 2000‚ this caused plenty of problems for me and my learning ability. Around kindergarten I had trouble with my English courses and my reading skills‚ I had such a problem that some teachers thought that it would be best for me to be placed in the special education class when in reality it was just a delay in my learning. Both of my parents had known that the problems I faced with reading and writing were
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