In my first year of college‚ I had an opportunity to visited University of Maryland College Park with my cousin who attended there for four years. I met interesting people from around the world‚ spoke with amazing students and faculty‚ and became fascinated with campus life at College Park. Since then‚ it has always been my dream to improve my education at College Park after graduate two years from Montgomery College. I have heard many wonderful and unforgettable experiences from my family and friends
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(Required) Throughout high school‚ I had always envisioned myself in attending Texas A&M. There are still some extra steps I need to take but I know what my goals are and I’m going to do whatever it takes to achieve them. I know it’s not going to be simple but not impossible. My parents came to this country to work hard and better their lives for my brothers and me. My dad works too hard seven days a week and I look at how tired he is all the time. I want to be able to go to school‚ pursue my dreams‚ obtain
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party‚ when I made the decision to attend college. She asked me that day‚” Mija‚ are you going to college?” At first I hesitated‚ “Si” . Then she told me‚ “Are you sure because that is exactly what your older sister said and she ended up pregnant.” After hearing those words‚ I knew for sure I wanted to be the first in my family to attend college. I wanted to prove her what I said I meant it and was going to make it come true. A situation where I showed grit and persevered was when I made the decision
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I had been only 13 when I decided I wanted to make money. That was an easy thing to do‚ as all young teenagers have desires for things‚ and money is mandatory to buy such things. It was especially easy for me to decide this as I could see my family was struggling. But deciding you have the want for money‚ even if you have the will to work for it‚ and actually feeling the cold hard cash in your hands are two very different matters. I should really start this story with my first job‚ teaching guitar
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“Getting along with folks” By: Steven Watson People go out their way to despise‚ judge‚ and put down other people because of their appearance. A person’s appearance is just about the only thing that makes us different. White‚ black‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ native/ aboriginal‚ etc.‚ it shouldn’t be that big of a deal to truly bother someone to do the terrible things that have been done. This is called racism. It has plagued our world and our minds since the beginning of time. Separated‚ not united. But
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In 2003 a year before I was born my parents had went to Hawaii. They always told me stories about how it was a family tradition. My mom would tell me about how the waves were so enormous and bold and how they would crash into the water and disappear. Before my parents separated I told my parents that I would go to Hawaii as to keep the tradition are family tree had made. Now that I have a chance to I will go to some of Hawaii’s main attractions. Such as…..volcanoes‚ the Blue Lagoon‚ and to see the
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Why I Decided To Go To College Daniel Duckett-Pope Dr. Gordon Theisen ENG 90 Writing Fundamentals (Online) 10/25/012 I have several different reasons why I decided to go college. One reason why I decided to go to school is to seek a higher education level. I graduated from high school in June of 2011 which was way behind the time that I was originally suppose to graduate. I wanted to keep my learning fresh but‚ I ran into to some personal
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I was born and raised in a third-world country: Ethiopia. Even though Ethiopia is mainly known for her poverty and destitution‚ my life there was not that bad. Since my dad has lived in the USA since long before I arrived‚ I was able to go to private school in Ethiopia and get a good education. I came to the USA when I was fourteen years old. Nothing was as easy as I thought it would be. New country‚ new language‚ new home‚ new school‚ new friends: everything was new for me. Being a high school student
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handed out in class (either ’I Go Back to May 1937’ or ’35/10’) - One paragraph on imagery in the poem - One paragraph on a literary element of your choice (metaphors‚ similes‚ etc.) “I Go Back to May 1937” is a wonderfully crafted poem by Sharon Olds. This poem has more meaning than you give it‚ for the imagery and foreshadowing it is filled with. This poem tells you a story of how the narrator’s father and mother met and how their life expanded from there."I see my father strolling out /
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don’t even need to go outside or to the gym. You have the power to do it in your own house. We have devices that can monitor your steps you take‚ what your heartbeat is‚ how far you have ran‚ and to how much calories you have lost within your workout. I sat down with‚ Nick Ripplinger‚ high school student from Admiral Farragut‚ to ask him some questions about exercising and being healthy. I said‚ “So how do you stay fit nick?” “Any extracurricular activities?” He answered‚ “I do tons of sports
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