Although I am only 18‚ many events in my life have changed the outlook I have on life for better or worse. I would have to say one experience I had in my high school years took both outlooks and tied them into one. Freshmen year I attended a small catholic school in Florida. Not being too excited about attending‚ my parents insisted because it was closer than the other local Catholic High School. Being extremely unhappy all year I think I learned my first invaluable trait: If you don’t look on the
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The information that I found out about me I enjoyed. There were some that I was surprised and I know I need to work on. My family and friends have told me before that I am easy to talk to. I am a person they can come to‚ when they have a problem. I am also the type of person‚ who is not afraid to say what they think. I know by doing that‚ it can cause an issue. I am a caring person‚ and feel that everyone deserves to be happy. I believe in second chances‚ to people who want to make a change. The
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It wasn’t a moment; it was a collection of moments spread over twenty days. Eight months back‚ I took to the streets and campaigned for a political party whose ideology I believed in. Before campaigning‚ I wanted to reinforce my belief system. I spoke to journalists‚ street vendors and campaigners of the opposing party. Having never walked more than a mile at a stretch; walking twenty miles that day through the winding streets‚ was a challenge. A homemaker who had never worked before was leading
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Raymond Morris What I Have Learned There are many life lessons that I have learned the hard way from this situation. I have learned who my true friends are‚ what a real family is‚ drugs are just a mask for feelings inside‚ what people really think about me‚ and I’ve learned the right way to live a life. The sad part of all this is it took something this significant for me to have a reality check. In life there are two types of friends‚ true friends who actually care about you and the ones
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daughters were robbed of their freedom and forced to work against their will. The ones that couldn’t work and weren’t of any use‚ whether it was because they were too young‚ too old‚ or disabled were sent to death camps along with gays and Gypsies. What I learned about the Holocaust so far is that is was a traumatic
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childhood and made me the person I am today. Being a part of 4-H has impacted my life in ways no other club or activity could. As a child‚ I learned compassion‚ respect and responsibility by caring for my livestock. As an officer for many years‚ I learned public speaking skills‚ I am able to talk to my peers without being shy‚ as so many kids are‚ I learned how to stay organized and how to lead a whole group to an end goal. With the skills I have learned in 4-H‚ I am able to use them in everyday
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Dear Prof. Pretorius‚ I passed this course with flying colours because I learned to study smarter‚ not necessarily harder. I now realise that I haven’t always studied correctly. When I started this course‚ I thought I knew exactly what terms such as “competitive advantage” and “positioning” meant…but I soon found out that I had so much to learn. I have made mistakes‚ but as Hugh White said "When you make a mistake‚ don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then
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I decided to continue my education because of the experiences that I learned at work. Getting paid and being promoted for the first time was exhilarating‚ this has never ever happen to me and I loved it. The best part of getting paid was the reason behind it; I was just standing around for eight hours watching people work. As a manager I had to know how to repair mechanical and electrical problems of the product‚ keep track of inventory‚ and maintain production. Working with engineers‚ technicians
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internal and external - include: • to what did I/do I want to commit my time and energy • what did I/do I want to learn about myself and the world • what challenges did I/do I plan to face‚ manage or overcome Looking at ourselves through a dual past/future lens is a gift we can give ourselves...depending on our focus. As we reflect on our past year‚ it is not uncommon for us to discount our growth and accomplishments in favor of focusing on who we didn’t become‚ what we didn’t accomplish‚ and/or where
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Dear LLD2 Reading Committee: Throughout my semester of English I have improved a lot by becoming a better writer. I have learned how to organize my ideas by planning out the key points of the article provided. I have improved on my vocabulary in a way that makes my sentences more fluent than how they used to be in LLD1. I have also changed some strategies like revising my own essay by reading it out loud by myself or having a partner reading it back to me because that’s a easy way to catch small
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