My Culture Is My Own This I Believe Throughout my life‚ I have encountered many relentless conflicts with both direct and indirect family members. Many of these arguments were linked to my association with my culture and its timeless traditions. I am an Arab‚ yet I am a stranger to the Middle East. I am an Arab‚ yet I can barely speak the language. I am an Arab‚ yet I was born in the American Midwest and raised underneath the liberal skies of the Montreal metropolis. I am an Arab‚ yet I have
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Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.
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One of my most accomplished failures was AP Government in my sophomore year of high school. AP Government was my first AP course‚ and it is incredibly important to me because it helped me learn and realize my future career goals. Many would say that receiving a C grade is not failing‚ but to me it was. I was devastated after receiving my grade‚ which lead me to question whether or not I was advanced enough to take the class. I was unsure of what career I wanted to pursue in the future‚ but I knew
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generation‚ and prosperous. I believe in Family. My family is a traditional Chinese family which is an extended family with my grandparents‚ my parents and I living together. My grandparents are kind to me. When I was a little child‚ they gave me a lot of care and love. They always taught me to be honest‚ responsible and hardworking. Even though I did something wrong‚ they still offered me some good advice. Because of their patient education I could grow up quickly. My parents are loving kind of
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Breaking Down “A Prayer for my Daughter” ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Butler Yeats (b. June 13‚ 1865‚ d. Jan. 28‚ 1939) was a celebrated Irish poet‚ prose writer and dramatist. In 1889 he met a woman named Maud Gonne‚ who was brilliant‚ passionate and beautiful‚ and instantly fell in love. This love‚ however‚ was not reciprocated. His marriage proposal was turned down several times‚ yet he still joined the Irish nationalist cause with her because of her passion for Ireland and conviction. In 1903‚ she
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emergency travel to my country this July‚ which was too unexpected and cannot imagine the situation at this point. We lost our Mom (56). She had struggled with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) since past 8 years. During this time period‚ she was regularly followed by the Doctors advice and medicine with acute care. But‚ everything effort went in vain this July. She was admitted in the hospital 25 days before this was happened. We were in regular touch about the health condition of my Mom and was quite
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According to James W. Loewen in Lies My Teacher Told Me‚ American students enter college less knowledgeable about their own history than any other subject. American history is the least liked and worst remembered subject in American curricular. Loewen argues that history is the only subject one has to unlearn in college because high school presents inaccurate information to students. Who is to blame? Despite the indicting title‚ James Loewen does not appear to be blaming only teachers for student
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pictures my mom has stored in the closet‚ I find one common object in every one of them: a ball. In every story I tell‚ I find myself talking about basketball or softball. When I ask my family or close friends to describe me in one word‚ athletic is a constant adjective used; most people would be more than happy to be described as such‚ especially in high school; I mean everyone knows me‚ right? So‚ is the name‚ Gracie‚ forever connected to how many home runs I hit or how many rebounds I grab? But
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College move-in day is right around the corner‚ and I’ve been reflecting on educators that touched me in a special way.I never had a favorite principal until…..In the eighth grade‚ my Middle School got a new principal. I didn’t know too much about her‚ other than most of my friends had her as their principal in elementary school. I remember the first day I met her. I was late to school‚ as I was very often because my daycare van got me there late(that’s another story for my mom to tell) I went down
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and connect with them. I can guarantee that showing that you care will make a huge difference and possibly save that person’s life. When you find yourself in a position to help someone‚ feel blessed because God is answering that person’s prayer through you. It can something as simple as the mixed CD I made for Bob to listen in his taxi‚ it just shows him that he is loved and that someone still cares about him. I hope this provided you with a better understanding of what depression really is and
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