2:30-3:45pm September 12‚ 2013 THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY People wonder and try to guess what made me the way I am today. I’ve been confronted by elderly strangers‚ being asked the same question almost every time. Questions like: “Why are you so nice?”‚ “Why are you so different from others?”‚ and “Why is the way you dress unique?” I give them all the same answers‚ I tell them I am who I am today because of my past experience. I never go into details about telling
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Maryland‚ near the Catoctin Mountain National Parks and Cunningham Falls State Park‚ I was always considered an outdoor kid. My parents got me interested in hunting and fishing at an early age. Hunting became my true passion since my first hunting experience at the age of nine. I have also continued my interest of the outdoors by learning to shoot competitively‚ I began to shoot trap at the age of 13. Through many practices and competitions‚ my shooting ability has greatly improved and I am currently
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For nearly one year‚ I’ve had the opportunity to work with the Austin PrEP Access Project (APAP)‚ a volunteer-run health clinic that specializes in HIV prevention. Regardless of socioeconomic status‚ race‚ sexuality‚ or gender identity‚ we’ve been able to provide our community with a safe and comfortable environment that fulfills various medical necessities. Moreover‚ we’ve been able to eliminate most financial barriers by utilizing copay and financial assistance programs‚ ensuring that nearly everyone
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five years old‚ my parents got divorced. Through the separation process‚ and some years after‚ my parents fought a lot. They sometimes brought my 2 sisters and I into it‚ which was really frustrating. Growing up with parents who are divorced has been a struggle for me throughout my life. It’s hard to put into words my experience and ongoing trials I go through with divorced parents. My parents met when my mom was in her early twenties and my dad was thirty. They got married a couple years following
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which plagued me; but no one had the definitive answers. I lived in Vietnam for the first eleven years of my life. The moment I move to America‚ my whole world changed. America is my greatest adventure and opportunity. Having never traveled to a foreign country before‚ I was intrigued by the culture‚ the people and the country itself. Moving to America when I was eleven‚ the cultural lifestyle and experience I faced along the way‚ how I adapt to the journey are what shaped me into the person that I am
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I anticipate that the most challenging aspect of the CLS Program will be the limited downtime to recharge and de-stress. However‚ my experiences as a Resident Assistant (RA) make me confident in my ability to adapt to these challenges and thrive in the CLS environment. Being an RA is a time intensive role‚ as it requires constant daily interaction with residents‚ and the ability to immediately respond to crises that arise within the residence halls. In addition to being an RA I am a full time student
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Monday 04/17/2017 my friend Rachel asked me for a favor on behalf of her professor Dr. Dena Kniess for a multicultural course for graduate students. To be a part of a panel discussion on Arab students. Rachel asked me to talk about my experience as an Arab student at EIU and told me a bit about what I should expect from the students. At first‚ between me and myself I was a bit afraid and nervous. I was going to say “sorry Rachel‚ I can’t make it”. But then‚ I’m like “no I’ll make it‚ it’s definitely
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Growing up in a sheltered lifestyle‚ not worrying about were my next meal would arrive from‚ or whether if I was going to live throughout the night was never on my mind until I learned from the experiences of the people throughout my missionary trip in India. It was an unforgettable experience that altered my life‚ and left a lasting impression on me. I had volunteered at a psychiatric housing home which housed over hundred plus people who were all mental ill. My missionary group and I had spent
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I cannot wait for the opportunity at the Salvation Army. I have always heard about the wonderful things that the Salvation does for individuals and families‚ but I have never gotten the chance to experience it for myself. I have learned recently that there is a vulnerable population that comes to the Salvation Army for assistance‚ the homeless and people in poverty. To care for a vulnerable population in their own environment I think will make me really sad and grateful at the same time. It will
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Being 19 years old is a perfect age to learn the ways of communication concerning business matters. It can form a strong base for future business communications. My job gives me a good opportunity to develop the communication techniques I already have and to reveal the ones I never knew about. For some time it was not very easy‚ because making a person interested in your product is not a simple thing. You can make one wrong step and you loose your client. I have been doing it for two month already
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