of what my great aunt would always say. She always had high expectations for us‚ but wanted us to do whatever we wanted and always supported us. We were very close so when she died‚ I was devastated. This experience has taught me to be strong and accept what life throws at me. It was the Monday before Thanksgiving break‚ I was sitting in third hour reading a book and looking at the clock every few minutes‚ I was leaving school early to see my great aunt that day. After arriving home my mother summoned
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Speech- Journeys “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” In other words a journey and the experiences you have are better than the actual destination. The novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain and the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost have taught me that journeys may involves barriers and hardships‚ they can lead to significant personal change and more importantly journeys facilitate reflection about how you see yourself‚ others and the world. Journeys are
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California‚ and was living without my parents for the first time. I had to make friends all over again‚ and one of the ways I did that was by joining a Jewish youth group‚ NCSY. NCSY’s mission is to inspire Jewish teens by creating lots of events; some span for a weekend while others are for an hour weekly. One program in particular is called Latte and Learn where teens from the NCSY chapter go to a Starbucks for an hour‚ buy some drinks and learn a topic in Torah. Because my NCSY chapter consists of the
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My memory of my education goes back to nursery school. The school was French Hall Academy in East Austin‚ Texas. The rooms were divided by a wall divider. I can still remember hearing a kid in the other room crying at nap time. There were six teachers that would move between to two rooms and help us with the finger painting we were doing or watch the group of kids that were playing with blocks. In the summer of ’96‚ I was five years old. I remember feeling really comfortable in
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management‚ and have acquired a broad accounting background. The first three years of my career‚ I focused on developing my problem-solving and interpersonal skills. My accounting experience taught me to identify the root causes of problems and develop permanent solutions to them. Because many of the problems I was required to solve were too large for me to address alone‚ I learned to manage my time effectively. My fourth year at Changsheng‚ I was assigned to the position of assistant finance manager
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Culture has always been important part of my life. I am a first generation American; my father is a Greek immigrant and all of my mother’s family was born in Greece. Learning about my family’s history and visiting their homes in Greece has given me a worldly perspective. I want to travel to Guatemala to not only learn the language‚ but also fully immerse myself in the culture and create life long relationships. My friendships‚ family and connecting with new people are all special to me. I feel comfortable
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kept ending up back where I started. The walls were mocking me at my distressed‚ and they’re laughter echoed throughout the entire labyrinth. I groaned in irritation‚ gazing up at the sky. The bright moon was my only light source‚ my only aid to guide me through this darken maze. I’m aggravated that the King of the Goblins didn’t give me any tools to use for this maze‚ but he probably wouldn’t have anyway. I kicked the wall with my foot in frustration‚ but halted from doing another one when I heard
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stained hands of my immigrant father. With achiote and morro running through my veins I was raised to overcome the extensive barriers that were set way before my time.To prove to society that I am more than what the media spoon feeds the rest of world to ought to believe of what latinas are supposed to be. To be the face and voice of the new generation of latinos and latinas in this melting pot of cultures. When I walk up the steps of my university’s library I carry more than my backpack and books
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A journey is a path of hardship which leads an individual to accept the past and move towards the future. This concept is embodied through the play ‘Away’‚ by Michael Gow‚ which explores the spiritual journey of characters through the transition of a physical journey. This idea of a physical journey provoking a spiritual change is portrayed through the poem ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ by William Wordsworth and “Running out of time” by anonymous. Each respective composer conveys their interpretation
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‘Composers everywhere are interested in exploring the concept of the journey and its significance to personal growth – but most of them just reinforce the standard ideas we already have.’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Journey is a theme within humanity that transcends through time. The western liberal perspective of journeys‚ being that they are positive and transformative experiences that liberate the individual from
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